🧵: The Best Games of 2026 So Far - "Wax Heads is by far the best shop sim of the year... It's a fine-tuned 'cozy punk narrative sim' that I couldn't wait to dive into again and again." - @amandatien.bsky.social | Made by @waxheadsgame.bsky.social @patattiemurray.bsky.social @curvegames.com

Just finished @waxheadsgame.bsky.social and it was SO GOOD 😭✨️🎶

LET OUR POWERS COMBINE! 💥 💍 🎶 📼 💥 We’re thrilled to bring you a bundle that’ll make your summer MUCH cooler 😎🧊 WAX HEADS + THE BIG CON #indiegames #bundle Cozy vibes? ☑️ Punk attitudes? ☑️ Uplifting stories? ☑️ GREAT MUSIC? ✅ store.steampowered.com/bundle/79336... @waxheadsgame.bsky.social

I ain't telling you the code to our secret storage room, I'd like to keep my job! #IndieGame #Records #Vinyls #Narrative #Music

I... I've become... overconfident in my recommendation abilities... Speaking of recommendations... You can save 20% off Wax Heads on Steam until June 25th! #IndieGame #Records #Vinyls #Narrative #Music

More like Diggy Distraction! Have you played Diggy Doggo in our game Wax Heads yet? (We promise we won't tell your manager) #IndieGame #Records #Vinyls #Narrative #Music

What really makes a community? #IndieGame #Records #Vinyls #Narrative #Music

It's here! My first copy of @patchmagazine.bsky.social - yay!! Printed media is such a joy, and it's a @waxheadsgame.bsky.social cover too, I love it! #IndieGames #GameReviews #PrintedMedia

The XBOX Indie Selects program has selected Wax Heads to be included in their June Selects Collection on the XBOX Store, showcasing six outstanding indie titles that they think the XBOX audience would love to play! Thanks @idatxbox.bsky.social! 💚 Learn more here: news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you thank you thank you! 🙏 🫶 #IndieGame #Records #Vinyls #Narrative #Music

Wax Heads has been out nearly a month and I think MAYBE it's starting to sink in that people really liked it...?

Wax Heads' genre classification system has logic to it, though the game won't tell you what it is. Once you understand how obscure vs. mainstream intersects with decade and mood, the hard customers stop being hard. #indiegames #simulation

Wax Heads Tips: Research, Records, and RAD! Ratings

Wax Heads tips: how to use Phonogram and liner notes before customers arrive, match their mood to the right record, and earn RAD! ratings consistently.

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We built an entire music scene for our Record Store Narrative Sim game. #IndieGame #Records #Vinyls #Narrative

I finally got around to @waxheadsgame.bsky.social by @patattiemurray.bsky.social and @rothiotome.bsky.social, and it's well worth the wait - a gorgeous little game. My review here:

‘Wax Heads’ Review: Somehow The Vital Connection Is Made

Wax Heads is the perfect escape from the world’s negative noise, and a reminder of the simple things we all have in common.

forbes.com

Rolled credits on Wax Heads this morning. Wept. It is vibrant and vital and heart warming and funny and a beautiful game about music and community. I can not believe this exists and that I got to play it. Please, pick it up for a cozy, powerful, beautiful exerience.

Wax Heads@waxheadsgame.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🙌🎶Wax Heads is OUT NOW!🎶🙌 Step into our cozy-punk narrative sim and experience life in a struggling record store. Chat with quirky customers, and explore our unique handcrafted collection of records! Available on Steam, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and Nintendo Switch! #indiegame #narrative #music

I have been loving playing @waxheadsgame.bsky.social so here's my Waxsona teehee

Been loving this game so much! ❤️ The recommendation system is so in-depth, the music is banger after banger, the style is gorgeous, and the story is interesting.

Wax Heads@waxheadsgame.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We're so happy to see players are enjoying our game ☺️ Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts, we wanted to convey a human story and we're overjoyed to see that players are connecting and resonating with it 🫶 #IndieGame #Records #Vinyls #Narrative #MusicGame

We are excited to share that we got to try out @waxheadsgame.bsky.social thanks to @pressengine.net 🥳🫶🏻🎙️🎸 here are our first impressions of this quirky but incredibly endearing indie game!! Made by @patattiemurray.bsky.social #indiegames #waxheadsgame #indiegaming

Our launch discount celebration ends tomorrow! Grab Wax Heads today and save 15% 😊 store.steampowered.com/app/2769240/...

Save 15% on Wax Heads on Steam

Wax Heads is a cozy-punk narrative sim about working in a struggling record store. Chat to quirky customers with unique tastes, explore a handcrafted record collection, fall in love with bands (and th...

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We're so happy to see players are enjoying our game ☺️ Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts, we wanted to convey a human story and we're overjoyed to see that players are connecting and resonating with it 🫶 #IndieGame #Records #Vinyls #Narrative #MusicGame

19 - @waxheadsgame.bsky.social A great example of a game that takes its love and care for art and friends and moulds them into something so much more. It’s funny, charming, beautiful, and celebrates what truly makes music and community special and unique. www.consolecreatures.com/wax-heads-re...

Wax Heads Review — Spinning at the Speed of Life | Console Creatures

Wax Heads is more than just record sales behind a counter.

consolecreatures.com

I reviewed Wax Heads @waxheadsgame.bsky.social for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social on Switch 1/2. If you ever bought vinyl or any music from a dedicated record store and miss doing that, you should play it: www.nintendo-insider.com/wax-heads-sw...

Ok so maybe death isn't an emotion... but Death Metal stirs an emotion in me! #IndieGame #Records #Vinyls #Narrative #MusicGame

Feeling all the feels, so I tried to talk about it and put a video out on instagram about releasing Wax Heads this week 👀

I finished @waxheadsgame.bsky.social tonight, and it was just amazing. After completing the game, I feel like I know these bands, I know this store, I know these people. The art, the original music, and the gameplay mechanics come together to create something really special.

REVIEW: Wax Heads "Wax Heads really cultivates an atmosphere of curiosity, love and respect for musical communities, and how much better music is when it involves human connection." @waxheadsgame.bsky.social checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2026...

Wax Heads Review - All sales are vinyl

Wax Heads is set in an indie UK record store. You play as the new employee at Repeater Records who helps customers find the perfect record.

checkpointgaming.net

THE DIG Issue #10 is set to release tomorrow at 3pm GMT! Just adding a few polishes to the page designs, tightening some articles, and away we go. How about a little sneak peek? We've got @waxheadsgame.bsky.social by Patattie Games featured on the front cover.

So honoured to be on the list!

Checkpoint Gaming@checkpointau.bsky.social · 5mo ago

You want 10 superb indies to check out in May? We got you. Epic stuff this month from @blukulelestudio.bsky.social , @waxheadsgame.bsky.social , @mixtapegame.bsky.social , @outbluegames.bsky.social, @roadout.bsky.social, @gamesmellow.bsky.social and more! checkpointgaming.net/features/202...

We've got new games coming! 👀 Games just launched! 🚀 Playtests to join! 🎮 Games with NEW content! ✨ Games on Discount! 🏷️ But where social media person I hear you ask, WHERE?! 🫨 HERE! Now go, save yourself (money)! 👇 store.steampowered.com/sale/curvega...

🙌🎶Wax Heads is OUT NOW!🎶🙌 Step into our cozy-punk narrative sim and experience life in a struggling record store. Chat with quirky customers, and explore our unique handcrafted collection of records! Available on Steam, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and Nintendo Switch! #indiegame #narrative #music