Jaime Sanchez 
Not every great game is about speed, stress, or high-stakes combat. Some games are best enjoyed slowly—with a warm drink nearby, soft music in the background, and zero pressure to min-max anything. This Wishlist Wednesday, we’re spotlighting cozy simulation games that focus on atmosphere, routine, and feel-good progression. Whether you want to fix old electronics, build better habits, … Read more
Hey everyone 👋This weekend we took a short break from our regular development schedule. Instead, we participated in the Global Game Jam. The Global Game Jam is the world’s largest game creation event. It brings together hundreds of thousands of developers worldwide. This year, we joined in person with our local IGDA chapter in San Diego. That made the … Read more
Not all horror games rely on monsters crashing through doors or sudden screams in the dark. Instead, some of the most unsettling experiences creep under your skin slowly—through strategy, luck, systems, and choice. In these games, tension replaces jump scares. More importantly, they make you complicit. Every card you play, lever you pull, or risk you … Read more
Survivor-Likes Vampire Survivors didn’t just get popular — it created a new genre. You’ll see these games labeled as Bullet Heaven, Horde Survival, Reverse Bullet Hell, Auto-Shooters, or Swarm Survivors, but they all share the same DNA: overwhelming enemy counts, broken builds, and runs that end when the pressure finally wins. This week, we’re spotlighting a few survivor-likes coming soon that are absolutely worth … Read more
Gem Miner TD is a maze-focused roguelike tower defense game developed by iFeral Games. It combines classic Warcraft 3 custom map design with modern roguelike systems and deep strategic choice. Players mine for gems, build winding mazes, and merge towers into powerful combinations. Because of this, every run feels different. Strategy matters more than speed. Planning matters … Read more
January 25, 2026 Hey everyone 👋 Hope you’re having a great week and staying warm wherever you are. As always, thanks so much for being here and supporting what we’re building—it really does mean a lot. Things are moving quickly on the dev side, and this week brought some fun gameplay progress along with a … Read more
Battlewrights is a fast, hilarious 4-player local party brawler that brings couch multiplayer chaos back to center stage. Developed by Florian Malogajski, this pixel-perfect arena fighter is all about one deceptively simple mechanic: throw your weapon… then magically recall it. That’s it. And somehow, it turns into absolute mayhem. Designed for quick matches, big laughs, and “one more … Read more
Not every horror game needs a 20-hour commitment. Some of the most effective scares are short, focused, and linger long after the credits roll. This week’s Fear Friday highlights four itch.io horror games that can be played in a single sitting — perfect for a dark weekend night, headphones on, lights off. These are itch.io gems that prove atmosphere … Read more
Big Hops is a vibrant 3D platformer from Luckshot Games that puts movement, creativity, and experimentation at the heart of exploration. Playing as Hop, a young frog armed with a powerful tongue and a backpack full of strange veggies, you’ll swing, climb, and build your own paths forward across massive open worlds filled with secrets, characters, and kinetic platforming challenges. … Read more
Simulators are popular for a reason: they’re comfort food for the brain. They let you build a routine, optimize a process, and watch the numbers go up—whether that’s profit, reputation, or a perfectly organized workspace. This week for Wishlist Wednesday, we’re focusing on simulation games that scratch four very different itches: cozy automation, creative crafting, gritty progression, and … Read more