Peter Meiklejohn | IndieLoupe.com
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Indie game looker-atter | Escaped Brit | Just another dad on the internet | Pretty rubbish at social media | Vertical bar fan | Currently running @IndieLoupe.com tell me about your game / have me write for you / say hi / etc. : peter{at}indieloupe.com
The indie game guide to August is out, including: ✨Politicking and plotting in #SovereignTower ✨The apex of "friendslop" #BigWalk ✨Fascinating vehicular survival game #FrozenShip ✨A new soulslike challenger: #MortalShellII ✨Bonus chat: is gaming headed for a streaming-only future?
The Indie Game Guide To August 2026
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rhell is on saaaaaaaaaale~ if you want a FUN puzzle game all about creativity you should check it out 🧙 you can combine 40 keywords to make up to 100,000,000 unique spells to solve puzzles anyway you can imagine 🪄🌟 #indiegame #gaming #gamedev
Rhell is verified steam deck compatible! thank you mr steam for approving my silly magic game 🧙🪄✨ if YOU 🫵 would like a fun magic puzzle game to play on handheld consoles then rhell is just perfect for passing the time in hospitals while you await the birth of your child 👶
I second this! If you like the sorts of game I cover, you should probably be paying attention to what James does too! (& he has a better work ethic... four reviews in one week?!)
AndresPlays@andresplays.bsky.social · 3w agoIf you like what I do, consider giving James/Play Save Repeat a follow. Just this week, he covered D-topia, Desktop Explorer, The Mermaid Mask and Denshattack! I know he'll really appreciate the support. Follow here: @playsaverepeat.bsky.social
The Incident at Galley House (from @eviltrout.com) needed to get a lot right in order to live up to the standards set by The Roottrees are Dead & Type Help, but manages to do so from the very first scene. Read/watch our (spoiler-free!) review: 📝 indieloupe.com/galley-house 📽️ youtu.be/L-0lFvQHE2E
The Roottrees Team Have Done It Again | The Incident at Galley House
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Between itch and Steam, The Red Pearls of Borneo has now hit over 400,000 players! I honestly can’t believe it. Thanks to everyone who’s played it and spread the word. It’s just incredible…
We're super excited to announce that the Gameplay Reveal Trailer for our game, Reclaim The Living, is out NOW! 🎉 Check out our upcoming Zombie Curing Roguelike! 🧟 www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-XV... #roguelike #gametrailer #indiegame
Reclaim The Living - Gameplay Reveal Trailer
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We gathered together 13 of our favorite demos that are still available to download and play on Steam, even though Next Fest has come and gone! nosmallgames.com/2026/06/13-f...
13 fantastic indie demos you can still play after Steam Next Fest
We gathered together 13 of our favorite demos that are still available to download and play, even though June's Next Fest has come and gone!
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Seriously have you played this demo? Oh!Ware is 🔥🔥🔥 store.steampowered.com/app/4121430/...
Oh!Ware on Steam
Place marbles into pits, chaining their movement across a living board to trigger captures and effects. Every pit is a choice, and every marble a desperate prayer
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Chris Perry@perridot.bsky.social · 2mo agoBoss almost had me! But one misplay is all I need 😎 #ScreenshotSaturday
In a world were the least of us suffer so much indignity. The fact that a Trillionaire can exist, even on paper, is obscene.
NEW GAME REVEAL: ⚔️ Heroes of the Underworld 🐛 store.steampowered.com/app/4689120/... -Party-based RPG of anthropomorphic heroes -Point n click exploration and puzzles -Fast-paced, turn-based battles -Sequel to Heroes of the Seven Islands -Fully hand drawn then digitized + coloured
Thank you, we just reached 150 reviews on Steam 🙏
Heroes of the Seven Islands - OUT NOW@heroes7islands.bsky.social · 2mo agoIn celebration of this announcement, Heroes of the Seven Islands is 40% off for the next 2 days. Also, we are one review away from 150 on Steam (still 100% positive), which is a huge milestone for us. We would be glad to have your feedback! store.steampowered.com/app/3010290/...
What if... I announced a new game. Is that the kind of thing people are into these days?
The sequel to The Red Pearls of Borneo is now up for wishlist on Steam. A demo will be available during the June Steam Next Fest: store.steampowered.com/app/4644870/...
Green Mist over Portland on Steam
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline during the cold war on a globe-trotting adventure following a trail of spies from a quiet English harbour town to a frozen Finnish...
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New game, available next week! U.V.S. NIRMANA Set off on a journey of uncountable eons toward the edge of the universe. Stop by distant worlds and ancient civilizations, helping them as part of your pilgrimage with your companions, the Renunciants. store.steampowered.com/app/2536720
U.V.S. Nirmana on Steam
U.V.S. Nirmana is a engineering puzzle game from Coincidence, the creators of Kaizen: A Factory Story and the inventors of the Zach-like. Set off on the Unreturning Void Ship Nirmana as it continues a...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! 🥂 Cut the cake and give us our presents because Lost In Cult is 5 years old! 🎁 🎂 In our first half-decade, Lost In Cult have processed over 100,000 of your orders that celebrate your favourite games in all their glorious physical forms.
Any disabled gamers / accessibility advocates interested in recording a short (90 ish seconds) on camera segment for this year's Access-Ability summer Showcase? We've got a few slots for folks to share their story of why accessibility is important to them, or to introduce some of our game trailers.
Ignore the hyperbole all-round. It's outright offensive to say it's worse than AI slop - real people worked on this, the worst art in the world is better than AI - but it is not a masterpiece. It's serviceable enough for families, visually brilliant, and Mario fans will obviously really enjoy it.
I'm currently working on my SECOND GAME. Please support real 100% human-made weird fucking shit! pls share and give us a follow and together with me wonder where this one fucking lands... All the weird is lovingly hallucinated in my human brain!
Puzzle Spy International launches TOMORROW on Steam for Win, Mac, and Linux! Grab some friends and work your way through fun, challenging wordplay, deduction and rules discovery puzzles. Talk to contacts and flirt with them (or not as you see fit.) Save the day! #indieGame #indieGames #puzzleGame
I played a little bit of Heroes of the Seven Islands and genuinely adore it. A super charming and engaging point & click RPG.
Incredibly excited! We are now over 100 reviews within a week of launching. Thanks so much to everyone who made this dream a Nazi hunting reality!
There's a new "Bonnie and Pig" bundle with Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime + Hermit and Pig!🐻🐸🐷 If you already own one, the other is discounted. And the Steam Spring Sale is happening. So the timing is suspiciously good. store.steampowered.com/bundle/70427... #indiegame #steamspringsale
Celebrating 1500 units sold 🪇 THANK YOU! Some more numbers 👇 1000+ drawings on paper, scanned with my phone 37 original music tracks 5-10 hours long on a first playthrough 100% positive on Steam (124 reviews)
The Ratline is out now! Hunt Nazis across the globe to the soundtrack of moody jazz and a snoring dog! store.steampowered.com/app/3756940/...
Save 20% on The Ratline on Steam
A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. Fro...
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I was asked to give my thoughts on generative AI usage in games - here they are!
GamesIndustry.biz@gibiz.bsky.social · 5mo agoWhat place will AI have in game development? Senior figures from across the games industry weigh in on the future of AI use. https://bit.ly/4uB8396
Well not to be supportive wife on main, but my partner just released her game as a solo dev after working on it for about three years and did literally everything herself Literally no excuse to use AI when there's plenty of tools out there to make what you want store.steampowered.com/app/3247030/...
Save 20% on Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times on Steam
Create unique spells by combining magical runes to solve puzzles your way. Transform objects, manipulate time, and discover the mysteries of a world where everyone has vanished, leaving only 12 people...
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Really really (rhell-y?) enjoyed Rhell – such a unique game, excellent puzzles, excellent art, excellent silliness... It's all very creative and very smart, and makes you feel creative and smart* too! Go play it! *sometimes it makes you feel dumb but that's just as fun
IndieLoupe.com@indieloupe.com · 5mo agoRhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times (from @slugglove.bsky.social & @yogscast.games) has blown us away with its creativity, incredible spellcasting system, and surprisingly large world! Read or watch our full review here: 📝 indieloupe.com/rhell 📽️ youtu.be/avQV_dtSRzs #indiegames
