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Gaming Herald - I’m here to fill your Bluesky feed with great games!

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Gourmand Of Games@gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Skigill, PC/Steam - Ultra-clever idea for a Bullet Heaven/Survivors-like game where the area you navigate IS the skill tree. This one has cute monochrome visuals (those lizards!!) and a banging chiptune soundtrack. I can’t wait to see how it opens up with later unlockables.

A screenshot of the game Skigill, a bullet-heaven/Survivors-like game featuring a wizard main character who is running away from enemies, leaving a flaming trail behind. The color palette is yellow/tan with a purple background. There are nodes featuring upgrades throughout the playfield.A screenshot of the game Skigill, a bullet-heaven/Survivors-like game. The color palette is yellow/tan with a purple background. Displayed is a post-run screen with in-game currency moving from the game board to the logo on the left side of the screen. A screenshot of the game Skigill, a bullet-heaven/Survivors-like game featuring a wizard main character who is running away from crab and lizard enemies. The lizards are very cute and are running towards the wizard with tiny arms outstretched. The color palette is yellow/tan with a purple background. There are nodes featuring upgrades throughout the playfield.A screenshot of the game Skigill, a bullet-heaven/Survivors-like game featuring a wizard main character who is on the playfield featuring different upgrades to choose from. The color palette is yellow/tan with a purple background. There are nodes featuring upgrades throughout the playfield.
Gourmand Of Games@gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ouros, Steam PC/MacOS, iOS, Android - This tactile puzzle game is the epitome of chill and calm. You’re moving points on a 2d vector to stretch and transform, ensuring it hits all the shapes in order. Sounds complex, but it’s easy to get and fun without being frustrating. Perfect on Deck with touch!

A screenshot of the game Ouros, which is a single-screen puzzle game where you manipulate different nodes to stretch and bend a virtual curved 2d object on the screen. The gameplay screen shows the main dot which moves around the object, which is creating a large, multicolored loop reaching out to a triangle labeled 1 and another dot on the opposite side. There is a large red area in the center where the dot is not allowed to touch in order to solve the puzzle A screenshot of the game Ouros, which is a single-screen puzzle game where you manipulate different nodes to stretch and bend a virtual curved 2d object on the screen. The screen is showing the end result where the playfield cannot be manipulated and the multicolored 2d object is in the shape of an infinity symbol with the dot moving along the right side of the shape. A screenshot of the game Ouros, which is a single-screen puzzle game where you manipulate different nodes to stretch and bend a virtual curved 2d object on the screen. There are 4 dots with dotted lines. Connected to 4 points on the 2d object, creating a path with 4 different numbered shapes and numerous dots. A screenshot of the game Ouros, which is a single-screen puzzle game where you manipulate different nodes to stretch and bend a virtual curved 2d object on the screen. The screen is showing the result of solving a puzzle, with 5 different multicolored dots pulling 5 different points on the 2d object, resulting in a multicolored polygon shaped loosely like a 5-pointed star, but made of curves.
Gourmand Of Games@gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ouros, Steam PC/MacOS, iOS, Android - This tactile puzzle game is the epitome of chill and calm. You’re moving points on a 2d vector to stretch and transform, ensuring it hits all the shapes in order. Sounds complex, but it’s easy to get and fun without being frustrating. Perfect on Deck with touch!

A screenshot of the game Ouros, which is a single-screen puzzle game where you manipulate different nodes to stretch and bend a virtual curved 2d object on the screen. The gameplay screen shows the main dot which moves around the object, which is creating a large, multicolored loop reaching out to a triangle labeled 1 and another dot on the opposite side. There is a large red area in the center where the dot is not allowed to touch in order to solve the puzzle A screenshot of the game Ouros, which is a single-screen puzzle game where you manipulate different nodes to stretch and bend a virtual curved 2d object on the screen. The screen is showing the end result where the playfield cannot be manipulated and the multicolored 2d object is in the shape of an infinity symbol with the dot moving along the right side of the shape. A screenshot of the game Ouros, which is a single-screen puzzle game where you manipulate different nodes to stretch and bend a virtual curved 2d object on the screen. There are 4 dots with dotted lines. Connected to 4 points on the 2d object, creating a path with 4 different numbered shapes and numerous dots. A screenshot of the game Ouros, which is a single-screen puzzle game where you manipulate different nodes to stretch and bend a virtual curved 2d object on the screen. The screen is showing the result of solving a puzzle, with 5 different multicolored dots pulling 5 different points on the 2d object, resulting in a multicolored polygon shaped loosely like a 5-pointed star, but made of curves.
Gourmand Of Games@gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

CD-ROM, PC/Steam - I think the logic of a couple earlier puzzles is a bit too esoteric, but this is a great way to spend an afternoon. Point and click your way through a stack of old CDs and utilize the contained programs to solve a bunch of puzzles. Very clever and pleasant to tease through!

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Gourmand Of Games@gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Puzzle Depot, PC/Steam/Itch.io - Easily one of the best Sokoban-style games I’ve seen, this game features large levels with lots of screens to mix short- and long-term goals. Typically seems insurmountable, but always makes you feel like a genius. Thoughtful & funny plot, great pixel art and music.

A screenshot of the game Puzzle Depot with the protagonist entering the Transit Tunnel, with the in-game HUD on the right side of the screen. A screenshot of the game Puzzle Depot with the protagonist speaking to Ol’ Jenkins who is providing the tutorial and narrative justification, with the in-game HUD on the right side of the screen. A screenshot of the game Puzzle Depot with the protagonist in the Great Alkalai Basin, which is rust-colored and ruined, with the in-game HUD on the right side of the screen. A screenshot of the game Puzzle Depot with the in-game description of the Rusty Crate material, with the in-game HUD on the right side of the screen.
Gourmand Of Games@gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ducky’s Delivery Service, PC/Steam/Itch - I feel like this could be could be an all-time competitive score-chaser. Words can’t express how it feels to skillfully flap around these levels, tossing packages into mailboxes as fast and precisely as possible. Wonderful music. A masterful arcadey snack.

Screenshot of Ducky’s Delivery Service, showing a duck hovering around some seaside cliffs, tossing a package into a mailbox. Screenshot of Ducky’s Delivery Service, showing a duck flapping in a cave by a house while a stalactite falls swiftly nearby.Screenshot of Ducky’s Delivery Service, showing a duck with a helicopter backpack, gliding through a volcanic cave holding a package. Screenshot of Ducky’s Delivery Service, showing a duck wearing a helicopter backpack on the world map with multiple levels in varying states of completion.
Gourmand Of Games@gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Puzzle Depot, PC/Steam/Itch.io - Easily one of the best Sokoban-style games I’ve seen, this game features large levels with lots of screens to mix short- and long-term goals. Typically seems insurmountable, but always makes you feel like a genius. Thoughtful & funny plot, great pixel art and music.

A screenshot of the game Puzzle Depot with the protagonist entering the Transit Tunnel, with the in-game HUD on the right side of the screen. A screenshot of the game Puzzle Depot with the protagonist speaking to Ol’ Jenkins who is providing the tutorial and narrative justification, with the in-game HUD on the right side of the screen. A screenshot of the game Puzzle Depot with the protagonist in the Great Alkalai Basin, which is rust-colored and ruined, with the in-game HUD on the right side of the screen. A screenshot of the game Puzzle Depot with the in-game description of the Rusty Crate material, with the in-game HUD on the right side of the screen.
Gourmand Of Games@gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ducky’s Delivery Service, PC/Steam/Itch - I feel like this could be could be an all-time competitive score-chaser. Words can’t express how it feels to skillfully flap around these levels, tossing packages into mailboxes as fast and precisely as possible. Wonderful music. A masterful arcadey snack.

Screenshot of Ducky’s Delivery Service, showing a duck hovering around some seaside cliffs, tossing a package into a mailbox. Screenshot of Ducky’s Delivery Service, showing a duck flapping in a cave by a house while a stalactite falls swiftly nearby.Screenshot of Ducky’s Delivery Service, showing a duck with a helicopter backpack, gliding through a volcanic cave holding a package. Screenshot of Ducky’s Delivery Service, showing a duck wearing a helicopter backpack on the world map with multiple levels in varying states of completion.
It's Luke! Over Here Now!@ssjspeedracer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Coming home after a long trip and realizing you no longer have the cards you need to have easy conversations with your hometown friend is one of the coolest bits of game narrative ever

Colin Spacetwinks@spacetwinks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Signs of the Sojourner ($3.99) - this is a BIG fave of mine. navigate conversations, not fights, in this deckbuilder. manage the caravan and store of your late mother, bartering and keeping history alive. not every conversation can be 'won' - nor should be. store.steampowered.com/app/1058690/...

last dackfense dackademy@dackquiri.bsky.social · 2mo ago

i impulse bought this and played it for hours last night and cannot convey what a gem it is. like if rayman origins ran on pinball.

Colin Spacetwinks@spacetwinks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Yoku's Island Express ($3.99) - a pinball-vania where you are Yoku, the cutest dung beetle to ever live, and the newest postman of Mokumana island. and, unfortunately for him, he is going to have to do some wild things to deliver the mail. charming as hell. store.steampowered.com/app/334940/Y...

Gourmand Of Games@gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

CD-ROM, PC/Steam - I think the logic of a couple earlier puzzles is a bit too esoteric, but this is a great way to spend an afternoon. Point and click your way through a stack of old CDs and utilize the contained programs to solve a bunch of puzzles. Very clever and pleasant to tease through!

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Rami Ismail (رامي)@ramiismail.com · 2mo ago

Our games industry is people. Our studios are people. Our teams people, our games by people for people. Our games are made by people, in groups of people, in teams of people, making people things for people. The magic is people, and the people deserve so much better than all this. I am so sorry.

Gourmand Of Games@gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I went digging through Steam to proffer my official summer sale game recommendations! Most everything is at its lowest price yet and I have used the best parts of my brain to locate the games at the perfect point between affordable and noteworthiness. Gonna thread it up like the greats do!

Gourmand Of Games@gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam - This game might have been made just for me. I spent two hours in this dieselpunk bunker calculating bearing and elevation and triangulating targets and I couldn’t be more thrilled. This game really trusts the player. Highly recommended!

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Casey Explosion@caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 2mo ago

And with that I've played a whopping 18 demos this Next Fest! Honestly, this might be one of the best Next Fests yet, I've played quite a lot and there's been some incredible ones. The highlights: Silver Pines, Well Dweller, Sprawl Zero, Welcome to Elderfield.

Screenshot from Silver Pines showing a ski lift being mobbed by crows Screenshot from Well Dweller showing a pretty horrible creepy boss monster, it's got a round face with spikes and a creepy grin, its body is adorned with masks Screenshot from Sprawl Zero, the player character is firing a rifle, there's a distinctly grey/brown ruined cityscape Screenshot from Welcome to Elderfield, the text says "A Cornstalker appears..." and there's what looks like a scarecrow, but his head is corncobs
Gourmand Of Games@gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

About Fishing (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam - What an apt title, because this game features a lot of fishing, but is also About Fishing in a ponderous way. Lo-fi dithered visuals in a way I’ve never seen before add to this game’s unsettling vibe. The fishing gameplay is surprisingly meticulous?

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Gourmand Of Games@gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hyper Bun Buster: Rocker Hammer Action (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam Deck - I don’t think I’m familiar with the inspiration, but this game easily won me over with its classic arcade action. Beautifully animated spritework and jazzy music seal the deal. I love whacking things into other things!

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Gourmand Of Games@gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Arcane Eats (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam Deck - if you’re a certain type of person (say, exactly like my partner), then a roguelike deckbuilder where you run a fantasy tavern cooking meals for customers is laser-focused on being exactly What You Crave. This is going to be so many people’s obsession.

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Gourmand Of Games@gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Blood Dungeon (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam Deck - Yes, yet another Survivors-like game, but a very, very good one! Messhof are masters of their uglycute visual style and the hoppy honkin’ soundtrack and DIY audio have an easy charm to them. Nothing you haven’t played before, but highly engaging!

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Gourmand Of Games@gourmandofgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Fruitbearer (Next Fest demo), PC/Steam - Instant wishlist here! What a clever blend of Suika/merging gameplay, card-based mechanics, and roguelike progression. The developers have clearly studied the greats in the genre and crafted something really special. I didn’t want to stop playing this one.

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