Joystick Ventures
@joystickventures.bsky.social
Indie Game Publisher 🕹️
Empowering indie studios to push game design limits 🎮
Follow us on Steam 💥 https://store.steampowered.com/developer/joystick_ventures
Empowering indie studios to push game design limits 🎮
Follow us on Steam 💥 https://store.steampowered.com/developer/joystick_ventures
We’re at #gamescom! Come play our lineup of VERY GOOD GAMES 🔥 StarVaders, WILD Tactics, Trailblazers: Into the March, Dark Cards of Candlewood, Enter the Chronosphere and Runeomicon in Hall 10.2 Booth E043g
August 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
We’re at #gamescom! Come play our lineup of VERY GOOD GAMES 🔥 StarVaders, WILD Tactics, Trailblazers: Into the March, Dark Cards of Candlewood, Enter the Chronosphere and Runeomicon in Hall 10.2 Booth E043g
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A rare @adrien-art.bsky.social’s sighting, the artist and art director of Trailblazers: Into the March! Come find us at Gamescom at the @joystickventures.bsky.social booth right by all the food trucks. @strangers-dev.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
A rare @adrien-art.bsky.social’s sighting, the artist and art director of Trailblazers: Into the March! Come find us at Gamescom at the @joystickventures.bsky.social booth right by all the food trucks. @strangers-dev.bsky.social
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SO... STAR★VADERS in on DISCOUNT for the SUMMER SALE with a BRAND NEW UPDATE 👀
Update 1.1 includes:
🏖️ Beach Pack (5 new cards, 3 artifacts, 1 surprise)
🛠️ Sandbox mode
🤖 10 new pilot-specific artifacts
store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/...
Update 1.1 includes:
🏖️ Beach Pack (5 new cards, 3 artifacts, 1 surprise)
🛠️ Sandbox mode
🤖 10 new pilot-specific artifacts
store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/...
Save 10% on StarVaders on Steam
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the fut...
store.steampowered.com
June 27, 2025 at 1:59 AM
SO... STAR★VADERS in on DISCOUNT for the SUMMER SALE with a BRAND NEW UPDATE 👀
Update 1.1 includes:
🏖️ Beach Pack (5 new cards, 3 artifacts, 1 surprise)
🛠️ Sandbox mode
🤖 10 new pilot-specific artifacts
store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/...
Update 1.1 includes:
🏖️ Beach Pack (5 new cards, 3 artifacts, 1 surprise)
🛠️ Sandbox mode
🤖 10 new pilot-specific artifacts
store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/...
Play the new Runeomicon Beta LIVE on @itch.io only!
Our first Runeomicon Beta is LIVE! 🚨
A dark tower defense game where you draw runes to harness enough energy to summon the goddess of death and defend against the villagers trying to stop you.
Play on Itch: joystickventures.itch.io/runeomicon
#indiedev #indiegame #demo #towerdefense
A dark tower defense game where you draw runes to harness enough energy to summon the goddess of death and defend against the villagers trying to stop you.
Play on Itch: joystickventures.itch.io/runeomicon
#indiedev #indiegame #demo #towerdefense
June 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Play the new Runeomicon Beta LIVE on @itch.io only!
Dark Cards of Candlewood: Card battler with the soul of a JRPG ⚔️
joystickventures.itch.io/candlewood by @joystickventures.bsky.social
joystickventures.itch.io/candlewood by @joystickventures.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Dark Cards of Candlewood: Card battler with the soul of a JRPG ⚔️
joystickventures.itch.io/candlewood by @joystickventures.bsky.social
joystickventures.itch.io/candlewood by @joystickventures.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Dark Cards of Candlewood: Card battler with the soul of a JRPG ⚔️
joystickventures.itch.io/candlewood by @joystickventures.bsky.social
joystickventures.itch.io/candlewood by @joystickventures.bsky.social
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Dark Cards of Candlewood is the latest addition to our lineup.
After a shipwreck leaves you stranded and cardless, fight to rebuild your collection and save a town on the brink of eternal night.
From @lunoland.com & friends.
youtu.be/GI0UAfylZ8s
After a shipwreck leaves you stranded and cardless, fight to rebuild your collection and save a town on the brink of eternal night.
From @lunoland.com & friends.
youtu.be/GI0UAfylZ8s
Dark Cards of Candlewood - Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Joystick Ventures
youtu.be
June 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Dark Cards of Candlewood is the latest addition to our lineup.
After a shipwreck leaves you stranded and cardless, fight to rebuild your collection and save a town on the brink of eternal night.
From @lunoland.com & friends.
youtu.be/GI0UAfylZ8s
After a shipwreck leaves you stranded and cardless, fight to rebuild your collection and save a town on the brink of eternal night.
From @lunoland.com & friends.
youtu.be/GI0UAfylZ8s
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Huge shoutout to @joystickventures.bsky.social, our investor / publisher.
I remember in our first meeting the fund manager asked "How much do you need to make the best version of the game?"
They really believed in the early vision of our new studio with no track record - and it's paying off!
I remember in our first meeting the fund manager asked "How much do you need to make the best version of the game?"
They really believed in the early vision of our new studio with no track record - and it's paying off!
May 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Huge shoutout to @joystickventures.bsky.social, our investor / publisher.
I remember in our first meeting the fund manager asked "How much do you need to make the best version of the game?"
They really believed in the early vision of our new studio with no track record - and it's paying off!
I remember in our first meeting the fund manager asked "How much do you need to make the best version of the game?"
They really believed in the early vision of our new studio with no track record - and it's paying off!
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When we moved a few months back, I was all in on classics like Monster Train and Slay the Spire to destress.
StarVaders is like you took those two games, mushed 'em up with chess, and painted it mecha. I'm obsessed.
Read: bit.ly/VGG-StarVaders
@joystickventures.bsky.social @pengonauts.com
StarVaders is like you took those two games, mushed 'em up with chess, and painted it mecha. I'm obsessed.
Read: bit.ly/VGG-StarVaders
@joystickventures.bsky.social @pengonauts.com
May 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
When we moved a few months back, I was all in on classics like Monster Train and Slay the Spire to destress.
StarVaders is like you took those two games, mushed 'em up with chess, and painted it mecha. I'm obsessed.
Read: bit.ly/VGG-StarVaders
@joystickventures.bsky.social @pengonauts.com
StarVaders is like you took those two games, mushed 'em up with chess, and painted it mecha. I'm obsessed.
Read: bit.ly/VGG-StarVaders
@joystickventures.bsky.social @pengonauts.com
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Holy shit!!! @northernlion.bsky.social is streaming our game now on Twitch!😱😱
Northernlion - Twitch
smoking on the stuff that makes your clouds look like tall ships | !prime
www.twitch.tv
May 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Holy shit!!! @northernlion.bsky.social is streaming our game now on Twitch!😱😱
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I TOLD YALL THIS GAME WOULD SLAP
April 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I TOLD YALL THIS GAME WOULD SLAP
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Watch Aliensrock take on the brutal Post-Apocalypse challenge mode 🔥 will he make it???
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pDq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pDq...
I've Been Hyped for This Game for A YEAR! - StarVaders
YouTube video by Aliensrock
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April 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Watch Aliensrock take on the brutal Post-Apocalypse challenge mode 🔥 will he make it???
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pDq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pDq...
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StarVaders [PC - 89] www.metacritic.com/game/starvad...
"A near-flawless title, with an utterly fantastic gameplay loop, art direction and variety." - GameGrin
"A near-flawless title, with an utterly fantastic gameplay loop, art direction and variety." - GameGrin
April 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
StarVaders [PC - 89] www.metacritic.com/game/starvad...
"A near-flawless title, with an utterly fantastic gameplay loop, art direction and variety." - GameGrin
"A near-flawless title, with an utterly fantastic gameplay loop, art direction and variety." - GameGrin
StarVaders IS OUT 💥 and the devs over at @starvaders-game.bsky.social are live now with @secondwindgroup.com to talk about the game!
#indiedev #deckbuilder #roguelite #indiegame
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS_P...
#indiedev #deckbuilder #roguelite #indiegame
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS_P...
Piloting Mechs and Building Decks in StarVaders w/ Nick, Marty, and Devs
YouTube video by Second Wind
www.youtube.com
April 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
StarVaders IS OUT 💥 and the devs over at @starvaders-game.bsky.social are live now with @secondwindgroup.com to talk about the game!
#indiedev #deckbuilder #roguelite #indiegame
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS_P...
#indiedev #deckbuilder #roguelite #indiegame
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS_P...
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Nobody ask me for anything I'm unavailable for the next 24 hours
StarVaders is AVAILABLE NOW!🚨
🤖3 distinct Mech classes with 10 unique pilots to choose from
💥400+ cards, artifacts and upgrades
🎯Ascending Difficulties, daily runs and challenge modes
🤖3 distinct Mech classes with 10 unique pilots to choose from
💥400+ cards, artifacts and upgrades
🎯Ascending Difficulties, daily runs and challenge modes
April 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Nobody ask me for anything I'm unavailable for the next 24 hours
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StarVaders is AVAILABLE NOW!🚨
🤖3 distinct Mech classes with 10 unique pilots to choose from
💥400+ cards, artifacts and upgrades
🎯Ascending Difficulties, daily runs and challenge modes
🤖3 distinct Mech classes with 10 unique pilots to choose from
💥400+ cards, artifacts and upgrades
🎯Ascending Difficulties, daily runs and challenge modes
April 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
StarVaders is AVAILABLE NOW!🚨
🤖3 distinct Mech classes with 10 unique pilots to choose from
💥400+ cards, artifacts and upgrades
🎯Ascending Difficulties, daily runs and challenge modes
🤖3 distinct Mech classes with 10 unique pilots to choose from
💥400+ cards, artifacts and upgrades
🎯Ascending Difficulties, daily runs and challenge modes
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🗞️ El roguelike Táctico StarVaders llegará el 30 de abril a PC. / @joystickventures.bsky.social @starvaders-game.bsky.social
📄La fusión definitiva entre construcción de mazos y combate táctico por cuadrículas.
🌏Un juego de cartas en el que pilotas un mecha para proteger el futuro de la humanidad.
📄La fusión definitiva entre construcción de mazos y combate táctico por cuadrículas.
🌏Un juego de cartas en el que pilotas un mecha para proteger el futuro de la humanidad.
March 28, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🗞️ El roguelike Táctico StarVaders llegará el 30 de abril a PC. / @joystickventures.bsky.social @starvaders-game.bsky.social
📄La fusión definitiva entre construcción de mazos y combate táctico por cuadrículas.
🌏Un juego de cartas en el que pilotas un mecha para proteger el futuro de la humanidad.
📄La fusión definitiva entre construcción de mazos y combate táctico por cuadrículas.
🌏Un juego de cartas en el que pilotas un mecha para proteger el futuro de la humanidad.
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🎮 Tras estar en desarrollo por más de tres años, el deckbuilder con elementos tácticos y de roguelike @starvaders-game.bsky.social ya tiene fecha de estreno oficial. @joystickventures.bsky.social #Videojuegos #Noticias
Lee mi nota aquí. 👇
Lee mi nota aquí. 👇
Conoce “StarVaders”, un innovador roguelike de temática espacial que llegará a Steam a finales de abril
Tras estar en desarrollo por más de tres años, “StarVaders” finalmente verá la luz con una propuesta que fusiona la construcción de mazos con el combate táctico por cuadrículas.
dinamitapop.wordpress.com
March 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
🎮 Tras estar en desarrollo por más de tres años, el deckbuilder con elementos tácticos y de roguelike @starvaders-game.bsky.social ya tiene fecha de estreno oficial. @joystickventures.bsky.social #Videojuegos #Noticias
Lee mi nota aquí. 👇
Lee mi nota aquí. 👇
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🆕 NOVEDADES
📰 StarVaders llega a Steam: un deckbuilder táctico con combate de mechas y alienígenas
#Videojuegos l #indiegames l #StarVaders l @joystickventures.bsky.social
🔍 ¡Descubre todos los detalles! 👇
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📰 StarVaders llega a Steam: un deckbuilder táctico con combate de mechas y alienígenas
#Videojuegos l #indiegames l #StarVaders l @joystickventures.bsky.social
🔍 ¡Descubre todos los detalles! 👇
puntoderespawn.com/noticias/sta...
StarVaders hace su debut en Steam
StarVaders, un juego de construcción de mazos táctico que combina la estrategia de las cartas con el combate de mechas.
puntoderespawn.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
🆕 NOVEDADES
📰 StarVaders llega a Steam: un deckbuilder táctico con combate de mechas y alienígenas
#Videojuegos l #indiegames l #StarVaders l @joystickventures.bsky.social
🔍 ¡Descubre todos los detalles! 👇
puntoderespawn.com/noticias/sta...
📰 StarVaders llega a Steam: un deckbuilder táctico con combate de mechas y alienígenas
#Videojuegos l #indiegames l #StarVaders l @joystickventures.bsky.social
🔍 ¡Descubre todos los detalles! 👇
puntoderespawn.com/noticias/sta...
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SUGOI Showcase is coming THIS THURSDAY!!!!
34 terribly amazing games and exclusive announcements are waiting for ya in a 1-hour showcase 💢
Set a reminder!
🗓️ Thursday, March 27th
⏰ 6:00 PM UTC / 7:00 PM CET / 1:00 PM ET
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cud7...
34 terribly amazing games and exclusive announcements are waiting for ya in a 1-hour showcase 💢
Set a reminder!
🗓️ Thursday, March 27th
⏰ 6:00 PM UTC / 7:00 PM CET / 1:00 PM ET
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cud7...
💢 SUGOI Showcase 2025 | Official Livestream
YouTube video by SUGOI Showcase 2025
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March 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
SUGOI Showcase is coming THIS THURSDAY!!!!
34 terribly amazing games and exclusive announcements are waiting for ya in a 1-hour showcase 💢
Set a reminder!
🗓️ Thursday, March 27th
⏰ 6:00 PM UTC / 7:00 PM CET / 1:00 PM ET
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cud7...
34 terribly amazing games and exclusive announcements are waiting for ya in a 1-hour showcase 💢
Set a reminder!
🗓️ Thursday, March 27th
⏰ 6:00 PM UTC / 7:00 PM CET / 1:00 PM ET
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cud7...
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Here's my #NintendoSwitch #indiegame
highlight for today! 🎮👍🏼
Game - Lost in Play
Developer - Happy Juice Games
Publisher - @joystickventures.bsky.social
Release date - August 10, 2022
highlight for today! 🎮👍🏼
Game - Lost in Play
Developer - Happy Juice Games
Publisher - @joystickventures.bsky.social
Release date - August 10, 2022
March 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Here's my #NintendoSwitch #indiegame
highlight for today! 🎮👍🏼
Game - Lost in Play
Developer - Happy Juice Games
Publisher - @joystickventures.bsky.social
Release date - August 10, 2022
highlight for today! 🎮👍🏼
Game - Lost in Play
Developer - Happy Juice Games
Publisher - @joystickventures.bsky.social
Release date - August 10, 2022
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I'm so ready to show everyone what the whole team at @joystickventures.bsky.social and @sugoigames.bsky.social have been working on!
We have some amazing titles that deserve all the recognition they can get 🧡
Tune in this thursday at 6:00 PM UTC
#gamedev #indiegames #indiegamedev
We have some amazing titles that deserve all the recognition they can get 🧡
Tune in this thursday at 6:00 PM UTC
#gamedev #indiegames #indiegamedev
SUGOI Showcase is coming THIS THURSDAY!!!!
34 terribly amazing games and exclusive announcements are waiting for ya in a 1-hour showcase 💢
Set a reminder!
🗓️ Thursday, March 27th
⏰ 6:00 PM UTC / 7:00 PM CET / 1:00 PM ET
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cud7...
34 terribly amazing games and exclusive announcements are waiting for ya in a 1-hour showcase 💢
Set a reminder!
🗓️ Thursday, March 27th
⏰ 6:00 PM UTC / 7:00 PM CET / 1:00 PM ET
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cud7...
💢 SUGOI Showcase 2025 | Official Livestream
YouTube video by SUGOI Showcase 2025
www.youtube.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I'm so ready to show everyone what the whole team at @joystickventures.bsky.social and @sugoigames.bsky.social have been working on!
We have some amazing titles that deserve all the recognition they can get 🧡
Tune in this thursday at 6:00 PM UTC
#gamedev #indiegames #indiegamedev
We have some amazing titles that deserve all the recognition they can get 🧡
Tune in this thursday at 6:00 PM UTC
#gamedev #indiegames #indiegamedev
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After TGAGWCAGA’s success, we’re turning up the heat 👀
Introducing our next showcase... S-video Ultra-64 Gameboy Object Icon Showcase 2025, aka SUGOI 2025 💥
Got an indie game that’s unlike anything the world has seen? Submissions are now open!
Submissions End: Feb 20th ▼
forms.gle/zWMrLfbbPihU...
Introducing our next showcase... S-video Ultra-64 Gameboy Object Icon Showcase 2025, aka SUGOI 2025 💥
Got an indie game that’s unlike anything the world has seen? Submissions are now open!
Submissions End: Feb 20th ▼
forms.gle/zWMrLfbbPihU...
SUGOI 2025 | Game Submission Form
S-video Ultra-64 Gameboy Object Icon Showcase 2025, or, as we like to call it, SUGOI 2025 is the showcase for indie games that are… well, sugoi. We’re here to lift up indie games that defy expectations and challenge the norm, that are terribly amazing. What is SUGOI? SUGOI 2025 is a digital showcase that aims to explore what happens when games go off the rails. It aims to showcase indie games that take what we know and twist it into something new, exciting or just plain odd. If your game does something like that, it could be a perfect fit for the showcase. Your game must: Be terribly amazing, or just so sugoi it defies logic and expectations. Be available or planned to be released on PC, though we’re open to console availability too. Be either in development with a release window in the next 12 months, or recently launched (within the last 4 months). Bring something new to the table, whether that’s through gameplay, theme, art style, or just sheer weirdness. Additional Requirements To participate, you’ll need to submit a trailer for the showcase, but video content will only be required later for games that receive a confirmation email. Your game shouldn't use any sort of generative AI. Keep it human 🖖 Event Details Submission Deadline: February 20th, 2025 Participation Cofirmation: February 24th, 2025 Event Date: March 27th, 2025 A Steam Event Page is planned for this showcase. Please submit one form per game you wish to enter. Contact For any questions, reach out to us at [email protected]
forms.gle
January 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
After TGAGWCAGA’s success, we’re turning up the heat 👀
Introducing our next showcase... S-video Ultra-64 Gameboy Object Icon Showcase 2025, aka SUGOI 2025 💥
Got an indie game that’s unlike anything the world has seen? Submissions are now open!
Submissions End: Feb 20th ▼
forms.gle/zWMrLfbbPihU...
Introducing our next showcase... S-video Ultra-64 Gameboy Object Icon Showcase 2025, aka SUGOI 2025 💥
Got an indie game that’s unlike anything the world has seen? Submissions are now open!
Submissions End: Feb 20th ▼
forms.gle/zWMrLfbbPihU...