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idleresearcher.bsky.social
Idle Researcher
@idleresearcher.bsky.social
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Indie dev and producer for idle game Familiar Findings 👾 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3914780?utm_source=irbsky Former Dev at Jagex Full-time cat bed (and react native engineer) 🇮🇪 Living in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #IrishGameDev #IndieDev #GameDev (They/Them)
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 6d
"It looks like a delightful, charming, and genuinely innovative take on the idle genre, prioritizing your relaxation over a constant grind[...] It promises a small, quiet, and satisfying kind of magic."

A lovely piece from @indieinsights.bsky.social.

#nextfest #indiegames #cozygames #gamedev
1st Look: Is Familiar Findings the Cozy Desktop Companion You've Been Waiting For?
If your Steam wish list is starting to look like a supernatural zoo of delightful creatures, then let’s introduce you to a new resident: Familiar Findings.
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 54m
Having had it on your stream alongside other games, what sort of things would you like / imagine from a twitch integration? (I've no idea what's feasible, but just trying to get a sense of what would feel good from a streamer pov)
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 9h
Familiar Findings is a cozy idle desktop game with a magical spin. You summon and fuse magical creatures to help a witch complete her grimoire. It sits in front of other windows, so you can play it alongside other demos!

store.steampowered.com/app/3914780
Familiar Findings on Steam
Summon and study witches’ familiars in this charming creature collection game. Gather dragons, spirits and more in your quest to complete your magical grimoire. Watch them enchant your screen without ...
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 9h
Are you looking for suggestions to try?
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 10h
Are you looking for suggestions for demos to try as part of NexFest?
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 11h
Looking for suggestions of demos to try out?
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 11h
Looking for suggestions for demos to try?
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 11h
Looking for suggestions of demos to try?
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Craig Morrison @silirrion.bsky.social · 13h
Update time for www.startmakinggames.com

A one stop shop for 100% free curated information that answers the question - 'How do I get started in game design?'

As always please share! As a self run passion project for the last 8 years, your help is the only way the site spreads!

#Gamedev #Indiedev
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Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social · 1d
everyone's favorite "scroll through lists of thousands of game demos to find the one thing that catches your eye" fest has started up again. if you missed it, pls check out this from June where i talked about Steam as a platform and reviewed some Next Fest demos ellaguro.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-pl...
i played some games for Steam Next Fest
note: you can also read this post for free on my Patreon . plz consider subbing though, if you don't! chart of Steam demos launched during t...
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 12h
Familiar Findings was featured in Buckeye Bunny's video "28 Free Chill & Cozy Games to Play NOW." Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=90I0...
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 13h
We were featured in @paytonscorner.bsky.social on YouTube. Thank you to Payton and check out the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCEJ...

We're around the 1:09:00 mark. #NextFest #Idlegames #cozygames #pcgames #indiegames
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 13h
Dropshot! bsky.app/profile/aeri...
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Aerial_Knight @aerialknight.com · 22h
I’m told it’s the best skydiving shooter where you fight dragons with a finger gun ever made!

#Nextfest
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 13h
So awesome to see someone streaming #FamiliarFindings! Come check out the cozy vibes. @queencityq.bsky.social

www.twitch.tv/queencityq

#cozygame #steamnextfest #cutegame
QueenCityQ - Twitch
(CC) DEMOPALOOZA 3: Part 2- Cozy Corner! We got Demos and giveaways thanks to #Daredrop!
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 13h
Familiar Findings is a charming creature collecting idle game. You help Avia to complete her magical grimoire by summoning and fusing familiars.
Familiar Findings on Steam
Summon and study witches’ familiars in this charming creature collection game. Gather dragons, spirits and more in your quest to complete your magical grimoire. Watch them enchant your screen without ...
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Aerial_Knight @aerialknight.com · 14h
Our goal is simply 1k new wishlists, but only from dope adventurous gamers.
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Aerial_Knight @aerialknight.com · 1d
DropShot is in Next Fest! I’ve been working really hard on this one if you rock with it, drop a wishlist on Steam and help us keep it going! 🎮

store.steampowered.com/app/3987530/...
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 14h
Looking for recommendations without any AI crap?
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 15h
Are you looking for suggestions for demos to try?
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 15h
Are you looking for suggestions to try?
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 15h
Are you looking for suggestions for demos to try?
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 15h
Are you looking for suggestions for demos to try out?
idleresearcher.bsky.social
Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 15h
Familiar Findings is a cozy idle desktop game with a magical spin. You summon and fuse magical creatures to help a witch complete her grimoire. It sits in front of other windows, so you can play it alongside other demos!

store.steampowered.com/app/3914780
Familiar Findings on Steam
Summon and study witches’ familiars in this charming creature collection game. Gather dragons, spirits and more in your quest to complete your magical grimoire. Watch them enchant your screen without ...
store.steampowered.com
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 16h
We may well end up leaving it up permanently. The main reason I can see that we might decide to take it down is if we a) significantly change balancing or b) restructure our fusion tree, as then the demo wouldn't be reflective of the full game anymore.
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 19h
Are you looking for suggestions of demos to try?
idleresearcher.bsky.social
Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 19h
Familiar Findings is a cozy idle desktop game with a magical spin. You summon and fuse magical creatures to help a witch complete her grimoire. It sits in front of other windows, so you can play it alongside other demos!

store.steampowered.com/app/3914780
Familiar Findings on Steam
Summon and study witches’ familiars in this charming creature collection game. Gather dragons, spirits and more in your quest to complete your magical grimoire. Watch them enchant your screen without ...
store.steampowered.com
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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 19h
Oh that's fab 🥰