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Three-person indie team, currently developing JENNY THE WITCH, a high-speed shooter/slasher. Join our discord: https://discord.gg/qHwEzrygmd

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will let you know as soon as I find a fix

03.03.2026 04:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

nah, sounds pretty normal to me. Thanks for sticking around and answering all those questions. I'm gonna do a little online shopping after I get my paycheck and see if I can pick up a controller that breaks our game.

03.03.2026 04:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

nah, it's totally reasonable to want to play the game with a completely mainstream controller.

just in case - anything else specific about your PC that might be worth mentioning? OS version etc. no worries if not, just wanna cover my bases

03.03.2026 03:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

thanks. that's two ppl reporting the issue with a PS4 pad and one with a third-party 360 pad. might have to start buying some used controllers to reproduce the issue...

03.03.2026 03:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi! What controller are you using? We've had a few users report this issue and I'm trying to figure out what the commonality between y'all is.

03.03.2026 01:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/rene...

AND in great company, too

02.03.2026 21:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

holy shit mom i'm in an Iron Pineapple video

02.03.2026 21:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 53 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jenny the Witch on Steam Something evil is brewing deep below New York City and Genevieve Marconi has been hired to uncover it. Shoot and slash your way through an army of robots in this standalone story set in the Steel Carn...

oh and: as always, you can play the demo and wishlist the game here store.steampowered.com/app/4180990/...

02.03.2026 18:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One small heads up: we'll be taking a bit of a break from posting Content for the next few weeks. The patch and promo cycle around this demo has been a lot of work, and we need to regroup for the final push to launch. Look forward to our return, though, because we've got some cool stuff coming up.

02.03.2026 18:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
picture of Conor from Jenny the Witch. text on the picture reads "Thanks for playing!"

picture of Conor from Jenny the Witch. text on the picture reads "Thanks for playing!"

The Steam Next Fest is over. Our demo will be remaining up indefinitely, but we'd like to thank y'all for turning out over the past week anyway. This has been the best reception we've ever had for a demo, and we're extremely happy that it's been resonating with players.

02.03.2026 18:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"You're too slow!"

Also, play the demo for Jenny the Witch here! #SteamNextFest #indiedev

01.03.2026 02:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 49 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

im so good at games marketing

28.02.2026 23:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jenny the Witch on Steam Something evil is brewing deep below New York City and Genevieve Marconi has been hired to uncover it. Shoot and slash your way through an army of robots in this standalone story set in the Steel Carn...

oh shit yeah uh demo's out now play that wishlist the game thanks store.steampowered.com/app/4180990/...

28.02.2026 23:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You can't see the new enemy very well in this clip so here's a turnaround.

28.02.2026 23:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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locked on #screenshotsaturday

28.02.2026 22:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 33 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thanks so much! That's really nice to hear.

26.02.2026 02:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Live with day 3 of Next Fest!

Featured:
Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times by
@slugglove.bsky.social
No Vacation for an Executioner by @jayojayo.bsky.social
Jenny the Witch by @catbirdsoft.net
Esoteric Ebb by @chrisbodegard.bsky.social
Dosa Divas by @outerloopgames.bsky.social

Come hang out!

25.02.2026 21:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our next game is Verminsteel!

You're a bird with a broadsword, kicking thousands of fascists so hard they fly into the sun

PLEASE go wishlist it, it'll make me really happy and help me stop low-key panicking and stuff: store.steampowered.com/app/4352280/... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

25.02.2026 20:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1240 ๐Ÿ” 573 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 62 ๐Ÿ“Œ 56
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New patch is live for the Jenny the Witch demo. Quick patch notes:
* Fixed an issue (hopefully) where the game's text would break on Spanish-language PCs
* Improved the cancel state of all grounded attacks (made the default dash cancel kick in earlier)
* Added some aim tracking to air Hand Cannon

24.02.2026 22:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thanks for doing this! Here's our Next Fest game: Jenny the Witch, a third-person shooter/spectacle fighter about a mercenary fighting robots in the sewers below New York City.

store.steampowered.com/app/4180990/...

24.02.2026 13:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 18 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

love when people pick up on the Gungrave DNA. wish it wasn't so rare in indies - it's such a fun dynamic to build a game around!

24.02.2026 00:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Jenny the Witch

Jenny the Witch

31. Jenny the Witch feels like a deeply transfem game. You play as a mech witch mercenary fighting legions of robots while bassy techno thumps through the speakers. I think I wish the movement was a little tighter, but maybe that's because the vibe is close to Pseudoregalia.

23.02.2026 22:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This move - HA5 Violet Cannon - is now available in the demo as of about 30 seconds ago. Also in this update: improvements to tracking on all of Jenny's attacks. Give it a shot: store.steampowered.com/app/4180990/...

23.02.2026 23:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a close up of a man 's face with the words `` show me '' written next to him . Alt: a close up of a man 's face with the words `` show me '' written next to him .

Hey folks, time for a new Indie #ShowCasey! STEAM NEXT FEST EDITION!

Are you a indie game developer? Do you have a demo in the Steam Next Fest? Reply below with a link to your game's page, and if you can give us a little elevator pitch! Use the hashtag if you like.

I have one rule: No GenAI!

23.02.2026 21:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 270 ๐Ÿ” 113 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Oh hell yeah! We've got a game in the Next Fest.

Jenny the Witch is a third-person shooter/spectacle fighter where you play as a mercenary fighting robots in the sewers below near-future NYC.

store.steampowered.com/app/4180990/...

23.02.2026 22:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 81 ๐Ÿ” 26 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jenny the Witch is part of the 2026 winter Steam Next Fest, which (as far as I can tell) starts right now.

We'd really appreciated if you checked out our demo and gave it a wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4180990/...

23.02.2026 18:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 55 ๐Ÿ” 25 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Jenny the Witch is part of the 2026 winter Steam Next Fest, which (as far as I can tell) starts right now.

We'd really appreciated if you checked out our demo and gave it a wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4180990/...

23.02.2026 18:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 55 ๐Ÿ” 25 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Screw it: if you or someone you know is making a game and you have a demo out for next fest, sound off below. Iโ€™m just playing through everything and writing down my thoughts.

Signal boost a little for the indies in the back!

22.02.2026 19:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 265 ๐Ÿ” 91 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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แด›แดœแดแดส€ ษดแด‡แด„ส€แด๊œฑษช๊œฑ ๊œฐแด€แด„แด›แดส€:// ฮฑแดแด‡ษด on Steam Tear through the decaying Earth as a mutant half-worm in this arcade inspired rail shooter! Branching paths, fast-paced gameplay, and lots of gore: this grotesque mass is a blood smeared love letter t...

The arcade lightgun shooter is a largely lost art.

This game gets it. And goes UNSPEAKABLY HARD, thematically. Goddamn, that demo opening is clever.

I realy need to know if those new Sinden-style lightguns can work on it...

22.02.2026 17:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 121 ๐Ÿ” 33 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
obama giving obama a medal

obama giving obama a medal

OK I say that but I'm the programmer and animator on the project so this whole thread is very much just

22.02.2026 16:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1