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The Independent@the-independent.com · 19h ago

James Bond producer shares update on 007 casting: ‘It’s got to be really different’

Dooley and McQueen are off to the pool in Darkside Detective 3.

Strange Antiquities + The Seance at Blake Manor are now available together in 'The Dark Academia' bundle on Steam. We're thrilled to team up with @spookydoorway.com to bring you two games full of atmosphere, dark undertones and lots of mystery. Buy both or complete the set with discounts!

Peanut Butter+Jelly McQueen+Dooley Immortal John+Sinning Grab some tea & biscuits cuz we're pleased to announce the Across the Pond Bundle featuring: 🕵️‍♂️Darkside Detective @spookydoorway.bsky.social 📜Four Last Things @joerichardson.bsky.social Grab the bundle or we'll bog roll yer flat!

We had a nice interview with Hilton from @thegamerweb.bsky.social last week at the Galway Games Summit. Love the cover image 🤣 www.thegamer.com/interview-pa...

Interview: Paul Conway, Treasa McCabe, And Dave McCabe On The Importance Of Cultural Authenticity In The Séance Of Blake Manor

The leads at Spooky Doorway talk about what went into making the memorable characters of The Séance Of Blake Manor

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Thank you to everyone who tuned into this week's Indie-licious with @spookydoorway.bsky.social. Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon has a demo on Steam right now. Be sure to check it out and stay tuned for more indie gaming goodness! #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev

Shacknews@shacknews.com · 3mo ago

ShackStream: Indie-licious Episode 199 - Spooky Doorway & Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon

We actually got a picture of ourselves after we picked up our awards, which was nice.

PAUL CONWAY@doomcube.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Spooky Doorway snagged some awards for The Séance of Blake Manor at the 2026 Imirt Game Awards at the Fís Games Summit. Game of the Year & Best Game Design. We also received the runner up trophies for Best Audio and Best Narrative. Many thanks to @imirt.bsky.social and @ardan-ie.bsky.social

Very excited to share the latest Indie-licious interview, in which I spoke to @spookydoorway.bsky.social about Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon and more. Catch it tomorrow when the interview runs first on our livestream @shacknews.com ! ☺️ #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev

The Séance of Blake Manor from @spookydoorway.bsky.social won the night with four awards including the covetted Game of the Year and the award for Best Game Design. Massive congrats to the team at Spooky Doorway for one of the great critical success stories of 2025.

Spooky Doorway snagged some awards for The Séance of Blake Manor at the 2026 Imirt Game Awards at the Fís Games Summit. Game of the Year & Best Game Design. We also received the runner up trophies for Best Audio and Best Narrative. Many thanks to @imirt.bsky.social and @ardan-ie.bsky.social

We are thrilled to have received our trophy for Game of the Year for the 2026 IMRIT Irish Game Awards! 🏆

The full programme & the final round of late bird tickets are now available for the FÍS Games Summit 2026 next week in Galway city! With the final programme we are excited to announce two final speakers on the programme; Gareth Damian Martin & Sybil Collas! Find out more: ardan.ie/event/fis-ga...

The staff of the Blake Manor hotel are an interesting group of people. All appear to have something to hide and their own motivations in relation to the Séance and even some of the guests...

Some screenshots from an old demo of Blake Manor. The house was a very different place then. #gameart #gamedev #indiegames

We have just released patch 1.0.801.75 which fixes issues reported by the community. The full details of the patch can be found here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1395520/view/506232053082098181

Thank you @debugmag.com for the 4/5 star review of The Séance of Blake Manor in the latest edition, available to purchase now: debu.gg/14

Our latest patch is now live on Steam. The patch addresses a number of issues reported to the team by the community. The full changelog can be found here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/139...

The boys are back in town! Check out the all-new demo for @spookydoorway.bsky.social + @akuparagames.bsky.social latest pixel-art mystery, 'The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon,' available now on Steam! #gaming #news #gamedev #indiegames #games #🎮

The Darkside Detective: Witty whodunnit series returns with new demo

Time to pull that beige trench coat from storage! On Thursday, Irish game studio Spooky Doorway and publisher Akupara Games released the demo for The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon, the late...

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🚨ATTENTION TWIN LAKES CITIZENS🚨 The first-ever demo for The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon from spookydoorway is now LIVE! McQueen and Dooley are BACK and they are BITE-SIZED! In the demo case, Honey, I Shrunk the Detective… well, they get shrunk. That's the case.

Hey everyone! @spookydoorway.bsky.social has released the first glimpse for The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon! Demo is out now! If you plan on streaming it, absolutely give us a nudge! We'd love to swing by if we can :D store.steampowered.com/app/4353000

I'll be chatting about The Seance of Blake Manor and Darkside Detective With the wonderful @cressup.bsky.social on stream on Sunday 20:05 GMT / 13:05 PDT as part of Curious Odyssey's festival -> store.steampowered.com/curator/4589...

Curious Odyssey

Celebrating story rich, narrative-driven games with puzzle elements and a focus on contemplative gameplay.

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Finished @spookydoorway.bsky.social's The Séance of Blake Manor from @rawfury.bsky.social the other night - fully recommend it to anyone looking for their next Obra Dinn. Definitely tapped into my fondness for classic Poirot, but tinged with the Gothic and supernatural.

The Games from Ireland event is underway on Steam now featuring many incredible games: store.steampowered.com/sale/Gamesfr... To celebrate the event we've put together an Irish pronunciation guide for The Séance of Blake Manor: store.steampowered.com/news/app/139...

We're proud to unveil the trailer for our Games From Ireland Steam Event, which goes live at 5pm tomorrow! youtu.be/SGwrAGL_h80 #GamesFromIreland #Imirt #IrishGames

Games From Ireland - Trailer

YouTube video by Imirt

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Spooky Doorway have some games featured in this Steam event. We're along side many wonderful Irish games. The Irish game dev scene has come a long way in recent years.

Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association@imirt.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We're proud to unveil the trailer for our Games From Ireland Steam Event, which goes live at 5pm tomorrow! youtu.be/SGwrAGL_h80 #GamesFromIreland #Imirt #IrishGames

The Séance of Blake Manor is included in the Women's Day Sale with a 25% discount until 15 March. Can you discover what happened to the missing Evelyn Deane and get to the bottom of the spooky happenings at Blake Manor? store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...

One of the key tools at your disposal as you investigate what happened to Miss Deane is the Library. Here you will be able to research topics, learn about the Blake family and follow up leads you have gathered.

We have released Patch 1.0.761.219 today to address issues reported by the community. The changelog can be found here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/139...

The Seance of Blake Manor by @spookydoorway.bsky.social has been nominated for 3 Hotshot Awards!

We are thrilled that The Séance of Blake Manor has been nominated for 3 @aghotspot.bsky.social Adventure Game Hotshot Awards: ▪️Best Gameplay ▪️Best Mystery ▪️Best Modern Adventure Winners will be announced on 6 March. Good luck to everyone nominated! 🤞