Thanks to (@LAGShowcase) for supporting our Spring Showcase with these games!
🔸Llamalandia - @llamalandia_game
🔸Retail Hell - @leapgamestudios
🔸SHADE Protocol - @shadeprotocolGM
🔸The Posthumous Investigation - @mgaiastudio
🔸Vultures: Scavengers of Death - @FiresquidGames
Thanks so much for checking out 🔥Retail Hell🔥during Steam Next Fest!
We totaled over 3,000 new wishlists for the week! Thank you to everyone that dropped by our Steam page to check out the demo - which is still live, give it a shot!
➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/4174310/...
Retail Hell - serve ghoulish customers (who are often quite nice) in this convenience store management horror game! www.alphabetagamer.com/retail-hell-...
gameplay video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4tW...
by #gamedev @leapgamestudios.bsky.social #indiedev #gaming #indiegames
Retail Hell - the folks at @midnighters.games clearly have an eye for unique experiences and LEAP Game Studios is putting together something special. I failed at making coffee and the customer was NOT happy with me.
Give this one a look (and use mouse and keyboard for the best experience)
Creepy interior of a grungy, dark convenience store with a fluorescent light above. There is a red and green checkerboard pattern on the floor and red and green stripes across the ceiling. A creepy man in a black suit wearing a hat stands waiting at a window in front of the store. There are shelves on either side, and a cash register and clock in the front.
The back of the store, with a toilet, a machine labeled "incinerator" and a computer screen. There is a door locked with 3 large bars.
Close up of the front of the store. There is a man with no skin waiting at the window. On the counter is a bell with a red button. On the wall is a clock that reads 00:00, on the wall next to it is a poster that says "DO NOT SERVE" with a picture of a creepy monster with a large mouth and many teeth.
The latest 🔥Retail Hell🔥Next Fest demo update is live! v0.3.8 brings to the table:
✅Bug fixes
✅Darker, creepier vibes and a new store look
✅The same horrendous creatures you know and love tapping at your window for beans and hotdogs
Check it out!
🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/4174310/...
🔥Retail Hell🔥 is haunting Steam Next Fest!
The latest version of our demo is live now! Time to clock in for another shift⏰
store.steampowered.com/app/4174310/...
The demo for our cozy room decorating game where choices matter is in #SteamNextFest!
🔀 choose different paths through a life & see where they lead
📝 learn the story through items you find
🧩 solve puzzles
🎨 build your dream rooms in Creative Mode
🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/2474770/...
🔥Retail Hell🔥 is haunting Steam Next Fest!
The latest version of our demo is live now! Time to clock in for another shift⏰
store.steampowered.com/app/4174310/...
Here's the latest trailer for 🔥Retail Hell🔥 we just revealed as part of Indie Fan Fest!
⏰ Clock in.
💀 Serve the dead.
🛒 Survive the shift.
Demo available now!
store.steampowered.com/app/4174310/...
Here's the latest trailer for 🔥Retail Hell🔥 we just revealed as part of Indie Fan Fest!
⏰ Clock in.
💀 Serve the dead.
🛒 Survive the shift.
Demo available now!
store.steampowered.com/app/4174310/...
LIVE NOW!
Come hang out with us and see the latest 🔥Retail Hell🔥 trailer alongside a ton of fantastic indies
🔥TOMORROW!🔥
Retail Hell will be in @themix.bsky.social's Indie Fan Fest!
Tune in at 10AM Pacific to check out a brand new trailer - see you there!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMwS...
📢 Artists Wanted!
🖼️ NZGF's Game Arts Exhibition is back for 2026 at Fish Cube Gallery.
🐾 This year’s theme is: Reimagined Pokémon Characters!
📅 Register your interest by March 3rd, artists will be selected mid March.
🔗 Register here: forms.gle/SwjyoBuPDA3a...
#NZGamesFest #NZGameDev #NZGF2026
Just under a week until Next Fest, but no need to wait to play the @playmomento.com Steam demo — it's live already! 🦖
Check out 🔥Retail Hell🔥 in @themix.bsky.social's Indie Fan Fest!
➡️ Thursday, Feb. 19th at 10AM Pacific ⬅️
We'll have a brand new trailer featured in the showcase alongside so many other fantastic indie titles - tune in!
How cool! Midnighters' first published game! 🤩
If you're like me - feeding your inner demons in a desperate attempt to keep them from consuming you - this game is for you!
Wishlist Retail Hell on Steam... if you're not a chicken! 🐣
store.steampowered.com/app/4174310/...
Very happy to be partnered with the exceptional team at LEAP on Retail Hell 🛒🔥
It’s a treat to have a playable demo of Midnighters first published title out in the wild, especially as so much great work has been going on behind the scenes since mid-2025 to make this possible.
Announcing our first publishing partnership with @leapgamestudios.bsky.social to bring Retail Hell to Steam!
Clock in and survive your shift at the only convenience store in the liminal void between life and death.
🔥And there's a demo available NOW!🔥
store.steampowered.com/app/4174310/...
Announcing our first publishing partnership with @leapgamestudios.bsky.social to bring Retail Hell to Steam!
Clock in and survive your shift at the only convenience store in the liminal void between life and death.
🔥And there's a demo available NOW!🔥
store.steampowered.com/app/4174310/...
Catch @zeawolfe.bsky.social as she roams the floor, or shoot us an email to line up a time to share your pitch with her.
A promotional image showing Zea Wolfe's headshot and suggesting that viewers who are looking for publishing-as-a-service, full scale publishing or marketing & finance agent support meet with her at the South Australian Game Exhibition on the 6th or 7th of February 2026.
We’re at SAGE in Adelaide this week, scouting for standout Australia & New Zealand–made titles to support!
With our first slate of published games set to be announced imminently, we’re keen to partner with dev teams looking for extra hands from Q3 2026 on.
Say hi: hello[at]midnighters[dot]games
You can find the demo here when it launches later today: store.steampowered.com/app/4145800/...
A promotional image for the upcoming Steam event titled Cozy Quest, run by Secret Mode — a UK based video game publisher with a special interest in wholesome and cozy games. The upcoming title Momento, by Fat Alien Cat & Nomo Studio will be taking part and will be available for download on Steam as of teh 17th of November. This project is supported by Midnighters in a production capacity, and as such we encourage you to try the demo when it is live later today.
Some exciting news from our friends at @fataliencat.com & @nomostudio.bsky.social ✨ They’re launching the Momento Steam demo alongside Cozy Quest later TODAY ✨
We couldn’t be happier for the Momento team, and hope you enjoy exploring the charming world they have created!
Last day to catch Zea in Sydney at SXSW before she jets off home!
A lovely initiative for Melbourne, Australia based folks interested in learning to make things in 3D with Blender.
This is a great opportunity to absorb knowledge from some of the best creative minds in the Australian games industry!
A promotional image featuring Midnighters co-director Zea Wolfe, as well as details regarding her attendance at SXSW Sydney from October 15th to 17th. Attendees can meet with Zea at the Games Investment Forum (Wednesday 15th), Games mentorship programme (Thursday 16th) and the ICC Sydney Games Showcase (Friday 17th).
The wonderful @zeawolfe.bsky.social is spreading the good word of Midnighters this week at @sxswsydney.com.
If you'd like to speak to Zea about working with us as your indie game publishing label, or production support crew, please get in touch!
✨
A zoomed in map of PAX Australia. Momento's Dino is pointing at Booth 45 on the PAX Rising floor.
@playmomento.com will be at Booth 45 in the PAX Rising section! ✨ Come visit us if you'd like to give our game a go, or just say hi! 💖
It's also my first time at PAX, so I'd appreciate any tips 🙏
The directors got together and decided that actually every Wednesday will be Dreamcast day, so here's @jacobvincent.com's contribution this week please observe
✨ The Midnighters will be attending GCAP as experts in residence during #MIGW.
🌙 Book with Zea, Jacob or Jair through the GCAP app to have an obligation free chat with us about game production, biz dev, release management, marketing strategy — and everything between.
It's been a wild 48 hours since launch, thanks so much everyone for trusting us to take a look at your projects! Apologies for any delays in communication, we're doing our best to get through everything while making sure we give each project our full attention and careful consideration. 🙏✨
