Holy merch, Batman! Our enamel pins arrived today from Wholesale Wristbands and wow do they look cool. Come see us at the Indie Games Showcase in Auckland next week if you'd like to win one! #pins #enamelpins #indiegamesshowcase #gridakl #indiedev

Another fun before and after, this time of the Steam capsule from first page publish (2022) to now. The original background is from first-gen Midjourney. Getting rid of the placeholder AI art took a surprisingly long time; it turns out we needed to discover the tone of the game first!

This is why you hire good graphic designers. We made a spooky sci-fi banner (before). Our designer asked: "But what is the game actually about?" Co-op. Repairs. Horrible monster (after). Making a game and communicating a game are different skillsets ❤️ #indiedev #indiemarketing #graphicdesign

Added a new respawn… but it slowly kills your base each time 😬 #Gamedev #Roguelite #indiegames

We just released a new trailer for Cold Salvage with some in-game footage of the mechanics and environments. We've been working pretty hard on this one, can't wait for you to see it! Wishlist the game, and drop in our Discord for pre-launch playtesting: discord.gg/qZPcA6cfBu youtu.be/wSyH2xL_6Bo

Here's a new gameplay trailer for Cold Salvage - featuring a closer look at the world, mechanics, and tension you’ll be navigating. Watch it now on YouTube 👇 youtu.be/wSyH2xL_6Bo Wishlist & share, and let us know what you think! #indiedev #wishlist #survivalgame #scifi #horrorgame #gametrailer

Cold Salvage Extended Trailer

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More crunchy dev footage. Here we are testing the manual door overrides - and a small slice of the new Medbay area ⚕️🔨 #gamedev #space #engineer #horrorgame

Bzzt // Open Playtest update available right now! Thanks to everyone who has jumped in so far, we've collected some great data and made some huge fixes and QOL changes! 🔗 Catch up on the Patch Notes in our Steam update! store.steampowered.com/news/app/444... #gaming #indiedev #indiegame #coopgame

Killing Things With Your Friends Playtest - Playtest Update - Steam News

EXOGEN LABS - SUBJECT ADVISORY The testing program has received repairs. Sudden trial collapse has been resolved, and new adjustments have been applied to testing infrastructure. -- Exogen Trial Opera...

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Cold Salvage is a #multiplayer #co-op #horror #survival game set in the reaches of space. You're not a soldier - you're an engineer. Load up on gear, Explore, Repair, Survive. Public playtests coming in 2026

One of the most important tools of the salvage engineer is the map table. You can override security lockouts and guide fellow engineers to the damage - so long as the wreck still has power. Strategize as a team! #indiedev #scifi #wip

CODE funding round 12 now open for expressions of interest until 5pm Monday 16th March.  Find out more here https://www.nz-code.nz/post/code-opens-eoi-submissions-for-new-funding-round-12

🎵Every breath you take and every move you make ... I'll be watching you 🎵 The monster loves to watch players from the vents #police #sting #actuallycreepylyrics #gamedev #wip

Gearing up for our playtests #theyseemerolling #gamedev #indiedev

Todays #followfriday (hello from NZ time zone!) We have @endofember.bsky.social , @stormcloak.games , @cassbaygames.bsky.social , @ktwyfgame.bsky.social and @wildboystudios.bsky.social - studios and games we loved at #paxaustralia 2025! A real mix of great titles and teams

When I close my eyes, I still hear that sound.

Version 0.4.254 was just released to our alpha testers in the community discord. Updated UI, the first pass of the interactive map table, and the wreck now has a name plate! Why not drop in to the Discord and check the project out discord.gg/qZPcA6cfBu #alpha #playtests #scifi #horrorgame

Look, it's a tiny thing but we are loving the new menu screens for Cold Salvage. Our new 3D artist is getting some serious mileage out of kitbashing - which is so critical in a small team on a shoestring budget #indiedev #gameart #scifi

Our feature tutorial/artist for today is this BRILLIANT set of tips on putting LIFE into your poses by Lomonte on tumblr! These four simple tricks, so well illustrated here, are ESSENTIAL! #gamedev #animationdev #characterdesign #animation #howtodraw #drawingtutorial #anime

Quick little #WIP of the reactor core particle effects and unfinished deck layout. The reactor is not dangerous by itself, but for some as-yet unknown reason, the things that cross over, they love to nest here. Move quickly, move quietly. #gamedev #scifi #horrorgame

Wrench, geiger counter, torch, and survival suit. The tools of the trade as a salvage engineer #indiedev #wip

Those 2016 throwbacks are so last week! Here is an original 'devil' concept Dan drew in Grade 5 (circa 1998), and a boss concept he did just recently. Satan, now known as Gary, is in an office politics nightmare after a hostile takeover from Heaven. Performance Review ahoy! #indiegames #indiegamedev

We saw this one at #PaxAustralia, the whole dev team dressed up as their characters! Awesome looking title! "Killing Things With Your Friends" #indiedev #dismemberment #trailer

Killing Things With Your Friends@ktwyfgame.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Clinical trials have never been this unregulated. Here’s the teaser trailer. #IndieDev #indiegames #MadeWithUnity #CoopGaming #PlayWithFriends #TeaserTrailer #GameTrailer

Dismemberment you say? 🤔 Game 👉 Killing Things With Your Friends #indiegames @paxaus @ktwyfgame

Oh this is fantastic

PIXEL / PILES@pixelpiles.bsky.social · 6mo ago

#gamedev #pixelart #indiegame #twine rarely you'll pull out a catch bigger than expected in the fishing minigame. Join me on Discord for more background infos and soon some test builds! discord.gg/BrZTSB7f8D

If you like roguelites and cricket, there's still a demo available for Card Cricket Quest: store.steampowered.com/app/4155160/... Two of the devs that made Headlice also worked on this. I am told the "cricket ball to the nadgers" animation is 100% custom 😂 #cricket #freedemo

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Card Cricket Quest is a single-player roguelite deck-builder that combines deep card-matching gameplay with the ball smashing action of cricket! Complement your deck with outrageous special cards, wie...

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More beautiful #dev #art. The brief was "the players need to be able to carry an explosive device". 💣 The sphere, we get. But the fuse? *chefs kiss* #gamedev

One of our favourite indie studios @stormcloak.games has just released Adaptory in EA! Base building, character-driven exploration and physics gameplay while you keep your crew of 4 stranded explorers alive. We played it at PAX Australia and loved it ❤️ store.steampowered.com/app/2201620/...

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Deep in uncharted space, your expedition took a challenging turn when your ship crash-landed. Master complex simulations to keep your outspoken explorers alive, face unpredictable challenges, and figu...

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Our first teaser trailer is out for Cold Salvage - a multiplayer co-op survival game. From the studio behind Headlice - play as a team of salvage engineers returning derelict warships to the front line Wishlist on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2368320/... #indiedev #horrorgame #multiplayer

Here's a throwback for the state of the game 61 days ago in November. Including the Christmas break, that translates to six actual weeks of work between then and now #throwback #gamedev

Happy Friday! Today's dev diary is this incredibly moody CIC (command deck) work in progress by our new 3D artist. We're so excited to see what they can build with the existing assets #indiedev #wip #environmentalart