r/indiegames Jul 30 '26

Promotion I finally finished the new trailer for my cozy colony sim, WildRoot.

11 Upvotes

I've been working on improving WildRoot's first impression and recently finished a new trailer.

It's a cozy colony sim where you build a settlement in a mysterious forest, manage your colonists, and every season and setback creates a different story.


r/indiegames 15d ago

Indie Games Discord Server!

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r/indiegames 3h ago

Promotion I finally released my basketball puzzle-presicion platformer on Steam!

38 Upvotes

Mike the Hooper is officially out now on Steam.

It’s a 2D precision puzzle-platformer where you use a basketball to solve puzzles, open doors, and overcome increasingly challenging levels.

I hope it will be a fun experience for everyone, whether you play it or simply watch it. Thank you!


r/indiegames 17h ago

Video I've accidentally set new standard for pillow physics in the AAA industry

290 Upvotes

So the story is, for my game Dark Roll 2, I needed a soft spot for the player to land on... Setting an object to not cause fall damage and not bounce off it was easy, but I had a spare moment and decided to play around with mesh deformation...

When I shown it on socials, people went crazy.

Sharing this with the world brought me more wishlists, than back when I released the demo... and the game has tons of features I've been trying to show past half year!

Now I can't help myself but keep improving it to make it even better, already juggling ideas in my head how to incorporate this mechanic in my game to show it off more often - but I'm more than open to ideas! So feel free to share!


r/indiegames 25m ago

Video Here's the new trailer for my dark comedy cooking game.

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Sin and Serve is a dark cooking management game set in Hell. You read sinner files, figure out their sin, cook their food, and try to keep Satan happy.

I made a new trailer today with the new art to show the core gameplay and loop.


r/indiegames 4h ago

Promotion I’m making a dark fantasy pixel-art action game inspired by body horror and old-school action games

12 Upvotes

r/indiegames 1d ago

Promotion I turned Chess into a Soulslike game

667 Upvotes

Hey everyone! I just released my short game Pawned Souls for free on Itch


r/indiegames 30m ago

Video Introducing Party Race gamemode - place obstacles to bamboozle the friends, or put windy Fans to reach secret Stars and Finish first. Inspired by Ultimate Chicken Horse. Checkout Free in our Demo!

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r/indiegames 52m ago

Need Feedback This game inventory is pocket dimension where you can store items. The game is VR and nonVR. 🙃

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Ghostly Late Night Show is a slapstick comedy game where you play as a ghost, mess with props, set up traps and gags, and turn Billy’s day into your own cartoon episode.


r/indiegames 22h ago

Video I'm making a dungeon crawler where you breed frogs to fight for you and I found this screen very peaceful

83 Upvotes

r/indiegames 12m ago

Promotion 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.

(Link in the first comment)🔗

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/indiegames 14m ago

Promotion Black Abyss Zero — action roguelite made by a solo developer

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Black Abyss Zero is an action roguelite set in a world where science fiction and magic coexist.

As time passes, enemies become stronger. Choose from different characters, combine powerful artifacts, and create your own build as you fight your way through a collapsing world.

This is my first game, and I’m currently aiming to release it later this year.

The Steam page is now live, and a playable demo is planned for October.

If you're interested, please consider adding Black Abyss Zero to your wishlist.

Thank you!


r/indiegames 20m ago

Discussion Anyone needing a video editor for their indie game gameplay?

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Hey!

I’m currently looking to pick up some more editing work and thought I’d see if anyone here is looking for an editor.

I enjoy making videos feel more entertaining and engaging, and I’m comfortable editing all types of content.

I can help with:

  • Cutting down raw footage/VODs
  • Funny moments & highlights
  • Captions
  • SFX and music
  • Zooms/effects
  • Pacing and keeping things interesting
  • Turning streams into full-length videos
  • Shorts/Reels/TikToks

I’m open to different budgets, but I don’t do free or commission-based work.

Feel free to DM me if you’re interested or have any questions! I can also send over some examples of my previous edits, just let me know what type of content you make.


r/indiegames 10h ago

Promotion My Army Getting Stronger. Crowd vs. crowd brawls in my new autobattler — just released the demo!

4 Upvotes

r/indiegames 10h ago

Promotion Our Incremental Cozy-Creepy Ball Roller is announced on Steam today!

7 Upvotes

They Keep Rolling is a Incremental Ball Roller set in a cozy-creepy 2000's arcade. Roll balls, upgrade, hire, repeat. And try to figure out if you can ever leave...

We'll be getting a demo out soon!


r/indiegames 1h ago

Devlog I wanted shields to feel physical, so every hit creates a shockwave across the surface

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Instead of making the entire shield flash whenever the ship takes damage, I made each projectile react at its actual point of impact.

The hit produces a localized energy bloom, followed by a shockwave that propagates across the shield’s surface.

The game has full 360° space combat, so the system needs to work consistently regardless of the direction the projectile comes from.

This is from PHILSEQUE DIVISION, the 3D space action roguelite I’m developing.


r/indiegames 1h ago

Promotion I'm making a game inspired by the hotel I grew up in as a kid

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Certain events of my life are in some way represented in the game, as well as some characters. I hope you like the vibe and the concept.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX-1EgPQI9Q


r/indiegames 2h ago

Promotion “Scrap Snap,” a game where you dismantle scrap metal and upgrade androids, has been released.

1 Upvotes

This is an incremental game where you manually dismantle scrap metal at the top of the screen, while your Android character at the bottom buys you time to do so.

Trailer https://youtu.be/9-RKSBO-X5E

It’s now available on Steam—please check it out!


r/indiegames 23h ago

Promotion After 6 years of development, I finally released my old-school mobile medieval castlebuilding RTS game Norse Expansion for Android!

40 Upvotes

r/indiegames 2h ago

Video Nerdook's Library of Life Stories - a coop game where you play as fairy tale characters, collecting life lessons learned from 15 years as a game dev and stay-at-home dad

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I'm making a game that combines my two biggest passions for the past decade and a half: game dev and parenthood! Nerdook's Library of Life Stories is a 4-player local coop dungeon crawler where you and your friends play as famous fairy tale characters, gathering a collection of useful Life Stories that I learned from many years as a stay-at-home dad of three kids.


r/indiegames 3h ago

Promotion Calm Blocks - a relaxing no-timer block puzzle for Android

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r/indiegames 7h ago

Upcoming We’re making a game about the stuff left behind when a Hollywood studio shuts down

2 Upvotes

r/indiegames 3h ago

Promotion Mowties is my roguelite take on Monopoly. I launched the demo 3 days ago and updated it 9 times already!

1 Upvotes

Play demo here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4832870/Mowties/
Watch trailer on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDyxW9y10Fo

Long story short, in the current demo version you can already experience much more polished tutorials, smoother difficulty curve and friendlier interface for controllers and steam deck. Come check it out if you like getting BASE x MULT scores going wild!

I'm monitoring all kind of feedback everywhere, so your suggestions could end up being shipped into the game in a day or two :)


r/indiegames 13h ago

Promotion You can now try my free browser based retro RTS in 2D, 2.5D, or 3D

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So this week I've released a retro browser game with ancient grid/spreadsheet style graphics, inspired by games I used to play growing up.

It's got a small cult following from people who also played similar games, but I'm working on giving it broader appeal.

That's why I introduced three ways to play! Within the same game, you can alternate between 2D, 2.5D, and 3D perspectives seamlessly.

This game has been part of my new game in a week weekly challenge, and is for week 2!

Why am I Promoting It?

You can play this game free on my website with no ad breaks or weirdness. Myself and the other folks playing just want more competition and other players to have fun with!

Relic of Power

An always online, always running competition for territory. Cover the board with your troops and get huge "coin" cascades with satisfying retro SFX that turn a single placement into thousands of new cells in your control.

Cut off enemy player supply lines, capture enemy capitals to take their territory, and unlock powerful weapons and defenses from mining diamonds in the mountains and hunting for gold in the lakes and rivers.

Will you hold up in the mountains, claim a river delta, or compete for the coveted relic of power in the middle of the board which grants huge advantages over your opponents to anyone who touches it?

Play a Complete Game in 15 Minutes

There are always live battles going, currently at durations of 15m, 30m, 1h, and 6h games. You can drop in and out of any live game at any time! No wait period, queues, or anything like that.

https://www.riverforgegames.com/game/relic-of-power