Mael Duin 🧩

I was -20 years old in the 60s so I might be too young for this conversation 🤣

Not my red shoes and dance the blues? Or the lime in the coconut, at least? 😄

Never knowing what the AAA batteries look like might be another indie-cation.

Poke ALL Toads is coming out the 20th! Lets post daily small things until then.

1/20 : Art progression of an unusual fairy

Cerebral Puzzle Showcase Cerebral Puzzle Showcase is a celebration of the most wonderful puzzle games available on Steam, organized by Draknek & Friends.

There's less than one month left to submit your game to the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase 2026! ⏰

Check out the showcase here:
www.cerebralpuzzleshowcase.com

Or submit your thinky puzzle game directly here:

forms.gle/mbjFPFxXhSmh...

And if you were waiting for a list of the best puzzle game demos for the month of March, well... you'll have to keep waiting 'cause that's in ~30 days.

I'll be back! 🤖 Don't be puzzled! 🧩 Play indie games! ✌️

𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲 demo gameplay | 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 🔓 YouTube video by Mael Duin

#10.- Locktale [logic/words] by @minapecheux.bsky.social.

Decipher the levels' sentences, each coded behind a unique set of ciphers and symbols, but the whole resulting in a continuous tale.

Find it here 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/4304820/...
and some gameplay here 👇
youtu.be/X41DPrPrBNA

𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶: 𝗞𝗼𝘇𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗸𝗮 demo gameplay | 𝘔𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 🖥️ YouTube video by Mael Duin

#9.- Lost Wiki: Kozlovka [detective] by @yattytheman.bsky.social.

What happened in Kozlovka, stays in the database, and you are tasked to uncover it through deduction and reasoning.

Find it here 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/4018950/...
and some gameplay here 👇
youtu.be/zw9BxaDdrpE

𝗦𝗼𝗸𝗼𝗚𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁: 𝗨𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 demo gameplay | 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 👻 YouTube video by Mael Duin

#8.- SokoGhost: Unfinished Business [sokoban] by @dreamjamgames.bsky.social.

Sokoban where walls and boxes are traversable, but can't abuse it 'cause ghosts have stamina, too. Who would've thought!

Find it here 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/4254020/...
and some gameplay here 👇
youtu.be/B5k_ZgPol00

𝗡𝗘𝗧.𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗪𝗟 demo gameplay | 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘺 🐰 YouTube video by Mael Duin

#7.- NET.CRAWL [grid-based strategy/roguelike] by @every1solid.bsky.social.

A challenging roguelike heavy on strategy where one can actually finish a run (believe it!) and with different game modes.

Find it here 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/2958140/...
and some gameplay here 👇
youtu.be/23VXET9966c

𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 demo gameplay | 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘺 🖊️ YouTube video by Mael Duin

#6.- Aster Pebble and the case of bad bureaucracy [point & click] by @wanderingdoorgames.bsky.social.

Long title doesn't leave room for much. Just play it. It's funny! Wait, not funny, hilarious!

Find it here 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/4233520/...
and some gameplay here 👇
youtu.be/Kv4rpgIQGJY

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄: 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟮 demo gameplay | 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 🔍 YouTube video by Mael Duin

#5.- The Big Hollow: 1982 [detective] by @kramsdesign.bsky.social.

Use observation and deduction to find a serial killer. It doesn't stick to a single gameplay loop, so expect diverse interactions.

Find it here 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/4012690/...
and some gameplay here 👇
youtu.be/UM-Tcr-7C54

𝗕𝗼𝘅 𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗱 demo gameplay | 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 🔳 YouTube video by Mael Duin

#4.- Box or Void [sokoban/logic] by @dumengames.bsky.social.

Alternate between two characters that can only move in the area of their opposite color, and help them each reach their goals.

Find it here 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3878040/...
and some gameplay here 👇
youtu.be/iBUuGna3vIk

𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 demo gameplay | 𝘚𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 🔘 YouTube video by Mael Duin

#3.- Clover's quadrants [sokoban/logic] by @idolon.bsky.social.

Gather and deliver items that affect your movement behaviour (sometimes compromising it) and use logic to find the right sequence.

Find it here 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3191170/...
and some gameplay here 👇
youtu.be/KK6xjqrMU2M

𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 demo gameplay | 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 🏞️ YouTube video by Mael Duin

#2.- Tiling Forest [logic] by muratsubo Games.

Place tiles that form a path from A to B and unlock new ones in the process. Not all paths are reachable at first so there's a backtracking element.

Find it here 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/4213590/...
and some gameplay here 👇
youtu.be/as9zb8q_T4c

𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱 demo gameplay | 𝘕𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 ❎ YouTube video by Mael Duin

#1.- Homgard [nonogram] by Manapunk Studio.

A nonograms game with new rules that feels fresh and challenging. Add on top a compelling story told through lore excerpts and a map to uncover.

Find it here 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/4287570/...
and some gameplay here 👇
youtu.be/mEqjzsX4MGw

If you were waiting for a list of the best puzzle game demos (and adjacent genres) that not only takes into account Steam's Next Fest, here it is with (just!) the 10 best demos I played in February, starting with...

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🟦🟦1️⃣⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜
1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣🟧⬜🟧⬜🟧
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Please tell me it’s not “In the Hall of the Mountain King” 🙏😆

Sergiu, wherever you are, I want your job 😆

BUT! ☝️ You won't miss me too much 'cause I'm adding some more great puzzle videogame creators to the (already awesome 😎) starter pack, so be sure to check them out!

· @liari.bsky.social
· @weeble.bsky.social
· @dimandbright.bsky.social

No stream today (and for the next ~3 weeks) 'cause I'm moving houses and my life is in boxes 📦 Lucky me I like sokoban 😆

Not considering the ones I already played, I'm at 45 and counting... but I don't just play them, I record and publish the gameplay, too. 😵

How many of those 200 will still be there by the time you get to them? 😆

Steam Next Fest - February 2026 - YouTube Demo playthroughs from Steam Next Fest (February 23 - March 2, 2026)

I'm playing a bunch of puzzle game demos for this week's Steam Next Fest and I'll be uploading the VODs to my YouTube channel in a playlist. I'm also streaming on Twitch every weekday morning this week to get through the list of demos I want to play!
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Congrats! 👏 The only way is up 🆙🆙🆙

If you're making a puzzle game (or adjacent genre) or enjoy playing them, we have a Discord community for you. It's called NoClue💡 and it's all about giving support to devs, content creators, helping players find their new obsession and much more.

Have a look! 👇

Deductopia on Steam Explore the scenes, find clues, and sort out people, pets, and belongings in this cozy slice-of-life detective puzzle game. Fans of Duck Detective, Little Problems, and The Case of the Worst Day Ever ...

Guess what now has a Steam page: Deductopia THE FULL GAME! If you like supporting indie devs then smash that wishlist button because Steam visibility is everything for us small devs.

store.steampowered.com/app/4429720/...

German translation of the Act 1 title screen

German translation of Rufus waking up in the village!

Spanish translation of the Act 1 title screen

Spanish translation of Rufus waking up in the village!

The demo for our surreal adventure, Sleepytime Village, is now available in German and Spanish! Thank you to @Dionousgames for the translations!

Play the demo and please give us a wishlist!

store.steampowered.com/app/1918850/...

#screenshotsaturaday #indiegame

Spellsy by You're a Lemon Games. Check out our game demo during steam next fest *picture of a western town with letter tiles on the ground* Feb 23 - Mar 2

Spellsy is in #SteamNextFest (my first one ever!)

No timers. No pressure. Just you, a grid of letters, and the creeping suspicion there’s a better word hiding somewhere.

If that sounds like your jam, I’d love for you to give it a try 💛

It's #screenshotsaturday again! And we just released a new trailer for our cozy puzzle game Swan Song, which is also part of #SteamNextFest 🤩!

Did you get the last barrel in BarrelBots (aka secret)?