Hey folks,

there are two small new Purple Sloth game jam entries.

Cryptid Gardens is a rule deduction puzzle in which you need to figure out the needs of cute cryptids in order to place them on a board in such a way that all are satisfied. Its our entry to the thinky puzzle jam #5.

https://purplesloth.itch.io/cryptid-gardens

Musi nana is a small puzzle game entirely in toki pona and entry to the pali musi game jam.

https://purplesloth.itch.io/musi-nana

Both cost nothing, have a webGL build and are free of AI slop.

#Steam #NextFest was quite the wild ride!

We hat tons of great community feedback and also a networking event smack down in the middle of it.

@betalars held a deep-dive workshop on 10 Insights into Godot and we hope to record that for a wider audience soon.

This evening, we will also once again do a live stream. This time not with hotfixes, but - as promised - with actual #VFX magic. ✨

#gamedev #godot

Day two of #Steam #NextFest

Join us in creating sparkling shaders and ask us anything!

We will be showing off how we create shaders and textures in blender and also some of the dark magic that is shaders in Godot. prepare for minds to be blown and trains to be dipped into a river of time.

#godot #gamedev #vfx #blender

Hey Berlin game crowd! 🐻🎮

We are going to be at Womenize at the Institut Français Berlin tomorrow showcasing our game TRAILS.

Come by and say hi! We're looking forward to meeting some more feminist game devs and game associated people! 💜🦥

4. HAZARDS OF THE WASTELAND🔥

The dunes are your home but they're not without danger. Collapsing terrain, narrow passages, gaping chasms, ancient traps and errant drones can block your path or derail your journey. Foresight and careful coordination will keep the ships on track.

#indiegames #gamedev #gamedesign

3. JUGGLE RESOURCES 💧🛩️🗝️

Each sand ship can carry one item at a time, whether its crucial cargo, a key to unlock a new route or a rare power-up, improving the ship's capabilities. Managing pickups, handoffs and avoiding unwanted items is essential to reaching your goal.

#indiegames #gamedev #gamedesign

2. SUPPLY THE OUTPOSTS 🏚️

Scattered across the wasteland, remote villages rely on the convoy for vital cargo. To complete each level you'll need to supply every outpost. Pick up the right goods and bring them safely to their destination.

#indiegames #gamedev #gamedesign

Let's talk about some game mechanics in TRAILS!

1. CHART YOUR COURSE 📍
Plan your route by drawing paths across the desert grid. All sand ships must follow their trails without visiting the same space twice - and without crashing into one another.

#indiegames #gamedev #gamedesign

This week we continue the summer (in the N hemisphere) celebrations with 4 streams of recently released games!
👻 Axe ghost (by Tomasz Kaye‬)
⛵ Trails (by @purpleSloth) + 🔑 giveaway!
🔛 Shrink rooms (by Mat-Rix & Pone Games‬)
🦆 Duck detective: the ghost of glamping (by @happybroccoligames)

Spook you LIVE on YouTube❤️+💜Twitch
#puzzlevideogame #lurkerswelcome #indiegame

We're super excited about yesterdays release of TRAILS, but we also have another game taking part in the @PuzzleShowcase

🧩Meet Chronescher, our space-, time- and mind-bending puzzle adventure set in an escherpunk world.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1911170/Chronescher/
#puzzle #escher #indiegame

Check out this great review for our game TRAILS:

https://david.reviews/articles/trails-review/

"While Trails starts easy, they don’t stay that way. I was impressed by the game’s gentle yet firm difficulty curve. Though it introduces mechanics one at a time, it starts combining them in devilishly tricky ways."

Thank you @xavdid for the kind words! ✨

New game review! It's TRAILS, the latest game from @purpleSloth.

It's clever and cozy and I liked it a lot. Give it a look if you like #puzzle #videogames!

https://david.reviews/articles/trails-review/

Are you playing Trails by
@purpleSloth any chance? Got stuck? Fear not, we have a cool playthrough already for y'all!

*sails away ⛵*

#trails #puzzle #puzzlegame #indiegame

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGqe1de6CAs

if you like puzzle games and want to support the queer indie game dev studio @purpleSloth

Their new game "Trails" is now released!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3605120/Trails/

🍰 For our release celebration we had TRAILS themed vegan cake, muffins and a TRAILS dance competition 🥳

🎉⛵ TRAILS is out now! ⛵🎉

Hoist the sails - the desert awaits!

Get the game here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3605120/...
purplesloth.itch.io/trails

#indiegame #release

🏜️The desert is colorful! 🌈

TRAILS features several biomes, with new mechanics, complexity and a fresh coat of paint.

🌞Day Biomes: Discover these three zones while progressing along the main path.
🌙Night Biome: Venture into the these optional levels for additional challenges.

⛵Whishlist TRAILS on Steam ⛵
store.steampowered.com/app/3605120/Trails/

#indiegamedev

Chart your sandship's course, avoid collisions, and deliver cargo in Trails by @purpleSloth, which comes out tomorrow!
https://thinkygames.com/games/trails/

Tonight is the last opportunity to catch a glimpse of TRAILS gameplay before the launch! ⛵

@outfrost will stream the game at 10 pm CEST. They are a seasoned indie dev who does very chill streams both making and playing games.

Join them braving the desert at https://www.twitch.tv/Outfrost

#indiegames