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Hideo Kojima ‘really sad’ about PlayStation killing discs, ‘frightened’ for future of ownership
videogameschronicle.comWall Street Tycoon - Stress Interactive - satirical Wall Street idle/clicker where SEC raids are boss battles
Trailer (gameplay footage): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owbNZy3CnVU
Solo dev here. Wall Street Tycoon is a premium incremental/clicker about climbing from coffee-fetching intern to global trillionaire, built around the absurdity of modern finance.
What you actually do: trade meme stocks that move in real time, run a casino that's rigged in your favor, mine Bitcoin in the basement, and survive SEC raids that play out as boss battles. Prestige is paid in cash and stacks "philosophies", a talent tree (Trader / Banker / Manipulator) shapes each run, and the endgame is an IPO mega-prestige. 30 Steam achievements, offline progress, and design rules I won't break: no energy timers, no paywalls, no ads.
Release plans: free demo on Steam July 15, full launch November 3 (PC).
Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4738620/
Transparency note: some icons/illustrations were made with AI tools and I used AI coding assistants; all systems, balancing and writing are hand-designed.
Happy to answer questions about the design, especially the cash-based prestige system.
The Video Game Industry’s Trade Body Doesn’t Want To Talk About Digital Ownership
kotaku.comSummer Games Done Quick 2026 begins today, a week-long speedrunning marathon fundraising for Doctors Without Borders!
gamesdonequick.comImperial Ambitions - Aoiti - dark 4X turn-based strategy about empire, trade, and colonial consequences, releasing July 13
Hi r/Games, I’m Aoiti, the solo developer of Imperial Ambitions.
Imperial Ambitions is a turn-based 4X / grand strategy game set during the Age of Discovery and the Renaissance. The game is about building an empire, but also about the human, economic, and demographic consequences of doing so.
Trailer:
https://youtu.be/XUSgspzJkhQ
In most 4X games, population is usually represented as a number. In Imperial Ambitions, people are individual units, agents, citizens, workers, slaves, soldiers, refugees, migrants, merchants, priests, builders, explorers, and nobles. They can become hungry, sick, traumatized, wealthy, destitute, outlaw, religiously converted or displaced by war and policy.
The main systems include:
- A population model where citizens have traits, social class, religion, culture, wealth, skills, health and many more...
- Agents such as Explorers, Builders, Merchants, Priests, Generals, Gentlemen, and Shadowmasters, each with different roles and upgrades.
- Labor allocation, where production depends on available workers, their class, skills, location, and conditions.
- Warfare, occupation, plunder, massacres, enslavement, religious conversion, forced migration, riots, refugees, and other consequences of imperial expansion.
- Trade routes, smuggling, market shortages, local production chains, storage limits, and wealth inequality.
- Colonization and replantation, where crops such as tobacco, sugarcane, coffee, tea, cotton, maize, potatoes, grapes, and olives depend on climate and geography.
- ...
I wanted the game to feel less like moving abstract numbers around a map and more like ruling over a world where every decision changes the people living in it. A rich empire may still be unstable. A productive colony may be built on exploitation. A conquered city may generate wealth, but also resistance, migration, and long-term demographic change.
The game is planned for PC on Steam, with release planned 13th of July 2026 !!.
I’d be interested in discussing the design behind this kind of strategy games: how far should historical 4X games go in representing the darker systems of empires, such as slavery, massacres, forced migration without turning them into either pink-framed abstractions or battlezone for trolls?
Omelet You Cook - SchuBox Games - Chaotic cooking roguelike "Balatro meets Cooking Mama"
Hello chefs,
My name's Dan Schumacher and I'm one of 2 developers making Omelet You Cook, a roguelike cooking game where you assemble omelets for a demanding giant chicken principal.
The game is all about creating synergies with ridiculous ingredients and arranging them so number go up. A lot of our reviews mention that it gives them that addictive Balatro feeling. We were also inspired by Luck be a Landlord, Ballionaire and cooking games like Papa's Pizzeria.
We launched earlier this year and we've had a few major updates with more to come later this year. Plus we're 30% off throughout the summer sale!
I'm happy to answer any questions on anything related to the game or our journey. We've had a lot of fun making it :)
Store Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3205380/Omelet_You_Cook/
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTJR7teAxH0
Silly Live Action Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJjhbubmGVQ
Happy cooking, chefs!
Sony Says Next PlayStation Won’t Simply Compete With PCs: We aim to deliver value that is unique to PlayStation. This includes not only technological advancements but also an expansion of usage styles, enabling a seamless experience that can be enjoyed naturally beyond the living room
insider-gaming.com[Interview] “My target audience is myself.” Suda51 and Fumito Ueda discuss their game design philosophies, the inherent violence of action games, and what it takes to be a director
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noisypixel.netSonys PC initiative back to square 0: Marvel Tokon blocked in 132 countries (again)
resetera.comZero Stress King - Pauloondra - An incremental tower defense you cannot fail. Because of lava
What's the Password? - TrampolineTales - A minimalistic puzzle game where you decode 4-digit passwords (Out now!)
Hi /r/Games!
Who are you?
I'm Dan, you might know my previous titles: Luck be a Landlord and Maze Mice. I released a game called What's the Password? about a month ago.
What is it?
What's the Password? is a puzzle game where you have to determine 4-digit passwords from simple visual prompts.
You've probably played a game where you had to figure out the 4-digit code to open a locked door. What's the Password? is an entire game of just those puzzles!
There are 109 puzzles in the game and they can be completed in about 2 hours.
Where's the trailer?
Here's the release trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lMwu1ZSmqA
Where's the Steam page?
The Steam page is right here.
You can also get the game on iOS here and on Android here.
Thanks for reading. If you've got any questions about What's the Password?, feel free to AMA!
Marble's Marbles - Destined - A love letter to the classic marble games like Marble Madness, Ballance and HamsterBall
Hi, I am James the solo dev from Australia of this game. Recently I did crossover with 5 different indie games where I made levels inspired by other indie games in the Marble's Marbles style.
You can see the trailer here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j7JxsSx9Rw
The game itself is a nostalgic love letter to the classic marble games of the past, reimagined with modern visuals and satisfying physics. If you have ever wondered why there are no good modern versions this one might for you.
It is currently on sale on steam here https://store.steampowered.com/app/4137920/Marbles_Marbles/
Happy to answer any questions :)
After 10 years, Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades (H3VR) is coming out of Early Access
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automaton-media.comWeekly /r/Games Discussion - What have you been playing, and what are your thoughts? - July 05, 2026
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I just released the first biographical video game about George Washington (on Steam)
Hi everyone - I posted last year that I was making the world's first-ever biographical video game about George Washington (that post is here https://www.reddit.com/r/georgewashington/comments/1o001em/im_making_a_biographical_video_game_about_george and was well-received enough to be a pinned post in this sub).
Well, I am pleased to say that I have officially released the biographical visual novel Important People of History: Presidents - George Washington today in honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence (even though Washington never signed the Declaration, I know).
Important People of History: Presidents - George Washington is available for purchase on Steam here with a launch discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3721820/Important_People_of_History_Presidents__George_Washington
As a visual novel, it features 100+ real-life photos of places about the life and era of George Washington, as these locations exist today, such as:
- Mount Vernon
- Fort Necessity
- Lexington and Concord
- The Delaware River Crossing
- Valley Forge
- Yorktown
- Federal Hall in NYC
- Inside the Washington Monument
- And many more
If you've never experienced a visual novel before, that's okay - there is also a free demo so you can try it out first if you'd like.
I hope you enjoy! I can think of nobody who would find this project more appealing than those who frequent a subreddit about His Excellency, George Washington.
P.S. I also released another game in the Important People of History series today about Thomas Jefferson for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Whereas the Washington game focuses more on the Revolutionary War itself, the Jefferson game focuses on the road to the revolution and the need for the Declaration of Independence. If you're interested in the game about Thomas Jefferson, you can find it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3721830/Important_People_of_History_Presidents__Thomas_Jefferson