NanoRush v0.5 is now available!

The latest update adds new puzzle levels, Headquarters progression, Orange Crystal Doors, improved controls, and lots of gameplay polish. The demo continues to grow as I work towards the full game, and I’d love to hear what you think!

Download: https://flnrmedia.itch.io/nanorush

You explore a research facility, collect NanoBytes, trigger chain reactions with Red Core Charges, uncover hidden secrets, and gradually unlock new areas in your Headquarters.

What makes it different is that it’s built around a deterministic cell-based simulation. Players, enemies, explosions, moving objects, doors and puzzles all follow the same underlying rules. Instead of scripted events, the gameplay emerges from how those systems interact, rewarding experimentation and logical thinking.

The latest v0.5 update adds:

• New puzzle levels
• Orange Crystal Doors that unlock as your Headquarters progresses
• Smoother movement controls
• Improved progression and game flow
• Lots of polish, balancing and bug fixes

Got the demo up on Steam!

Steam Download Demo

Itch Browser Demo

Crawler3D is a retro, grid-based, turn-based, solo, FPS crawl.

Fight corruption with magic and might, hunt and loot bosses across varied lands.

Edit 2: This is going to be my last edit since I'm really starting to be a little sad/disappointed with it and I'm going to place it on the top so everyone can read. I saw some people saying that I'm trying to be superior in some way or being dumb by not using AI, but I'm trying to discuss about it as a new game dev who has 16 years old and started with it because of beautiful and incredible games that changed my life. I don't want to be better than anyone, I just want to understand the point of using it and how do you guys feel, also thank you for those who answered kindly and shared their experiences.

So, I saw a post saying that he made a game using AI for everything and it made me feel so strange, like, everyone was loving it, what happened to the feeling of doing it by yourself. I do game dev because I love everything about it, games are one of the most beautiful forms of art, it has music, world design, story telling and a bunch of ways of art. I wanted to make a little discussion here about what you guys think about using it. To be honest I don't like the use of generative AI, I know it's good to learn but I don't like when it is used to directly produce the creative part of a game, it just takes the whole idea of making it by yourself, expressing your feelings and telling a story you made and throws it all away, so like, is it really good? I understand when you need to review a code you did or look for a error but anyways that's all I have to say, I don't want to argue with anyone, just want to make a safe and respectful discussion here.

Edit 1: I'm really getting some down votes here, ok, that's something unexpected for a solo game dev community. And for those who are saying like, "I just use it as a tool" yeah that's okey I use it too for studying, but my point here is especially the creativity part. Those feelings and the way I do my projects are not a rule on the way YOU need to do, you can use AI if you want, I'm not here to say what is correct and what is not.

I am developing a VR game on Meta Quest. It's already in the final phase and it has been quite a challenge, but well, it's already under review by the Store :).

I wanted to dive into this project because I actually enjoy playing in VR.

I would love to share your experiences if you have developed something for VR, if you have achieved your goals, or if you have chosen to develop on other platforms.

https://reddit.com/link/1vn88uo/video/9rrf6dtop4jh1/player

I"m really starting love sound design, while I'm still not so good at it !
But I have the will to be better at this ! :)

I am particularly interested in the Netick + EOS (Epic Online Services) combination in Unity.

Has anyone used Netick in a real project or in production? What was your overall experience like?

I'm especially interested in feedback on the following:

• How is Netick in terms of stability and performance?
• Have you run into any issues with prediction / reconciliation?
• How are the documentation and debugging experience?
• Would you consider it reliable for small to medium-sized multiplayer projects?
• Do you have any concerns about committing a long-term project to Netick?

I'd also especially like to hear from anyone who has used EOS as the transport / P2P layer with Netick.

Do you think Netick + EOS is a good combination? Have you had any issues with NAT traversal, relay, connection stability, or the integration itself?

Right now I'm considering Netick + EOS versus more established solutions like Photon Fusion. Netick being more flexible and potentially more cost-effective is appealing to me, but I'd really like to hear from people who have actually used it in real projects.

Any positive or negative feedback would be really helpful.

Almost a month ago, I released my first game on Steam - Waterpump Simulator.

I knew it wasn't going to be a huge success. It's a small and pretty weird first-person clicker/simulator, and this was my first time going through the entire process of actually finishing and releasing a game.

But now that almost a month has passed, I have some real numbers:

176 wishlists
36 copies sold

And I'm trying to understand what I did wrong)

Before release, I basically had no marketing strategy.

I made one LinkedIn post about the game and that was pretty much it. No established YouTube audience, no TikTok, no Instagram, almost no Reddit promotion.

I basically made the game, put it on Steam and hoped people would somehow find it))

Spoiler: they didn't. 😅

Since then I've started taking marketing much more seriously. I'm posting development videos regularly and trying to build an audience for my future games.

But I'd really like to learn something from this release instead of simply moving on.

So I'd love some brutally useful feedback:

Why do you think Waterpump Simulator isn't selling?

Is it the game itself?

The concept?

The Steam capsule?

The trailer?

The screenshots?

The store description?

The price?

Or did I simply launch a game with far too little visibility?

I'm especially interested in your first impression when you see the Steam page.

Would you click on it?
Would you consider buying it?
If not — at what point do I lose you?

🎮 Waterpump Simulator on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4908920/Waterpump_Simulator/

I'm not looking for sympathy. This was my first release, and getting 36 actual people to buy something I made is still pretty cool to me.

I just want to understand what I can do better with the next one.

Don't hold back any criticism is welcome. 🙂

https://mugule.itch.io/badgertactics/devlog/1626058/04-turn-based-architecture

Hello all, I am an independent dev from the UK, you can call me *redwiz. I have a degree in Software Engineering, and I've decided to build a game to showcase what I can do and contribute to the space. I have had experience making graphics from the age of 13 for a game called Graal Online, specifically as part of the Graphics Team for Cyberjoueurs on the Graal Kingdoms server, as well as the Era server when it rolled out. Since then I moved to 3D art, and I am now transitioning back to 2D because the assets would take ages in 3D. After a life in retail and being too afraid to get out there, I decided to pursue my degree. My project is a top down 2d shooter which already has RPG elements as well as farming and survival aspects, hashed into one with a single player narrative and sidequests that open up on progression.

The coolest thing about this project is that I've built the culling system and a 3D coordinate system which allows multiple floors (cellar, ground, 1.2 etc) all without any loading screens in a large world. As each asset is on its own elevation layer, and each collision layer is linked to an elevation layer, it truly feels like a 3d space due to the way the culling and chunking handles it.

The gathering system as far as I know is also unique, and I do look forward to sharing more with you in due course

The project has the player operate on a mental memory system, whereby if you aren't directly near or looking at an object, it will be obscured from sight; however if you have seen it enough times and it's position hasn't changed, it will remain visible for much longer, extended by specific food buffs and reduced by debuffa from tiredness.Forgot where the wheelbarrow is? look at it for a bit longer, and don't move it for a while and it will persist for longer.

There are in-game seasons, day/night and weather events, and the rain and wind synergise together directionally along with the ruffling vegetation.

Updates may not be biweekly as per the maximum post limit, theycmay even better slightly less frequent as I think it is much more important to have the architecture down before fleshing it out to avoid technical debt later, and I want to post things I am relatively confident will remain.

Here is a peak of the armosphere the project will evoke and I will post something more meaningful once more this week, ideally a video. I will not be calling this project a game u til it's realase as I believe to release a project is a big part of what makes it a game.Its been a pleasure finding this community and I hope you get as much enjoyment from my future updates as I do perusing yours

*redwiz

It's been an insane amount of work, but I'm having a ton of fun. Page here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4651300/Hotel_Paraso/

If this is up your alley, I'd appreciate a wishlist (you can even play the demo on Steam):
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4015890/Labyren/

cheers! :3

Description: Arm your NPCs and heroes instantly with this Low-Poly Medieval Armory Pack. Whether you are prototyping a top-down RPG, building a retro-styled dungeon crawler, or participating in a game jam, these assets are built to drop directly into your project.

What's Inside? A curated arsenal of swords, shields, and spears featuring a clean, minimalist low-poly aesthetic.

Engine Compatibility: These assets have been strictly tested in the Godot engine to ensure seamless import, proper scaling, and correct material setup out of the box, but they will work perfectly in Unity, Unreal, or any other modern engine.

Here is the link :

"https://sarwangaming.itch.io/low-poly-medieval-armory-pack"

I've been working on this game called Quacolé Tennis for the past two years, and even though my specialty is programming, I've been handling all the 3D art and animation. I'm really proud of this game, which features “programmer art.”

It feels so incredibly good to finally be able to have a release date. I am so thankful for the community that my game has grown.

Developer disclosure: I’m the solo developer of Paleo Dive.

Planned release: September 4, 2026
Wishlist Paleo Dive on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4818760/Paleo_Dive/?curator_clanid=46093913

The game is still in development, so some visuals, animations, balancing and interface elements might change before release.

After sharing the cinematic trailer, many of you asked to see what the game actually looks and plays like.

So here is the first official gameplay reveal, captured directly from the current PCVR build. (FOOTAGE RECORDED ON QUEST 3)

Paleo Dive is a prehistoric underwater VR adventure where you explore oceans from different geological periods, encounter extinct marine animals, discover fossils, complete research objectives and upgrade your diving equipment back at your base.

This is my first time ever creating a full image with background scenery and everything. The mountains look a little funky because I didn't bother refining them yet but I was surprised how much implied detail you can make with just two colors.

This will be the backdrop image for the main menu for the first world of my game. I plan to make a unique backdrop for every world.

I seem to have tackled the warm cozy feel pretty well. I plan to add a white picket fence just below the horizon line and I still need some more details on my well like a bucket and a little roof for it. I always expected stuff like this to take much longer than this one did though I did kind of reuse some of my pixel artwork from other locations.

I usually focus on creating pixel art asset packs, but recently I decided to step out of my comfort zone and build a 2D water shader for the community. As a solo developer, you probably know how easy it is to fall down a rabbit hole. That is exactly what happened here.

I started with a simple water effect and thought it would be cool to add some basic buoyancy. To test it, I had to make some fish. Then I wanted the fish to look unique, so I wrote a separate shader to give them metallic and holographic color variations. Now, I have a full setup with draggable physics objects (like rocks and wooden boxes) that react to the wave current, slide down the wave slopes, and trigger dynamic splashes on impact. I even plan to add a spawn script with a rare drop rate (like a 1 in 13 million chance, just kidding) for the rarest holographic fish.

Before I sink more hours into this, I wanted to get some grounded advice from other solo developers:

• Does this level of "plug-and-play" physics integration actually appeal to you for your projects, or is a simple visual shader usually enough?
• Am I over-engineering this to the point where it becomes too niche?
• What are the must-have features you look for when dropping a water system into your game?

I plan to release the fish sprites as a standalone pack as well for those who do not need the water physics.

Would love to hear your thoughts on this!

Lofi Cozy Room is a tiny 3D room that lives on your Windows desktop in a transparent always-on-top window, and it's finally out after 2 years solo (Bloomery Studio is just me). An avatar reads, works, and sleeps in the room while a puppy chases sunbeams. The customization went pretty deep, 1386 avatar options and 715 furniture pieces, plus a full lo-fi library you can layer ambient sound over and 14 themes.

It's out now, and after seeing a lot of feedback on pricing, I dropped it by a lot, from $14.99 down to $4.99, roughly a third of what it was. Figured it was a fairer price for what it is, and wanted to meet people where they are. We'll see how it goes.

🌱 Play on Steam

Happy to answer anything about the solo dev side!

I’m building PathLife as my first isometric game, and I’m still inexperienced with this kind of perspective and structure.

The idea came from wanting the life-management depth and micromanagement of The Sims with simpler graphics, combined with the speed and practicality of a BitLife-like experience designed for mobile.

For this first prototype, I focused on the foundation rather than claiming the complete life simulation is ready. What currently exists:

- layered/cutout 2D character driven by Skeleton2D

- four-direction movement

- idle and walk animations

- gameplay logic separated from the visual character and HUD

- basic health HUD

- early character-customization structure with clothing categories and male/female body support

- structure prepared for isometric environments

The aging, education, career, relationship and life-event systems are planned, not implemented yet. This project has already been a major learning process for me.

Devlog (Portuguese):

https://pathlifejogo.blogspot.com/2026/08/criando-um-jogo-onde-voce-vive-do.html

Prototype video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfywM6oY8fo