I want to bring the meme "I want shorter games with worse graphics made by people who are paid more to work less and I’m not kidding" into reality and make it the norm, and get video game buyers, publishers, and studios to put their money where their mouth is when espousing these values.

Actually you know what, let me just

"Wer sich in einer Sci-Fi-Umgebung durch Rätsel klicken und Geheimnisse lüften möchte und sich nicht scheut, in eine umfangreiche Story einzutauchen und sich mit Charakterbeziehungen auseinanderzusetzen, dem sei Deep Fog Signals wärmstens ans Herz gelegt." Vielen Dank für die nette Bewertung 😍

Minkitink@minkitink.bsky.social · 6d ago

Das RL hat mich zur Zeit voll im Griff. Ich komme wieder mal zu nichts... Trotzdem habe ich es irgendwie geschafft meine Eindrücke von der Gamescom festzuhalten. Unter anderem habe ich mir Deep Fog Signals angesehen. spielkritik.com/2026/08/30/g...

- Oh Apollo! - by Blue Backpack @ohapollogame.bsky.social You can read my full reviews of my IAB highlights here: ideas-on-paper.tumblr.com/post/8267643... Big thanks and much love to everyone involved! 💖 5/5

My top 10 Gamescom Indie Arena Booth games from 2026

Read in German Gamescom 2026 is over, and for me, it's once again time to recap my highlights among the Steam demos of Indie Arena Booth games I tried out in the comfort of my own home. This time,...

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Look mum, we're on a genre revolution 🫡

Murder Meet Cute@murdermeetcute.com · 6d ago

We're honoured to be part of the fake OS revolution 😌 If you like any of the games mentioned, you're probably gonna like Murder Meet Cute! Reminder you can play the demo on steam and itch 💜

Announcing my next game today. Terminal Reign! 💀 If you like clunky diegetic interfaces, faded technical manuals, and dying interstellar empires, then check it out! Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4677740/ Itch: juhrjuhr.itch.io/terminal-reign #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart

Update: even after we removed the entire sex quest, Steam mis-classifies Future? No Thanks! as pornography, making it invisible to most Steam users and completely geo-locked in Germany. We are currently at Gamescom in Cologne, everybody is asking us why they can't see the PAGE of a Teen rated game.

Can't make it to gamescom this year? We’ve got you covered! 🌐💜 Explore over 200 IAB titles, download free demos & wishlist your favorites directly on Steam! 🎮✨ store.steampowered.com/curator/3294...

Steam Curator: Indie Arena Booth

Indie Arena Booth: Curating the best indie gems and celebrated masterpieces.

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Help Save the Home for Indie Game Developers For 9 years Spelkollektivet has had more than 700 game developers stay at the co-living & co-working hub, but due to new directives in the local area, the future may be at risk. Read more: gofund.me/f4244d6de #gamedev #indiegames #gofundme

They did cook 🤌

Murder Meet Cute@murdermeetcute.com · 4w ago

ngl we cooked with this one 😌

Deep Fog Signals was kindly featured by Gaming Sanctum in an article that fully captures its essence, read it here: www.gaming-sanctum.com/deep-fog-sig... 💚 One of the nice bits about the interview was the opportunity to reflect back to its roots / conceptual pillars & see how far along we've come!

Deep Fog Signals | Our first impressions of the Sci-Fi Horror game

Our first impressions of Deep Fog Signals, a sci-fi horror game built around limited information, investigation and survival.

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Sometimes an ad is so perfect, so sublime, it doesn't need a reason or justification to exist. @meloncolliee.bsky.social made not one, but TWO of them for Deep Fog Signals. Behold 1/2:

The Choices Matter Steam Fest just started and we're featured with a big update for the Deep Fog Signals demo! Read our latest news at store.steampowered.com/news/app/410... (bonus: gamescom!) ✨

Telltale@telltalegames.bsky.social · 4w ago

There's TONS of exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes videos (and more) to check out this week during the CHOICES MATTER Steam Fest! In fact, here's a full schedule!! CHECK IT OUT TODAY! store.steampowered.com/sale/Choices...

❓Liebe #gamescom- Informierte: Egal, ob ihr selbst auf der Messe seid oder nur Ahnung habt: Welche Spiele sollten wir, die Psycholog*innen von @behindthescreens.bsky.social, unbedingt sichten? 👀 Kann einen Mental Health oder einen anderen psychologischen Bezug haben! 💜 Bisher auf der Liste:

Honored to be on this year's lineup with Deep Fog Signals among so many excellent games from our favorite genre 😍

AdventureX@adventurex.bsky.social · last mo.

Check our curated #AdvX26 games appearing at adventurexpo.org! Go on an adventure into the world of narrative gaming and join us in London on 7-8 November! Tickets go on sale on 12 August!

Keep your eyes out for this showcase next week ↘️↘️↘️ Featuring a substantial Deep Fog Signals demo update with bugfixes, new music + content + visuals and lots of quality of life improvements 😄

Telltale@telltalegames.bsky.social · last mo.

Celebrate narrative games w/ our first-ever CHOICES MATTER FEST on Steam! AUGUST 10 - 17th: It’s stacked with... 🪧40+ Demos 🪧Behind-the-scenes content 🪧Interviews 🪧A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-type quiz 🪧Exclusive announcements 🪧TWO WORLD PREMIERES (not ours) 🪧…and discounts on 90 featured games!

We dropped a major demo update for Deep Fog Signals to celebrate its feature in Games Composed in Germany! See what changed and give it a spin if you haven't already (or if you played a really old build) 😉 store.steampowered.com/news/app/410... #indie #narrativegames #fakeos #puzzlegame #horror

Deep Fog Signals - Demo Update v0.4.2 for Games Composed in Germany! - Steam News

Demo v0.4.2 is now live! It's been some time since our last update, but we wanted to share what we've been working on as we're featured in the Games Composed in Germany Showcase. This is gonna be one...

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Imprinted is ENTIRELY bittersweet and supernatural vibes, you have to check this one's demo out!

Convergence@convergence-gs.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Imprinted from @cobaltlanegames just dropped a new trailer... and the demo's finally here! 👻 Dig through an old desktop, chase an occult mystery through damaged cassette tapes in northern Italy, and let this slow-burning ghost tale get under your skin. youtu.be/MZ2U77seV9I

The resort never closed. You were simply early. Today, we’re excited to share that Roman Sands RE:Build and Paratopic: Overdub will launch on September 16th. Thank you for your patience and support, see you there! ❤️ serenityforge.com/games/roman-... serenityforge.com/games/parato...

Five Hamburg indie games are heading to gamescom 2026 with our Road to Program: From cozy adventures and Metroidvania exploration to co-op action, strategy, and sci-fi horror. Discover them all at our Gamecity Hamburg Booth at @indiearenabooth.de! gamecity-hamburg.de/news/gamecit...

Gamecity Hamburg at gamescom 2026: All You Need to Know

gamescom 2026 is just around the corner, and we are ready! We are eagerly looking forward to the world’s largest video game trade fair and are excited to announce who will be joining us in Cologne. Fi...

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Guess who's on the official lineup of @indiearenabooth.de 😍🥹 Returning 3 years later, this time with Deep Fog Signals, thanks to @gamecityhamburg.bsky.social 🙏 August isn't coming fast enough (for the fun and excitement to be there) and slow enough (for all the bugs left to fix 🫠)! #gamescom2026

The 2026 Indie Arena Booth lineup is live and we’re going NUTS over our trailer! 🌰🐿️ This year’s theme: “Democratree - Games for everyone”! We’re hosting 200+ fantastic indie games on our treehouse playground at gamescom 2026! 🌳 🎥 Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9v-...

Indie Arena Booth 2026 | Democratree 🌳 Games for everyone | gamescom Lineup

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When Godoting gets out of hand: When you love Godot so much: When the Deep Fog is all Godots:

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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For any devs out there feeling existential and doubting (like we often do) why make games at all, if it's just a distraction and a hand-waving of responsibility: Put your revolutionary, propagandist work out there, let it shoulder the cultural shift, let it paint a joyous picture of the future 🙏

Le Pixel Hunt - Making Games at the End of the World@thepixelhunt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Here is the long version of our conversation: youtu.be/zmax5hP8PpI All Will Rise is an inspiring example of a game about an environmental issue that proved it could grab people's attention, as they ran a super successful crowdfundong campaign a few weeks ago.

Q: Why 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 you make significant changes to your game's logo and cover art long past publishing your Steam page and a handful of trailers? A: Oh, you know, for the shits & giggles.

Hi! I'm looking to speak to anyone who is finding ways to resist/work around mandatory AI usage policies at work. Mostly games industry-related, but happy to speak to anyone adjacent as well! Published quotes can of course be anon if desired. DM me here or email at luke@aftermath.site, thanks!

📣✨ NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT ✨📣 We're pleased to introduce... I’M YOUR HOST An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.





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Hey #PitchYaGame Murder Meet Cute is a 90s theme'd interactive fiction game, where you play as tough nut goth girl Amy. 💬 Chat with friends on ICQ-like 😏 Smirk at stupid clients 🖥️ Fix DOS computers 🔪 Uncover a murder conspiracy Demo coming soon! store.steampowered.com/app/4253020/...

Hi #pitchyagame, meet Deep Fog Signals 📶 From a suffocating comms room, choose which transmissions to decode with scarce bandwidth, coordinate your unstable crew, interface with esoteric devices & interpret strange signals from the deep 📡 #storyrich #horror ➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/4100900/...