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Bad Cog
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Game studio founded by a programmer, a professor and a professor turned programmer.

Working on ITAT - a turn-based strategy about forging a cultural identity of a prehistoric tribe.

Wishlist on steam!

store.steampowered.com/app/2447370/It_Takes_a_Tribe
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It Takes a Tribe is a single player strategy in which you lead a tribe of prehistoric nomads on a journey from survival to a unique tribal culture.

Will you be hunters or gatherers? Shamans or builders?

Wishlist on Steam!

store.steampowered.com/app/2447370/...

#gamedev #pcgaming #indiegames
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ALL HANDS is a couch coop sailing game that combines elements of games like Journey and Death Stranding.  
Work together to master everchanging winds in a post-revolutionary solarpunk world.

We are looking for publishing! Hit us up!

#PitchYaGame #Solarpunk #CouchCoop #WorkerOwned
November 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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🚨New Update Live! 🚨

Pompeii: The Legacy just got a new upgrade:

🏛️ Move your buildings!
💧 Visible water in aqueducts
⚙️ Improved performance
🛠️ Tons of fixes and polish

Play now on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/2632240/...

#CityBuilder #IndieGame #SteamSale
November 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The difference between life and death? A warmer fire. A stronger shelter. A sharper edge.

Hides become tents. Flint becomes blades. Discover recipes, experiment and craft the tools your clans need to endure, to grow, to thrive.

#indiegame #strategy
November 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
These are early screenshots from our strategy game about forging a cultural identity of a nomadic prehistoric tribe.

It's not about the destination, but the friends... and foes you meet along the way.

#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #procgen #pcgame
November 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
As the sun rises over the valley, your clans awaken. The day greats you with the river's song, the scratching of claws in the undergrowth, the distant call of a mammoth.

But in the safety of the camp, the brutal world outside fades to a distant echo.

#indiegame
October 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Our game is featured in the Games from Croatia steam event!

Proud to share the spotlight with some brilliant games made by our friends. Come, take a look!

store.steampowered.com/sale/gamesfr...

#gamedev #indiedev
October 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
It Takes a Tribe is a single player strategy in which you lead a tribe of prehistoric nomads on a journey from survival to a unique tribal culture.

Will you be hunters or gatherers? Shamans or builders?

Wishlist on Steam!

store.steampowered.com/app/2447370/...

#gamedev #pcgaming #indiegames
October 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
After survival is assured, the tribe will begin to develop their identity. Their own history and culture.

What will your tribe be like? What will they focus on? Tell us in comments!

#itat #gamedev #procgen #indiedev
October 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
In this unforgiving world, survival begins with a single question: How will your clans find food? Forage the wilds, fish the rivers, scavenge the remains or hunt the great beasts. Prepare food or eat it raw.

Each choice will shape your fate.

#indiedev #gamedev #pcgaming #indiegames #itat
October 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
They ruled the ancient world and they are a part of our living ecosystem. Mammoths, giant sloths, sabertooth tigers.

To call this brutal and mythical world home, you will have to learn to live beside them.

#indiedev #gamedev #pcgaming #indiegames #ittakesatribe
October 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
As She drifted from the primal stillness, the First Wanderer breathed life into Titans and other ancient beings.
From their hands, the world was shaped. From Her deepest longings, a tribe was born.

It is here our story begins.

#indiedev #gamedev #pcgaming #turnbasedstrategy #ittakesatribe
October 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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What do you think this game is about?

#turnbasedstrategy #pcgame #indiegames
October 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
What do you think this game is about?

#turnbasedstrategy #pcgame #indiegames
October 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
We are a small indie studio obsessed with what happens when systems collide: strategy, survival, simulation and all the stories that emerge in between.

Worlds that feel alive. Choices that matter. Follow along as we shape our first living world, one system at a time.

#indiedev #gamedev #pcgaming
October 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Help us choose a Steam capsule design based on the sketches!

For context, the game is a single player turn based strategy set in prehistory that focuses on culture building.

Which one do you like best?

#steamcapsule #indiegame #gamedev #4Xstrategy #simulation #unity3d
May 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Hey! We're back, this time for real. We've made a blog post going over what we're doing, what we did these past years and we also talk about the future of the studio and our big boy plans, so please check it out here. And join our Discord! underthestairs.studio/hello-again
Hello again
For the past 3 years we’ve seen a lot of news from both AAA and indie studios that mostly revolved around shutting down or people losing their jobs. It’s…
underthestairs.studio
March 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
By popular demand, we added damage numbers to our minimalist auto-battler looter roguelike.

Play it for free in bowser on your computer, tablet or phone: zbla.itch.io/barbaric-bug...
December 21, 2024 at 10:58 PM
What are some funny names for functions or methods in your current project?

We'll start:

Destinies.Fulfill()

RitualProfile.GetBeginRitualProblem()

😁
December 11, 2024 at 9:57 AM
We took a break from our main project to participate in a short one-button game jam. The result is a minimalistic autobattler roguelike: zbla.itch.io/barbaric-bug...

The game is free, can be played in browser and works on smartphones too. Let us know what you think!
Barbaric Bugbarian's Circular Conquest by zBla, the-norm
Fueled by honor and hate for overcooked vegies the Barbaric Bugbarian starts a circular conquest of the tower of power.
zbla.itch.io
December 10, 2024 at 5:54 AM