MEANWHILE IN SECTOR 80

store.steampowered.comMEANWHILE IN SECTOR 80 on SteamMS80 is an action-engineering adventure in an abandoned star system. Trapped in a robot body, scavenge your way through the aftermath of a robot rebellion. Your body is a weapon — upgrade it with modu...

HELLO READER! We have put together a cool new Steam page, designed specifically for your cool human eyes and YOUR cool human eyes alone. Showing our cool new Steam page to anything that does not have human eyes is forbidden. store.steampowered.com/app/2660180/... #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev

I hope everyone had a great #SteamNextFest! It's a new week and a new day. That means it's #TrailerTuesday! MEANWHILE IN SECTOR 80 got a new shadow-dropped trailer last week! Check us out for robot blasting and engineering! store.steampowered.com/app/2660180?... #gaming #indiedev #gamedev

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Happy Friday! It's #SteamNextFest! We've released some updates to our demo! See them here! secondhalf.games/news/2026-10... #indiegamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

Are you doing your part in the struggle against brainrot? We might be living through the AI slopocalypse, but the best way to support hand-crafted indies is to give them a wishlist and a demo download RIGHT NOW! store.steampowered.com/app/2660180?... #SteamNextFest #Indiedev #indiegame #gaming

MEANWHILE IN SECTOR 80 has a playable demo right NOW in #SteamNextFest! - Be robot - Blast evil robots into piles of loot - Steal loot, build yourself a better robot - Profit? - Third-person-shooter action with engineering simulation - Staunchly anti-AI!!!!!!! store.steampowered.com/app/2660180?...

Your chances of being headbutted by an evil robot dog RIGHT NOW might be low, but it's never zero. Don't be afraid of bravely running away. Play the MEANWHILE IN SECTOR 80 demo now! store.steampowered.com/app/2660180?... #videogame #gaming #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #indiedevelopment

A recurring question during the pre-production phase of MEANWHILE IN SECTOR 80 was: should our character have a head? Should they have hands? The answer? NO! Why? So you can do things like this! Where we're going, we don't need heads and hands. #gamedev #indiegamedev #gaming #videogames

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Happy Friday! Our demo is still out and playable! Despite the demo release, the newsletter persists. Read! secondhalf.games/news/2026-10... #indiegamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

It's #SteamNextFest on Monday! Is this lil guy ready for it? #videogames #gaming #gamedev

Steam gave us these cool templates for #SteamNextFest! What do you think? I showed one to a friend and they called it "gauche," but maybe it's me they were referring to. MOST IMPORTANTLY, play our demo now! store.steampowered.com/app/2660180?... #gamedev #indiegamedev #gaming

I'm gonna ride on the coattails of a third person titan for a second here. We might not have Gears of War's brutal melee animations and chainsaws, but we DO have fun physics and a cartoon drill. Play our demo on Steam now! #videogames #gaming #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

secondhalf.gamesFSH #75 — Demo Release! - Second Half GamesSaturday @ Second Half — Play it now!

Happy Friday! Our demo is out and playable NOW! Go play it or I'll subject you to a weekly newsletter! Too late! secondhalf.games/news/2026-10... #indiegamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

HEY, YOU! YES, YOU! Want to do some robot blasting, looting and engineering? We've got a demo for you to play TODAY! Wishlist us on Steam to be notified when it goes live! store.steampowered.com/app/2660180?... #videogame #gaming #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

When you need precision, there's only one tool for the job. Wishlist us on Steam and play our demo tomorrow!!! store.steampowered.com/app/2660180?... #videogame #gaming #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

Happy #WishlistWednesday! You should totally play this game about blasting enemy robots into piles of parts and then stealing them and rebuilding yourself with them. You can play our demo TOMORROW! store.steampowered.com/app/2660180?... #videogame #gaming #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

MEANWHILE IN SECTOR 80, through a mix of good loot and good engineering, lets you become a bullet hell boss! Did you know our demo release is THIS THURSDAY? Wishlist us on Steam to stay up to date! store.steampowered.com/app/2660180?... #videogame #gaming #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

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Happy Friday! Did you know our demo comes out on OCTOBER 8TH? That's this Thursday! This week though, it's all about flavour text. Read all about it at secondhalf.games/news/2026-10... #indiegamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

I'll let you in on a little secret: the drill is the best weapon in the game. You just need to be careful not to hit a battery, or it'll EXPLODE VIOLENTLY and take you with it. Sometimes being awesome has a price. #videogame #gaming #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

Happy #WishlistWednesday! Today, we answered an age-old question with an age-old solution. "How blast things more gooder, fastly?" Our answer: the Revolverator, letting you set up your own gatling mechanism. Try it out in our demo NEXT THURSDAY! #gamedev #indiegamedev #gaming #videogames

I put a haiku in this one. I'm the marketing manager, and that means I get to put a haiku in the short form vertical content. I can do that sometimes, as a treat. Our demo comes out OCTOBER 8TH! That's NEXT THURSDAY! #gamedev #indiegamedev #gaming #videogames

It's #TrailerTuesday again! If you like the sound of a game about being a robot blasting other robots and stealing their parts to rebuild yourself, give us a wishlist? Demo out October 8th! store.steampowered.com/app/2660180?... #gamedev #indiegamedev #gaming #videogames

Whoops! You better watch your step in MEANWHILE IN SECTOR 80! How about you trip on over to our Steam page? Check out our demo coming on OCTOBER 8TH! #indiegamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

I'll be honest. I tried to workshop the caption for this, I really did. I was thinking 'NO HANDS, NO PROBLEM' but I was told it sounded too much like something they'd put on a Deadpool movie poster. Hard to argue with HEAD CANNON though! #indiegamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

secondhalf.gamesFSH #73 — Mastering Blastering - Second Half GamesSaturday @ Second Half — Now we're jammin'

Happy Friday! Every time I type laser I want to spell it "lazer." While I think about what that says about me, go read Friday @ Second Half #73 — Mastering Blastering! secondhalf.games/news/2026-09... #indiegamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

You can't say the evil robot dogs don't take their jobs seriously! #gamedev #indiegamedev #gaming #videogames

It's #WishlistWednesday! We're making MEANWHILE IN SECTOR 80, an action-engineering adventure! You're a faceless robot, running around blasting evil enemy robot drones and taking their parts. store.steampowered.com/app/2660180?... #gamedev #indiegamedev #gaming #videogames

Pros: +instant de-escalation +no robot dogs harmed +robot dog has no thumbs, cannot operate elevator Cons: -you don't get to loot the enemy for parts -maybe not as satisfying as shooting them with a laser -need to run into an elevator with a killer robot #gamedev #indiegamedev #gaming #videogames

22 Sept

It was really nice of all those robot manufacturing megacorporations to make all their killer drones explode into lots of handy separate pieces after you blast them enough. It's the little things that make all the difference. #gamedev #indiegamedev #gaming #videogames

21 Sept

No good boys were harmed during the making of MEANWHILE IN SECTOR 80. These are all EVIL ROBOT DOGS and are NOT good boys. #gamedev #indiegamedev #gaming #videogames

secondhalf.gamesFSH #72 — Steam! Next! Fest! - Second Half GamesSaturday @ Second Half — Say it with me now, all together!

18 Sept

Happy Friday! I've got some hot news, fresh off the press! Some of it looks a lot more vertical than usual. Check it out at FSH #72 — Steam! Next! Fest! secondhalf.games/news/2026-09... #indiegamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

18 Sept

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16 Sept

Happy #WishlistWednesday! MEANWHILE IN SECTOR 80 is a robot action-engineering adventure, where you blast enemies into piles of bits and use that to upgrade your own body circuit. store.steampowered.com/app/2660180/... #indiegamedev #indiedev

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11 Sept

Howdy pardners! Happy Friday! Why don't you mosey on over and have a look-see at FSH #71 — Biggest Iron! secondhalf.games/news/2026-09... #indiegamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

secondhalf.gamesFSH #70 — New Page, New You! - Second Half GamesSaturday @ Second Half — A real Steam page for a real game!

Happy Friday! Whew, is it hot in here, or is that just our BRAND NEW STEAM PAGE? Feast your eyes on FSH #70 — New Page, New You! secondhalf.games/news/2026-09... #indiegamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

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28 Aug

Happy Friday! Thank you all for attending our MANDATORY annual safety brief. Review all your best safe practices here at Friday @ Second Half #69! #indiegamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gamedev secondhalf.games/news/2026-08...

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21 Aug

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7 Aug

Hello! It's time for another Second Half newsletter, with no jokes involving funny numbers or any attempt to be relatable to The Youth! Head on down to Friday @ Second Half #67! #indiegamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gamedev secondhalf.games/news/2026-08...

31 July

Treason! Deception! Marketing! Read all about it at Friday @ Second Half #65! #indiegamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gamedev secondhalf.games/news/2026-07...

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22 May

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8 May

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1 May

Engine bits! We just gained support for in-engine text blocks for labelling things in-game. I'm surprised we've waited this long for such a simple (and useful!) feature #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev

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24 Apr

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10 Apr

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28 Feb

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