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By day... Color Gray game designer, working on The Rise of the Golden Idol. By night... making Golden Idol-like City of Voices with @mattfrith.bsky.social (wishlist on Steam: https://tinyurl.com/622drt84 | press kit: https://www.kinigames.com/press-cov)

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Kini Games @kinigames.bsky.social · Jun 6

#PitchYaGame

City of Voices is a Golden Idol-like (co-developed by one of the writers and designers of Rise) about a bullied schoolgirl who is mysteriously transported to the ancient Maya world. Solve deduction puzzles to uncover a heartfelt story.

Demo linked in replies 👇

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Red Art Games @redartgames.bsky.social · 1d

Mythwrecked : Ambrosia island is coming physically to PlayStation 5!
As backpacker Alex, you must befriend the forgotten gods of Greek mythology and restore their memories. Explore, solve the mystery and save the gods! 🏛️

🛒 https://bit.ly/mythwrecked

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Wadjet Eye of Sauron @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social · 2d

The Nighthawks demo has arrived!

During Steam Next Fest, seize the night as a modern monster, stepping out of the shadows to build a thriving nightclub empire through fear, seduction, and forbidden supernatural gifts.

Your second life begins tonight!

store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...

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PAUL CONWAY @doomcube.bsky.social · 4d

#ScreenshotSaturday. Can you solve the supernatural mystery of Blake Manor.

Launching on OCt 27th. Wishlist Now!

#Indiegames

👻 store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...

#ScreenshotSaturday A man with spectacles standing at the bottom of a grand staircase

#ScreenshotSaturday 3 red comic panels. A strange panel is carved on a standing stone. A man's eyes are white with power.

#ScreenshotSaturday A woman stands agains a black screen. The UI highlights a pin on her shawl.

#ScreenshotSaturday A UI showing connecing pieces of information.

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Kini Games @kinigames.bsky.social · 10d

My review of the newly released game Mind Diver (@minddivergame.bsky.social) 🧠🤿

TLDR: Great game. Easy recommendation for fans of deduction puzzles and heartfelt narratives alike.

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Francisco González - ROSEWATER OUT NOW! @grundislav.games · 16d

🍂STEAM AUTUMN SALE🍂

Get three point & click adventures for less than $30!
🌞Explore sunny Miami in the 1920s
🕵️ Solve 5 mysteries in an alt history 19th century
🤠 Ride across the frontier in search of a missing fortune

store.steampowered.com/curator/4430...

A Golden Wake - 80% off
Lamplight City - 40% off
Rosewater - 20% off

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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 16d

Steam's Autumn Sale has begun! 🍃🍂🍁 This is the perfect time to get cozy with a Canadian mystery. 🔎🫖 store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/...

Save 20% on The Crimson Diamond on Steam

Follow amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple to the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond in this retro-inspired, EGA text parser mystery adv...

store.steampowered.com

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Kini Games @kinigames.bsky.social · 16d

Mind Diver is out! 🧠🤿

Victor Breum (REVIEW MIND DIVER) @breum.bsky.social · 17d

🧠🤿MIND DIVER IS OUT NOW!🧠🤿

“Mind Diver is absolutely captivating”-Lucas Pope

“It's the kind of game that makes you remember why you love games”-heavyeyed

Investigate a broken mind to solve a twisted case. Uncover a story of love and lies.
store.steampowered.com/app/2259330/...
#indiegames #gaming

Kini Games @kinigames.bsky.social · 16d

Congrats! Looking forward to playing!

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The RISE of the Golden Idol @goldenidol.bsky.social · 22d

Avast me Detectives!

The Curse of the Last Reaper, the fourth and final DLC for The Rise of the Golden Idol, has washed up on shore and is available to play now.

Rolling out now on PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.
youtu.be/6Da7mhTeAcU

Golden Idol Investigations: The Curse of the Last Reaper | Official Launch Trailer

YouTube video by Playstack

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The RISE of the Golden Idol @goldenidol.bsky.social · 23d

The Curse of the Last Reaper, our new swashbuckling adventure and fourth DLC for The Rise of the Golden Idol, is out tomorrow - September 23!

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Kini Games @kinigames.bsky.social · 24d

Always love me a Guga game!

Gugames @gugames.eu · 25d

📢 NEW GAME ALERT 📢
I just published my entry for #109AdvChal titled "Eulogy for Nonno".

It's a FREE point and click adventure / detective game, with Windows, Linux and Mac builds available.

Get it here ➡️ gugames.itch.io/eulogy

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PAUL CONWAY @doomcube.bsky.social · 27d

We have a launch date, folks. Blake Manor opens its doors on October 27th!

#indiegames

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Kini Games @kinigames.bsky.social · 29d

Amazing! Huge congrats!

Kini Games @kinigames.bsky.social · 29d

Just 12 DAYS till Mind Diver releases! Had my eye on this deduction game for years. 🕵️

Victor Breum (REVIEW MIND DIVER) @breum.bsky.social · 29d

After 4 years, Mind Diver @minddivergame.bsky.social , our deduction game set inside a mind, is launching in TWELVE DAYS!

Each day before launch, I will share reflections about making and releasing a game in 2025! If you see this, plz repost, so I can join bsky for real 🙏

#gamedev #indiedev

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Goloso Games @golosogames.bsky.social · Sep 12

Inspector Waffles Early Days is now available on (modern) consoles!
Switch, PS4, PS5 and Xbox! 🤯

Thanks @redartgames.bsky.social for making it possible! ❤️

Red Art Games @redartgames.bsky.social · Sep 12

It's official... Inspector Waffles: Early Days is now available digitally! 🥳

Find it on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox: https://bit.ly/412GAzT

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Kini Games @kinigames.bsky.social · Sep 9

Little Problems just launched. Long live Golden Idol-likes!

Little Problems - A Cozy Detective Game @littleproblems.bsky.social · Sep 9

Our little game is finally out today 💛 We couldn't be any more excited!

It's called Little Problems and it is about life’s small mysteries.
We hope you enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed making it.

#LittleProblems #CozyGames #IndieGame #puzzlegames

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Kini Games @kinigames.bsky.social · Sep 9

Congrats!

Kini Games @kinigames.bsky.social · Sep 4

Huge congrats! Really looking forward to playing this.

Kini Games @kinigames.bsky.social · Sep 4

Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders has just launched!

I'm a sucker for the Blackwell/Discworld Noir-style notebook mechanic that lets you combine clues to make deductions, so really looking forward to this one!

Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders 📯 OUT NOW @homonarransstudio.bsky.social · Sep 4

🗞️🗞️ANNOUNCEMENT!🗞️🗞️
Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders
🔴OUT NOW on Steam and GOG🔴

🇩🇪Explore 1899 Leipzig, Germany
🕵️‍♂️Quiz suspects. Draw conclusions
😮Get things wrong. Live with it.

👉👉 s.team/a/1841190

Casebook 1899 - The Leipzig Murders 📯 OUT NOW @homonarransstudio.bsky.social · Aug 7

📯📯📯ANNOUNCEMENT📯📯📯
Casebook 1899: The Leipzig Murders
🗓️ Launching Sep 4th 2025

🔍 Search clues and quiz suspects
🔀 Draw your own conclusions
🔪 Choices affect multiple endings
⛪️ Explore late 19thC pixel-art Leipzig
🇩🇪 Authentic German voicing

Wishlist on Steam!
👉👉 s.team/a/1841190

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Matt @mattfrith.bsky.social · Aug 29

@kinigames.bsky.social and I are excited to be exhibiting City of Voices at @adventurex.bsky.social this year.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDpy...

We'll be sharing the space with some excellent games this year. I'll post about some through the day. In the meantime why not check out our trailer :D

City of Voices demo trailer | Thinky Direct 2025

YouTube video by Thinky Games

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Kini Games @kinigames.bsky.social · Aug 25

Woop! Congrats!

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Kini Games @kinigames.bsky.social · Aug 25

Been a big fan of @golosogames.bsky.social ever since I played Inspector Waffles. Really looking forward to this one. Go wishlist it!

Goloso Games @golosogames.bsky.social · Aug 25

🔥NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT🔥
Antenna Dilemma, a new adventure game about TVs, spherical aliens and cookies.
Coming 2026! ◻️🔴

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Kini Games @kinigames.bsky.social · Aug 24

"City Of Voices feels like something special."

Thank you, @cbhallbs.bsky.social ❤️
www.keengamer.com/articles/pre...

City Of Voices Preview: The Call Of Quality

If you're looking for an adventure game with innovative deductive puzzles, then upcoming PC game City Of Voices may be for you. Carefully study a collection of scenes to deduce what really's going on ...

www.keengamer.com

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Kini Games @kinigames.bsky.social · Aug 24

Thanks, Chris! Just seen your write-up, too. Much appreciated :)

Kini Games @kinigames.bsky.social · Aug 24

Lovely review of the demo of City of Voices here. Thanks, Chris! ❤️

Chris Hall @cbhallbs.bsky.social · Aug 21

It has been a while since I've done a video on an indie game release. And, well, this week's video isn't on a game that has been released, but a preview instead! City Of Voices is an upcoming indie adventure game set in the UK in the early 2000s. And is pretty bloody neat! youtu.be/o1ovWWeIZCU

City Of Voices Preview: A New Voice In Adventure!

YouTube video by The Video Game Channel

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