This week’s Wishlist Wednesday is all about momentum — whether that means tearing through a summer camp, fighting your way up a seemingly endless tower, or sending generations of white blood cells into battle. No Survivors flips the slasher movie on its head by putting you behind the mask. Spirestorm turns enemies into stepping stones in a relentless … Read more
So where have we been for the last two weeks? Alaska. We took some time off and went on a cruise, which meant a short break from our day jobs, game development, and posting articles. Alaska is beautiful this time of year, and we also had a chance to stop in Victoria, B.C. in Canada. … Read more
This week, Digital Sagas prepared Lost Colony and Shape Swarm for Bullet Fest, updated the Lost Colony trailer, and explored an LLM-powered Go Fish prototype.
Nautical Survival is a naval-themed survivors-like roguelite from developer Idan Rooze that replaces static arenas with open-water navigation, upgradeable outposts, and crew-driven builds. Released in version 1.0 on April 9, 2026, the game expands the bullet-heaven formula by giving players control of a customizable ship battling oceanic horrors across procedural seas. Instead of simply surviving waves, players chart routes … Read more
Shape Swarm is a fast-paced bullet heaven survivors-like from Digital Sagas, where evolving geometric enemies adapt to your tactics in real time. You are the last pilot holding the line while the colony fleet escapes into deep space—and every minute you survive changes the battlefield. Unlike traditional survivors-likes, Shape Swarm isn’t just about scaling power. The swarm itself evolves, … Read more
Shape Swarm is officially ready for launch on April 14th. Achievements are complete. The build is stable. Curator outreach is finished. Our social media push is already underway. In short, everything is lined up and ready. This release marks a major milestone for Digital Sagas. Shape Swarm is the first game we have taken from … Read more
Every week we spotlight indie games worth adding to your Steam wishlist. This week’s picks range from retro arcade beat ’em up chaos to cozy dream exploration—and one fast-approaching bullet heaven launch from Digital Sagas. If something here catches your eye, consider wishlisting. It helps indie developers more than most players realize. 🍕 Pizza Kidd Developer: Kidd … Read more
With the April 14, 2026 Steam launch of Shape Swarm quickly approaching, development is entering its final polish phase. This fast-paced bullet heaven survival game challenges players to hold back an evolving geometric swarm while the colony fleet escapes. This week’s updates focus on achievements, scoring improvements, and final gameplay tuning ahead of release. Separate … Read more
This week’s development on Shape Swarm was less about writing code and more about locking in some of the systems that will shape the game at launch. With the April 14 release date now officially announced, I’ve been focusing on expanding build variety and designing the systems that support longer runs and replayability. —– New … 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