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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 34m

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 · 46m

Are you looking for suggestions to try?

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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 1h

Are you looking for suggestions for demos to try as part of NexFest?

Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 2h

Looking for suggestions of demos to try out?

Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 2h

Looking for suggestions for demos to try?

Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 2h

Looking for suggestions of demos to try?

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Craig Morrison @silirrion.bsky.social · 4h

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...

ellaguro.blogspot.com

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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 3h

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 · 3h

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 · 3h

Dropshot! bsky.app/profile/aeri...

Aerial_Knight @aerialknight.com · 12h

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 · 4h

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!

www.twitch.tv

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Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 4h

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 ...

store.steampowered.com

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Aerial_Knight @aerialknight.com · 5h

Our goal is simply 1k new wishlists, but only from dope adventurous gamers.

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 · 5h

Looking for recommendations without any AI crap?

Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 6h

Are you looking for suggestions for demos to try?

Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 6h

Are you looking for suggestions to try?

Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 6h

Are you looking for suggestions for demos to try?

Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 6h

Are you looking for suggestions for demos to try out?

Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 6h

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

Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 7h

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.

Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 10h

Are you looking for suggestions of demos to try?

Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 10h

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

Idle Researcher @idleresearcher.bsky.social · 10h

Oh that's fab 🥰

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blush-of-the-dawn.bsky.social @blush-of-the-dawn.bsky.social · 10h

My #NextFest marketing strategy for the game has devolved into guilt-tripping family and friends over photos of my cat. In fairness she's very cute I think its a fair trade.

A tuxedo cat lying on her back on an orange couch with a silly face. It links to Steam with the caption "please wishlist my game I have a mouth to feed"

A tuxedo cat sitting on a green ottoman looking menacing. It once again links to the steam store page with a caption saying "she says if we dont start raking in serious dreamies money she's chomping at my hand instead"

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