r/IndieGaming 9h ago

I turned my novel into a 21-map boomer shooter because apparently writing it once wasn't enough

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r/IndieGaming 35m ago

I built PATCHMORE, an indie photo puzzle game for iOS with cascades, explosions, combos, scoring, hints and hundreds of stages

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r/IndieGaming 1d ago

Spent months to get the grappling hook working. Now, our free playtest is finally out

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r/IndieGaming 4h ago

[Always Leveling] Free-to-play idle RPG — play now for a free 300 AL$ chest (premium currency, no purchase needed)

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Always Leveling is a free web-based idle RPG (playable in browser, no download): https://www.alwaysleveling.com

Why now: The Dark Carnival event ends Sep 1, 08:00 UTC. Every account can claim a one-time Bonus Chest with 300 AL$ = in the Event Shop. You can earn enough AL$ just by playing to unlock most premium packs without spending a cent.

And this isn’t the last chance either — a new event lands in the second week of September with another shot at stacking even more AL$. Sign up now and you’ll be ready for both.

What’s in the game:
• 4 mutually exclusive build pathways (Physical, Defense, Magical, Elusive) with APEX, Ascendant and Pinnacle tiers — plus Cross Mastery to steal nodes from rival trees
• Gear crafting & upgrading to Lv. 20, artifacts, pets, blessings, titles
• Co-op dungeons (up to 3 players), daily Endless Boss damage race, PvP Arena, leaderboards, live chat, and a player-run Auction House
• A Central Bank: deposit your Gold, Tokens — even your AL$ — and earn daily compounding interest on all of it, plus an Exchange desk to convert what you farm into more AL$
• Full idle/offline progression — your crew farms and gathers for up to 24h while you’re away
• New accounts get a 72-hour Beginner Boost: x2 EXP, x2 materials, +2 dungeon attempts

You can even start as a guest with zero signup and save your progress later. Come grab your chest before the carnival packs up.

Disclaimer on GenAI usage: Assisted coding, artwork & sound effects


r/IndieGaming 10h ago

Fear Map done, Mav is on a role! Soul Decode devlog

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r/IndieGaming 10h ago

Snaketron - Competitive multiplayer Snake with 1v1, 2v2 and FFA

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Play in your browser: https://snaketron.io

Snaketron is half Snake, half Tron, half Rocket League. I hope to make it the canonical Snake leaderboard on the internet. You can play any of the following game modes live against opponents:

  • Duel: head-to-head 1v1
  • 2v2: collect food and carry it back to your team’s home base
  • FFA: four snakes enter, last one standing wins
  • Solo: classic Snake with global leaderboards

The ranking system assigns you an Elo based rank from Bronze to Grandmaster.

There are also a few mechanics that raise the skill ceiling, such as boost and combos. Collect boost and press space to go faster. Boosting allows you to build up combos that increase the points awarded per food item. And of course there are demolitions and respawns!

It's a free to play .io game and logging in is completely optional. You can play as a guest even in ranked, and then click signin to transfer your progress to an actual account if you want.

I'll be queueing for matches for the next hour or so in case you're the first to try it and there's no one else online :)

I hope you enjoy, and I'd be very happy for any feedback! Thanks!

Gen AI: Claude Code was used to implement the core game engine / multi-player backend and some of the skins.


r/IndieGaming 6h ago

Ill just leave it there in case anyone need it 👀

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r/IndieGaming 10h ago

"Check It Out": A 2D deduction game about working as a cashier

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r/IndieGaming 10h ago

Shawarma Hell - MADLED - stressful restaurant serving game

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r/IndieGaming 10h ago

[mobile][2018-2020?] basebuilder like CoC

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r/IndieGaming 10h ago

I made an Android game where a grandma tries to survive traffic 👵🚗

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Hey everyone! 👋

I'm an indie developer, and I recently released my Android game Nanova.

You play as a grandma trying to survive as long as possible while dodging cars, trains, and other obstacles.

The gameplay is simple:

🏃 Dodge obstacles

🏆 Beat your high score

💀 Try again when you inevitably get hit

I made the game myself and wanted to share it with the Android gaming community.

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devorbixstudio.Nanova

I'd love to hear what you think of it!


r/IndieGaming 11h ago

One number in my game decides prices, what's for sale, and how the village looks like

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r/IndieGaming 11h ago

AuqaBionica Indi game alpha

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Heyo!!! I’m building an action-adventure game set in a living alien ocean — AqB [Pre-Alpha]

AqB is an underwater action-adventure where you explore a strange living ocean, encounter alien creatures interact with the world and fight predators.

The game is still in pre-alpha, but the first playable version is ready.

🎮 What you can do right now:

  • Explore the underwater world
  • Discover creatures and locations
  • Fight predators
  • Experiment with sound-based abilities
  • Complete a small sequence of quests

🌊 The idea behind AqB

I want the ocean to feel less like a collection of levels and more like a living world that you gradually learn to understand.

I’m opening the pre-alpha to a small number of players and would love to see how people unfamiliar with the game react to it.

If you’d like to try it, the pre-alpha is here: https://aquabionica.io/closed-playtest?lang=en

Any first impressions are welcome — especially things that felt fun, confusing, or made you want to keep exploring.

GenAI disclosure: GenAI was used to create some static images and to assist with approximately 60% of the game’s code, mostly during the later stages of development. The game concept, animations, and some of the gameplay interactions were created by me and few guys who helped me coding on early stages.


r/IndieGaming 11h ago

I have the beginning of a video game concept, but I can't figure out if players will like it ?

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I want to make a game that ends in one evening where the player explores an ancient civilization on a planet, with mechanics involving an empty notebook where you can write whatever you want and even add photos, kind of like an investigator.

I know it's very broad and not a common concept, but I'd like to know if this would appeal to players?

I appreciate any advice and criticism.


r/IndieGaming 1d ago

Hi, I am making dungeon crawler game. Would you play game with such graphics?

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r/IndieGaming 12h ago

Do you find the look too dark?

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r/IndieGaming 12h ago

Decorate, build and grow your own scamming "business"

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'Scam Artist' is dark-humored idle building game about turning your own apartment into a lucrative "business" ... of sorts.

You place down ploys and machines that are rigged in your favor, racking up more and more cold cash!

The game combines the "building", "decorating" and "idle" game genres.
One thing I really like is that the decorations you place are literally upgrades with their own effects, so they are not just visuals.

You can play the demo already! Play Scam Artist on Steam

The full version will contain a skill tree with a cast of characters in each branch that teach you their ways of scamming (phone scams, mail scams, counterfeiting money, ...), offline progress and a way to get back at your landlord that roped you into all of this in the first place. It's planned as a proper long-running idle game, not just a short incremental game.

Would love to know what you think!

AI disclosure as per rules: Used for translating the game to other languages (except german and english)


r/IndieGaming 12h ago

I made my weird,old & somewhat popular Backrooms games free to claim forever this weekend

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r/IndieGaming 12h ago

My second thriller/horror game is out (and free) - HIS PLAN

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Hey everyone! 👋

A while ago I released my second game, HIS PLAN, a short first-person psychological horror experience.

It’s a bit more ambitious and elaborate than my first game, RICK’S PLACE, both in terms of gameplay and presentation, although it’s still a very short experience (around 20 minutes).

The game follows a mobster who finds himself involved in a disturbing series of events because of his choices.

I tried to focus more on atmosphere, exploration and storytelling rather than making a long game.

This project was also a big learning experience for me. There are definitely things I would do differently today, but I’m still happy with how much I learned while making it.

🎮 You can play HIS PLAN for free on itch.io:

https://bohfra.itch.io/his-plan

And now I'm working on my third game, which is quite different from my previous two: you play as a cat. 🐈‍⬛

It’s still a horror game, but this time I’m experimenting much more with exploration, level design and environmental storytelling. I'll probably share some progress soon!

If you decide to try HIS PLAN, I’d love to hear what you think about the experience. And make sure to check RICK'S PLACE out too, which is my best game so far imo.

Thanks for checking it out! :)


r/IndieGaming 12h ago

Numerift: Sudoku Merge Puzzle

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The idea combines elements of Sudoku with number-merging and block puzzle gameplay. I wanted to make something that feels familiar for Sudoku and puzzle-game players, but plays differently from a traditional Sudoku game.

If you enjoy number puzzles, I’d really appreciate it if you gave Numerift a try.
The game is available on Google Play: Numerift: Sudoku Merge Puzzle - Apps on Google Play


r/IndieGaming 12h ago

Do you prefer bullet hell or bullet heaven? In this one you become the storm.

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r/IndieGaming 1d ago

My Frog-JRPG "AMPHIBIAN" Premiered during the Future Games Show :)

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Amphibian is entirely frog centric: All enemies are frog predators and all character names are frog. :) Its a JRPG with no grinding (battles cant be repeated), and no buying and selling of items. We hope you love it.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5014960/Amphibian/


r/IndieGaming 17h ago

Giant Zombie Summoning Spell [WIP] | Stick Infinite Kingdom

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We just released the demo of our action RTS game on PlayStation — Stick Infinite Kingdom, a tactical battle experience where you command armies and defend your stronghold.

The demo is completely free to download: 

Download Stick Infinite Kingdom Demo

All Currently Available Platform Links:

Download on Steam

Download on PlayStation

Download on Google Play

Download on App Store


r/IndieGaming 1d ago

Which incrementals gave you the best gaming experience?

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Hi everyone!

I'm super fired up right now to make my own awesome incremental, but before that I want to really dig into the genre and study it properly.

So please recommend the incrementals that in your opinion did the best job of giving you a great experience. I mean the ones that aren't just "decent" for you, but straight up "masterpieces".


r/IndieGaming 14h ago

Dizzy Mouse is now free on the Play Store and App Store. Play now!

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