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Thrilled to be officially hosting this week's #TurnBasedThursday thread! Devs, share your games below and tag another #gamedev you want to join in! Players, your wishlist is starving and needs to be fed, so take a look at this thread for delicious #turnbased goodness!

We're delighted to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday! Dear #IndieDev & #GameDev, share your turn-based games with the hashtag! Turn-based fans, here's your chance to grow your wishlist! 🔁 Repost 💬 Comment and ❤️ Like all turn-based gems in this thread!

Today is #WishlistWednesDay ! I just improved the visuals of my game a little and added some small fixes too. Please try the Demo, it will get updated later! #indiegame #gamedey #gaming #gamedevelopment #slaythespire #gamedesign #indiegame #solodev store.steampowered.com/app/3460540/...

We're excited to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday! Devs: Reply with your #TurnBased game, screenshots / videos and Steam link Let's all support each other by ❤️ 🔁 and adding to your wishlists. Thanks! #indiegames #gamedev #indiedev

i'm so addicted to working on the #TurnBasedThursday Fest spreadsheets that i just had to add more spreadsheets to my stone age 4X as well 🤓 this one should improve the role assignment UX 🎮 cheers for @criticalgamesau.bsky.social for hosting today!

Happy #TurnBasedThursday! I’ve been building my passion project for over 10 years. 💚 player-guided dev priorities ⚖️ fair-to-play multiplayer 🛞 community-first A new update dropped just a few days ago! The game is in open alpha, with ~40 updates and counting! bsky.app/profile/kala...

Kalamona Studios ♜ Feudums@kalamonastudios.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Happy #PitchYaGame! Feudums is an upcoming medieval 4X and async multiplayer grand strategy ⚔️ Feudal vassalage 🛡️ Noble houses and legacy building ⚖️ Deep systems ⚙️ Idler/Automation support 🛠️ Modding support ⛔ NO pay-to-win gimmicks! Open Alpha (Demo): s.team/a/473750 #indiedev 🎮

I'm honoured to be officially hosting this week's #TurnBasedThursday! 🥳 🎨If you're a #GameDev / #IndieDev, comment below with your awesome #turnbased game! EVERYONE! 🔁 Repost & ❤️Like this tweet 👉 Tag other games & devs you support ✨ Add the games you love to your wishlist!

We are excited to host this week's official #TurnBasedThursday thread! #gamedevs & #indiedevs— drop your turn-based beauties below and don't forget to use the hashtag! #turnbased game fans —❤️,💬 and 🔁these amazing projects.🙏 Let’s make the algorithm take its turn too. 😎 #indiegamedev

I’m delighted to host the official #TurnBasedThursday this week! 🌞 Don’t venture alone fellow #GameDev / #IndieDev! Reply to this post and add the hashtag to share your turn-based games! ✨ Love turn-based games? Make sure to comment, like and retweet the cool games in this thread. 💬❤️🔁

One of the most well-written game-related articles I've read in quite a while: www.loekalization.com/blog/blog/20... About the Silksong Chinese translation issues.

We're very happy to be the official #TurnBasedThursday host this week. This community is amazing and support us a lot. Now it's your time #GameDev #IndieDev to let players discover your #turnbased games. Love #turnbased games? ♥ / 🔁 great games in the replies and @ who should be in this thread!

Me coming back from #gamescom

I got great feedback from my fellow game developers that dropped by my booth at devcom Cologne these past two days. Thanks for dropping by! My voice is toast; I'm still having to explain too much, the game should do that on its own!

Once again we have the honor of officially hosting this week's #TurnBasedThursday. Board is set, pieces are in motion - #GameDev, it's your turn! Share this thread and post your turn-based projects below with the hashtag. TB fans, ❤️ and wishlist the games you're excited about!

Antisuns is a featured game in the Steam event "Debut Festival 2025"! From August 7 to 11, 2025, check out the amazing variety of these games by developers working on their first games: store.steampowered.com/news/app/296...

Antisuns - Check out these amazing first games, including Antisuns, in Steam Debut Fest! - Steam News

Antisuns is a featured game in the Steam event "Debut Fest 2025"!

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Dennis Detwiller@drgonzo123.bsky.social · last yr.

Asked my daughter what she thought of her first viewing of THE THING and got this in response.

Games in pre-alpha

Helen Macdonald @hjm.bsky.social · last yr.

This is incredible

📣 PUBLIC BETA ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️ Super excited to announce the FIRST EVER beta test for Folk Emerging, happening August 7-18! SIGN UP & get more info here 👇 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR I can't wait to have you play it and hear your feedback! Please share this post far and wide 🍻 #gamedev #indiegame 🎮

Happy to be the official host of this week's #TurnBasedThursday! 🥳 #gamedevs / #IndieGameDev, drop your epic #turnbased game below, and use the hashtag! Community, you can all help by 🔁 and ❤ your favourites!

This week's #TurnBasedThursday host is a game dev in Ireland who just released a gothic cRPG with ~400,000 words of narrative and over 180 unique NPCs! We're casting a summoning spell for turn-based video games; will yours appear? Follow @psychicsoftware.com for tomorrow's thread!

We're excited to host this week's official #TurnBasedThursday ! 🤖Devs, link your awesome turn-based games below! 🎮 Players, comment and like/RT to show your support! You might find your new favorite game! Remember the hashtag & tag your fellow devs!

A list of devs and games that showcased at the #IndieGameFest 2025 in Cologne (that I could find on here). Follow these awesome folks and let me know if I missed anybody! go.bsky.app/AVdNUac #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

DOGWALK, Blender Studio’s open project made with @blender.org and @godotengine.org, has been released! Play the game for free on Steam and Itch.io and access production assets, documentation and the source of the game by signing up on studio.blender.org #b3d.

The #IndieGameFest in #Cologne starts tomorrow! (Organized by @indiehubnetwork.bsky.social) If you're attending, make sure to visit our exhibit, where you can play a pre-Alpha version of Antisuns! store.steampowered.com/news/app/296... #Indiedev #indiegames #TurnBasedThursday

Antisuns - Tomorrow! Go to the Indie Game Fest in Cologne and Try the Antisuns Pre-Alpha! - Steam News

The Indie Game Fest is happening this Friday and Saturday. You can visit our exhibit there. Address: Kaygasse 2, 50676 Cologne, Germany

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We’re honored to officially host this week’s #TurnBasedThursday! 🛠 Devs, drop your awesome turn-based games below! 🎮 Players, comment, like & RT to show your support! Make your turn count. Don’t forget the hashtag & tag fellow devs!

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Thrilled to pay it forward as this week's official #TurnBasedThursday host! 🛠 #GameDev / #IndieDev, add your turn-based RPGs, strategy, roguelikes, city builders, etc. in replies. 🎮 #TurnBased fans, click in to see great games; 🔁RT to help them grow! Help spread the word? ❤️🔁