A new tapestry

I'm glad to see an expert 4X writer (@edwinet.bsky.social) write about the 4X I'm most excited for (@curiousdynamics.bsky.social ) www.rockpapershotgun.com/folk-emergin...

Folk Emerging is a 4X strategy sim entirely set inside the first few turns of a Civilization game, and I think it has huge potential

Stone Age 4X strategy game Folk Emerging combines the romance of early Civilisation with the ramshackle community vibe of King of Dragon Pass.

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August update: - the WIP games I'll be streaming. - the ones I'll be discussing with @cheeseoncheese.bsky.social and @big-flat-cabbage.bsky.social on the One More Run! "Trail Mix" episode. - the books for this and next month's Game Developers Library. - other fings. www.patreon.com/indiegamecli...

August 2026 IGC Updates | Indie Game Clinic

Hello folks! Joe here from INDIE GAME CLINIC. Here's a little update on what's going on this month, and what already go'ed on in the month b

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I built a game I think strategy roguelike fans, like myself, will love #ScreenshotSaturday store.steampowered.com/app/4121430/...

Quasimorph is a high-stakes roguelike that throws cyberpunk, chest-bursting demons, and private military companies trying to profit from the Apocalypse into the same meat grinder. We are leaving Early Access tomorrow!

Quasimorph is OUT!@quasimorph.bsky.social · last mo.

Mark this date in your calendars! Quasimorph will launch in version 1.0 on July 31, 2026! #roguelike #turnbased #gamedev

We're honored to be this week's official #TurnBasedThursday host! #gamedevs #indiedev share your #turnbased games below, and use the hashtag! Like what you see? Don't forget to ❤️/🔁 and feel free to @ other devs!

WOW, new finds from the Ice Age! Two absolutely stunning Ice Age figurines from the Swabian Jura were found, dating back around 40,000 years. The tiny carvings, about the size of a thumbnail, depict two birds, rendered with remarkable attention to detail. Snow grouse, buzzard, or...🧵1/2

I'm a huge Emily Wilson fan She taught me ancient Greek. I've assigned her translations to my students. I interviewed her about translating the Odyssey a few weeks ago for my YouTube I'm not a fan of this review. And for what, I think, are good reasons (SPOILERS) /1

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I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

here's a new Folk Emerging demo update, addressing player feedback about the diplomacy system, aiming to make it more engaging and rewarding: 🫒 Requests, Alliances, Coalition Leaders 🤝 Debt reworked to be less punishing but still impactful ⚖️ bugfixes, balance tweaks, + more! #gamedev #indiegame 🎮

Folk Emerging - Folk Emerging Demo - Debt & Diplomacy Update - Steam News

Diplomacy expanded (Requests, Alliances, Coalition Leaders), Debt reworked, bugfixes and balance tweaks

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it's winter in quaternion space! you can see the gravitational field this way (unless the video compression gods are angry with me)

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🚂 The demo of Times of Progress is out now! 🚂 Check out this city builder set during the industrial revolution here: store.steampowered.com/app/4910890/... Thanks a lot to SimFest 2026 for hosting its launch! #indiegame #steam #demo

Thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday, @aoiti.bsky.social! Quasimorph is a #turnbased extraction #roguelike. Unforgiving combat, your own spacecraft, and mysterious dark threat to all life. Epilogues are important for the proper feeling of the ending!

Quasimorph is OUT!@quasimorph.bsky.social · 4w ago

There are 5 storylines in Quasimorph, some have different endings! And each has its own epilogue. #ScreenshotSaturday #roguelike #turnbased #gamedev

Happy to be the official host of #TurnBasedThursday this week! Are you a game dev? It's time to get on board, show us your screens and pitch your game! Remember to: Add the #TurnBasedThursday hashtag, Tag other Devs, Like ❤️ Retweet 🔃 and Wishlist ✅

This week's #TurnBasedThursday host just released what PCGamesN called a "pixel art Civilization 6 rival!" It brings a ton of new features to the 4X genre. Are you ready to eXhibit, eXplain, and eXalt your own eXceptional game? Follow @aoiti.bsky.social for tomorrow's thread.

Celebrating my 40th today! 🎉🎂 Using it to boost my niece, who's trying to finish college and needs a little help: www.gofundme.com/f/help-alexa... Lexie's a wonderful kid studying to become a teacher, enduring a series of recent family struggles. Consider making a small donation if you're able?

Lots of news & new games in last week's #TurnBasedThursday thread! 📆 Release date announced for nomadic tribes 4X 🧙 First look at a magical university tactical RPG 👊 Push-your-luck punk deckbuilder 🏰 Deeply simulated open-world roguelike w/ a free demo & much more! ⤵ #Gaming #TurnBased #VideoGames

Prelude Dark Pain@preludethegame.bsky.social · 4w ago

A true honor and pleasure to be this week's #TurnBasedThursday official host! Time to repost, comment and like all the turn-based games that catch your attention and/or you are working on 🫵 Use the hashtag and let's celebrate the turn-based genre together!

new big video essay on challenge design in games. features some fun little characters by @maddyvian.bsky.social 😇😈 www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLCe...

Challenge & Difficulty in Game Design

YouTube video by Indie Game Clinic

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my fellow turn-based #indiedev friend @aoiti.bsky.social has just released his solo-developed renaissance era 4X, Imperial Ambitions! it's an in-depth exploration of imperialism, and it does a good job of highlighting its many human costs at every level. check it out!🎮

aoiti - Imperial Ambitions@aoiti.bsky.social · 3w ago

Saddle Your Horses, Raise the Sails, Show Your Imperial Ambitions! Imperial Ambitions is now released! ⛵️ Thank you so much for your support throughout this period of my life. 🫂 Don't forget to leave a review 👍 store.steampowered.com/app/2219390/...

if you wishlist my game I promise never to tell anyone what you did with that yoghurt store.steampowered.com/app/4209800/...

Golem Gourmet on Steam

A gastronomical adventure sizzling with culinary chaos! Build a bizarre bistro from an ever-shifting array of rooms, amass heaps of treasure, and earn enough critical acclaim to became the ultimate Go...

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hello I’m doing some marketing now. Let’s see, how do this work? please wishlist my game where this is the only thing you can do (see attached video) store.steampowered.com/app/4209800/...

Getting a lot of eyeballs at the moment, so, if you’ve also announced an indie game recently, reply here and show off your wares with a trailer. If you’re reading this later, go checkout these games and get them wishlisted (you know, just like you’ve already wishlisted Vampirium: 1997)

NEWS! You hear that!? That's the sound of OFFBEAT; a music-tycoon game from the fantastic @whetstone.games OFFBEAT allows you to hook up kids toys, garden ornaments and kitchen utensils to a sequencer to create glorious electronic music (and export to .wav!) store.steampowered.com/app/4468030/...

Last chance to grab our top-rated cyberpunk mercenaries RPG at its deepest discount in the Steam Summer Sale! store.steampowered.com/app/1021210/... More than 90 free updates since full launch. In-depth XCOM-like combat. And now available in 7 languages! #SteamSummerSale #PCGaming #RPG

A true honor and pleasure to be this week's #TurnBasedThursday official host! Time to repost, comment and like all the turn-based games that catch your attention and/or you are working on 🫵 Use the hashtag and let's celebrate the turn-based genre together!

Stone Age 4x game Folk Emerging arrives August 26 #FolkEmerging #IndieGames #4x #PCGaming

Stone Age 4x game Folk Emerging arrives August 26

If you want a new 4x strategy game perhaps you'll want to keep an eye on Folk Emerging - like a smaller version of Civilization in the Stone Age.

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Proud to announce the next game Vampirium: 1997 Dracula is king of the United British Empire. Kill his enemies and find your own path through a minimalist immersive sim sandbox. Wishlists and retweets massively appreciated (and, you know, massively helpful) store.steampowered.com/app/4035190/...

Vampirium: 1997 on Steam

1997. Dracula is King of England. At his command, master your dark gifts to assassinate his enemies and secure his vampiric empire. Infiltrate locked-down locations, adapt and survive in living enviro...

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📣 RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT 🎮 FOLK EMERGING will launch on August 26th! 🔥 stone Age 🦣 nomadic ⏳ turn-based ⬢ 4X strategy Wishlist on Steam 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/2275300?...

it's an honor to be included in Kotaku's 2026 Indie-Penance Day! thank you @botherer.bsky.social for supporting indie devs 🍻

10 More Amazing Indie Games To Wishlist This Indie-Penance Day

An exquisite array of games of every type, packed with invention and originality

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First batch is up! Ten fantastic-looking new or upcoming indie games you'll very probably want to stick on your Wishlist asap: kotaku.com/indie-penanc... Please repost this to get these games as much attention as possible. Especially *you*, person with a squillion followers.

It's Indie-Penance Day! Have 10 Incredible Indie Games To Wishlist

Video games are amazing! Here's a lot of proof

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