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🎮 We make indie games!
🥏 TRON: Catalyst out now
🌇 AMBERSPIRE coming soon
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bithellgames.bsky.social
Merry Steam Winter Sale! ❄️ All our Steam games are now discounted 'til January 5th, including 33% off The Banished Vault. Now's the perfect time to play Lunar Division's first title while we get our next game, Amberspire, ready for you 🌙🌇

https://store.steampowered.com/developer/BithellGames
Steam's official Winter Sale 2025 Artwork, reading: Steam Winter Sale. Dec 18 - Jan 5 at 10am PT. Library artwork of The Banished Vault has been added to the right hand side, with pricing details at the bottom. In larger text, '-33%' is written. Beside it, the original price of $24.99 has been crossed out, with its discounted price, $16.74, written beneath.
December 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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nictringali.bsky.social
@mode7games.bsky.social and DREAMTRAK absolutely killed on the music for The Banished Vault. go pick it up here nervoustestpilot.bandcamp.com/album/the-ba...
December 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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rourke.bsky.social
The Banished Vault is amazing and you should absolutely check it out.

It nails its atmosphere so perfectly. Going to replay it today, because who among us is not occasionally in the mood for desperate space monks running from death
bithellgames.bsky.social Bithell Games @bithellgames.bsky.social · 13d
The Banished Vault has had two free content updates since launch:

In 'Salvage', scavenge through the ruins of abandoned ships to find resources that could aid your journey across space ⚙️

In 'Androids', add cybernetic travelers to your crew as pilots, navigators, and passengers 🤖
December 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
bithellgames.bsky.social
Our Legacy Games Celebration has come to an end!

Over the last six weeks, we've revisited our self-published game and the work that went into them. The new projects we're working on are only possible thanks to the support those past titles received. Thank you for playing. 🧡
A black and white banner with a horizontal line of six icons, each representing one of Bithell Games' self-published games in chronological order. From left to right: Thomas Was Alone - A rectangle with a small inverted triangle above it to show it is the selected character. Volume - The Volume mask, made up of several polygon fragments. Subsurface Circular - Two triangles rotated to interlock. The top is white-filled and 'points' to the right. The bottom is hollow with a white outline and 'points' left. Quarantine Circular - A silhouette of Gabriel's head, the alien who features in the game, within a circle that has four small, equidistant gaps in it and represents the helipad within which Gabriel is held. The Solitaire Conspiracy - Three cards stacked on top of one another, the top card white-filled with the symbol for Mantis Group, one of the crews in the game, in the centre. The two cards behind it are white-outlined and black-filled. The Banished Vault - A silhouette of one of The Banished Vault's smaller ships with a central porthole. Just behind it to the upper left, but slightly overlapped by the ship, is a planet outlined with white. Below the line of icons is the Bithell logo.
December 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
bithellgames.bsky.social
The Auriga Vault Exiles made it home to write the chronicles of their journey, thanks to you. We hope.

The Banished Vault was the first game from our Lunar Division label. Our next title, Amberspire, is in the works, but there's time for a bit more space monks appreciation first.
A screenshot from Lunar Division and Bithell Games' 'The Banished Vault' showing part of a 2D, tabletop-game-style map of a solar system. Three planets/moons are visible in this part of the map, with annotated lines showing the route a ship can take to reach them. There is a black-and-gold spaceship in the centre of the image, which is the only 3D model we can see here. On the left is the information for this ship: It is called Sword Sixy One, and has one navigator and one traveller. It has 7 fuel, 9 iron, and 4 titanium in its cargo hold. The engine, fuel consumption, energy, and thrust calculations are also listed as part of the ship's information panel. A screenshot from Lunar Division and Bithell Games' 'The Banished Vault'. Several stylised buildings are placed down on a grid, some with a wooden texture and others with a transparent, glass-like texture. These are completed and in-progress buildings, respectively, on the surface of a planet. A screenshot from Lunar Division and Bithell Games' 'The Banished Vault', showing the screen the player sees when leaving a solar system and putting their Exiles into hibernation. Four Exiles are hibernating this time, shown by their portrait cards on the left. On the right are upgrades that the player can unlock before progressing to the next system, split into Abilities and Blueprints. A screenshot from Lunar Division and Bithell Games' 'The Banished Vault' showing part of a 2D, tabletop-game-style map of a solar system. A large, red, ringed planet is in the centre, with a smaller green-yellow further up. Annotated lines show the routes a ship can take between planets and moons on the map. The Energy Calculator tool is open, which players can use to work out how much fuel they need for a journey. There are four categories, each corresponding to a set of numbers: Engine Efficiency, Ship Mass, Fuel, and Energy. When the player increases or decreases one section, the rest also increase or decrease accordingly.
December 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
bithellgames.bsky.social
The Banished Vault has had two free content updates since launch:

In 'Salvage', scavenge through the ruins of abandoned ships to find resources that could aid your journey across space ⚙️

In 'Androids', add cybernetic travelers to your crew as pilots, navigators, and passengers 🤖
December 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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nictringali.bsky.social
And hey, wishlist Amberspire! tell a friend! store.steampowered.com/app/3350750/...
December 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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faden-cross.bsky.social
I have played this game for dozens of hours. I am pretty sure I understand about 70% of it. It is one of my favorite games of all time
nictringali.bsky.social nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 18d
We'll be talking a lot about The Banished Vault this week, and it's on sale until Sunday.

It would mean a lot to us if you shared the game among your friends! I promise a "hey check this out" message is the number one way to get a niche game in front of people who are interested in it.
December 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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elprezau.bsky.social
As I was saying the other day folks, grab the game but also nab yourself the physical manual as a treat.
bithellgames.bsky.social Bithell Games @bithellgames.bsky.social · 15d
The Banished Vault has a physical manual that combines tutorial, mechanics, and reference guide. In short, everything you need to get started with a challenging strategy game.

Game manuals aren't all that common anymore, but The Banished Vault's was incredibly rewarding to create.
December 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
bithellgames.bsky.social
12 original tracks by nervous_testpilot accompany you as you guide your exiles to safety in The Banished Vault. Its soundtrack embodies the soul of the game, with moody, ambient pieces that reflect the loneliness of outer space and the fear of what you still might stand to lose.
December 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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bimbo.phd
This game is so beautiful and so, so maddening to play. @nictringali.bsky.social and @garin.bsky.social are at the absolute top of their game here
bithellgames.bsky.social Bithell Games @bithellgames.bsky.social · 15d
The Banished Vault has a physical manual that combines tutorial, mechanics, and reference guide. In short, everything you need to get started with a challenging strategy game.

Game manuals aren't all that common anymore, but The Banished Vault's was incredibly rewarding to create.
December 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
bithellgames.bsky.social
We've finally made a Steam developer page for Lunar Division 🌙 Give it a follow so that you can stay updated on Amberspire in the new year! 🔗⬇️
A banner for upcoming Lunar Division game, Amberspire. In the background are a number of science fantasy buildings. Many are residential dwellings, but others include gardens, a shipyard, a landing pad, and an amphitheatre. The view of them is isometric, and all are 2D art. Amberspire's logo is overlaid in the centre.
December 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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calvinrosscarl.com
Some of the most distinct and beautiful art to ever exist in a video game 👌
bithellgames.bsky.social Bithell Games @bithellgames.bsky.social · 16d
Praise for The Banished Vault almost always mentions the beauty of @garin.bsky.social 's art.

garin captured the tone of the game perfectly in their work: the interstellar-gothic design, the unforgiving beauty of space, and the plight of Exiles facing ever-slimming chances of survival.
Key art for Lunar Division and Bithell Games' 'The Banished Vault'. A very large spaceship in the style of a gothic monastery rises over a sun/star, with several planets and moons in the background. It is surrounded by a large number of smaller ships, also in the gothic style. Key art for Lunar Division and Bithell Games' 'The Banished Vault'. A crowd of people look towards a pyramid in the distance, above which is a spectacular, swirling display of outer space, with numerous planets and moons all part of the arrangement. Key art for Lunar Division and Bithell Games' 'The Banished Vault'. Six cloaked figures look upon a seventh person, who is lying supine on a platform. Tendril-like tubes/wires are connected to their body, some coming down from the ceiling and others attached to the platform itself. They are being modified, somehow. Key art for Lunar Division and Bithell Games' 'The Banished Vault'. A lone Exile stands on a rocky outcropping surrounded by rough waters. They watch as four spaceships depart, abandoning them.
December 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
bithellgames.bsky.social
The Banished Vault has a physical manual that combines tutorial, mechanics, and reference guide. In short, everything you need to get started with a challenging strategy game.

Game manuals aren't all that common anymore, but The Banished Vault's was incredibly rewarding to create.
December 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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nictringali.bsky.social
The work @garin.bsky.social did on the game is incredible, and in my opinion a great reason to pick up the physical copy of the manual. Seeing the line work in print is incomparable. Links here: www.bithellgames.com/the-banished...
bithellgames.bsky.social Bithell Games @bithellgames.bsky.social · 16d
Praise for The Banished Vault almost always mentions the beauty of @garin.bsky.social 's art.

garin captured the tone of the game perfectly in their work: the interstellar-gothic design, the unforgiving beauty of space, and the plight of Exiles facing ever-slimming chances of survival.
Key art for Lunar Division and Bithell Games' 'The Banished Vault'. A very large spaceship in the style of a gothic monastery rises over a sun/star, with several planets and moons in the background. It is surrounded by a large number of smaller ships, also in the gothic style. Key art for Lunar Division and Bithell Games' 'The Banished Vault'. A crowd of people look towards a pyramid in the distance, above which is a spectacular, swirling display of outer space, with numerous planets and moons all part of the arrangement. Key art for Lunar Division and Bithell Games' 'The Banished Vault'. Six cloaked figures look upon a seventh person, who is lying supine on a platform. Tendril-like tubes/wires are connected to their body, some coming down from the ceiling and others attached to the platform itself. They are being modified, somehow. Key art for Lunar Division and Bithell Games' 'The Banished Vault'. A lone Exile stands on a rocky outcropping surrounded by rough waters. They watch as four spaceships depart, abandoning them.
December 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
bithellgames.bsky.social
Praise for The Banished Vault almost always mentions the beauty of @garin.bsky.social 's art.

garin captured the tone of the game perfectly in their work: the interstellar-gothic design, the unforgiving beauty of space, and the plight of Exiles facing ever-slimming chances of survival.
Key art for Lunar Division and Bithell Games' 'The Banished Vault'. A very large spaceship in the style of a gothic monastery rises over a sun/star, with several planets and moons in the background. It is surrounded by a large number of smaller ships, also in the gothic style. Key art for Lunar Division and Bithell Games' 'The Banished Vault'. A crowd of people look towards a pyramid in the distance, above which is a spectacular, swirling display of outer space, with numerous planets and moons all part of the arrangement. Key art for Lunar Division and Bithell Games' 'The Banished Vault'. Six cloaked figures look upon a seventh person, who is lying supine on a platform. Tendril-like tubes/wires are connected to their body, some coming down from the ceiling and others attached to the platform itself. They are being modified, somehow. Key art for Lunar Division and Bithell Games' 'The Banished Vault'. A lone Exile stands on a rocky outcropping surrounded by rough waters. They watch as four spaceships depart, abandoning them.
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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hollynielsen.bsky.social
Play this fantastic game that is currently on sale, and while you’re there wishlist Amberspire
nictringali.bsky.social nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 18d
We'll be talking a lot about The Banished Vault this week, and it's on sale until Sunday.

It would mean a lot to us if you shared the game among your friends! I promise a "hey check this out" message is the number one way to get a niche game in front of people who are interested in it.
December 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
bithellgames.bsky.social
The Banished Vault challenges your strategy & resource management skills from the very first turn.

The manual is there to help you, but if you're a visual leaner, we also created a tutorial video to help get you started (or to revisit if you get stuck!).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZYVrKcAon4
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December 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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nictringali.bsky.social
If you know people who are interested in: complex strategy games, logic puzzles, space exploration, Gustave Doré, religion in science fiction, roguelikes, taking notes and reading manuals, The Book of the New Sun, or worker placement board games, they'll want to hear about The Banished Vault.
December 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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nictringali.bsky.social
We'll be talking a lot about The Banished Vault this week, and it's on sale until Sunday.

It would mean a lot to us if you shared the game among your friends! I promise a "hey check this out" message is the number one way to get a niche game in front of people who are interested in it.
December 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
bithellgames.bsky.social
We're sending out THE BANISHED VAULT Steam keys to creators who want to play the game on their channels this week. There's still time to get involved if you want to be one of them!

Fill out the interest form below and we'll be in touch ⬇️
A poster for Lunar Division and Bithell Games' 'The Banished Vault'. Added text reads: Creator key requests open. Dec 8 - 14.
December 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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joshuafoust.com
This game is gorgeous and meditative — definitely worth a look!
bithellgames.bsky.social Bithell Games @bithellgames.bsky.social · 18d
We've reached the last week of our legacy games celebration, and we're rounding things off with the first title from our Lunar Division label.

The Banished Vault is a strategy game of exploration, endurance, and space travel on an interstellar gothic monastery. 🪐🚀⭐
December 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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steppinlazer.bsky.social
if you haven't, please try this absolute gem of a game
bithellgames.bsky.social Bithell Games @bithellgames.bsky.social · 18d
We've reached the last week of our legacy games celebration, and we're rounding things off with the first title from our Lunar Division label.

The Banished Vault is a strategy game of exploration, endurance, and space travel on an interstellar gothic monastery. 🪐🚀⭐
December 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
bithellgames.bsky.social
We've reached the last week of our legacy games celebration, and we're rounding things off with the first title from our Lunar Division label.

The Banished Vault is a strategy game of exploration, endurance, and space travel on an interstellar gothic monastery. 🪐🚀⭐
December 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
bithellgames.bsky.social
With Protego back under control, The Solitaire Conspiracy is the third Bithell Games Short in the collection.

Just one more week of our legacy games celebration left to go! See you tomorrow.
A screenshot from Bithell Games' 'The Solitaire Conspiracy'. A vibrant, dark pink display of four card suites in a game of Solitaire that is almost completed. The player is hovering over a King card, which has brought up its information: this card is associated with Lady Plum, a member of Blood Legacy, a crew in the game. On the left is Lady Plum's character art, an older woman wearing a fur coat and amethyst necklace comprised of several jewels, the central one being the largest. her grey hair is cut to a bob, and she wears a magenta fascinator headpiece with netting that partially covers her eyes. A screenshot from Bithell Games' 'The Solitaire Conspiracy'. A display of four card suites in a game of Solitaire. The player is hovering over a Jack card, which has brought up its information: this card is associated with Beta Three Six, a member of Omega Coda, a crew in the game. On the right is Beta Three Six's character art, robotic Tek reminiscent of the Teks that featured in Bithell Games' earlier title, Subsurface Circular. They are a metallic green-grey, but their outer 'shell' is flaking away in geometric pieces to reveal a vibrant red core. A screenshot from Bithell Games' 'The Solitaire Conspiracy'. A completed game shows four card suites spread out from ace to king, left to right. A screenshot from Bithell Games' 'The Solitaire Conspiracy'. A neon green display of two card suites in a game of Solitaire. The game is at its very beginning; only one ace has been placed down. The player is hovering over a King card, which has brought up its information: this card is associated with Firefly, a member of Mantis Group, a crew in the game. On the right is Firefly's character art, a woman with her arms folded and a slight frown looking to the camera. Her hair is tied up and a deep, vibrant purple that matches her clothing. She wears a lightly armoured driver/pilot's suit with white and black detailing.
December 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM