Ballard Games
@ballardgames.bsky.social
We're a indie video games development company who focuses on building games for people who don't have time.
Our first game is Few Shall Return:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3377400/Few_Shall_Return/
Our first game is Few Shall Return:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3377400/Few_Shall_Return/
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Ballard Games
@ballardgames.bsky.social
· Sep 26
The Sept 26 Demo update for Few Shall Return is now live: new icons, breakables, and much more store.steampowered.com/news/app/337... #gamedev #indiedev #gamedemo
Hi everyone!👋It's time for the weekly Few Shall Return update. This week we a brand new room and a brand new map for you!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/337... #gamedev #indiedev #gamedemo #gameupdate
store.steampowered.com/news/app/337... #gamedev #indiedev #gamedemo #gameupdate
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Hi everyone!👋It's time for the weekly Few Shall Return update. This week we a brand new room and a brand new map for you!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/337... #gamedev #indiedev #gamedemo #gameupdate
store.steampowered.com/news/app/337... #gamedev #indiedev #gamedemo #gameupdate
📣 We're starting a new series of articles called "The Tales of a Small Indie Studio". It will cover topics related to running a small studio and building video games. The inaugural post is about hiring a developer as an indie studio in 2025: www.ballardgames.com/tales/hiring... #indiedev #gamedev
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
📣 We're starting a new series of articles called "The Tales of a Small Indie Studio". It will cover topics related to running a small studio and building video games. The inaugural post is about hiring a developer as an indie studio in 2025: www.ballardgames.com/tales/hiring... #indiedev #gamedev
The weekly Few Shall Return update is here: now you can see keys and objectives on the map! #gamedev #indiedev #gamedemo #gameupdate #devlog
store.steampowered.com/news/app/337...
store.steampowered.com/news/app/337...
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The weekly Few Shall Return update is here: now you can see keys and objectives on the map! #gamedev #indiedev #gamedemo #gameupdate #devlog
store.steampowered.com/news/app/337...
store.steampowered.com/news/app/337...
Few Shall Return is part of the DevGAMM Awards event on Steam! Try the demo for free today. Wishlisting and/or commenting is highly appreciated store.steampowered.com/app/3970740/... #gamedemo #indiedev #gamedev
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Few Shall Return is part of the DevGAMM Awards event on Steam! Try the demo for free today. Wishlisting and/or commenting is highly appreciated store.steampowered.com/app/3970740/... #gamedemo #indiedev #gamedev
No more lost loot in Few Shall Return. Check out the latest game update: store.steampowered.com/news/app/337... #gamedev #indiedev #gamedemo
October 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
No more lost loot in Few Shall Return. Check out the latest game update: store.steampowered.com/news/app/337... #gamedev #indiedev #gamedemo
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This summer, on my bday, I launched The Merry Fairy - my dream cozy scrapbook journal simulator indie game. I released seven updates since then, containing fixes, a lot more content and new features. Here is a small presentation 🌸
#cozygame #indiegame #gamedev
#cozygame #indiegame #gamedev
October 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This summer, on my bday, I launched The Merry Fairy - my dream cozy scrapbook journal simulator indie game. I released seven updates since then, containing fixes, a lot more content and new features. Here is a small presentation 🌸
#cozygame #indiegame #gamedev
#cozygame #indiegame #gamedev
Our biggest update is here! The extraction mechanic -- the ability to bring items in and out of the dungeon -- is now public! Give it a try: store.steampowered.com/news/app/337... #gamedev #indiedev #FewShallReturn #gamedemo
October 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Our biggest update is here! The extraction mechanic -- the ability to bring items in and out of the dungeon -- is now public! Give it a try: store.steampowered.com/news/app/337... #gamedev #indiedev #FewShallReturn #gamedemo
My nephew and I playing Few Shall Return while waiting to board a plane ❤️
-Victor
-Victor
October 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
My nephew and I playing Few Shall Return while waiting to board a plane ❤️
-Victor
-Victor
The Sept 26 Demo update for Few Shall Return is now live: new icons, breakables, and much more store.steampowered.com/news/app/337... #gamedev #indiedev #gamedemo
September 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The Sept 26 Demo update for Few Shall Return is now live: new icons, breakables, and much more store.steampowered.com/news/app/337... #gamedev #indiedev #gamedemo
Few Shall Return has joined the DevGAMM Awards. Support us by voting for our game: devgamm.fillout.com/community-vo...
September 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Few Shall Return has joined the DevGAMM Awards. Support us by voting for our game: devgamm.fillout.com/community-vo...
🎉 We're so excited to announce that Few Shall Return Demo is now available on Steam! 🎉 store.steampowered.com/news/app/337... #gamedev #indiedev #demo
Few Shall Return - 🎉 The Demo is Live! 🎉 - Steam News
The demo is live!
store.steampowered.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🎉 We're so excited to announce that Few Shall Return Demo is now available on Steam! 🎉 store.steampowered.com/news/app/337... #gamedev #indiedev #demo
Who this? Check it out 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/3970740/... #gamedev #indiedev #gamedemo #steam #demo #FewShallReturn
September 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Who this? Check it out 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/3970740/... #gamedev #indiedev #gamedemo #steam #demo #FewShallReturn
September 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Join us tonight at the Watershed Pub for a game dev hangout #gamedev #indiedev #seattle #meetup www.meetup.com/seattleindie...
Northside Social, Thu, Sep 11, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
It's time to get together and swap stories. Put down your keyboards and brave the outdoors. Let's meet for some food, a drink, and some good conversation!
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September 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Join us tonight at the Watershed Pub for a game dev hangout #gamedev #indiedev #seattle #meetup www.meetup.com/seattleindie...
August 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Lots of indie events happening this month in the #Seattle area.
Here are some highlights (1/3):
- Aug 12 in Redmond: Eastside Meetup www.meetup.com/seattleindie...
- Aug 14 in Northgate: Northside Meetup www.meetup.com/seattleindie...
#indiedev #gamedev #events
Here are some highlights (1/3):
- Aug 12 in Redmond: Eastside Meetup www.meetup.com/seattleindie...
- Aug 14 in Northgate: Northside Meetup www.meetup.com/seattleindie...
#indiedev #gamedev #events
August 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Lots of indie events happening this month in the #Seattle area.
Here are some highlights (1/3):
- Aug 12 in Redmond: Eastside Meetup www.meetup.com/seattleindie...
- Aug 14 in Northgate: Northside Meetup www.meetup.com/seattleindie...
#indiedev #gamedev #events
Here are some highlights (1/3):
- Aug 12 in Redmond: Eastside Meetup www.meetup.com/seattleindie...
- Aug 14 in Northgate: Northside Meetup www.meetup.com/seattleindie...
#indiedev #gamedev #events
July 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The playtest is now open! Join us on Steam from now until July 20 @ midnight, Pacific time, to try the latest Few Shall Return! store.steampowered.com/app/3377400/... #indiedev #gamedev #playtest #fewshallreturn
July 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The playtest is now open! Join us on Steam from now until July 20 @ midnight, Pacific time, to try the latest Few Shall Return! store.steampowered.com/app/3377400/... #indiedev #gamedev #playtest #fewshallreturn
We're so excited to run our next Open Playtest this weekend! Join us from Friday, the 18th, through Sunday, the 20th, on Steam! (yes, my screenshotting skills are terrible, I know that...) store.steampowered.com/app/3377400/... #FewShallReturn #indiedev #gamedev #playtest #openplaytest
July 16, 2025 at 1:34 AM
We're so excited to run our next Open Playtest this weekend! Join us from Friday, the 18th, through Sunday, the 20th, on Steam! (yes, my screenshotting skills are terrible, I know that...) store.steampowered.com/app/3377400/... #FewShallReturn #indiedev #gamedev #playtest #openplaytest
We're running an open playtest this weekend (July 18 - 20)! Join to see the latest features: store.steampowered.com/app/3377400/...
We'll also be at GeekFest West. Stop by our booth to say hi and play the game: www.geekfest.com
#FewShallReturn #gamedev #indiedev
We'll also be at GeekFest West. Stop by our booth to say hi and play the game: www.geekfest.com
#FewShallReturn #gamedev #indiedev
July 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We're running an open playtest this weekend (July 18 - 20)! Join to see the latest features: store.steampowered.com/app/3377400/...
We'll also be at GeekFest West. Stop by our booth to say hi and play the game: www.geekfest.com
#FewShallReturn #gamedev #indiedev
We'll also be at GeekFest West. Stop by our booth to say hi and play the game: www.geekfest.com
#FewShallReturn #gamedev #indiedev
Reposted by Ballard Games
July 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Steam just announced a sales data API but I think it has a lot of bugs. For some reason it always returns $0? Oh wait... 🥹 store.steampowered.com/news/group/4... #indiedev #gamedev #sales #steam
Steamworks Development - NEW: Steamworks Sales Data API - Steam News
Introducing programmatic access to your game's revenue, units, and more.
store.steampowered.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Steam just announced a sales data API but I think it has a lot of bugs. For some reason it always returns $0? Oh wait... 🥹 store.steampowered.com/news/group/4... #indiedev #gamedev #sales #steam