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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 01/10/2026

Project Absentia (as well as the OST and Saccharine) are all on Sale for 34% off on the Steam Autumn Sale!

Keyart of Project Absentia surrounded by text and graphics for A Steam Autumn Sale that is happening from the 1st of October to the 8th of October (10 AM Pacific Time). The price is 13.19USD, rated at 34% off!

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 05/06/2026

Thank you everyone. It's been a tough couple years, but we did it. Love y'all, stay frosty. -SanyaWaffles

Abby is being hugged by Aurora, while Scootaloo and Sanya are aside her. A cake with a bunch of candles is in front of Abby.

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 09/05/2026

Cool Absentia Fact's: @jamespaddock.bsky.social voices the Chimaera enemy in the upcoming Episode 2. This art piece is based on a Doom meme, you hopefully know the one. #flashart #indiedev

Abby talking to a Chimaera that's laying flat on the floor. Abby is saying "You good?" and the Chimaera is responding, face down, going "No."

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 08/05/2026

This month we're making a big announcement for Project Absentia. In the meantime, enjoy this art of the Asphodel boss fight from the Demo (and Episode 1). What's your favourite boss fight of Episode 1? #uzdoom #indiedev #flashart #retrofps

Abby trying to outrun a massive tornado being summoned by Asphodel, a high ranking boss in the Orkan Corporation. Below them are platforms and acidic pits.

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 16/04/2026

Remember the Rayman 3 ad with the urinals and innuendo? Waffle Iron Studios remembers! #indiedev #flash #animate #vectorart #lgbtqgamedev #retrofps #boomershooter #magazinead #uzdoom

A magazine ad. Phoenix, Abby and Baphomet are all at urinals. Abby is looking back at the viewer with a smug face, while Baphomet and Phoenix look at awe at her... um... big package. Above Abby's head is "She's Packing So Much Heat". A description of the game and a bunch of logos and screenshots describing/showcasing the game is shown around the artwork.

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 15/04/2026

Project Absentia is done with QA. We're gonna be announcing news soon about our plans for release. In the meantime, have Abby crying at an empty pizza box.

Abby from Project Absentia, on her knees, crying openly at the fact her pizza box is empty - just a single crust and the little plastic "table" put in the middle of it remain.

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 31/03/2026

"I've broken Phoenix's House. I'm going to the Alegheiri Device XD" - Abby Sanya decided to redraw that one scene from The Grand Tour where James May breaks Stalin's house. You know the one. #indiedev #flashart #lgbtqart #thegrandtour #topgear #redraw

A picture of Sasha, Sanya and Abby standing around laughing worryingly at the fact Abby broke Phoenix's house by removing a wall panel she thought was a drawer in the wall, while a questionable Phoenix Plush sits in the corner on a table. This is a redraw of a scene from The Grand Tour, the successor to Clarkson/Hammond/May's tenure at Top Gear, where James May broke a panel in Stalin's house in a similar fashion.

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 25/03/2026

Time to start sharing some fun stuff for Project Absentia. Let's start light. A fake magazine ad made based on a similar meme by wondermagenta on Twitter back in the day. If you know, you know. Abbeh drawing for the background by Uncle Had.

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 03/03/2026

Therapist: Atari 400/800 Abby isn't gonna hurt you, she's not real Atari 400/800 Abby:

Abby from our game Project Absentia being chased by man eating plants (who are very hungry), and various flavours of Orkanpol.

The artwork is a homage to the Atari 400/800 port of Pac-Man's boxart.

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 06/01/2026

People have been wondering about Project Absentia Episode 2. We're working to get it ready for QA (It's so close). Have some screenshots to tide you over. We hope to have news soon. #indiefps #indiedev #flash #uzdoom

A screenshot showing the Grungus town next to Grungus Mfg Concern

A screenshot of the lobby in Baphomet's Hell's Paw casino.

A screenshot of the elder realm in late Episode 2.

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 21/12/2025

We've been seeing our Holiday Season themed FPS, Saccharine, mentioned a few times here and there on this site and others and it warms our heart. Happy Holidays from all of us at Waffle Iron Studios!

Sanya, a tall and chubby redhead humanoid with a monkey tail, is holding a carton of E-enriched egg nog and a stack of presents, smiling from ear to ear. "SACCHARINE MENTIONED!" is the first line of text. The second line of text is "HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM WAFFLE IRON STUDIOS"

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 17/10/2025

Set your clocks. In time for the holiday season, Saccharine 2.0 comes to itch.io and Steam on November 12th, 2025. #indiedev #holidays #retrofps #vectorart

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 16/10/2025

In other news, something sweet and tasty is on the horizon... We've been beta-testing Saccharine a bit more in prep for a 2.0 commercial release! In the meantime... Boxart mockups are still cool, right? #indedev #retrofps #flashart

A boxart mockup of Saccharine, complete with labels and logos and rating info. It shows a giant lady (Sanya) being attacked by a bunch of festive creatures and entities. Sanya is holding a giant shotgun.

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 12/09/2025

Our game, Project Absentia, is on sale for 34% off, as part of ZlimBratSki's Brutal Indies Unleashed event.

A graphic showing Project Absentia is 34% off is on the left, and Brutal Indies Unleashed by ZlimBratSki (Live on the 12th of September at 3PM EST) on the right.

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 09/11/2024

Enter the Grungus™️ Showing more of Grungus Mfg. Concern, a soda factory in the deserts of Hell. Project Absentia Episode 2 is in development. #indiedev #retrofps #flashanimation #gzdoom

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 26/10/2024

Unlike our previous two games - Project Absentia and Saccharine - this game will be on a different engine. We decided we wanted to give the Godot engine a try. Two screenshots taken earlier this month are attached. We'll be sharing more soon.

A screenshot of a shotgunner enemy jumping at Sasha

A screenshot showing Sasha mowing down a tankie.

A screenshot showing off a showering of gibs at the hands of the experimental Stinger weapon.

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 26/10/2024

While we finish up work on Project Absentia, we have another special announcement. A side project in the world of Project Absentia is in alpha production state. Meet Sasha Kamen, an agent of anarchy, as he takes on a crazed General threatening the world with Armageddon.

Boxart mockup of Sasha Kamen: The Claw of Zofia with an RSAC advisory in the corner, and Sasha shooting a gun, while General Zofia is overlayed in the background.

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 26/10/2024

Hello. We fell behind devving on Project Absentia due to Sanya being on health leave earlier this year. But we're making good progress. Have a taste of Grungus - in a soda factory occupied by Hell's forces! #indiedev #gzdoom #indiefps #flashanimation

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 01/09/2024

Our second game is a freeware seasonal game called Saccharine. Play as Sanya, a former police detective fighting a festive threat around the holiday season. Frag possessed elves, giant bumbles, shotgun-weilding bears and more. It gets updated regularly.

Screenshot for Saccharine showing the shotgun off against an elf.

Screenshot for Saccharine showing the Foam Dart Gun

A screenshot showing the fondue rifle off against a bumble.

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 01/09/2024

Sup. We're Waffle Iron Studios - a collective working on cartoony yet violent games. Our first game is Project Absentia, an aerial fragfest where you play as Abby, an angel fighting heaven and hell (literally) to get her friends back. Episode 2 is currently in development. #indiefps #cartoony

An older Episode 1 screenshot of Project Absentia, demonstrating the Rainbowitzer and the aerial combat.

An Episode 1 screenshot demonstrating the chicken mode powerup.

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 30/08/2024

Welcome people from Twitter. We'll be posting some updates soon. If video gets added, that'll help a lot. In the meantime have a WIP of one of the maps for later Episode 2 of Project Absentia! #indiefps #indiedev #doombuilder

An early WIP of a later Project Absentia Level

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 21/10/2023

Have some screenshots from the current stable version on Steam - Episode 1. The game uses flash sprites rendered at a higher resolution to give it a unique, cartoony look.

Screenshot of Abby blowing up Orkans in Episode 1.

Screenshot of Abby fighting a boss in Episode 1 in an arena known as "The Mosh Pit"

Abby has reverted to a godly, primal form - a demigod chicken.

A screenshot of Abby using the Rainbowitzer to de-atomize Orkans in a shipping yard.

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Waffle Iron Studios @waffleironstudios.com · 21/10/2023

For #screenshotsaturday have a WIP of the level @sanyawaffles.bsky.social is making for Project Absentia. It's a semi-abandoned soda factory in the outskirts of Hell with a twisted secret. Catch the Grungus.

The front of the Grungus Factory proper, showing big red doors leading into the reception of the factory.

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