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@losttraindude

Indie narrative game developer • Latest release: Near-Mage @stuckinattic.bsky.social • He/him

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Broken Sword 2 Reforged Update with Charles Cecil
Broken Sword 2 Reforged Update with Charles Cecil YouTube video by Cressup

Thanks Charles Cecil @revolutionsoftware.bsky.social
for giving me an update on Broken Sword 2 Reforged! We chat:

- What will be new besides graphical updates

- Kickstarter & lessons learnt

- New BS still possible? Would KS be the way?

youtu.be/OMS8zgLhFEA #adventuregames #retro #brokensword

10.03.2026 14:02 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

After finally beating Dark Souls (my first ever foray into a "souls" game, and after like 12 years of half-attempts), I can now add "Don't you dare go Hollow" to my list of best wishes along with Paradise Killer's "And may you reach the moon".

10.03.2026 10:56 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Great question! But no easy answer. 😅

I'll try a quick starter guide for anyone who wants to start a podcast.

I'll go into specifics for each with posts below.

You will need:

- A Mic
- A hosting platform
- Recording/Editing Software
- To learn how to tweak (everything)
- An idea
- Dedication*

09.03.2026 00:07 👍 57 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 1
A Golden Wake - 80%
Lamplight City - 40%
Rosewater - 25%

A Golden Wake - 80% Lamplight City - 40% Rosewater - 25%

It’s 2026, so grab Grundislav games for $26!

- Claw your way to the top in 1920s Miami
- Investigate 5 cases in a steampunk-ish city
- Journey across the wild frontier with 5 companions

store.steampowered.com/curator/4430...

05.03.2026 14:21 👍 32 🔁 20 💬 1 📌 1

Only managed to play this game once, but had great fun!

08.03.2026 18:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I know now 😱

07.03.2026 23:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Who's ready to face Sister Dali's wrath?
Roughly one month until her wooden spoon makes its appearance on Steam!

Wishlist "Adventure Jampilation", a ✨FREE✨ compilation of short adventure games

store.steampowered.com/app/4096750/...

#indiegames #adventuregames #pointandclick #screenshotsaturday

28.02.2026 09:14 👍 17 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you so much @aghotspot.bsky.social!

06.03.2026 19:15 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy #PointNClickFriday !
I'm your host Duck and I'm developing Escape from 8-Bit High.
A trilling adventure game with a three characters epic story!

Help us to get to 2000 Wishlists:
store.steampowered.com/app/2761220/...

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06.03.2026 08:47 👍 27 🔁 15 💬 7 📌 2
Dear Francisco,
We are thrilled to announce that your talk submission has been accepted for NarraScope 2026! Here are the details for your session:
Talk Type: Standard Presentation (45 min)
Title: Going Union Part 2: How Indies Can Hire Top-Tier Talent And Not Break Their
Budget

Dear Francisco, We are thrilled to announce that your talk submission has been accepted for NarraScope 2026! Here are the details for your session: Talk Type: Standard Presentation (45 min) Title: Going Union Part 2: How Indies Can Hire Top-Tier Talent And Not Break Their Budget

Excited to announce I’ll be speaking at Narrascope this summer!

A sequel to my 2023 talk, I’ll be explaining the new tiered budget agreements and recounting my experiences with Rosewater and Foolish Mortals.

02.03.2026 14:08 👍 39 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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📢Ladies and gents, the Hocus Focus demo is live on Steam! Organize your life & work while playing as a student of Magick ✨

Link below 👇
#indiegame #cozygames

13.02.2026 15:57 👍 55 🔁 26 💬 2 📌 3

Thank you to Jake for going through some old memories of Firewatch with me for this interview! youtu.be/FuAjl8N95PY?...

09.02.2026 13:31 👍 20 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1

Look at this beautiful thing — made with ink!

06.02.2026 14:35 👍 25 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0
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Sign up for news about the Game Writing Kaleidoscope In early 2026 we’ll be publishing The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope, a collection of over 100 short essays by game writers about writing. Featuring some very famous names, some highly experienced free...

❄️ Update: The GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ will be published soon - we just sent a proof to the authors.

400 pages - 100k+ words - 118 authors - including the writers from several well-beloved games and major franchises.

If you want to be notified when it releases, you can add your name below!

04.02.2026 15:10 👍 171 🔁 70 💬 8 📌 41
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Rogue Factory is available NOW on Steam, featuring music by me! 🎶 Build your own custom spellcasting factory and tear through endless waves of monsters! 👾
Build, automate, OBLITERATE! 🧙‍♂️

Check it out at 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/3212630/...

#gamedev #indiegame #gameaudio #music #soundtrack

03.02.2026 18:58 👍 42 🔁 11 💬 3 📌 0
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GitHub - wildwinter/Ink-Localiser: Utility to extract strings from an Ink project and assign IDs to them. Utility to extract strings from an Ink project and assign IDs to them. - wildwinter/Ink-Localiser

Remember the Ink Localisation tool I made?

I've just updated it with support for PO/POT files.

YMMV, as ever. Nag me if I broke something! Hope folk find it useful:

github.com/wildwinter/I...

29.01.2026 19:20 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

I can't help but second this: Database functions in Ink are great ❤

28.01.2026 21:01 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I was just discussing this earlier today and was wondering whether it was a coincidence or not! So, thanks for clearing that up!

24.01.2026 00:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Perfect Tides: Station to Station - Release Trailer
Perfect Tides: Station to Station - Release Trailer YouTube video by Meredith Gran

It's time. Perfect Tides: Station to Station is out on PC and Mac.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESUK...

22.01.2026 16:31 👍 901 🔁 368 💬 39 📌 69
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📢 Fellow apprentice witches & wizards, Near-Mage is currently 30% off on Steam! Link below👇
#indiegame

20.01.2026 12:19 👍 35 🔁 18 💬 2 📌 2
Steam Detective Fest. The Séance of Blake Manor -25%

Steam Detective Fest. The Séance of Blake Manor -25%

It's the final day of the Steam Detective Fest. Only a few hours left to pick up The Séance of Blake manor at a discount.

It wraps up at 6pm GMT / 10am PT

store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...

19.01.2026 10:48 👍 27 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 0
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Save 31% on World of Vespuccia Bundle on Steam

Lamplight City and Rosewater are both discounted this weekend. Grab them together in the World of Vespuccia bundle for less than $20!

If you enjoy exploring detailed worlds and playing stories where your choices shape the narrative, you’ll love these games!

store.steampowered.com/bundle/50641...

17.01.2026 13:36 👍 41 🔁 22 💬 0 📌 0

Waiting for a good time to buy new PC components feels weirdly like waiting for the best moment to sell turnips to Tom Nook in Animal Crossing.

18.01.2026 16:30 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

I got myself a copy of The Halls of Arden Vul, because of course.

Oh, boy...

16.01.2026 19:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Nominated
Rosewater
19th IndieCade Festival
January 16-30th

Nominated Rosewater 19th IndieCade Festival January 16-30th

The IndieCade Festival has begun! ROSEWATER is up for Best Performance in tomorrow's awards ceremony.

In the meantime, you can grab it for 25% off on Steam!

store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...

@indiecade.bsky.social

16.01.2026 18:02 👍 48 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 2
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My Video Game Visual Voice Reel!

Featuring voice acting from Dread Delusion, Old Skies (my BAFTA Breakthrough), Harold Halibut, Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader, The Seance of Blake Manor, The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, Lord Winklebottom Investigates, Mutropolis, Loco Motive, PRIM, and more!

12.01.2026 19:17 👍 110 🔁 38 💬 5 📌 8
Steam Detective Fest January 12-19 at 10am PT

Lamplight City -40% $8.99

Steam Detective Fest January 12-19 at 10am PT Lamplight City -40% $8.99

LAMPLIGHT CITY is part of the Steam Detective Fest!

Solve 5 cases in an alternate 19th century as a detective haunted by the voice of his dead partner.

store.steampowered.com/app/761460/L...

12.01.2026 18:07 👍 69 🔁 25 💬 1 📌 5

#UnityTips

On Web builds: do you want to make a "full screen toggle" using components?

Then execute the code using the OnPointerDown event in an Event Trigger component instead of using the Button's OnClick, otherwise you need to click twice in the active screen to make it happen, apparently!

12.01.2026 19:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

One of the many things that may get my gaming card revoked: I was mainly a UO kid, so having never played Everquest I was today years old when I found that Champions of Norrath (that I have played at friend's place back then) is set in the same universe.

12.01.2026 09:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
TR-49 - Official Trailer
TR-49 - Official Trailer YouTube video by inkleStudios

🚨⚠️ Release Date Disclosure! ⚠️🚨

TRAILER: VIDEO EVIDENCE, see below. Please watch, assimilate and share.

DESIGNATION: TR-49
GENRE: NARRATIVE DEDUCTION / AUDIO_DRAMA
DATE: 21st JANUARY
PLATFORMS: iOS / PC / Mac / Deck

This is what we know, so far.

06.01.2026 17:45 👍 332 🔁 118 💬 10 📌 56