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playerstate.bsky.social
MMOs can be tough to get a handle on early but I was impressed with what I played of Project: Gorgon.
#indiegames

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An Old School Style MMO That Makes A Good First Impression | PROJECT: GORGON
YouTube video by PlayerState
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October 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
playerstate.bsky.social
@dicevaders.bsky.social is a dice-based deckbuilding roguelike that has the sauce.
#indiegames

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Extremely Fun Dice-based Deckbuilding Roguelike | DICEVADERS
YouTube video by PlayerState
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October 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
playerstate.bsky.social
I got to check out new survival crafting game Honeycomb: The World Beyond, that focuses on exploration and where you play as a scientist on an alien world.
#indiegames

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Subnautica On Land? | HONEYCOMB: THE WORLD BEYOND
YouTube video by PlayerState
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October 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
playerstate.bsky.social
It's a new month so how about ten #indiegames you should check out this October.

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10 Best NEW Indie Games To Play In October 2026
YouTube video by PlayerState
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October 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
playerstate.bsky.social
Pax Automatica is an interesting #indiegame that mixes colony management with fps roguelike mechanics.

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A Colony Sim That Looks To Do Something A Bit Different | PAX AUTOCRATICA | Early Access
YouTube video by PlayerState
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September 28, 2026 at 4:01 PM
playerstate.bsky.social
Still playing #indiegames as well so how about a lovely 2D action game with some great parry based combat.

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Action Adventure With Well Crafted Parry Based Combat | LUNARIUM
YouTube video by PlayerState
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September 21, 2026 at 4:40 PM
quodsoler.com
A player dies while a buff still has 20 seconds left.

Should respawning remove it?

I'd answer that before choosing where the ASC lives. A PlayerState-owned ASC can keep state across a Pawn change.

The design tells you which lifetime you need.
September 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
playerstate.bsky.social
Forsworn is a roguelike that has you fighting turn-based battles. You can quickly see how you can create some good synergistic builds and combat gives you a good amount of options.
#indiegames

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Build Game Breaking Synergies In This Tactical Roguelike | FORSWORN
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September 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM
playerstate.bsky.social
I really liked the art style in this retro shoot-em-up. Very nostalgic!
#indiegames

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Crazy Retro Shoot-Em-Up With Cool LCD Aesthetic | FUTURE KNIGHT
YouTube video by PlayerState
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September 14, 2026 at 6:07 PM
playerstate.bsky.social
What if you mixed Civ with a deckbuilding roguelike? I played the demo for Bannerlords and found it to be a whole heap of fun.
#indiegames

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Build An Empire In This Deckbuilding Roguelike | BANNERLANDS | Demo
YouTube video by PlayerState
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September 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM
playerstate.bsky.social
A new month so how about ten #indiegames that you should check out in September.

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10 Best NEW Indie Games To Play In September 2026 #indiegames #gaming
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August 31, 2026 at 4:19 PM
playerstate.bsky.social
This game was fun and quite unique. An rts autobattler where you collect hexes and pilot your land around the level.
#indiegames

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Unique RTS Autobattler | HEXWORLD | Early Access
YouTube video by PlayerState
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August 27, 2026 at 4:37 PM
playerstate.bsky.social
A cosy bookbinding game with an intriguing story
#indiegames

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Bind Books and Solve a Mystery | BOOKBINDING
YouTube video by PlayerState
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August 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
playerstate.bsky.social
Cat shmup anyone?
#indiegames

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Become a Space Cat in this Retro Shmup | ASTRO BURN | Early Access
YouTube video by PlayerState
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August 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
playerstate.bsky.social
I've been playing some Aether & Iron and having a blast. It's got a really good narrative and a world that feels fun to be in.
#indiegames

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Narrative RPG That Oozes Style | AETHER & IRON
YouTube video by PlayerState
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August 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
almahexbla.de
Then the last part: Advanced Scene switcher!

The logic that's here is as follows:
Every second,
- If playerstate (the hidden text source) contains "paused", "stopped", or "" (empty, happens after awhile)....
- This means that there's no music, show the current playing game.

(4/5)
August 7, 2026 at 1:21 AM
playerstate.bsky.social
I played some of ExoTrain, a sci-fi survival game where you build a train.
#indiegames

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Build a Train In This Sci-Fi Survival Game | EXOTRAIN
YouTube video by PlayerState
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August 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
playerstate.bsky.social
August's indiegame rundown video is up. This month features Duskfade from @fireshinegames.bsky.social Servant of the Lake from @rustylake.com and @ledgerbound.bsky.social
#indiegames

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10 Best NEW Indie Games To Play In August 2026
YouTube video by PlayerState
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August 3, 2026 at 4:09 PM
playerstate.bsky.social
@forsakenrealms.bsky.social Vahrin's Call is a difficult game to pin down. It gets a fair few things wrong but I found myself enjoying it despite that fact.
#indiegames

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A Flawed Gem Ala Gothic Or Just Flawed? | FORSAKEN REALMS: VAHRIN'S CALL
YouTube video by PlayerState
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July 30, 2026 at 4:21 PM
quodsoler.com
I have seen this replication issue in many Unreal projects:

On a client, the Pawn and PlayerState are allowed to arrive in any order.

Thiscan cause horrible bugs.

Make sure to call an initializer from the OnRep function of BOTH.

The last one to arrive is the true initializer.
July 29, 2026 at 7:11 PM
playerstate.bsky.social
I took a look at an adventure game that sees you explore American history deep underground in New York. A game that really surprised me.
#indiegames

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An Adventure Game That Executes On What It Sets Out To Do | UNDERGROUNDED
YouTube video by PlayerState
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July 27, 2026 at 4:33 PM
playerstate.bsky.social
This game was a nice surprise and felt a bit retro. A 3D action platformer where you can turn into various elemental blobs of liquid.
#indiegames

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Return To A Long Forgotten Genre | FADING ECHO
YouTube video by PlayerState
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July 22, 2026 at 4:25 PM
playerstate.bsky.social
I played an arcade shooter roguelike where the hook is that you always need to be plugging in
#indiegames

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Taking A Classic Formula And Adding A New Spin | HYPERWIRED
YouTube video by PlayerState
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July 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM
quodsoler.com
Most developers learn GAS one feature at a time.
That’s why its bugs feel impossible to trace.

So I mapped one attack end to end across all 6 systems and pulled out the 3 rules behind most GAS bugs.

Full article, code, and Pawn vs PlayerState decision below.
July 19, 2026 at 7:15 PM
kieran.kraken-party.com
The last article I'll share for now is the GPlayInEditorContextString debugger watch variable which easily exposes if you're breakpointing on a server or a client. It's a must-have for multiplayer dev!

www.kierannewland.co.uk/using-gplayi...

#unreal #gamedev #netcode
Using GPlayInEditorContextString To Find Multiplayer Context While Debugging In Unreal - Kieran Newland
Often when debugging a multiplayer game you'll find yourself needing to understand which of your clients or servers breakpoint has been hit. Getting this value via PlayerState->GetPlayerID() and World...
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October 22, 2024 at 10:31 AM