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James Coote
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Making indie games with Crystalline Green Ltd.

https://store.steampowered.com/developer/CrystallineGreen
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Twas the week before Christmas
🎅 Santa’s loading his sleigh
And #gamers rejoiced
It’s #TurnBasedThursday!

All #gamedev / #indiedev
Show your #turnbased game!
🩷 Like, share and wishlist
To increase their fame!

I’m honored to host
This great weekly fest
Thanks for having me
🥹 You all are the best!
December 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Last day of #TaskbarTreasure Steam Fest today!

I'm taking part with Train Metropolis, a chill idle game about running a 🚄 railway company:

store.steampowered.com/app/955220/T...
December 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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It’s Taskbar Treasure Week on Steam! Check out Palettopia and all the other cozy games featured in this festival dedicated to charming little games to brighten your day.

https://tinyurl.com/36hxt4zs

#palettopia #indiedev #cozygame #indiegame #steamfestival #TaskbarTreasure
December 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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The 4th annual #TurnBasedThursdayFest will be March 9-16!

Hundreds of excellent games & discounts on Steam, Let's Plays & giveaways, & our first ever Featured Reveals trailer showcase!

Help us spread the word? ❤️🔃

Developer & content creator signups are open, 🔗 in replies 👇
December 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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I ran a playtest for Folk Emerging, the "pre-Civ" stone age 4X, last weekend with folks from my newsletter & discord!

Here's a interesting start that a player shared ⛰️

Sign up for future playtests:
👉 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR

Cheers @kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday
November 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Played an early version of this. If you're into puzzle'y strategy games like slipways, well worth checking out!
November 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Today we're celebrating the 🎂 FIRST ANNIVERSARY 🎂 of our second game, HeistGeist!
It's a cyberpunk RPG about thieves and friendship, where you fight and hack using cards.
If you're hearing about it for the first time, read the 🧵 thread 🧵 below to see why it might be just your thing. #indiegame
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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I'm new to this #PitchYaGame thing but here goes:

Astro Protocol is a tight and tactical turn-based 4X strategy game where each run is different.
- Explore the galaxy
- Colonize new worlds
- Research powerful technologies
- Command deadly fleets
- Lead your empire to victory

s.team/a/3727420
November 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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It's #PitchYaGame

Seer’s Gambit is a tactical roguelite where you draft heroes, level them & let your chosen synergies play out in fast auto-battles.

Explore the world to find new hero combos & counter enemies through strategy & world upgrades.

👉 store.steampowered.com/app/2219450/...
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Hey #PitchYaGame is LIVE!

HARD VOID is a Lovecraftian-themed 4X space turn-based strategy game.

Lead your species across galaxies and multiple dimensions to build an Empire. But beware, unthinkable Eldritch horrors lurk in the vast darkness.

Early Access on Steam!

youtu.be/YWFbsyiLbp8
HARD VOID Early Access announcement trailer
YouTube video by jejoxdev
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Is #pitchyagame a thing over here?

Let me (once again) introduce Horses of Hoofprint Bay:

🏡2D Stable Management
🐴Horse care, training & breeding
🏆Ride in competitions for prizes
🎨100% hand-drawn and made by horse girls
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Oh my, it's #PitchYaGame and do we have a game to pitch to you!

Birds? ✅
Deckbuilding? ✅
Mysterious & menacing bosses with faces FULL OF BEES? ✅✅✅

New playtest drops next week with daily flights & global leaderboards. Come on down, the wishlists taste great!

store.steampowered.com/app/3473440/...
November 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Hey #PitchYaGame! I'm making a "pre-Civ" stone age 4X with nomadic tribes, complex foodwebs, and in-depth characters!

🦣 Wishlist FOLK EMERGING: store.steampowered.com/app/2275300/...
November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Happy #PitchYaGame!

Feudums is an upcoming medieval 4X and async multiplayer grand strategy

⚔️ Feudal vassalage
🛡️ Noble houses and legacy building
⚖️ Deep systems
⚙️ Idler/Automation support
🛠️ Modding support
⛔ NO pay-to-win gimmicks!

Open Alpha (Demo): s.team/a/473750

#indiedev 🎮
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Palm Paradise Garden is a cosy gardening sim set in a vast 19th century tropical greenhouse.

Pitchdeck: docs.google.com/presentation...

Looking for publisher & funding (€75k, 9 months) to finish game, make more plants & replace AI with human art

🌴 #PitchYaGame 🪴
Palm Paradise Garden Pitchdeck Detailed v2
docs.google.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Mars Rapid Transit: Train tycoon on Mars with deep economic simulation.

Pitchdeck: docs.google.com/presentation...

Looking for publisher & funding ($105k, 12 months).

🚄 #PitchYaGame 🟧
Mars Rapid Transit Pitchdeck Detailed v2
docs.google.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Happy #PitchYaGame!

I'm making #Entrorxia, a turn based #4X #strategy #game with a psychedelic alien art style and chaotic space battles against other species and also unique space fauna.
Please wishlist: -> s.team/a/3484960
#IndieGames #Godot #gamedev
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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🌸The Abbess Garden 🌸

Discover our cozy and historical gardening game!
store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/... (with a demo!)

Features:
🌿 Collect real plants
💦 Water, soil and proximity systems
🔍 Explore your garden
🕵️‍♀️ Wholesome and thrilling spy plot
💖 Queer romance

#PitchYaGame #cozygame
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Hey #PitchYaGame!

In Leafy Corner, you run a cute little plant shop filled with real plants like Alocasias or Monsteras! 🌿

- features more than 60 houseplants! 🍃
- casual and cozy 💚
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Train Metropolis is a train-themed idle clicker with elements of city building

crystalline-green-ltd.itch.io/train-metrop...

🚄 #PitchYaGame 🏙️
Train Metropolis Demo by Crystalline Green Ltd.
Idle Clicker City Builder
crystalline-green-ltd.itch.io
November 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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The Regreening is a cozy simulation game about restoring nature in a soilpunk fairytale 🌾

🌱grow plants to create living ecosystems
🦉become friends with ancient spirits
🛠️make your own upcycling hub
🤗and hug ALL the animals!

Follow us so you don't miss the demo!
Thank you #PitchYaGame <3
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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ALL HANDS is a couch coop sailing game that combines elements of games like Journey and Death Stranding.  
Work together to master everchanging winds in a post-revolutionary solarpunk world.

We are looking for publishing! Hit us up!

#PitchYaGame #Solarpunk #CouchCoop #WorkerOwned
November 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
My friends at Mindfeast Games have been working on their coop comedy game for the past few years. It just released!

Sounds like your jam? Check it out:

store.steampowered.com/app/2097840/... #coop
Save 20% on Co OPERATION: MultiTurn on Steam
Become doctors with your friends! In this turn-based tactical game, your team plan can lead you to a masterful victory… or to a patient flying through the window. One copy is all you need and friends ...
store.steampowered.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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We are excited to host this week's official #TurnBasedThursday thread!

#gamedevs & #indiedevs— drop your turn-based beauties below and don't forget to use the hashtag!

#turnbased game fans —❤️,💬 and 🔁these amazing projects.🙏

Let’s make the algorithm take its turn too. 😎

#indiegamedev
October 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM