I investigate weird Steam games so you don’t have to. I also post a weird indie game every day.

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I investigate weird indie games, uncover hidden gems, and burn money on suspicious-looking Steam releases so you don’t have to. Here you’ll find: • YouTube videos where I squeeze the Steam refund timer into shorter clips • Occasional streams • A Weird Indie of the Day highlight • Jokes, puns, pets, thoughts, and general positivity • Oh, and apparently giveaways now too Come hang out. We’re making deeply responsible purchasing decisions around here.
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As someone who generally fears a sense of foreboding when I log into my credit card statement maybe I should give the Debtician a try ... store.steampowered.com/app/4…
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WEIRD INDIE OF THE DAY #107: CARDOPOLIS By PULSERIDER A card based city builder where you play buildings, pass laws, and attempt to hit population targets. Your investors are impatient and the last mayor has mysteriously disappeared. He probably had a crappy starting hand. • Plan your city using up to 150 building cards • Change its laws with up to 50 legislation cards • Try five themed building decks with different mechanics • Reach each sector’s population target before the deadline • Keep growing your metropolis in endless mode This seems like the perfect little bite sized card game to get me through a few gaming sessions. Free demo on Steam. Full release planned for TOMORROW. store.steampowered.com/app/1…
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WEIRD INDIE OF THE DAY #106: ONE MORE FLIGHT By @nyrointeractive A pixel Art horror mystery aboard a flight destined to crash in a deadly time loop. Learn from each death and change events around the cabin to change your fate. • Study passenger routines and intervene before disaster strikes • Keep journal clues between loops while your items reset • Prevent one catastrophe and accidentally set off another • Search hidden cargo and confront supernatural threats lurking onboard • Experiment with different choices to uncover multiple endings The airline apologizes for the repeated deaths but cannot offer a refund. Free demo on Steam. Full release date TBA. store.steampowered.com/app/4…
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Dracula has survived centuries of angry villagers, wooden stakes and direct sunlight. But can he survive me being his general contractor? I played DRAFTULA, a weird little vampire castle building Tetris-like. Full vid in replies.
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Our final winner of the 100 / 1k giveaway is @whoalins meaning @JustinGorya is gonna get some sweet loot. I'll do another giveaway soon. Thanks for participating folks.
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WEIRD INDIE OF THE DAY #105: DUNGEONBOUND By @louiidev A retro first person dungeon crawler / auto-battler combo. You must arrange your gear into deadly combos, fuse & upgrade weapons and manage inventory Tetris to go further and further each run. • Pack equipment onto a grid where placement changes how items work • Merge duplicate gear or fuse different items into hybrids with both sets of abilities • Keep your loot and permanent upgrades after death in the incremental campaign • Battle other players in an asynch roguelike mode Cause of death? Luggage mismanagement. Free demo on Steam. Full release planned for November 15. store.steampowered.com/app/5…
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TIME TO BE THE ORC! We jumped into the FULL version of ORCTHAL by @redkardevs during Steam Next Fest! Hordes of enemies, ridiculous abilities, loot, and an orc that just keeps getting stronger. Our First Look Replay is up! piped.video/jmuKkZ5IYyU
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I've had a lot of fun randomly bombing people with stuff off their wishlists this week. Thank you for following and being a part of it, and thanks to all the new friends I made as well. We'll finish off strong tomorrow.
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WEIRD INDIE OF THE DAY #104: THE DEBTICIAN By Shroombot A credit card focussed deckbuilder where going deeper into debt is the goal. Combine cards, buy more and more questionable stuff and keep the law off your back. • Collect credit cards with different effects and combo potential • Merge cards to discover new combinations • Buy items that can increase or reduce your debt • Meet strange clients who help you stay ahead of the law My Steam sale spending counts as a strategy? My mom would have been excellent at this game. Free demo on Steam. Full release planned for late November! store.steampowered.com/app/5…
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I want to play this demo pretty badly.
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Today's winner of the 1k / 1000 giveaway is @Krzysztof366 meaning his buddy @het38982 is gonna get some free loot. I also sent a few random acts of gifts to my homies again. FINAL DAY TOMORROW.
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WEIRD INDIE OF THE DAY #103: LAST ROUND AT THE END OF THE WORLD By @ExIgnorantia A folksy horror mystery where you decipher a spirit’s poems to choose the annual human sacrifice. Get it right or the entire village dies. • Match cryptic clues to villagers’ scars, habits and past sins • Question the locals to figure out who the spirit wants • Gamble at the pub and perform rituals to uncover hidden clues • Choose who dies each year and watch every death change the village • Meet an unsettling cast assembled from vintage photographs If the spirit wanted Kevin, it could’ve just fkn said Kevin. Out now on Steam. Free demo available. store.steampowered.com/app/4…
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Today's winner for my 1k / 100 giveaway is: @Noiravhs Which means her friend @imsabbir_11 gets something sweet from his wishlist. I also sent out a few random acts of presents to a few of my homies and they can post about them or not - their decision. WE BURN MORE MONEY TOMORROW.
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WEIRD INDIE OF THE DAY #102: INTERGALACTIC PUZZLE TOUCHDOWN By NEST Interactive Match 3 football with aliens? Build combos to gain yards and score touchdowns, then switch to defense and wreck your opponent’s drive. • Alternate between making matches on offense and placing blockers on defense • Turn larger matches into powerful Big Play pieces • Choose from four alien teams with unique abilities • Push your luck with risky moves that can cause penalties and fumbles • Play locally or online, with matchmaking and custom lobbies Somewhere in another galaxy, a dad is insisting he could’ve gone pro. Coming to Steam October 28. Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/4…
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There are so many cool games w Nextfest that I choose the ones I wanna play the most as tie breaker.
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WEIRD INDIE OF THE DAY #101: LAST CHICKENBURG By @YerenGame An action RPG where you’re a chicken fighting to escape human captivity and reclaim your homeland. Survive brutal battles, rise as the Chicken King, and build a village capable of fighting back against the people who consider you dinner. • Master weapons with unique attacks • Recruit mercenaries to fight alongside you and carry supplies • Capture strongholds and grow your Chickenfolk population • Put villagers to work forging weapons and armor to defend against human raids The Colonel has been real quiet since the chickens discovered swords. Free demo on Steam. Early Access planned for November 8. store.steampowered.com/app/7…
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🚨 1K FOLLOWERS + WEIRD INDIE #100 GIVEAWAY 🚨 100 weird indies. 1,000 followers. A bunch of friends I wouldn’t have met without any of this. Let’s celebrate by buying people some fkn games. Like + repost to enter the giveaway, and tag someone you’d love to see get something from their Steam wishlist. The person you tag is the one eligible to win. I might also go rogue and start buying games for people who’ve been good to me. Please don’t ask me to explain the selection process. Its predicated on whether or not my debit card melts. Thank you for giving me people to get excited about weird games with.
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Fine print. I will draw a random winner on Weds Thurs AND Fri. I will randomly be gifting people whenever. No bots no new accounts. You do not need to follow me but feel free to. If you wanna pay it forward feel free to sub to my YT. Dont buy me stuff on my WL because then I have to pay it forward and buy more stuff for people and ill definitely go broke. ❤️
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WEIRD INDIE OF THE DAY #100: My Most Sincere Gratitude By @TheRefundPolice This started with me sharing weird shit I found on Steam. Somehow 100 posts later, you’ve helped turn it into something I’m really proud of. • Almost 25,000 views on YouTube and over 400 subs voluntarily signing up for more of this nonsense • Actual developers reaching out to ME to promote their games. Me. Did you guys check the references? • So many amazing buds I never would’ve met without doing this Thank you for watching, sharing, cheering me on, and giving me people to get excited about weird games with. I love you guys. Project still in Early Access 😎
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@RoffleSaucer kind of a cop out I know.
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