Bunguin Games 🔜 MIGS

We are nearing the vertical slice on this investigation-horror co op game - if you are interested in private playtesting to help us reach open public tests, jump in our Discord! discord.gg/qZPcA6cfBu

We are working on a small multiplayer test using #BRUTAL . The first thing we built was a procedural spine/look system. It's not critical tech, proves nothing - so why do it? Because games are built for humans. Little things like this give even blocky characters a way to emote. #devlog #gamedev

A little taste of the atmosphere we're going for with Cold Salvage. Sci-fi horror is often all about what you can't quite see.

Bzzt // Play KTWYF during Steam Scream Fest! That's right, our demo didn't end with Next Fest - you can still jump in and see how it feels to tear the limbs off your friends and mutant family... #indiegames #indiedev #coopgame #gaming #multiplayergame

We're hoping one of our favourite games @playphasmo.bsky.social is in Steam Scream V - our whole team has been playing the Crimson Eye event (currently ongoing), and a spooky sale is the easiest way to convince new players to jump on board! www.gamebrief.net/blog/steam-s...

Headlice will be featuring in #steamscreamv Oct 26 – Nov 2 this year! #indiedev #screamfest #freedemo

Not game dev specifically, but definitely in the wheelhouse of game dev adjacent things: We finally gave our website some attention, which was in need of a little update as Cold Salvage has come a long, long way: bunguin.games #webdev #indiedev #coldsalvage

Your indie friends are keeping physical games alive.

We build levels using asset kits, but scenes with hundreds of objects can mean hundreds of draw calls. On the right: the authoring level. On the left: what ships. Our tools merge objects, reducing this to one draw call per material. That means better performance ❤️ #gamedev #tips #scifi #unity3d

Play the demo today! store.steampowered.com/app/3544900/...

We are Kissing Things With Your Friends, a wholesome co-op game about friendship, love, and definitely NOT dismemberment. You happy now algorithm??? Our new demo is out NOW! #steamnextfest #coop #indiedev #lovernotafighter

Another of our favourite games from NZGDC this year - we've kept an eye on this one for a while. Who doesn't love an #kaiju #deckbuilder? The team also recently won a highly competitive funding grant from @nz-code.nz - so they musty be doing something right! Play the demo and check it out!

In space, getting lost is easy. Finding your way back before something finds you is the tricky part. This week we've been playing around with colour in Cold Salvage. Yellow marks the way back to your pod, while red draws you further into the wreck. Hopefully you remember which way you came from. 🚀

We've been waiting for this awesome news for a while now: Brutal framework from @ahwoo-official.bsky.social is now available under an MIT-style licence. We can't wait to start exploring the framework that delivered Kitten Space Agency, and now Rimworld! #indiedev #brutal

The maths involved 🤯

Our contribution this #TrailerThursday is a new gameplay trailer for Cold Salvage! Wishlist our 1-4 player co-op investigation horror title on Steam : store.steampowered.com/app/2368320/... youtu.be/SCeVqXx-QWI #indiedev #gametrailer #horror

@eatpantgames.com have we ever told you we love your work? We love your work ❤️ This looks like an absolute riot

PlinkIdle is coming really soon and I just pushed a new build to the Playtest app! Sliding in new features, don't look 🫣 (Yes I feel guilty, I should be testing and not noodling). There are NEW THINGS though. Like a big menu and a little theme machine and a new collection and CUSTOM CURSORS.

From an engine perspective, dark-room-and-flashlight horror is easy. What is a lot harder? well-lit liminal spaces that provide dread and tension. If you have not seen it, check out Alien: Romulus. Our dev team hold a special place for the cinematography of that film. #horror #alien #lighting

Yes, games are cool and all that. But the toolchains we make are a special kind of cool. No store page, no reviews, no launch day. Nobody is ever going to wishlist our internal dashboard that tracks our steam metrics and social media accounts. But we still loved building it!

Our intrepid engineer corps have been working hard to get this obsolete, abandoned tug ready for you to claim from the black. Visit the Kiwi Games Zone @ NZGDC on 3rd October to get your hands on the new Cold Salvage demo! Counting down now to @nzgda.bsky.social 's massive annual conference ☠️❤️

Next weekend, Headlice will be demoing at NZGDC in Auckland. Swing by the booth if you'd like to see the prototype running on a Nintendo Switch! We have big plans for this little crab

Our wonderful friends over at @ratmode.games released their first title today! A cute idle fishy game for a too-fast world. Check them out!

‘ALIEN: EARTH’ Season 2 is now in production. #AlienEarth #Alien

Headlice is one of 56 incredibly weird and wonderful games featured in the Absurd Indies Showcase! Check us out this weekend, Saturday, July 25th 10pm CEST glizzy.au/glizzy-absur... x.com/Lockie_Glizz...

Holy merch, Batman! Our enamel pins arrived today from Wholesale Wristbands and wow do they look cool. Come see us at the Indie Games Showcase in Auckland next week if you'd like to win one! #pins #enamelpins #indiegamesshowcase #gridakl #indiedev

This is why you hire good graphic designers. We made a spooky sci-fi banner (before). Our designer asked: "But what is the game actually about?" Co-op. Repairs. Horrible monster (after). Making a game and communicating a game are different skillsets ❤️ #indiedev #indiemarketing #graphicdesign

Cold Salvage - Wishlist on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/2368320/... #horrorsurvival #indiegame #multiplayer

Here's a new gameplay trailer for Cold Salvage - featuring a closer look at the world, mechanics, and tension you’ll be navigating. Watch it now on YouTube 👇 youtu.be/wSyH2xL_6Bo Wishlist & share, and let us know what you think! #indiedev #wishlist #survivalgame #scifi #horrorgame #gametrailer

More crunchy dev footage. Here we are testing the manual door overrides - and a small slice of the new Medbay area ⚕️🔨 #gamedev #space #engineer #horrorgame

Bzzt // Open Playtest update available right now! Thanks to everyone who has jumped in so far, we've collected some great data and made some huge fixes and QOL changes! 🔗 Catch up on the Patch Notes in our Steam update! store.steampowered.com/news/app/444... #gaming #indiedev #indiegame #coopgame

Our Card #Cricket Quest demo just received a big update! Introducing Elite Bowlers, who have all sorts of debuffs and powers to stop you scoring. And, we've made our Hall of Fame leaderboards live, so now you can see how your best scores stack up against other batters from around the world!

This looks insane 🤩

Some things you can do in my indie game #indiegame #gamedev

Cold Salvage is a #multiplayer #co-op #horror #survival game set in the reaches of space. You're not a soldier - you're an engineer. Load up on gear, Explore, Repair, Survive. Public playtests coming in 2026

One of the most important tools of the salvage engineer is the map table. You can override security lockouts and guide fellow engineers to the damage - so long as the wreck still has power. Strategize as a team! #indiedev #scifi #wip

The two newest bunguins are finished! They're all hand made, and have name beads under the wing for their owner. I can't wait to add the newest name on the little one, due in a few weeks ❤️ #plushie #sewing

You may have heard of the Turing test, but have you heard of the pirate test for AI? There are bots that trawl Steam updates, scrape Discord links, and message server owners for lead generation (I presume). We like to waste their AI credits outing the bots by asking for pirate speech #aislop #spam

Todays #followfriday (hello from NZ time zone!) We have @endofember.bsky.social , @stormcloak.games , @cassbaygames.bsky.social , @ktwyfgame.bsky.social and @wildboystudios.bsky.social - studios and games we loved at #paxaustralia 2025! A real mix of great titles and teams

This Sunday the 15th of February is WORLD WHALE DAY! 🐳🌊🐋 We are celebrating the lead up all week long with 15% off Toroa: Skycall on Steam! 😱

I never do #screenshotsaturday and frankly I already post too much, but what the heck here's another video from the library

Cat squares step 1: sketch ✏️ [ #cuteart #illustration ]

Version 0.4.254 was just released to our alpha testers in the community discord. Updated UI, the first pass of the interactive map table, and the wreck now has a name plate! Why not drop in to the Discord and check the project out discord.gg/qZPcA6cfBu #alpha #playtests #scifi #horrorgame

What is a Bunguin? Well, it's a hand-sewn plushie abomination that @gareth.develops.games makes to give to kids and friends. Number 37, 38, and 39 are in progress... check back soon ❤️🐰🐧 #plushie #sewing #rainbow