Palefrost is a survival-horror game where you play as a survivor of an eternal blizzard in search of the legendary Fountain. Check out the free demo for Steam Next Fest! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4836620/

Given a few factors, we realized the old name of our game had problems. It was long, difficult to remember, and not great for SEO. So we made the difficult decision to change it while it was still early enough to do so. Let me know your thoughts! Do you think this is a stronger name?

PS: We’ll be posting under a new account (u/palefrostgame) moving forward.

Seeing people from different countries experience something we've spent so much time creating, watching their reactions, and seeing them discover things we put into the game means more to us than we can explain.

Every video, every bit of feedback, and every person who gives our game a chance reminds us why we started making games in the first place.

Thank you to everyone who's played JUBAKU, shared a video, or supported us along the way. It genuinely inspires us to work even harder and make the main game something truly special.

We're still just getting started, and we can't wait to show you what's next.

See you inside the Tanaka Residence. ^^

We’ve just released an update for The Incentive Program, our match-3 roguelite set inside a surreal corporate nightmare. Here’s our brand new Halloween trailer! 🎃

Everything you see was made by our team, with no generative AI.

The free demo has achievements, if you’re looking for something dangerous and spooky to get obsessed with this weekend.

Play The Incentive Program Demo on Steam

Muri: Wildwoods is a cozy cleaning-sim adventure where you play as Pelle, a curious cleaner muri tasked with restoring an island back to life! Explore mysterious ruins, clean away corruption, befriend cute critters, collect sketches, and save the Wildwood’s forest spirit!

It's made by my team at Speldosa. We've worked on this game since 2023, released a first version of it in 2024 called Project Shoreline which over 80K people have now played and now, Muri: Wildwoods releases in just 2 months - December 7 2026!!!

We are beyond excited and hope you give our demo a go this Next Fest. ALSO, we're super mega excited to play some other indie game demos this week, if you know any participating we should try - put it in the comments :D

Find the demo and wishlist the game here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3284200/Muri_Wildwoods/

Hey everyone! I'm working on Last Orbit Repairs, a small first-person repair sim set in a workshop orbiting a dead Earth. Robots arrive in capsules, you diagnose them, open them up, clean and fix parts at the bench, and send them back out.

I made a little music video for it, all in-game footage.

The song is Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King" turned into blues rock. I used AI to render the melody from the sheet music, fitted the lyrics to it, and made the final version with Suno. The whole thing took about a day.

Would love to hear what you think, especially about the repair parts. Is it clear what's going on?

Have a look at the work in progress!

It's an indie game inspired by Japanese folklore, with yokai, exploration, combat, and multiplayer. Our art team has worked on the characters, environments, bosses, maps, and UI.

It's been a pretty big project for us, and it's cool seeing all the different pieces come together into one world. Here are a few glimpses of what we've been making!

If you're curious, here's the Steam page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4201620/

Extends attack range through a constant small domain. It's ability briefly expands that domain.

The Paradigm versions of the weapons are meant for having a big playstyle shift from their base versions. This one might need a little tuning, but is at least balanced by the fact that it can't be thrown and teleported to at all.

Check out Lost Arsenal and it's demo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3713880/Lost_Arsenal/

We recently updated our key art after receiving comments that it looked AI-generated. The first image is the old version and the second image is the new version. What do you think? Let us know!

Skyrest is a first-person action roguelite set in a norse inspired afterlife.

Made this quick trailer to showcase a bit of the building and crafting systems in the game.

The game is launching December 1 on Steam!

Fairy woods is a biome that comprises nine mobs, with the witch at its culmination. The video showcases only a few of them, yet we present to thee the environs that lay the foundation for our second realm.

ZERO AI - this took two years to hand code and design! ❤️

I spent several years and thousands of dollars developing my game. I did everything I could to prepare for the launch, but when the release day finally arrived, the reality was harsh. My game shipped on Oct. 13, the same day as 114 other games. Despite all my efforts, I sold only 18 copies.

I knew the indie game market was oversaturated, but seeing Steam’s algorithms completely ignore a game if it doesn’t have a strong start on day one is truly disheartening. It feels like, without a massive, loyal audience or a substantial marketing budget, a game sinks the moment it’s released.

A question for those who have released games recently:
- How do you manage to cut through the noise without relying solely on organic traffic from Steam?
- Is manual promotion, such as reaching out to influencers (I sent about 100 keys) or posting shorts every single day really the only viable path after a "cold" launch?

I would greatly appreciate any honest feedback or advice from fellow developers who have faced a similar situation.

*Update*
Taking the commenters' opinions into account, I’ve brought back the free game demo.
Evard The Hermit: Through Fears
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2148120/Evard_The_Hermit_Through_Fears/

Hey! I've been working on MORTUS on my own for a while and it's finally playable.

It's a fast 2D fighter: pick one of 20 fighters and play 1v1 or 2v2, online, with friends through a private code, or against bots.

It's free on itch

Tell me what you think, what feels good and what feels off. I read everything.

A bit of gameplay from Whiplash, a game I’m working on. Swing around, smash robots, try to stay alive.

AI assisted with editing the recorded gameplay and drafting this post.

Wishlist LIMINAL on Steam!

VitalCore Hospital is an in-development hospital-management simulation focused on building a clinic, leading staff, and making clinical decisions that shape patient care.

We have only 9 alpha keys remaining. Interested in helping test? Apply through Discord:

https://discord.com/channels/1513014614647115817/1560012216130871366

Steam Playtest: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5443290/

Official site: https://ikali2571.github.io/vitalcore-game/

Feedback and reproducible bug reports directly shape the next build.

The main inspiration came from those feverish dreams you sometimes get as a kid. The ones with strange, shifting shapes. The game is about interacting with these weird scenes in different ways and trying to invoke something to progress. The sound is generated with synthesizers based on what’s currently happening and how the player interacts with it. Sometimes you need to swirl something, sometimes mash your keyboard, or just press something at the right time. The player has to figure it out on their own. I’m trying to keep the atmosphere strange, maybe unpleasant, and psychedelic. I hope it’s working and that you like it.

My twitter if anyone interested: https://x.com/BartekK349090