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Mael Duin 🧩
@maelduinplays.bsky.social
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Puzzle games Streamers, Content Creator and Steam curator @ Puzzle Lovers. Gameplays, reviews, interviews and more.
🔴YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Mael_Duin/
🟣Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/mael_duin
🟣Discord - NoClue💡: https://discord.gg/2Yaa6hxuzA
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chumasgames.bsky.social
¡La primera actualización de contenido llega a PANIK!

❤️ Conoce a un nuevo paniker
💌 Descubre una mecánica única
🧩 Completa 21 niveles extra

Actualización totalmente gratuita ya disponible en Steam :)

store.steampowered.com/app/2749610/...
February 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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thefuntastic.bsky.social
Cadence is out now!

Make music by solving circuits. It took 13 years to figure how to do this well!

Beyond the puzzles:
🐈‍⬛ Pet Ren, the cat!
📜 Enjoy Ren's life philosophy (all text is skippable)
🎹 Use the sandbox to make music
🧮 Or explore turing complete contraptions
February 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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stone-gamedev.bsky.social
Out now!! 🎉

HER TREES: PUZZLE DREAM, a point-and-click game where you move and combine objects to solve puzzles, is now available on Steam.

Puzzles that will spark light bulb moments await you in a world of dreams.

store.steampowered.com/app/3300800/...
February 10, 2026 at 11:57 PM
maelduinplays.bsky.social
You won't believe it but someone knocked on my door yesterday and when I opened, there was no one. Only a basket with a note: "The curse is no more" -Sergiu-
🔠 Baba is you (by @hempuli.bsky.social)

See you LIVE on YouTube❤️+💜Twitch
#puzzlegame #indiegames #livestream #youtube #twitch #babaisyou
February 10, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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duckmadeofwood.bsky.social
#TrailerTuesday NEW TRAILER for Escape from 8-bit high!🦆

When a cursed cassette awakens a sentient Pomodore 64, Cloudydale High is overrun by 8-bit villains!💻

WISHLIST NOW!
store.steampowered.com/app/2761220/...

#gamedev, #indiedev, #indiegame, #pixelart, #pixel, #art, #2d
February 10, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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goodgamelobby.bsky.social
Hey everyone! I wanted to share that my welcome post for Sey's Pocket Doodles is now live on Substack. Its my art blog where I will post weekly art, doodles, GIFs, and more. Check it out! pocketdoodles.substack.com/p/coming-soon
Welcome to Sey's Pocket Doodles!
A creative outlet of my doodles, comics, GIFs, and sketches.
pocketdoodles.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:58 AM
maelduinplays.bsky.social
Re: A thread between, a narrative sokoban game in which you control a spider proxy messing up with parallel timelines.

Thanks Steam.
February 8, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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idolon.bsky.social
The free demo for Clover's Quadrants is now live on Steam!!! Link in the replies.

The demo has 21 select puzzles from the first three chapters. Expect about an hour of playtime.
February 7, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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playpoe95.bsky.social
Just Announced: Edgar Allan Poe’s Interactive Horror: 1995 Edition

A faithful restoration of the cult classic The Dark Eye. Featuring disturbing claymation visuals and narration by William S. Burroughs, now fully powered by ScummVM.

Wishlist now on Steam:

👉 store.steampowered.com/app/4289030
Edgar Allan Poe's Interactive Horror: 1995 Edition on Steam
Originally released as The Dark Eye, this 1995 cult classic adapts Edgar Allan Poe's most macabre tales. Navigate a nightmarish world of uncanny stop-motion puppetry narrated by William S. Burroughs. ...
store.steampowered.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:35 AM
maelduinplays.bsky.social
Chronoquartz #review
🔸 EXPECTATIONS: I had no expectations.
🔸 REALITY: a cross between Minit and SNES Zelda, with no combat.
February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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noblesteedau.bsky.social
🪱A new update just wormed in for Word Worm!🪱

We've added a whole new expansion pack, alongside more trivia and more wormy goodness (Even more worm animations!)

🪱 Try it out here: linktr.ee/WordWorm
February 6, 2026 at 7:27 AM
maelduinplays.bsky.social
I just realised that I cannot search 'by developer' on Steam, can I? 😕 (unless I already know one of their games).
February 6, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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agentepsilon.bsky.social
I (Mike) will be co-hosting this event, along with @cwpat.me, @caymacres.bsky.social and folks from PlayMath.org. It's one of my favorite events at GDC every year so if you're in town for it, hope you'll swing by!

#gdc #gdc2026 #thinkyGames #thinkyDevs #puzzleGames #puzzleDevs
February 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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duckmadeofwood.bsky.social
#WishlistWednesday

Escape from 8-Bit High is a new adventure game blending quirky puzzles and arcade action in a larger-than-life quest!

🎮 Wishlist it and play the demo now! 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/2761220/...

#indiegame #Commodore64 #Arcade #Adventuregame #pixelart
Escape from 8-Bit High on Steam
When a cursed cassette awakens a sentient Pomodore 64, Cloudydale High is overrun by 8-bit villains! Join alt-rock trio Blueberry Finn—Hank, Duck, and Alex—as they battle mole men, aliens, dinosaurs a...
store.steampowered.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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jagriff.bsky.social
Gentoo Rescue won Best Challenging Game! 🎉Thank you so much for the support from the community and @thinkygames.com 🐧

A new patch just went live, and it's 20% off on Steam to celebrate:

store.steampowered.com/app/2830480/...
Think Awards "Best Challenging Game" graphic with "Gentoo Rescue" key art.
February 4, 2026 at 7:17 PM
maelduinplays.bsky.social
Look who's back to streaming and ready to start talking about [secret project 1], too! It's called NoClue💡You'll love it. On the 2nd half we'll play GluMe:
💡 NoClue
🟣 GluMe (by @solluco.bsky.social)

See you LIVE on YouTube❤️+💜Twitch
#puzzlegame #indiegames #livestream #youtube #twitch #noclue #glume
February 4, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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ogrepixel.bsky.social
We made this trailer for the new demo...

Now it is possible to create, share, and play levels created by other players around the world!
February 3, 2026 at 5:39 PM
maelduinplays.bsky.social
Hey Aussie puzzlers! The 3rd Thinky Awards is finally happening on February 5th, 5am (AEDT)!!!
Should I:
a) stay up late
b) wake up early
c) stay in bed and dream I have a chance to win ‘best creator’ category
February 2, 2026 at 11:03 PM
maelduinplays.bsky.social
I wasn't expecting 2026 to start rocking so hard already, even a month before a Steam Next Fest, an even most wait for to release their game demo. These are the best new demos that I played in January, starting with...
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February 2, 2026 at 12:01 AM
maelduinplays.bsky.social
Dawnfolk, is that you? @darenn.bsky.social
TownsFolk on Steam
A survival strategy game where every choice shapes your frontier's destiny. Lead your people into an uncharted world as they rebuild after ruin, endure harsh challenges, and carve out a thriving settl...
store.steampowered.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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puzzleshowcase.bsky.social
We're excited to announce that the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase will be returning this summer!

📅 Thurs May 28th - Thurs June 4th

If you have a #puzzlegame you'd like to be considered, please submit it directly here:

www.cerebralpuzzleshowcase.com

The deadline for submissions is 23:59 PDT Mar 31
Cerebral Puzzle Showcase
Cerebral Puzzle Showcase is a celebration of the most wonderful puzzle games available on Steam, organized by Draknek & Friends.
www.cerebralpuzzleshowcase.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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hungrysky.com
Daily Puzzles are here for Nekograms+ (Apple Arcade)
apple.co/49QGHTW

🗓️ Get a new puzzle delivered every 24hrs and pet the cat of the day! No star ratings or target moves to hit. Solve the daily puzzle at your own pace.

Exclusive to Apple Arcade with over 200 games.

#nekograms #catgame #puzzle
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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nozomugames.com
We open public playtest for Burn With Me! 🔥

Demonic deckbuilder about an obsessed Teacher.
Animal occult university, cozy dread and eerie mysteries!
Also, you need to burn your cards. A lot.

store.steampowered.com/app/2954010

I live and breathe this game for a year already — please give it a go!
January 29, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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thefuntastic.bsky.social
CADENCE HAS A RELEASE DATE!!

✅ Good shit puzzles!
✅ Makin' sick beats!
✅ Emotions & stuff!
✅ Pet the cat!
✅ 13 friggin' years in development! 🙀

Put it in your earholes 11 Feb 2026!
youtu.be/YIN-nrFr7EQ

Steam: l.madewithmonsterlove.com/wishlist
iOS: l.madewithmonsterlove.com/ios_preorder
Cadence: Release Trailer
Solve Problems. Make Music. Feel Nourished. Cadence is a minimalist puzzle game about solving circuits to create music. This is not a rhythm game, but a zen music sandbox that rewards curiosity and…
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 9:08 AM
maelduinplays.bsky.social
I don't play the SEO game on YouTube, but I have a lot of fun with the titles instead:
January 28, 2026 at 7:54 AM