Cold Salvage 🔜 MIGS

There's something deeply unsettling about a spaceship that's still running when everyone on board is gone. The lights are on. The machinery is humming. And you have absolutely no idea what happened here. That's the sort of place we're trying to build. #indiedev #HorrorGames #screamfest #nzgames

We've refreshed the Cold Salvage website (and Steam page) as we zero in on the game's visual identity and design. We're finding the shape of this thing, and it's exciting to see it come together. 🚀 Take a look: bunguin.games/games/cold-s... #ColdSalvage #IndieGameDev #IndieHorror #GameDev

Play the Headlice demo!

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

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

Just a reminder here, KTWYF is featuring on Steam Nest fest tomorrow and has an awesome demo out now! #killingthingswithyourfriends #nextfest #indiedev

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. 🚀

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

A lot of horror games give you a gun and tell you to deal with the problem. We're giving you a repair tool. Good luck out there.

Our developers recently played this demo in-person at NZGDC 2026. We absolutely LOVED the tension, the score, and the way the team presented the game (a personal dark room so you're fully immersed). Congratulations to @in2games.co.nz and we can't wait to see more of the project! #nzgames #horror

Cold Salvage is a co-op horror survival game set in abandoned wrecks in deep space. Grab your friends, load up on gear, and find out what killed the ship. But be careful, not everything on board is dead #indiedev #horror #coldsalvage

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

Abiotic Factor modding is going well.

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 ☠️❤️

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

Another fun before and after, this time of the Steam capsule from first page publish (2022) to now. The original background is from first-gen Midjourney. Getting rid of the placeholder AI art took a surprisingly long time; it turns out we needed to discover the tone of the game first!

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

Added a new respawn… but it slowly kills your base each time 😬 #Gamedev #Roguelite #indiegames

We just released a new trailer for Cold Salvage with some in-game footage of the mechanics and environments. We've been working pretty hard on this one, can't wait for you to see it! Wishlist the game, and drop in our Discord for pre-launch playtesting: discord.gg/qZPcA6cfBu youtu.be/wSyH2xL_6Bo

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

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

CODE funding round 12 now open for expressions of interest until 5pm Monday 16th March.  Find out more here https://www.nz-code.nz/post/code-opens-eoi-submissions-for-new-funding-round-12

🎵Every breath you take and every move you make ... I'll be watching you 🎵 The monster loves to watch players from the vents #police #sting #actuallycreepylyrics #gamedev #wip

Gearing up for our playtests #theyseemerolling #gamedev #indiedev

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

When I close my eyes, I still hear that sound.

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

Look, it's a tiny thing but we are loving the new menu screens for Cold Salvage. Our new 3D artist is getting some serious mileage out of kitbashing - which is so critical in a small team on a shoestring budget #indiedev #gameart #scifi

Our feature tutorial/artist for today is this BRILLIANT set of tips on putting LIFE into your poses by Lomonte on tumblr! These four simple tricks, so well illustrated here, are ESSENTIAL! #gamedev #animationdev #characterdesign #animation #howtodraw #drawingtutorial #anime

Quick little #WIP of the reactor core particle effects and unfinished deck layout. The reactor is not dangerous by itself, but for some as-yet unknown reason, the things that cross over, they love to nest here. Move quickly, move quietly. #gamedev #scifi #horrorgame

Wrench, geiger counter, torch, and survival suit. The tools of the trade as a salvage engineer #indiedev #wip

Those 2016 throwbacks are so last week! Here is an original 'devil' concept Dan drew in Grade 5 (circa 1998), and a boss concept he did just recently. Satan, now known as Gary, is in an office politics nightmare after a hostile takeover from Heaven. Performance Review ahoy! #indiegames #indiegamedev

We saw this one at #PaxAustralia, the whole dev team dressed up as their characters! Awesome looking title! "Killing Things With Your Friends" #indiedev #dismemberment #trailer

Dismemberment you say? 🤔 Game 👉 Killing Things With Your Friends #indiegames @paxaus @ktwyfgame

Oh this is fantastic

If you like roguelites and cricket, there's still a demo available for Card Cricket Quest: store.steampowered.com/app/4155160/... Two of the devs that made Headlice also worked on this. I am told the "cricket ball to the nadgers" animation is 100% custom 😂 #cricket #freedemo

More beautiful #dev #art. The brief was "the players need to be able to carry an explosive device". 💣 The sphere, we get. But the fuse? *chefs kiss* #gamedev

One of our favourite indie studios @stormcloak.games has just released Adaptory in EA! Base building, character-driven exploration and physics gameplay while you keep your crew of 4 stranded explorers alive. We played it at PAX Australia and loved it ❤️ store.steampowered.com/app/2201620/...

Our first teaser trailer is out for Cold Salvage - a multiplayer co-op survival game. From the studio behind Headlice - play as a team of salvage engineers returning derelict warships to the front line Wishlist on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2368320/... #indiedev #horrorgame #multiplayer

Here's a throwback for the state of the game 61 days ago in November. Including the Christmas break, that translates to six actual weeks of work between then and now #throwback #gamedev

Happy Friday! Today's dev diary is this incredibly moody CIC (command deck) work in progress by our new 3D artist. We're so excited to see what they can build with the existing assets #indiedev #wip #environmentalart

We can't get enough of crunchy #devart . This is what a spaceship's 3D printer looks like in the year... 2233? Something like that. It's perfect in every way. When building the game, first we make it work - then we make it pretty. We present: the Geiger Counter Vending Machine #gamedev

Cold Salvage - A co-op survival game. Claim your salvage tug from the scrapyards, gear up with your engineer buddies, and try to survive dangerous salvage missions. But be careful, the things that killed these ships may still be on board... #indiedev #gamedev #horrorgame #spotlight

#gamedev early WIP of our life atmospheric systems and wrist monitor in Cold Salvage. Parts of the wreck may have low O2, dangerous CO2 levels, or even be exposed to vacuum. A good engineer knows when to put their helmet on. #indiedev #survivalhorror #scifi

Our MD fondly recalls the mid-90's, reading the infamous game magazine review that ended with "zoop is poop" repeated several times. If that does not give you cult status, nothing will. A deserved 2025 win.

We want you to be a playtester 🦸☠️ Cold Salvage is a 1-4 player co-op horror survival game and we need you! Sign up as a playtester and receive a full copy of the game when it launches - plus a #discord role and other perks. #indiedev #horrorgame #playtest discord.gg/qZPcA6cfBu

Dev placeholder art is so crunchy and perfect. Exhibit A: the aniseed-flavoured smoke grenade for our horror survival title. Why aniseed? it makes perfect sense in-game, we promise 💥🍬 #gamedev #art