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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Sep 17

Attention fans of "The Little Tomb: The Maholova Club and the Search for a Dead Body"

Trading Card System is available now on Steam!
Dive into the world of Kofun and his friends and aim to collect them all! ✨

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Aug 14

#Glaciered is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2!

Check out the new trailer we made for #IndieWorld 2025.8.7! 🦈

📹https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy3wbs9tdtM

We'll also be showing the first NS2 demo at #Gamescom2025 (8/20-8/24) at the Indie Arena Booth (N4), so stop by to try it out!

#indiegame

A banner for the game Glaciered that says "Coming to Nintendo Switch 2"

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Aug 4

📷PLAYISM Summer Sale is here📷

All sorts of PLAYISM titles are on sale for up to 80% OFF!
Sale lasts until Aug 14, 10 AM (PDT)!

Check out our lineup here: store.steampowered.com/publisher/Pl...

Key art of the game Valkyrie of Phantasm.

Key art of the game Urban Legend Hunters 2: Double.

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Jul 18

Use #MaidCafeonElectricStreet to share your birthday wishes for Miyu and a like from the Adventurer's Tavern account!

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Save 25% on Maid Cafe on Electric Street on Steam

Maid Cafe on Electric Street is a leisurely maid cafe adventure set in the otaku haven of Nipponbashi, Osaka.

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Jul 18

🎉Happy Birthday Miyu!🎉

July 18 is the birthday of Miyu from #MaidCafeonElectricStreet!

Let's all wish her a happy birthday and have a totes awesome day!

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Jul 18

From Madness with Love and Hakoniwa Explorer Plus are now on sale for the DLsite summer sale!

Sale lasts until September 10, 2025 9:59PM (PDT)!

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The key art for the game From Madness with Love.

The key art for the game Hakoniwa Explorer Plus.

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Jun 27

☀️ The Steam #SummerSale is here! ☀️

All sorts of PLAYISM titles are on sale for up to 80% OFF!

Time to beat the summer heat with some cool indies 🏝️

Sale lasts until July 10, 10 AM (PDT)!

Check out our lineup here: store.steampowered.com/publisher/Pl...

#SteamSale #indiegame

The key art for the game Refind Self: The Personality Test Game.

The key art for the game Momodora: Moonlit Farewell.

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Jun 23

📦 #OutriderMako is out now on Steam! 📦

The game is 10% OFF for the first 2 weeks of release, and you can get both the base game and soundtrack in a bundle for a further 10% OFF!

Fight off mononoke for a safe delivery!

🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/1072400/...
📹 youtu.be/g7YqNVb2B58

#indiegame

Steam Outrider Mako Release Trailer

YouTube video by PLAYISM

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Jun 20

👾 Today marks 6 years since #GNOSIA released on the PS Vita in 2019! 🥳

To celebrate, GNOSIA is now on sale on Steam at 30% OFF!

Sale lasts until June 26, 2025 10:00 AM (PDT)

🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/1608290/_/

#indiegame

Save 30% on GNOSIA on Steam

The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Jun 19

PLAYISM is joining the #GOG Summer Sale! ☀️

Several PLAYISM titles are on sale for up to 80% OFF until July 10, 2025 1:00 AM (PDT)!

PLAYISM games on GOG: www.gog.com/en/games?que...

#indiegame

Key art for Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Jun 16

The Star Named EOS is being featured in #HumbleBundle 's Humble Puzzle Game Bundle alongside other great puzzle games!

The bundle is only available until June 30, 2025 11:00 AM (PDT), so don't miss out on this deal (that also supports a charity)!

🔗 www.humblebundle.com/games/puzzle...

#indiegame

Puzzle Pizzazz Bundle

Get the latest and greatest mind-melting titles like The Star Named EOS and The Abandoned Planet from the all-new Puzzle Pizzazz Bundle!

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Jun 12

The Little Tomb is joining #SteamNextFest!

Enjoy a coming-of-age adventure about a boy who thinks he's an ancient tomb! ⛰️

🎙️ Voiced by Akari Kito and Yuka Nukui!
📝 Investigate everything!
🔍 Demo-exclusive secrets...?!

store.steampowered.com/app/3218790/_/

#indiegame

A screenshot of The Little Tomb featuring the characters Kofun and Haniwa.

Kofun says, "My dream is to find a wonderful dead body so that I can become a wonderful tomb!"

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Jun 11

🕵 Mind Diver is joining #SteamNextFest!

Solve a sinister mystery in a mindscape depicted in a unique art style using 3D scans of real actors. Listen to conversations from the past and use your own deduction to reach the truth.

🔍 store.steampowered.com/app/2259330/

#indiegame

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Jun 11

Glaciered demo updated for #SteamNextFest!

Explore a futuristic underwater world and fight ferocious creatures in 360° action!

👇Recommended for those who like...
☑️ Unique 3D action
☑️ Soulslike elements
☑️ Post-game content (even in a demo!)

🦈 store.steampowered.com/app/2052300/

#indiegame

Glaciered on Steam

Soar the seas at the end of time. 65 million years in the future, the world has frozen over, and the oceans have been sealed under a thick layer of ice. Become a Tuai—a species that evolved from birds...

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Jun 10

▶ MotionRec is joining #SteamNextFest!

In the demo, play through the beginning of the game and learn how to use the power of MotionRec to record and playback your own movements. Explore and solve puzzles through trial and error!

📼 store.steampowered.com/app/2602230/

#indiegame

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Jun 10

Outrider Mako is joining #SteamNextFest! 📦

📖 Fight in unique red nectar action!
📜 Serve divine clients!
⚔️ Survive tense boss battles!

Download the demo to experience the beginning of the game!
store.steampowered.com/app/1072400/...

#indiegame

Outrider Mako on Steam

Take on the role of Mako on her quest to seek out and subsequently deliver her, uh, deliverables in this top-down view 2D action game. Jump on top of your enemies and slime them with goo to stop them ...

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Jun 9

Here's a compilation of trailers as a sneak peak 👀
youtube.com/shorts/E7n6c...

5 Upcoming 2025 PLAYISM titles joining Steam Next Fest! And with new Demos!

YouTube video by PLAYISM

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Jun 9

We'll be joining #SteamNextFest (June 9-June 16) with brand new demos for 5 upcoming titles!

📦 Outrider Mako
🦈 Glaciered
⛰️ The Little Tomb: The Maholova Club and the Search for a Dead Body
🎥 MotionRec
👁 Mind Diver

Details: playism.com/en/news/2025...

#indiegame

5 PLAYISM Titles Joining Steam Next Fest with New Demos! | News | PLAYISM Official Website

PLAYISM, bringing you the best indie games from around the world.

playism.com

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Jun 4

It's time for the June status update from Daraneko, the developer of #TheUseofLife! 🐇

This update includes a sneak peak to a new battle feature... 👀

store.steampowered.com/news/app/148...

#indiegame

The Use of Life - About the status of development as of June - Steam News

We've received another status update from Daraneko. Please give it a read. ================================= It's June. Here's the status report for this month. In May, I mainly worked on the battles ...

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Jun 2

Check out the trailer too: youtu.be/3slLnnozOoM

Mind Diver - Reveal Trailer

YouTube video by PLAYISM

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · Jun 2

🧠 #MindDiver is joining the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase on Steam! 🔍

Mind Diver has released a brand new demo on Steam!

Explore the Mind Ocean of a woman named Lina to repair her memories and solve a dark missing person case.

🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/2259330/...

#indiegame

Mind Diver on Steam

Investigate a broken mind to unravel a twisted case. Deduce the truth. Restore lost memories. Listen to private conversations. Draw your own conclusions. Mind Diver is a murder mystery, where the vict...

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · May 30

💗 The Hunky-Dory Lovey-Dovey DLC is here! 💗

🔁What if your best boys swapped bodies...?
🦇What if your crush were a *******...?
💞What if you didn't do a certain thing...?

Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/3678560/_/
Bundle: store.steampowered.com/bundle/54742...

#indiegame #FromMadnessWithLove

Hunky-Dory Lovey-Dovey DLC on Steam

Feel like love and madness still aren’t enough? Then this Heart-Pounding Love Overflowing Expansion Pack is dedicated to you! To play this expansion pack, you’ll need to own the base game "From M...

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · May 30

🧩 #TheStarNamedEOS has joined the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase on Steam! 🧩

The base game, artbook, and soundtrack are all on sale at 30% OFF until June 5, 2025 10 AM (PDT) 📸

store.steampowered.com/app/1619230/...

#indiegame #SteamSale

Save 30% on The Star Named EOS on Steam

The Star Named EOS is a story-rich puzzle adventure built around photography. Recreate compositions of past photos to uncover the truth of a family mystery. Experience a harmonious mixture of beautifu...

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · May 29

The Hunky-Dory Lovey-Dovey DLC for From Madness with Love, originally scheduled to release today, has been delayed.

We will make another announcement once the DLC is ready to release. We appreciate your patience! 🙇

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playismEN @playismen.bsky.social · May 27

🦈 #Glaciered demo updated! 🦈

Try out the new demo that includes...
🐬New player actions
🐋New "Knowledge" system
🐟New English voiceover
🐙QOL improvements
and more!

Details: store.steampowered.com/news/app/205...

#indiegame

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