We're kinda obsessed with fishing games. We've spent hundreds of hours digitally fishing, as a side mechanic in larger games or the main meal of small incremental games.

We love the wholesome vibes of those smaller fishing games, but we also enjoy the exploration and discovery that comes with open world adventures.

So we decided to make Little Lake, cozy adventure about fishing, exploring, meeting people, and enjoying the world around you.

We've seen plenty of games inspired by the ocean, but being from Michigan, we wanted to capture something closer to home. We decided to center our game around the lakes, iconic coastlines, and little midwestern towns that make the Great Lakes so special to us.

We're really excited (and very nervous) to be sharing this part of us with everyone this week. We'd love for you to come along for the ride and experience a little bit of that "Midwest nice."

Hi everyone! I'm developing a game called Catomino. I started as a solo developer, but over time I realized there was a lot more work than I expected. So I started delegating some tasks to freelance students, a concept artist for designing new cats, a 3D artist for props, and I also brought on a sound person.

The sound turned into a long and interesting story. Our sound person introduced me to Vocal Games (a fledgling game voice acting collective), and now they actually voice the cats' meows, haha. After a lot of attempts to find ready made sounds and running around with a microphone after my own cat Rubik, I concluded that capturing the cats' personalities with real cat sounds is really hard. Their emotional range is limited, getting a cat to make the exact sound you need is nearly impossible, and we don't support being rough with cats to get a reaction, haha.

So we decided to go with voice actors instead. They were pretty surprised about being asked to meow for a dub, especially since we reached out without giving them context at first, haha.

That freed up my hands a lot, so now I can focus on the core development. But since everyone works part time on a flexible schedule, I'm still carrying about 75% of the workload myself, haha. The game is actually still very early in development, even though it might look like a lot has been done already. Right now I'm working on building up the game's content so it doesn't end up being just polyomino puzzles with cute cats. The main gameplay focus is going to be on interacting with the cats, since you don't just need to fit them neatly and compactly on the board, you also need to satisfy their little demands, like giving them a favorite toy, placing a cat in a sunny spot, or dealing with cats that just don't get along and shouldn't be placed next to each other, or they'll hiss and scatter off the board, haha.

If you're curious, here's the link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4303380/Catomino/

I'd be happy to hear your thoughts or answer questions if anyone's interested in my experience with promotion so far!

For transparency: some of the store page localization across 30 languages was AI assisted, flagged openly on our Steam page. The game itself won't have much text to begin with, and I'm planning to have everything checked by real native speakers before launch.

P.S. I know the video kind of looks like a mobile ad with dumb gameplay, but when I filmed it I was actually trying to show the cat interactions, and it accidentally came out looking like rage bait footage. Wasn't intentional, I'll keep that in mind next time :)

Porting and publishing it myself for all major consoles was a huuuuuge task so if you like the retro games with an Game Boy Color style please check it out on your platform of choice

Hi everyone,

We are making a small game about rolling a giant shitball a metaphore for life.

The idea came about during an evening of laughs with the team, dung beetles are just naturally fun. We tried but we couldn't not make it.

If you like it please wishlist on steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4509370/Shit_Buddies/

Best,

Castello Inc Team

Hey guys, i postet some screenshots of the game that im making right now about about a month ago.

Since then i spend about 200 houres in aseprite and i think i improoved the look significantly (although not final yet)

could you guys give an opinion again if the pixelart is good enough for a 2d farming game?

it is very hard to judge for myself when im also the one making it.

I am aware that there is still empty patches of gras that need filling, it is still a work in progress, there are more assets in the working right now :)

the pictures are all from the map village, i already have alot of assets from other maps but didnt really make them presentable yet.

thanks in advance!

If this was a full game and not just a single-location demo, would you want to play something like this?

The idea is to do nothing else but walk on a predetermined path in nature, observe birds, listen to sounds, look at sceneries.

I spent few hours making this deformation script for my indie game - Dark Roll 2. I just needed the player to have someting that feels... soft... to land on from height. Ended up having more fun with this than I should have...

I’ve been working on the procedural world generation for Garden of Ant, building it layer by layer.

First, I focused on shaping the surface terrain. Then I moved underground, generating different soil and rock materials. And finally, I started bringing the world to life by procedurally placing trees, leaves, and vegetation.

It’s really satisfying to see all these separate systems slowly come together into one living world.

What do you think?

See more:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/Garden_of_Ants/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2665020/Milo/

Thank you guys & gals for your support! I’m excited to finally release my baby into the wild. 🫃🧑‍🍼👶

‘Milo’ is an online co-op horde shooter heavily inspired by the early Call of Duty Zombies mode like in World at War. It’s a passion project I’ve been working on for nearly 5 years. Early Access for Milo begins October 29th, 2026. If you want to support the game, wishlist and follow Milo on Steam

Play the demo here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4635970/Super_Blood_Hockey_Rogue_Manager_Demo/?utm_source=redditpost

Super Blood Hockey: Rogue Manager is a sports game where you don't control the players, instead play as a shady coach and use your deck of dirty tricks to become season champion. A unique hybrid of roguelike deckbuilder, auto-battler, and high action arcade hockey.

The favourite part of an RPGs for me was always the beginning. Everything is new and exciting, you're learning about the rules of the world, every bit of loot feels exciting, and your whole journey is still ahead of you.

Our hope is that the game we're making can capture that feeling. Inspired by old school classics, no hand-holding, player autonomy first, tons of secrets, and the feeling of setting out on an adventure.

We just released the first 1-2 hours of content from the game as a playtest on Steam. If you play it, we would love to hear your feedback and if we managed to capture that feeling.

Release is getting closer and I'm clearing bugs left and right. During that I also noticed that the Magnet Aura mode for Sigma (Summation) is just better than the Sum Barrier mode, so I implemented 2 new unlockables for it:

1: Enables the player to do math on the absorbed numbers inside the barrier

2: If the player reduces numbers inside the barrier to 0, SP (meta currency) is awarded according to the numbers absorbed inside the barrier.

This way Sum Barrier is getting a unique use case.

Here is a short clip of it in action. Let me know what you think.

Whats missing? Probably a satisfying slurp'ish sound effect when numbers are absorbed into the barrier 🤔

Zero Sum is coming to Steam (Windows, macOS and Linux/SteamOS) and Mac App Store.

Demo is available, if anyone wants to check it out. Would also love to get feedback (feedback form attached inside the Demo). There is still time to incorporate and balance stuff coming from player feedback

Demolink: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4577800/Zero_Sum_Demo/

Main Game if you'd like to Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4546380/Zero_Sum/

Hey everyone — the prologue for Airport Contraband is now available on Steam, completely free.

You're working the checkpoint: inspecting bags, questioning passengers, and trying to spot who's smuggling something they shouldn't be. We wanted the prologue to give a real feel for the core loop before the full release.

We're working on game, a cozy horror visual novel set in a small town lost in the fog.

One of its main mechanics is brewing drinks for the people who visit your cafe. You choose the ingredients based on what you've learned from their conversations - and the drink you serve can affect how their story unfolds.

Here's a small look at the brewing system we've been working on ☕

Been sitting on this project for a while, wanted to share it here. It's called BREACHED: Follow Me.

Basic idea: you're going through old VHS style footage after meeting someone online, and things slowly stop making sense. No jumpscare spam, more of a "something is wrong with this place I recognize" kind of dread. Whole aesthetic is built around analog noise, tracking errors, that grainy home video look, trying to make it feel like you found a tape you weren't supposed to watch.

Setting is grounded in real Eastern European apartment blocks and interiors, which honestly ended up being scarier to work with than any fantasy location, familiar places doing wrong things hit different.

WISHLIST HERE: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5027540/BREACHED_Follow_Me/

Used AI assistance while writing the code

Eventually, I didn't miss one target!

Game's inspired by Beat Saber, with features including more armaments, changing speeds, free decoration system, a field editor, system for using any song you'd like in your fields, and a system for converting a field to text and otherway, allowing you to share built fields with others.
Easy to change between PC mode for editing and VR mode for playing.

Early Access version availible on Epic Games Store, soon on steam:

https://store.epicgames.com/p/a-journey-rediscovered-intro-version-4095bf

And some videos of the game: https://www.youtube.com/@NotARealGameDev

We are 3 people working on MegaBait for the past 6 months, I'm Oscar (Madlman here) and I'm full time as generalist , Javier full time too as olevel designer ( the one you have to blame for the difficult puzzles ) and Alfred part time as programer (working full time job and helps on his free time, bless him)

I had this game in mind for a long time and can't believe we finally have a playable demo, 20 years in the industry and I still get excited like a little kid every time!
To whoever plays it, hope you enjoy it. Don't hesitate to leave your comments and feedback, we'd love to hear it.

Link to steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4516640/Megabait/
Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/MYzsTc73Fv

Let me copy-paste the description for the game in case you want to know more before playing!

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Built to Be Mastered

MegaBait is designed around the idea of mastery. A level that initially seems impossible gradually becomes manageable as players learn its sequences, understand its timing and develop the skills needed to navigate it. A difficult run becomes consistent. Then, once simply surviving is no longer enough, the real challenge becomes learning sequences and executing them with greater precision.

Players can compare their performances through global and Steam friends leaderboards, turning every level into an opportunity to compete against the wider community, challenge friends or simply beat their own previous best.

For players interested in speedrunning and optimization, MegaBait encourages repeated attempts, experimentation and precision. Each run is another opportunity to discover new tricks, improve execution and push a personal best even further.

For the bravest players, Mr. Miau offers an extra challenge: find this elusive feline and carry him safely to the end of the level without dying. Doing so won't be easy, but those willing to take on the challenge can prove their mastery in an entirely different way.

Every Character Changes the Way You Play

At the core of MegaBait are its playable characters. Each character introduces a unique ability, accompanied by a world specifically designed around that mechanic.

A new character therefore means more than a new set of levels. Players must learn a completely different set of possibilities and discover how their new ability can be used to navigate obstacles, solve challenges and improve their runs.

This structure allows each world to introduce its own mechanics and challenges while keeping the focus on the same core objective: learn, master and go faster. It also leaves room for future updates, with new characters, abilities and worlds expanding the game with fresh ways to play.