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The Bar Souls is a retro pixel souls-like set in a mysterious digital world. Face ruthless bosses, solve puzzles that test mind and heart, and let perseverance unveil hidden secrets on your path to th...

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Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 6h

👾What a cool find! Check out this #retro #soulslike #indiegame for #SteamNextFest October 2025!

🕹️ #TheBarSouls by Falling From Mountain

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The Bar Souls on Steam

NONEWORLD is a cute RPG set in a dying world. You are a Princess from another world, accompanied by an omnipresent Cheshire Cat. Only YOU and your fruity colored allies can LIGHT THE WORLD and return ...

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Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 6h

👾Nostalgic to when I would draw videogame ideas as a kid. Check out this #adventure #RPG #indiegame for #SteamNextFest October 2025!

🕹️ #NONEWORLD by @milliesnowfall.com

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NONEWORLD on Steam

Dominova reinvents the roguelike deckbuilder with tactical domino placement and visually satisfying chain reactions. Master intricate board puzzles, craft powerful synergies and prove your skill in a ...

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Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 6h

👾An excuse to finally understand dominos? Check out this #roguelike #strategy #indiegame for #SteamNextFest October 2025!

🕹️ #Dominova by Glenn Verheij

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Dominova Demo on Steam

Sokker is a fast-paced soccer game for 1-4 players! ⚽ Kick by flicking the control stick! 🦶🏻 Play your friends in Versus mode, or try co-op in the World Cup! 🏆

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Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 6h

👾Sokpop strikes again! Check out this #sports #twinstick #indiegame for #SteamNextFest October 2025!

🕹️ #Sokker by @sokpop.co

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Sokker Demo on Steam

Darby Is Here Forever on Steam

Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 6h

👾Take me back to the 80's! Check out this #retro #2D #indiegame for #SteamNextFest October 2025!

🕹️ #DarbyIsHereForever by @gauagames.bsky.social

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Help little Darby escape from his castle and reclaim his land from the Demon King's claws in this challenging 2d precision platformer. Explore every hidden corner, use your vampiric powers wisely and ...

BioMenace Remastered on Steam

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Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 6h

👾Don't copy that floppy! Check out this #retro #2D #indiegame for #SteamNextFest October 2025!

🕹️ #BioMenaceRemastered by @rigelgameworks.bsky.social

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The classic 2D action platformer BioMenace returns with enhanced graphics and refined gameplay. Fight your way through a city ravaged by dangerous mutants, rescue hostages, find secrets and rack up po...

Save 15% on MR. ELEVATOR on Steam

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Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 6h

🔥New #adventure #puzzle #indiegame OUT TODAY!

🕹️ #MrElevator by Gift 10 Industry

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Hello, I'm Mr. Elevator. Are you seeking a bizarre puzzle game? If you want a game where five people in an elevator explore a strange world drawn like early Windows Paint, listening to odd symbols and...

Save 10% on GlitchSPANKR on Steam

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Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 6h

🔥NEW #narrative #adventure #indiegame OUT TODAY!

🕹️ #GlitchSPANKR by @theclassifiedx.com

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GlitchSPANKR is a comedy-driven narrative adventure full of secrets, chaos, minigames, and unexpected choices. Spank, spare, or smooch your way through a corrupted 90s game haunted by a lonely, unstab...

BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resou...

Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 6h

🔥New #arcade #roguelike #indiegame OUT TODAY!

🕹️ #BALLxPIT by @kennysun.com | @devolverdigital.com

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BALL x PIT on Steam

A turn-based roguelite where battles take place on a field of numbers. Find pairs — either matching numbers or those that add up to 10 — to attack, defend, and overcome enemies in a world of magical m...

Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 1d

👾Say goodbye to many, many hours! Check out this #turnbased #roguelike #indiegame for #SteamNextFest October 2025!

🕹️ #NumericalStrike by @ostsergey.bsky.social

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Numeral Strike on Steam

A wind-up frogventure bursting with colorful platforming and roguelike surprises. Spin the slots, master precision jumps, and rack up points. Ready to leap into action? 🐸

Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 1d

👾Visually stimulating! Check out this #precisionplatformer #roguelike #indiegame for #SteamNextFest October 2025!

🕹️ #Frogspin by Venturous

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Frogspin Demo on Steam

This is the Demo of Cyber Rats. Play as a RAT, in this brutal Rogue-Lite Survival Horror game. Escape Sadistic Death Mazes, avoid Deadly Traps and Horrifying Mutant RAT Monsters. Earn your Freedom, or...

Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 1d

👾It disturbs me, but I must know more! Check out this #action #roguelike #indiegame for #SteamNextFest October 2025!

🕹️ #CyberRats by Outpost Games

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Cyber Rats Demo on Steam

As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-line...

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Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 1d

👾 Where's my Gameboy Color? Check out this #action #metroidvania #indiegame for #SteamNextFest October 2025!

🕹️ #Tearscape by @nerdstakeover.bsky.social

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Tearscape Demo on Steam

Save 15% on Spindle on Steam

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Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 1d

🔥New #action #puzzle #indiegame JUST RELEASED (yesterday)!

🕹️ #Spindle by @spindlegame.bsky.social

🔗Steam | store.steampowered.com/app/1386750/...

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SPINDLE is an old-school action-adventure about death and the many ways we choose to deal with it. With your trusty Pig by your side, you form a most curious team, embarking on a quest to learn what i...

Undusted: Letters from the Past on Steam

Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 1d

🔥New #cozy #puzzle #indiegame JUST RELEASED (yesterday)!

🕹️ #UndustedGame: Letters from the Past by 5minlab Corp. | @togeproductions.bsky.social

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Undusted: Letters from the Past is a casual game in which you clean and restore dirty items. What is her story as she returns to a long-neglected house? Enjoy the satisfying audiovisuals featuring sen...

Mohrta is a nonlinear FPS adventure through the strange and otherworldly. Explore a vast selection of unique environments, slay an enormous cast of bizarre creatures, and upgrade your arsenal of multi...

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Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 1d

🔥New #FPS #Adventure #indiegame OUT TODAY!

🕹️ #Mohrta by @scumhead.bsky.social

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Mohrta on Steam

Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors...

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Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 1d

👾A Sculii game, for sure. Check out this #2D #action #indiegame for #SteamNextFest October 2025!

🕹️ #FatalClaw by NDEV GAMES

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Fatal Claw Demo on Steam

The Killing Stone Demo on Steam

Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 1d

👾Whoa... Check out this #strategy #cardbattler #indiegame for #SteamNextFest October 2025!

🕹️ #TheKillingStone by @thekillingstone.com

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Beat the Devil at his own game. The Killing Stone Demo lets you try out the deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century folk horror narrative. Clean the sins of a cursed family by bargaining a...

The Tragedy at Deer Creek Demo on Steam

Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 1d

👾Like old-school rotoscope games? Check out this #pointandclick #adventure #indiegame for #SteamNextFest October 2025!

🕹️ #TheTragedyAtDeerCreek by @sparrowland.bsky.social

🔗Steam | store.steampowered.com/app/4090830/...

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Photographer Charlotte Gray travels to Deer Creek to document a long deserted logging camp for her upcoming book ”Forgotten Frontiers”. She finds not only a derelict camp, but also a mournful tale of ...

THRASHER is an award-winning arcade odyssey and audiovisual experience. Guide a magnificent space eel, elegantly swooping and thrashing it through mesmerizing alien worlds in the ultimate race for sur...

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Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 1d

👾Those that know, know. Check out this #arcade #bullethell #indiegame for #SteamNextFest October 2025!

🕹️ #THRASHER by @puddlestudio.bsky.social

🔗Steam | store.steampowered.com/app/3949660/...

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THRASHER Demo on Steam

No Players Online on Steam

Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 1d

👾Obscure Analogue Horror, tho. Check out this #fps #horror #indiegame for #SteamNextFest October 2025!

🕹️ #NoPlayersOnline by Beeswax Games

🔗Steam | store.steampowered.com/app/2701800/...

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you find an abandoned fps game on an old computer. you decide to play it.

Shepherd Knight Demo on Steam

Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 1d

👾Very intriguing! Check out this #adventure #rpg #indiegame for #SteamNextFest October 2025!

🕹️ #ShepherdKnight by Cadabra Games

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Shepherd Knight is an adventure game where you must guide your flock of sheep, with your faithful dog by your side, through a world infested with dragons, wolves, and other dangers.

GODBREAKERS Demo on Steam

Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 1d

👾My true weakness. Check out this #action #roguelike #indiegame for #SteamNextFest October 2025!

🕹️ #GODBREAKERS by @godbreakers.bsky.social | @thunderfulgames.bsky.social

🔗Steam | store.steampowered.com/app/3694200/...

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Take control of every fight with ferociously fluid combat as you chain aggressive combos, cancel moves mid-swing, and steal enemy powers to turn them against their masters. Play in up to 4-player co-o...

FUR Squadron Phoenix Demo on Steam

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Sculii Drew | A Goofy Gamer @sculii.bsky.social · 1d

👾StarFox inspirations always make me smile! Check out this #action #arcade #indiegame for #SteamNextFest October 2025!

🕹️ #FURSquadronPhoenix by @raptorclawgames.bsky.social

🔗Steam | store.steampowered.com/app/3186310/...

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Embark on an action-packed adventure in this on-rails space shooter. As a pilot in training, you’ll battle in strange virtual worlds. Master your ship, upgrade your skills, and protect the federation ...