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Making longform YouTube videos about video games, coming in 2026. Not using AI. Shorter stuff and game discussion here.

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The Forgotten City - Official Trailer | Summer of Gaming 2020
The Forgotten City - Official Trailer | Summer of Gaming 2020 YouTube video by IGN

The Forgotten City is an underappreciated gem if you’re into time-loop gimmicks youtu.be/XNTCb8N8yz4?...

Also, moral dilemmas being explored in depth. The Golden Rule stuff hanging over it all makes for an effective, sinister atmosphere

@dearvillagers.com #IndieGames #PS4 #PS5 #Switch #SteamGames

06.03.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ›ΉπŸšž Denshattack! plays as happy as it looks. Skateboarding, except trains. πŸšžπŸ›Ή

@fireshinegames.bsky.social @denshattack.bsky.social #SteamNextFest #tonyhawksproskater #IndieGames #Anime #PCGames

05.03.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I appreciate Froggy, that dude has it tough :-)

04.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸΈβ„οΈ Froggy Hates Snow β„οΈπŸΈ has very satisfying looks and survival loops

@digitalbandidos.bsky.social
#IndieGaming #SteamNextFest #Itchio #SurvivalGame #survivalgames

04.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
I made something stupid

I made something stupid

That Pokopia game looks pretty sweet

#Pokemon #Frasier #PokemonPokopia #DrFrasierCrane #KelseyGrammer

02.03.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ” Celeste πŸ” came out 8 years ago and is still one of the best platformers out there

@maddymakesgames.com
#Celeste #2dplatformer #itchio #steamgames #platformer

02.03.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Baby Steps. For months. Unbelievable amount of depth to that game.

02.03.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Movement feels GOOD in Pepper Grinder

@devolverdigital.com #PepperGrinder #IndieGameDev #NintendoSwitch #SteamGames #2DPlatformer

24.02.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Maquette's size-shifting world-within-a-world puzzles are underratedly satisfying...

@annapurna.com #maquette #maquettes #indiegame #annapurna #puzzlegame

23.02.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Slay The Princess by @blacktabbygames.com somehow lives up to the huge hype. Excellent writing, choice making, branching paths and longevity.

@serenityforge.com #SlayThePrincess #SlayThePrincessEdit #scarlethollowgame #visualnovel #visualnoveledit

21.02.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@flebpuzzles.bsky.social hey, I just saw your like from before (thank you :-) ). Just wanted to say I've loved your games - very difficult to make a really distinct and excellent game these days and I feel like you nailed it, so fair play to you :-)

19.02.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tell me the game that makes you genuinely laugh out loud? I'll start with Thank Goodness You're Here...

#ThankGoodnessYoureHere #ComedyGame #indiegamesdev #gamingjokes #comedy
@coalsupper.bsky.social @panic.com

19.02.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Superliminal does incredibly satisfying magic with perspective. Lovely puzzles.

#Superliminal #GamePass #IndieGames #puzzlegame #puzzlegames

18.02.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Strange Jigsaws and 20 Small Mazes - by @flebpuzzles.bsky.social - both really hit the button in your brain that makes you feel very clever (& occasionally daft, until then :-) )

There’s an excellent pace of fresh twists & ideas to keep up with. Proper, clever, escalating puzzle design #PuzzleGames

17.02.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, I noticed in your bio πŸ‘ also noticed Panic is consistently coming up as a publisher in the stuff I've decided to post about so far, some excellent curation you folks are doing :-)

17.02.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@mrgan.com hi, I just saw your like (always appreciated :-) ). I wanted to use it as a chance to say I really lovedl Grayout and Blackbar :-)

I'm working out how to best make vids on mobile games / games-with-reading. Grayout and Blackbar will end up in both. Proper mobile classics, in my opinion.

17.02.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@playables.net @michaelfrei.io thank you for the repost, I appreciate it :-) I really like your game, it hit hard (in a very good way) around a time I was grieving.

17.02.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸͺ° Time Flies πŸͺ° by @playables.net is a beautiful, funny, short game about life and death.

@panic.com #timefliesgame #Timeflies #indiegames #steamgames #steamgame

16.02.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've got this queued up to play, looking forward to it after loving UFO 50 so much :-)

16.02.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Possibly the g.o.a.t. Metroidvania. Super-rated and yet still underrated.

16.02.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I got good at this on the Amstrad when I was a kid. Tried it emulated recently, basically impossible :-)

16.02.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@slicknicklives.bsky.social @nightsignalentertainment.com
hey, thanks for the reposts, I appreciate it :-) really love your game, I've got DLC queued up to get to sooner rather than later as well

15.02.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m not a big horror fan, but Home Safety Hotline is pitched perfectly (for me, anyway).

Fascinating enough to justify the eerieness, but also way, way funnier than I was expecting. An all-timer weird-fun ending as well :-)

@slicknicklives.bsky.social @nightsignalentertainment.com #IndieGaming

15.02.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is there a better 3D platformer than Super Mario Odyssey out there? I want to try it, if so...

#SuperMarioOdyssey #Nintendo #Switch #Switch2 #3dplatformer

14.02.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe not quite THAT bad :-) but sterile was the word that kept coming to mind when I was playing it. It did feel a bit like it thought it could get by mostly on saying 'isn't space travel amazing' in a very, very unconvincing way

14.02.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Betrayal At Club Low - Official Trailer
Betrayal At Club Low - Official Trailer YouTube video by cosmoddd

Betrayal At Club Low is in the top 5 games to make me laugh out loud consistently: youtu.be/86NKUwelstM?...

If it fits your sense of humour too it's going to make you very happy. Also, if you like rolling dice and absolute bangers in your soundtracks.

@cosmoddd.bsky.social #IndieGaming #IndieGames

13.02.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really enjoyed it, thank you!

13.02.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No worries, it's a very cool thing you folks made :-)

12.02.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon of a man and a little girl standing next to each other Alt: An animation of a girl cheerfully stealing a man's hat from the game Pentiment.

I generally don't love games with a ton of reading, but Pentiment's a huge exception.

Very few games cover so much of politics, class & how history's written so effectively. Doesn’t hurt that it looks distinctively incredible, too.

@obsidian.net @jesawyer.bsky.social @hannahkennedy.bsky.social

12.02.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I meant to say, I've already had a decent couple of games of the digital version of Wingspan with pals, it's been excellent. Including like a 5 hour epic where my friends' kid's patience was severely tested (by our slow gameplay, not the game itself) :-)

11.02.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0