backyardzoo

Solo indie game dev

Currently working on my first game ‘Mayfly’, an atmospheric quiet horror game set entirely on a narrowboat

Wishlist now on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/405

Lancashire, UK

backyardzoobackyardzoo
2026-03-14

After a month of no actual dev work I finally started modelling the bathroom. I even put in a cassette toilet (boaty ppl pls let me know if it's wrong)

Wishlist Mayfly here:
store.steampowered.com/app/405

backyardzoobackyardzoo
2026-03-02

*Steam/marketing advice needed please*

store.steampowered.com/app/405

My Steam page stats (live for 1 month):
- CTR: 85%
- Impressions: 4,384
- Visits: 3,600 (1,082 store traffic)
- Wishlists: 125 (3.5%)

Feels like I’m losing people after the click.

People are clearly curious enough to click but something on the page isn’t convincing them to wishlist.

Is the trailer too slow in the first 10s? Or something else I’m missing?

Any brutal honesty welcome!!

backyardzoobackyardzoo
2026-02-26

Here's the new Mayfly cinematic trailer! 🎦

This one really captures the descent into darkness which is at the heart of the game. ⬇️🔦

If you haven't wishlisted yet, you can here:
store.steampowered.com/app/405

backyardzoobackyardzoo
2025-09-13

Mayfly is an upcoming quiet horror set on a narrowboat where peace and tranquility slowly descend into darkness


backyardzoo boosted:
2025-04-11

Here's a concept teaser for the game I'm working on.
Interested ?
youtube.com/watch?v=uEI7uGZOno

#indiegame #gamedev #backrooms #liminalspace #horror #puzzle

backyardzoobackyardzoo
2025-04-11

Mayfly is my upcoming indie horror game set on a narrowboat where peace and tranquility slowly descend into darkness

A tranquil canal side with a narrowboat sat beneath a railway bridge The interior of a narrowboat bedroom A narrowboat bedroom in darkness A flashlight illuminating a vase of flowers on a dark narrowboat
backyardzoobackyardzoo
2024-09-27

It feels like Mayfly is coming together. The atmosphere is building nicely into a .

The emptiness of the boat at the end shows there's a lot of modelling still to do

backyardzoobackyardzoo
2024-09-15

6 weeks off game dev - it’s like starting again, completely forgotten everything 🙃. Anyway here’s some early progress shots of my daylight , Mayfly. It’s my first game, hope you like it 👋

Mayfly narrow boat under a bridge Boat interior looking out to the water Boat interior

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