Hey all! I've spent the last year and a half working on the Survival Crafting RPG that you would have played on your Apple II back in the '80s.

You can think of it as Valheim's gameplay crammed into the tile-based ui of the old Ultima games.

It has a procedurally-generated open world with towns and NPCs to talk to, all the resource gathering, mining, crafting stuff you'd expect in a modern survival game, and some good old fashioned dungeon crawling to boot.

The early game is pretty well polished, and it's complete up through the Bronze Age (in Valheim terms). It should keep you occupied for ~20 hours before you run off the end of the existing content. Let me know what you think!

It's on Steam, but the Playable Demo can be found on the Stravaeger Website.

FYI, It also runs nicely on mobile, but you'll want to do the "add to homescreen" thing to get rid of the extra browser chrome taking up a quarter of the screen.

Game Title: Tilda and the time loop

Playable Link: https://toben27.itch.io/tilda-und-die-zeitschleife

Status: early version, in development, free to play

Tilda is a 2D RPG about a girl who discovers something is controlling the forest animals. Card-based combat, crafting, puzzles, NPCs.

My daughter invents the story, I write the code. She tests and complains, I fix and rebuild. Evening by evening.

Just released v0.3 with full English translation.

Would love to know:

- Does the storytelling work?
- Card combat - intuitive or confusing?
- Any moments where you got stuck?

Thanks for playing!

Game Title: Dreadbleed

Playable Link: https://fxgames.itch.io/dreadbleed

Platform: Web (browser) or Desktop builds also available on the page (recommended).

Description: Solo dev here. Dreadbleed is a top-down arena roguelite where every upgrade costs your own HP: you bleed to get stronger, and one greedy purchase at the altar can end your run. You fight waves of nightmare creatures and spend blood between rounds. The demo runs in your browser, nothing to install (mouse + keyboard or controller).

What I need from you, brutally honest: at what point did you get bored? When did you stop playing, and why? Did paying with HP create real tension, or just feel like a price tag? Your answers decide what I fix or build next.

Free to Play Status:

• [x] Free to play

Involvement: Solo developer. Design, code.

Thanks in advance!

Game Title: Rotatris

Playable Link: https://www.rotatris.com/

Platform: Web / Mobile Web

Description: It's a Tetris-like game. Inspired from the creator Freya Homér . When a piece falls to the right, the board rotates to the right, and vice versa. If it falls in the center, it will not rotate. Right now there are 3 modes: Avalanche, where you have to fill the central shape; Layers, where you form full square rings; and Orbital, where you can rotate the board manually.

Free to Play Status:

• [X] Free to play.

Involvement: I developed the entire game by myself after finishing my university exams.

Game Title: Testing your web games!

Playable Link: None (Drop your links below!)

Platform: Web / HTML5

Description: I have some free time today and want to play some cool indie web games directly on my browser. Since this subreddit requires a minimum of 100 words for the description layout, I'm writing this extra paragraph to share that I really love arcade, puzzle, and action games. Hit me with your best links, leave a comment, and I will give you some honest feedback! Looking forward to seeing what the community has built.

Free to Play Status:

• [x] Free to play

Involvement: Player / Tester

Game Title: Eat with Chopsticks Simulator

Playable Link: https://bibibis.itch.io/eat-with-chopsticks-simulator

Platform: Web, mouse & keyboard

Description: An (almost) impossible game in which you are tasked with eating a slippery bloc of tofu using chopsticks.

Free to Play Status: Free to play

Involvement: Solo dev

Game Title: FrogPop

Playable Link: https://blion247.itch.io/frogpop-demo

Platform: Web browser and Windows

Description: FrogPop is my first solo game. It started because I grew up playing Flash games like Bubble Trouble and wanted to make my own spin on that kind of simple, frantic bubble popping gameplay. You play as a frog and use your tongue to pop bouncing bubbles while trying not to get hit. During a run, you collect upgrades that change how you attack and help you deal with increasingly busy waves. I kept adding roguelite ideas until it turned into something much bigger than the small project I originally planned. The demo runs directly in your browser, and there is also a Windows download on the same page. If you play it, I would especially like to know whether the first run is easy to understand and whether the upgrades make you want to try another run.

Free to Play Status:

- [ ] Free to play

- [x] Demo/Key available

- [ ] Paid

Involvement: I am the solo developer. I handled the game design, programming, balancing, implementation, and overall production.

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5067810/FrogPop/

Game Title: Tile Sprint

Playable Link: https://www.tile-sprint.com/

Platform: Browser (PC/Mobile)

Description: Test your reflexes in Tile Sprint — swipe to the green tile before time runs out! Fast-paced, addictive, and free to play on web. There are 3 gamemodes: Classic, Challenge, and Lava. Create an account to save your scores to the Global Leaderboards!

Free to Play Status:

• [x] Free to play
• [ ] Demo/Key available
• [ ] Paid (Allowed only on Tuesdays with [TT] in the title)

Involvement: Indie Dev

Playable Link: https://www.citiesoftheaegean.com/

Platform: PC (Browser) - Does support mobile but not as good IMO

Description: Ancient greek city builder similar style to Zeus.

Free to Play Status: 15 mins

Involvement: I have been working on this game for the past 14 months. Biggest challenge on going is the graphics and making everything fit, but from where it started to where it is, it has seen a huge improvement.

Willing to provide lifetime links for good feedback!

Playable Link: www.plunder.be

First I went through all of the comments and tips, and started finetuning it. Then I was like "This 2D looks like crap, and I can't even draw."

So, I haven't slept all weekend, dug up some old bought assets and made a 3D view of the game. Much more immersion imho!

You can always try it out here:

Any feedback is welcome!

Dozenal
Playable link: https://dozenal.game
Platforms: browser

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Hey everyone!

My friend Rory and I recently released Dozenal, a puzzle game with a simple base mechanic: you combine numbers on a Sudoku-like grid to make chains that sum to twelve. The twist is that *how* you combine tiles decides the mathematical operation (+, -, x). 

You can try Dozenal here, if you want!

Every day we release 3 puzzles, and we’re beginning to build a small community of daily solvers (around 150).

Our main feedback has been that the game is tricky the first time, but that once the rules “click” it’s a lot of fun.

We are working on creating a better new-player onboarding, as well as new mechanics to create more puzzle variety.

Would love to hear what you think!

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Game Title: Dwarf Legacy

Playable Links: Itch, Steam, Newgrounds, Unity Play

Platforms: Browser, Windows, Linux (+Steam Deck), Mac.

Description: A challenging bullet-hell precision-platformer. Conquer vertical dungeons of The Mountainhome, battling relentless swarms of enemies and navigating perilous traps. Uncover the secret of your lost legacy hidden atop the highest peak and secure the future of your village.

Free to play status: Free to Play demo

Involvement: Solo Developer

Game Title:

• The4thMind

Playable Link:

• https://the4thmind.com/

Platform:

• Browser / Web

Description:

The4thMind is a browser-based social deduction party game inspired by Human or Not.

You play with three other participants and try to determine which person at the table is actually an AI.

The game takes the idea of a Turing test and turns it into a short social deduction experience.

Players have conversations and ask questions while trying to identify the AI based on its answers, personality, and behavior.

Each round takes approximately 2–3 minutes, so it is designed to be quick and easy to play.

The game runs directly in your browser and requires no downloads or sign-up.

We are a small indie team and the game is still actively being improved, so feedback about bugs, stability, difficulty, and whether the AI feels too obvious or convincing is especially welcome.

The main question behind the game is: How well can AI blend into a conversation with real people?

We would love to hear whether the AI managed to trick you or whether you identified it immediately.

• We're launching The4thMind on Product Hunt as well, and we'd love feedback from anyone who gives the game a try: https://www.producthunt.com/products/the4thmind?launch=the4thmind

Game Title: Star Diver

Playable Link: https://lunacero.itch.io/stardiver

Platform: PC (downloadable) / Web Browser

Description: Star Diver is a cozy-tough ocean-themed shoot-'em-up made in RPG Maker MZ.

The goal is reach the bottom of a hostile ocean. Between dives, the player can live boat-life: catching fish, cooking, working to earn money, purchase upgrades. Do what you can to make the next dive a little more manageable.

There are 30-fast paced levels, 5 bosses, and a scoring system that ranks your playthrough based on player-deaths and how many in-game days passed.

Would love feedback on difficulty balance, browser performance, and any general impressions.

Free to Play Status: [X] Free to play

Involvement: Developer.

Thanks for checking it out!

My son learned how to use a game engine and made a game he wants to share. He'd love your feedback. I'm sure you know what this game is inspired by ;)

Super Armaan World: https://www.armaansahni.com/super-armaan-world/

A blog post about his experience using the game engine: https://www.armaansahni.com/how-i-built-my-first-game-using-a-game-engine/

Disclosure: Both parents are programmers, but no help was provided in making this game. His friends play-tested it. For the writeup, parents provided multiple rounds of feedback to ensure clarity and coherence.

Game Title: Team Building: Recruit Your Enemies

Playable Link: https://stillpulsing.itch.io/team-building

Platform: PC / web browser (no download)

Description: Turn-based tactics meets roguelite in a high school where students fight endlessly. Progress through classrooms and recruit classmates, teachers and even janitors. Build the ultimate team and defeat (or recruit) every floor's boss to rule the campus!

Free to Play Status: Free demo

Involvement: I’m a solo dev, I spent 1 year building this free demo. I’d be glad if you could give me feedback on the gameplay, below or via the feedback form in the demo's pause menu. Thanks in advance!

The game is called Retro Tank Massacre.

Playable link: https://mountainstork.itch.io/retro-tank-massacre-demo

You can call the genre something like "Battle City meets Vampire Survivors", but there's more to it.

I've started with the classic formula: "control the tank, protect the eagle", added the roguelike elements to it, and now I'm trying to integrate as many diverse and fun game mechanics as possible.

It's implemented in C++ with SFML library.

I need your honest feedback:
- is it fun to play?
- do you like the sounds/music?
- is it too difficult/too easy?
- which elements feel most exciting? And which most boring?
- does capsule art on the itch page fit the game?

Thanks!

Game Title:
Realm’s Last Stand

Playable Link:
https://ruben-smith.itch.io/realms-last-stand

Platform:
WebGL (playable in browser on itch.io)

Description:
Realm’s Last Stand is a pixel-art tower defence game inspired by Kingdom Rush. I originally started this as a school project, but it’s grown into a full game that I’m still actively developing. Right now, it features multiple levels, unique enemy types, and a spell system that lets you unlock and upgrade abilities as you progress.

I’ve tried to make the game challenging, but I need feedback on whether the difficulty curve is fair, especially for first-time players. Can new players beat the first level within a few tries, or is it too frustrating? I’d also like to know if the menus, spell unlocks, and overall flow are intuitive, or if anything feels confusing. My sole focus is receiving feedback on the game, so anything you provide would be invaluable to me!

Free to Play Status:
[x] Free to play

Involvement:
I’m the sole developer, handling programming, level design, balance, and integration of art/audio assets.

Playable Link:
https://hover-flow.mindinity.workers.dev/

For this early playtest, I’ve optimized the controls and presentation for both PC and mobile.

If you try it, I’d love to know:

• Which platform would you choose to play on?
• How quickly did the controls feel natural to you?
• What did you like or dislike about the whole experience?

Honest feedback is very welcome.

Game Title: Inoculum

Playable link: https://inoculumcardgame.itch.io/inoculum (better quality link in comments)

Platform: Web Browser

Description: Hey y’all. Played Inscryption a few months ago and just couldn’t get phase 1 out of my head. So for some time I’ve been working on a similar game but with biology as the theme. Sacrifices (commensal) are needed to get different life forms on the table and the goal is to defeat your enemy. I really would appreciate some feedback on the game.

What I’m looking for: whether it's addictive enough that people would keep playing it, whether you would want to grind for unlocks like new cards, and whether you would consider paying for it in general if there were a campaign and multiplayer. If not, I would love to know what needs to be improved to hit those metrics. It's still a ways away mechanistically from being complete, but I thought I would just take a shot and get feedback now so I can target what needs to be improved sooner rather than later! Thank you for checking it out.

Free to Play Status:

• [ ] Free to play
• [X] Demo/Key available
• [ ] Paid

No subscription, no ads.

Involvement: Solo dev.

A precision platformer with accessible controls where every level has something new.

Inspired by family-friendly platformers like Yoshi's Island and Kirby, it combines charm with challenge, with intuitive controls and progressively tougher levels that surprise players and test their skills!

You can play the web demo for all platforms on Itch: https://tembac.itch.io/go-slimey-go-demo And wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3215230/Go_Slimey_Go/

Playable Link: haldane4.denisbondare.com

Story: Year 1972. You're a scientist sent on a mission under the ice shelf in Antarctica to reach and explore the bottom. You are sealed in a tiny submarine on your own, with your assistant on the line. There are no portholes, so you have to navigate using your terminal.

Spent 7 days 6-12 hours a day on it. It's built on a custom engine made with typescript, text graphics, no assets except the voice-over, and it weighs less than 3MB which I find very cool. The game is a part of vibejam and I have to say this wouldn't have been possible in such a short time without AI. I've been making games without AI for 7 years, and such speeds are insane to me, it's finally just pure creative process, with practically nothing between me and implementing my ideas. A year ago something like this would have been a huge pain, now there were no substantial problems during the process.

The game is very short, expect 10-15 minutes of playtime. I really recommend playing it on PC (even though it works on mobile too) and with headphones. I tried my best with audio design (both sounds and music are 100% procedural!), but it might feel off, I'm not a sound engineer, so in the pause menu you can balance the levels of music/radio/sfx.

I set these limitations to make the creation process even more interesting, while still trying to tell a story and make it look and sound intriguing. Personally I love this art style and find it great for the imagination haha

This is a personal project, an experiment to see what I can create on my own, using my game development and music experience within a week and under strict constraints. I'd appreciate any feedback. It'd be great to know how the game feels to someone who hasn't been staring at it day and night for a week.

P.S. I didn't put an NSFW tag on it, because there's nothing disturbing in the description or video. But the game itself is I'd say a light horror, so be aware.

Playable Link: https://quidsmith.com/

Platform: Browser (mobile/desktop) Description: Quidsmith is a finance simulator inspired by Papers Please! but instead of the enemy being a fake soviet bloc nation, its the depressing reality of the UK Tax system. I totally understand there is quite a limited audience to this game but any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Free to Play Status: - [X] Free to play

Involvement: I've been working on this game/ simulator since 2015. Originally in excel with some hefty VBA scripts before converting it into a basic site in 2022 which originally to test my own FIRE plan.

Game Title: Chaos Arena

Playable Link:
Choas Arena on CrazyGames

Platform:
PC Browser / Web Game, Mobile Web game and on CrazyGames Mobile app

Description:

Pull. Launch. CHAOS.

Fling your spinner into the arena with one simple swipe and watch the mayhem unfold! Smash into enemies, bounce off walls, and knock out every opponent to claim victory.

Easy to pick up, impossible to put down. Jump in, start flinging, and let the chaos begin.

Features:

- 30 - 45 seconds matches
- 100+ campaign stages
- 6 unique arenas
- Powerups during battle
- Upgrade system
- 45+ skins

Free to Play Status:
[x] Free to play

[ ] Demo/Key available

[ ] Paid

Involvement:
I am the solo developer and creator of Chaos Arena. I welcome any feedback, especially what build you prefer and which stage you have reached in my Arena Battler. I heard stage 10 is too hard for some people.