Sam Read-Graves ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŽฎ

Sam Read-Graves ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŽฎ

@readgraves.com

โ€œDeveloper, lecturer, and potential entry-level sociopath.โ€ - Forbes 18+ years Indie Dev. He/Him. Folklore Guy. Writing Horror and making Games. Task Time | Trolley Problem, Inc | Gang Beasts | Mainlining | Dream ReadGraves.com

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Yeah, this sounds and looks great!

Joonas Turner@kissakolme.bsky.social

PAPERHEAD has the CRUNCHIEST and PUNCHIEST Sound Design & Music that I have ever done. I am beyond proud of how the game feels sonically and I truly feel like we cooked something special with this ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿค˜ IF you haven't already, give PAPERHEAD a play :) #gamedev #sound #music

Raise a hungry baby creature that eats everything. - Feed your creature - Watch it grow - Devour the world It's called In Full Bloom. What will it eat next? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #CreatureRaising #SurrealGames #Tamagotchi

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The scariest game of the year is this just-released, 100% free demo for a canceled project: @darkstonedigital.com's Playable Archive. Here's why its journey has been so strange, and why you need to play it ASAP. www.gamespot.com/articles/the...

gamespot.comThe Scariest Game Of The Year Is This Demo For A Game That Isnโ€™t Coming OutDarkStone Digital's promising horror game is back from the deadโ€ฆ sort of.

List of games that have genuinely scared me: Amnesia Outlast Alien Isolation SOMA Sylvio The Mortuary Assistant The Texas Chain Saw Massacre That was the full list, but Iโ€™ve just added a new one. Canโ€™t wait to say more.

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Push your luck one card at a time in the apocalypse. - Draw or stop - Build your deck - Grow your community It's called Lucky Punk: a push your luck Deckbuilder. Would you draw once more? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #Deckbuilder #PushYourLuck #Roguelike

Loot your own dungeon before the heroes arrive. - Play as dungeon mobs - Steal magical loot - Fight incoming heroes It's called Mobbers. Could your mob escape? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #ActionRoguelike #DungeonCrawler #CoOp

Guide two children through a hand-painted nightmare. - Explore painted woods - Outwit deadly traps - Escape the witch It's called Gretel & Hansel. Would you enter the forest? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #PointAndClick #HandDrawn #FairyTales

Fight nightmare art in turn-based survival horror. - Explore cursed halls - Fight turn-based foes - Face twisted creatures It's called LURKS WITHIN WALLS. What would lurk inside? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #TurnBasedCombat #SurvivalHorror #DungeonCrawler

Hunt cryptids through footage shot on Game Boy Camera. - Study strange footage - Track hidden cryptids - Capture each creature It's called Encryptid. Which cryptid would you chase? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #FMVGames #Cryptids #CreatureCollector

Twelve soldiers enter a warzone where death is final. - Choose each soldier - Cross haunted trenches - Learn from every death It's called In Hope Voiden. Who would you risk first? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #SurvivalHorror #Permadeath #WarHorror

Serve donuts until the hallucinations begin. - Take customer orders - Cook fresh donuts - Flee hallucinations It's called DONUT PANIC. When would you start running? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #CookingGames #AnomalyHorror #JobSimulator

Hack through plant armies across warring planets. - Slash through plants - Upgrade your Jellies - Defeat giant bosses It's called I'm Not Jelly. Which planet comes first? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #ActionRoguelike #HackAndSlash #SciFiGames

Solve a murder the whole town denies. - Question the locals - Collect hidden clues - Expose the killer It's called No Murders in Grimwick. Who is hiding the truth? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #PointAndClick #MurderMystery #DetectiveGames

Exorcise a demon inside a 1920s university. - Solve haunted puzzles - Hide from the demon - Explore the university It's called House of Saturn. Could you finish the rite? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #Exorcism #PsychologicalHorror #1920s

Escape a toy factory with up to eight friends. - Scavenge for tools - Explore shifting halls - Survive toy monsters It's called Escape from Playtime. Who would you trust? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #CoOpHorror #ToyFactory #SurvivalHorror

Explore a mansion that knows your family secrets. - Walk shifting halls - Uncover family secrets - Escape the mansion It's called Haunted Bloodlines. What does the house know? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #PsychologicalHorror #HauntedHouse #SurvivalHorror

Solve twisted puzzles with friends in haunted places. - Explore haunted sites - Solve co-op puzzles - Evade hostile locals It's called Out of the Shadows. Would your team escape? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #CoOpHorror #EscapeRoom #PuzzleGames

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Last I'll post about this, but Elon Musk disagrees with me. This means I am onto something, and I feel more valid in my opinion than ever.

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by the way, for all the developers who participate in this next fest, check out this tool. idk how many people actually know about it, but it's super helpful to keep track of your stats in comparison to other games app.playrecon.com/nextfest #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #nextfest

app.playrecon.comSteam Next Fest October 2026: every demo ranked by playersLive ranking of all 8,165 Steam Next Fest October 2026 games by demo players, updated hourly, with each gameโ€™s move over 6 and 24 hours. Leading now: Probably Stolen - Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim, Charac...

Stage a perfect performance for a cursed play. - Cue every light - Time every sound - Survive cursed theatre It's called Deadly Rehearsal. Could you nail every cue? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #TheatreGames #PsychologicalHorror #PuzzleGames

Photograph cryptids and escape a haunted valley. - Photograph cryptids - Investigate anomalies - Escape with evidence It's called Folk-Tography. What would you capture? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #Cryptids #CoOpHorror #PhotographyGame

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I'll do a proper post on Monday with all my thoughts, but BUT Burn With Me just hit 10 000 copies sold! In the first week!!! I am at a loss for words. Thank you for such a support for our game ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Find a corpse, rewind time and stop the next murder. - Rewind each murder - Explore the castle - Change the future It's called Dead Watch. Could you cheat destiny? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #TimeLoop #MysteryGames #HorrorGames

Fight through nine circles of Hell with tarot cards. - Build a tarot deck - Descend through Hell - Guard your sanity It's called INFERIUS. How far would you descend? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #Deckbuilder #Roguelike #HorrorGames

Return to post-communist Poland after a strange letter. - Return from exile - Search your old home - Question the past It's called BLOK. Would you go back home? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #PsychologicalHorror #PolishGames #NarrativeGames