Indie game developers want more players to try their demos
Several posts highlight indie game developers actively seeking player feedback and engagement through demo releases. They're looking for people to experience early versions of their games, provide input, and share their experiences.
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“We just released the demo for our first game: Ruptured Floor ! 🥳🥳 It's a horror puzzle game about escaping a surreal office. This is a big milestone for us, hope you like it! submitted by /u/realbesterman [link] [comments]”
“Game Title: White Mask Mansion Playable Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5105710/White_Mask_Mansion_Demo/?utm_source=reddit Platform: PC / Steam Description: White Mask Mansion is a first-person stalker-horror game where you enter a large house looking for your missing sister while something inside is hunting you. The public demo has now reached 140 unique players , which is a small milestone I'm genuinely happy about. I'm a solo developer, so actually seeing people download the”
“https://store.steampowered.com/app/5098370/Sinking_Hole/ Hoping to have a demo ready for the next Steam Fest, let me know what you guys think! Synopsis : You voluntereed to work on the maintenance of a shaft capsule that descends into an unknown hole. You will have to manage your time to the best of your abilities to ensure you ever reach the bottom, if there is one. The thing we fear is unknown, although the unknown seems to know you... submitted by /u/StarkixWasTaken [link] [”
“Hey everyone, I created my first game. It's a mix of FPS and survival horror. If you could show some support by playing and sharing it, I'd appreciate it. Thanks! https://juniorarj.itch.io/escape-the-nightmare submitted by /u/arj_96 [link] [comments]”
Play the demo submitted by /u/SufianDira [link] [comments]
“We flew from Toronto to participate in PAX West’s New Indie Incubator Zone to showcase a demo for our chill survival game Akiiwan: Relaxing Survival and I thought I'd give a honest review of this new addition to the PAX lineup: It’s the first year the Incubator existed, with slightly smaller Indie Booths (6x8ft) for about $1000 USD instead of around $2.5K (for 10x10s). Wanted to provide an honest review of the experience, including audience, wishlists as well as all the positive (and a few g”
“I have been play testing games for the past few months just out of curiosity really and here are a few that I really enjoyed, some of which I am playing regularly. These are either in demo or really early release stage. First up is a trivia game by Hexbloom called BrainBurst: Trivia Quiz RPG. I am SUCH a trivia nerd but I find most games really fall flat with generic questions and boring game play. This is different. The questions are super interesting and really test me sometimes without being”
“Hi Reddit! I'm Daidai, a Japanese indie dev making horror games (even though I'm a total scaredy-cat and hate horror lol). 😱 I really want to reach a global audience, so I've been studying how to use Reddit, but I'm still a bit lost. I have a question for you all: How do famous Japanese indie games usually manage to spread internationally? I'd love to hear your thoughts, examples, or any advice you might have! 🙏 submitted by /u/daidai742 [link] [comments”
“Hi r/IndieDev, After more than a year of hard work and re-iteration, the demo of Scream Operator: Haunted House Manager will release in only a few weeks. To get as ready as possible, I'd very much like to invite a new group of test operators into the control booth this week! What is Scream Operator, you ask? In my game, you take control of your very own haunted house dark ride, right from a claustrophobic control booth. A few of your tasks as operator: - Load, dispatch and unload guests into”
“Hi r/IndieGaming , After more than a year of hard work and re-iteration, the demo of Scream Operator: Haunted House Manager will release in only a few weeks. To get as ready as possible, I'd very much like to invite a new group of test operators into the control booth this week! What is Scream Operator, you ask? In my game, you take control of your very own haunted house dark ride, right from a claustrophobic control booth. A few of your tasks as operator: - Load, dispatch and unload guests”
“Hey everyone! I've been working on my game Revive! Onsen Town! , a cozy life sim set in the Japanese countryside, and the demo is finally available! The game is about rebuilding an onsen town while enjoying the slower side of countryside life — fishing, catching bugs, farming, cooking, exploring, and meeting the locals along the way. One of the things that makes the game a little different is that you can play as either Kyoko, a little girl spending her summer in town, or the Mayor, experien”
“Try out my prototype on Wanaka. Great for creative non programmer types. submitted by /u/SpinWing [link] [comments]”
“It would essentially be a mix of very dark, bizarre comedy, horror, and exploration: A guy and his childhood friend—who is a monster (in this world, monsters like those in *Undertale* exist, though with differences; they live alongside humans, and the friend is ironically a "demon-type" monster, meaning he looks like one but isn't actually a demon)—have been battling a demon for weeks. During the day, the demon infiltrates their city (a gloomy, semi-ruined place like something out”
“Hey everyone! I've been working on my psychological horror game The Last Wait for quite a while now, and I'm finally releasing the demo, September 8 at 12:00 PM EDT on Steam and Itch. The Last Wait is a survival horror game where you have to survive through the night while strange things start happening around you. The game focuses on psychological horror, atmosphere, and uncovering the story behind what's happening. The demo only contains the first night, but it gives a first look a”
“We finally released the Demo(free!) for our 2.5D platformer game inspired by Sri Lankan mythology. Those who have played Little Nightmares might like this! Play the Demo and wishlist it here -> https://store.steampowered.com/app/3985280/Song_of_Kings/ Any feedback is much appreciated:) (Please post any feedback on the games steam page community hub) submitted by /u/Oni_Giri_hehe [link] [comments]”
“Step forward and lose yourself in the danmaku. Dark fantasy beckons — and the dance has already begun. "At the moment, version 0.7.5 is only available on gamejolt" Mari Aomori ~ Wintry Girl in Magenta Sky 0.7.5 demo gamejolt submitted by /u/Eclipselunarwind [link] [comments]”
“Have you ever played those Aura Monster Subaru Re Zero game thingies? Well then, this is the game for you!...Kinda. Dive into a "Cube World" you woke up to suddenly. Climb stairs to make it back to home, and interact with the stick people and super cool dudes that will totally help and have no ulterior motives whatsoever! Yes.... Rn the game is in the Demo 1 era which showcases the basic story and mechanics planned. For Demo 2, I plan to focus on adding actual working shop mechanics an”
“This weekend I released the first demo version of my upcoming game, Parasite Core, to Itch. I'm hoping to get enough feedback on the gameplay and systems to have a full Demo ready for next fest and then release in the winter. I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions of the next steps that are worth taking from here as well on feedback if anyone wants to try the game out. Try it on Itch! Wishlist on Steam!! submitted by /u/mansdferg [link] [comments]”
“As a person tried like 2 indies or smth submitted by /u/rawi_- [link] [comments]”
“Charlamos con el estudio Don't Know Studio en el evento Gran Canaria Xperience del juego indie Archangel Demon Rush. submitted by /u/Maleficent-Slide-619 [link] [comments]”
“Hello. I have released the demo version of my horror game, <The Maze: In Dark>. <The Maze: In Dark> is a game that combines elements of psychological horror, stealth, and survival horror, utilizing humanity's primal fear of the unknown that comes from darkness. Players take on the role of an industrial security agent who enters a pitch-black factory with nothing but a flashlight. You must complete your mission relying solely on your hearing and the limited vision provided by the”
“Game title is Sabado: Day One. Please help me out by liking and subscribing if you enjoy the video. submitted by /u/alientanuki [link] [comments]”
“Hello. I am a student developer living in South Korea. The demo of my first game has finally been released on Steam! This game is a horror game inspired by humanity's primal fear of the dark. Players take on the role of an industrial security guard and must complete their assigned missions in the darkness and escape safely, relying entirely on their hearing and the limited vision provided by a flashlight. There were many ups and downs, but I managed to finish developing the demo and received”
“Needs some more polish and stuff, and it's ready for steam page and trailer submitted by /u/TemporaryCurrent1172 [link] [comments]”
“I did a playtest and hope my demo is polished enough before adding more enviromental art lol. Also will add more horror specifically for the demo! Steam's Page - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4867910/Red_Lake/ submitted by /u/Odd-Pie7133 [link] [comments]”
“My game started getting a surprising amount of attention in Japan, so I spent the last two days localizing the demo into Japanese 🇯🇵 I know it’s unusual to localize a demo, but I wanted Japanese players to be able to experience the game properly. Two days of translating, testing, fixing text… but totally worth it. ❤️ Which Language should be the next?! submitted by /u/SeekingPureDream [link] [comments]”
“Hi yall. This is lwk my first time showing my game to people other than my friends. I would highly appreciate feedback. I also made a community server for the game, that will be where the announcements for the game will mostly be. :) (i put it in a spoiler so it isn't just promotion, its your choice if you wanna join) Discord link: https://discord.gg/EWk35TcB8h Here are a couple of pics if you are interested: submitted by /u/Domipro143 [link] [comments]”
“Mods don't remove this post as it's not a promotional post... So basically my friend has made a 3d horror game from scratch on its own.. he developed everything on his own it's a indigenously developed game. But he needs atleast 12-14 people for testing in order to launch his game on playstore.. The condition is those 12-14 people need to atleast play the game for 10 mins for 14 days. So anyone intrested plz dm ur email of PlayStore. Another thing the game's size is around 3gb. I”
“We're excited to share the first build of our game 😊 This is a escape room where you wake up as a princess with memory loss after a mysterious accident, the only information you have is that your father is locking you in because of that. Now you need to find out what happened while trying to escape the palace. We're a small team of 2 game artists, one of us prgramming and doing the 3D art, and me doing the 2D art and social media work. We didnt use AI in any aspect of the art besides fr”
“this is my first game and its a multiplayer game with a horror genre where one of 5 people playing become the monster so long things short its free so please try it submitted by /u/Beanie_studio [link] [comments]”
“Hey! I've finally made my first horror game, and I want to show it :) I enjoyed very much the experience, and I always wanted to make a game of this type. It even has a mini storyline :)) When I finally got an idea and enough experience, I did it, and now first version is playable! Though it took some time and also some moment of development were pure ragebaiting hahahaha, but at the end of day I finished it If you like it please leave a review on it's page, you will help me a lot with i”
“Hey everyone, We're currently planning the demo for our pixel-art JRPG, and the main challenge is deciding what content should be included. Right now we have the first two areas of the game in good shape. They were already playable in previous builds, but have since been significantly expanded and polished. We're also actively working on the third area, which could potentially be demo-ready as well. As far as I can tell, there are two common approaches: Start from the actual beginning of”
“Try it out if ya want to : https://freeware1.itch.io/shopping-list submitted by /u/TeachOutrageous5717 [link] [comments]”
“In this demo you can play through the entire first dungeon and fight the boss at the end. Steam link coming soon for now you can check it out on itch.io submitted by /u/one_spark_rjk [link] [comments]”
“You can play it here if you're interested! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3963500/Bedrotting_Simulator/ submitted by /u/nomron901 [link] [comments]”
“Me and my bf worked for a while and finally put on a demo. It's a horror game about working at your uncle's burger shop. https://reddit.com/link/1vz350i/video/bbsy1g9u3rlh1/player You mostly just cook food, serve customers and try to get through your shift, but things obviously don't stay normal for very long. Would be really cool if some of you tried it and told us what you think. We're still working on it so feedback is really appreciated. Demo: https://kawpum.itch.io/family-bu”
“The demo version is available on the following page! Please give it a try. https://comucreator.itch.io/anomalogist-inumaki-manor submitted by /u/CoMuCreator_Official [link] [comments]”
“Hey everyone! I'm developing 8 Days at the Motel , an indie psychological horror game inspired by The Cabin Factory and The Exit 8 . Inspect the motel, spot irregularities, report them correctly, and survive all 8 days submitted by /u/LookTTwice [link] [comments]”
“(Its on meownet btw!!)t’s an arg game called meowlimits but the actual GAME is called Door87. it’s a pyshcological horror game involving finding audio recordings of someone named sebastian’s last moments as you try and find out where he really went. i have a small discord server for it but idk if i can post the link for it without getting the post taken down… it might get done with in 3 weeks give or take depending on if the pc servers are up by then ToT check it out when its done though! it has”
“Misery Dungeon - Demo Trailer #2 We're making Misery Dungeon, a narrative tactical RPG heavily inspired by the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series and Fear & Hunger. The demo is out very soon, and we just opened a Kickstarter! If you like what you see, spread the word, that would help us greatly submitted by /u/KNGKRMSN [link] [comments]”
“Me and my gf worked for a while and finally put on a demo. It's a horror game about working at your uncle's burger shop. https://reddit.com/link/1vwnokx/video/sdln4pd7y7lh1/player You mostly just cook food, serve customers and try to get through your shift, but things obviously don't stay normal for very long. Would be really cool if some of you tried it and told us what you think. We're still working on it so feedback is really appreciated. Demo: https://kawpum.itch.io/family-bu”
“Hi everyone! It's been a year since we developed the game jam version of our game, and last week we finally released a demo of our game Greda Inferno. You can try the demo here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5044140/Greda_Inferno_Demo/ submitted by /u/ChangoMango23 [link] [comments]”
“If you enjoyed the game, you can add Lost Hopes Day Of Betrayal to your Steam wishlist by searching for it, and you can also suggest ways it could be improved here. submitted by /u/LostHopesGame [link] [comments]”
“I've prepared a demo on itch. Do you still think game demos are a good idea? Do people discover the game's appeal through demos, or decide to buy it afterwards? submitted by /u/CoMuCreator_Official [link] [comments]”