Sam Alfred
@vfqd.itch.io
Game designer, currently working on Combolands @cruxgames.bsky.social
Previously, lead designer of Terra Nil
https://vfqd.itch.io/
Bafta nom
Previously, lead designer of Terra Nil
https://vfqd.itch.io/
Bafta nom
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXnM... August has been a surprising month for smaller games defying my expectations and succeeding against the odds, but which of this month's indie game underdogs are REALLY worth your time and money?!
5 August 2026 Games You Should Have Played
YouTube video by Adam Millard - The Architect of Games
www.youtube.com
September 3, 2026 at 7:10 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXnM... August has been a surprising month for smaller games defying my expectations and succeeding against the odds, but which of this month's indie game underdogs are REALLY worth your time and money?!
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We’ve been so blown away by the response to Combolands this week! Thanks to all of your wonderful support we’ve sold over 35 000 copies and the game is sitting at Overwhelmingly Positive!!
August 29, 2026 at 7:58 PM
We’ve been so blown away by the response to Combolands this week! Thanks to all of your wonderful support we’ve sold over 35 000 copies and the game is sitting at Overwhelmingly Positive!!
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Busy playtesting the Industrial Guild and wanted to share this cool combo! ⚡
June 24, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Busy playtesting the Industrial Guild and wanted to share this cool combo! ⚡
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We just dropped a HUGE FREE UPDATE to the demo for our combotastic roguelike Combolands!!
🏝️ Procedurally generated islands
🔁 Overhauled progression system
💰 Side quests
✨ Snazzy new visuals
Full list of updates below. Try it now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4075620/...
🏝️ Procedurally generated islands
🔁 Overhauled progression system
💰 Side quests
✨ Snazzy new visuals
Full list of updates below. Try it now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4075620/...
June 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
We just dropped a HUGE FREE UPDATE to the demo for our combotastic roguelike Combolands!!
🏝️ Procedurally generated islands
🔁 Overhauled progression system
💰 Side quests
✨ Snazzy new visuals
Full list of updates below. Try it now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4075620/...
🏝️ Procedurally generated islands
🔁 Overhauled progression system
💰 Side quests
✨ Snazzy new visuals
Full list of updates below. Try it now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4075620/...
I'm so happy to finally announce Combolands, my first game since Terra Nil. Wishlists would be much appreciated :)
Announcing COMBOLANDS, a deckbuilder where your cards are buildings and the map is your deck. From the designer of Terra Nil!
🃏Stack combos
🏛️Grow your settlement
💥Break the game
Demo out now! store.steampowered.com/app/4075620/...
🃏Stack combos
🏛️Grow your settlement
💥Break the game
Demo out now! store.steampowered.com/app/4075620/...
April 13, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I'm so happy to finally announce Combolands, my first game since Terra Nil. Wishlists would be much appreciated :)
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Roulette Hero (@vfqd.itch.io)
"Build a strategy, take risks, and survive the machine one spin at a time."
PWYC to download / play on itch.io - Windows, Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/12/28/r...
"Build a strategy, take risks, and survive the machine one spin at a time."
PWYC to download / play on itch.io - Windows, Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/12/28/r...
December 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Roulette Hero (@vfqd.itch.io)
"Build a strategy, take risks, and survive the machine one spin at a time."
PWYC to download / play on itch.io - Windows, Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/12/28/r...
"Build a strategy, take risks, and survive the machine one spin at a time."
PWYC to download / play on itch.io - Windows, Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/12/28/r...
We made a roulette deckbuilder/dungeon crawler prototype inspired by Slots & Daggers vfqd.itch.io/roulette-hero #indiegame #itch.io #gamedev
Roulette Hero by vfqd, Mr.Pootsley, Jaybooty
Deckbuilder, dungeon crawler, wheel of fortune
vfqd.itch.io
December 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
We made a roulette deckbuilder/dungeon crawler prototype inspired by Slots & Daggers vfqd.itch.io/roulette-hero #indiegame #itch.io #gamedev
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I've also been trying to defeat Tiny Ramparts (vfqd.itch.io/tiny-ra... by @vfqd.itch.io). A tower defence/autobattler where your purchases are permanent but you can rearrange everything each night. Not played enough to know whether it is "always" beatable or upgrade RNG can thwart victory...
August 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I've also been trying to defeat Tiny Ramparts (vfqd.itch.io/tiny-ra... by @vfqd.itch.io). A tower defence/autobattler where your purchases are permanent but you can rearrange everything each night. Not played enough to know whether it is "always" beatable or upgrade RNG can thwart victory...
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Terra Nil is getting even hotter with the Heatwave Update live now on PC, Nintendo Switch, and Netflix Mobile!
🗺️ 3 new unique maps
🐘 13 new animals
🛖 10 new buildings
🌵 5 new biomes to transform
🗺️ 3 new unique maps
🐘 13 new animals
🛖 10 new buildings
🌵 5 new biomes to transform
August 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Terra Nil is getting even hotter with the Heatwave Update live now on PC, Nintendo Switch, and Netflix Mobile!
🗺️ 3 new unique maps
🐘 13 new animals
🛖 10 new buildings
🌵 5 new biomes to transform
🗺️ 3 new unique maps
🐘 13 new animals
🛖 10 new buildings
🌵 5 new biomes to transform
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The Terra Nil Heatwave update drops August 7 with new regions, maps, animals, buildings, and a photography mode so you can pretend the world didn’t almost collapse before you fixed it.
August 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Terra Nil Heatwave update drops August 7 with new regions, maps, animals, buildings, and a photography mode so you can pretend the world didn’t almost collapse before you fixed it.
I made crazy overscoped game for GMTK25 Jam - it's a drafting game where you match pilots to speeders, build a bigger hangar, and construct tracks for them to race on. I wanted to make something inspired by House Party in UFO50. Let me know what you think! vfqd.itch.io/desert-drafter
#itch #gamedev
#itch #gamedev
Desert Speeder Drafter by vfqd
Deckbuilding racing
vfqd.itch.io
August 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I made crazy overscoped game for GMTK25 Jam - it's a drafting game where you match pilots to speeders, build a bigger hangar, and construct tracks for them to race on. I wanted to make something inspired by House Party in UFO50. Let me know what you think! vfqd.itch.io/desert-drafter
#itch #gamedev
#itch #gamedev
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People have always wanted to know what's on the other side of the world in Terra Nil. Let's just say it's hot 🌲🔥 The next free Terra Nil update, Heatwave, launches early August!
With love from the other hemisphere 💚
With love from the other hemisphere 💚
July 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
People have always wanted to know what's on the other side of the world in Terra Nil. Let's just say it's hot 🌲🔥 The next free Terra Nil update, Heatwave, launches early August!
With love from the other hemisphere 💚
With love from the other hemisphere 💚
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Soul Roulette (@vfqd.itch.io, Jaybooty, Kane Forster)
"Soul Roulette is a "roulette deckbuilder." Add upgrades to your wheel, add new balls, and try to cheat death."
PWYC to download / play on itch.io - Windows, Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/07/20/s...
"Soul Roulette is a "roulette deckbuilder." Add upgrades to your wheel, add new balls, and try to cheat death."
PWYC to download / play on itch.io - Windows, Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/07/20/s...
July 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Soul Roulette (@vfqd.itch.io, Jaybooty, Kane Forster)
"Soul Roulette is a "roulette deckbuilder." Add upgrades to your wheel, add new balls, and try to cheat death."
PWYC to download / play on itch.io - Windows, Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/07/20/s...
"Soul Roulette is a "roulette deckbuilder." Add upgrades to your wheel, add new balls, and try to cheat death."
PWYC to download / play on itch.io - Windows, Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/07/20/s...
I made a roulette wheel deckbuilder prototype as part of a bet with @hirohun.bsky.social
Play it here:
vfqd.itch.io/soul-roulette
Play it here:
vfqd.itch.io/soul-roulette
Soul Roulette by vfqd
Spin to save your soul
vfqd.itch.io
July 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I made a roulette wheel deckbuilder prototype as part of a bet with @hirohun.bsky.social
Play it here:
vfqd.itch.io/soul-roulette
Play it here:
vfqd.itch.io/soul-roulette
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We're asking our friends to adopt penguins! Find out why. penguins.terranil.com
Waddle a Terra Nil initiative | Home
Join the Terra Nil Waddle initiative - compete to top the leaderboard and adopt the most penguins while supporting rewilding efforts.
penguins.terranil.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We're asking our friends to adopt penguins! Find out why. penguins.terranil.com
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HASTE: Broken Worlds is out now on Steam! 🏃🏻♀️💨
Run fast, soar through the air, and master your landings as you outrun the end of the universe!
Available for PC, Mac and Linux! ✨
Run fast, soar through the air, and master your landings as you outrun the end of the universe!
Available for PC, Mac and Linux! ✨
HASTE Gameplay Trailer: THE GAME IS OUT!
YouTube video by Landfall
youtu.be
April 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
HASTE: Broken Worlds is out now on Steam! 🏃🏻♀️💨
Run fast, soar through the air, and master your landings as you outrun the end of the universe!
Available for PC, Mac and Linux! ✨
Run fast, soar through the air, and master your landings as you outrun the end of the universe!
Available for PC, Mac and Linux! ✨
We're making Tiny Towns into a full game called Combolands! vfqd.itch.io/tiny-towns/d...
We're making Tiny Towns into a full game!
Hey everyone, We've been blown away by the reception to our little prototype and we want to make it into a full game. We will be developing the game further with our new studio Crux Games under the ne...
vfqd.itch.io
March 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
We're making Tiny Towns into a full game called Combolands! vfqd.itch.io/tiny-towns/d...
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Tiny Towns: Build a town of tiny engines that work together in this synergy filled turn-based city builder
vfqd.itch.io/tiny-towns
vfqd.itch.io/tiny-towns
February 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Tiny Towns: Build a town of tiny engines that work together in this synergy filled turn-based city builder
vfqd.itch.io/tiny-towns
vfqd.itch.io/tiny-towns
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Check out this awesome game called #TinyTowns from @vfqd.itch.io on #itchio! This is another #citybuilder I can really get behind. It's still in development but we'll worth checking out! #indiegame
youtu.be/Km4ZZevEXCM
youtu.be/Km4ZZevEXCM
The Queen Demands Taxes! | Tiny Towns (DEMO)
YouTube video by The Game Fox
youtu.be
February 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Check out this awesome game called #TinyTowns from @vfqd.itch.io on #itchio! This is another #citybuilder I can really get behind. It's still in development but we'll worth checking out! #indiegame
youtu.be/Km4ZZevEXCM
youtu.be/Km4ZZevEXCM
We made a new prototype inspired by Islanders and Luck be a Landlord. A kind of "deckbuilder" city builder. This one has been knocking around for years, I'm glad to finally show something off. vfqd.itch.io/tiny-towns
Tiny Towns by vfqd
Build a town of tiny engines that work together in this synergy filled turn based city builder
vfqd.itch.io
January 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
We made a new prototype inspired by Islanders and Luck be a Landlord. A kind of "deckbuilder" city builder. This one has been knocking around for years, I'm glad to finally show something off. vfqd.itch.io/tiny-towns
Why take a ladder when you can use a trampoline?
November 20, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Why take a ladder when you can use a trampoline?
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The calming yet clever Terra Nil is 50% off on Steam for a limited time.
Go save some nature, bud.
Go save some nature, bud.
November 19, 2024 at 10:30 PM
The calming yet clever Terra Nil is 50% off on Steam for a limited time.
Go save some nature, bud.
Go save some nature, bud.
Been working on some ONI style procgen for a possible Maginot successor. Info 🧵
November 20, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Been working on some ONI style procgen for a possible Maginot successor. Info 🧵
Maginot, the game I made for Ludum Dare, did pretty well! vfqd.itch.io/maginot
November 20, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Maginot, the game I made for Ludum Dare, did pretty well! vfqd.itch.io/maginot