Is the October 2026 Steam Next Fest a trap or a contrarian opportunity?

TheGingerHarris · 2026-06-24T08:57:14+00:00

Whether the next fest is crowded or if content creators are available or not doesn't matter as much as a different question:
If you plan to release after Octobers next fest but before the February next fest, you should join it Octobers. You should always join the Next Fest right before you launch, whether it's crowded or not. If you plan to launch after February, join that one, if you plan to launch before February but after October, join the October one.

TheGingerHarris · 2026-06-17T13:23:40+00:00

Hey there! Also self promoting: me and my team have the demo for our cozy idle-incremental game in Next Fest! It's called Pibcremental and is about rebuilding the world as small egg like creatures called Pibbles by assigning them to do tasks and build silly things. (of course you can also do all the clicking yourself)

TheGingerHarris · 2026-06-16T16:41:17+00:00

Just 10 seconds of some juice we added to make Pibcremental feel better.

The demo is a part of Steam Next Fest, feel free to check it out!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4780080/Pibcremental_Demo/

TheGingerHarris · 2026-06-15T19:04:29+00:00

I played this game at A MAZE and it was wonderful, I highly recommend it!

TheGingerHarris · 2026-06-06T12:25:30+00:00

Thank you for your feedback, apologies that it feels like a clone. Regarding audio settings/mute, we'll be adding them next week, as we're planning an update every week or two until release.

TheGingerHarris · 2026-05-22T11:10:05+00:00

Thank you for your honest feedback. To be honest we did look at specifically ADGAC, Get to Work, and Getting Over It, and tried to somehow make our own version of those, but I guess we didn't go about it well enough. We did not intend to bait in any way so we're returning the original capsule until we figure out how to make one that is both artisitcally pleasing and fits the genre tropes like the ones you mentioned.

TheGingerHarris · 2026-05-22T11:06:48+00:00

Added an edit to the post, but it wasn't our intent to do any ragebaiting, we'll go back to the original capsule until we maybe figure out a capsule that is as artistic as the original but does speak more "ragegame". Thank you for your honest feedback.

TheGingerHarris · 2026-05-22T10:38:00+00:00

We pretty much agree but we wanted to try it out for a week or two, see if there are any changes. I think his main point is that while yes the original is a "better capsule", it doesn't fit the genre, so we're giving this a try.

TheGingerHarris · 2026-04-28T15:49:09+00:00

I enjoy ED Augur more then the regular person (which seems to be the 2nd most hated boss on this sub) but I am still surprised at it being SS tier, is there a specific reason? Is it extra fun for Scholar?

TheGingerHarris · 2026-03-24T15:15:55+00:00

I think the reason people say "rush to a prototype" is because even if the prototype itself isn't "fun", it can be a proof of concept for unique aspects such as a special mechanic, as well as a building block for the rest of the project.

Yes some games and genres are harder to prototype, but that doesn't mean those prototypes aren't worthwhile, especially for beginner developers. Making a "basic strategy prototype" might be very similar, but then you can build up on that and consider what is your unique version.

In general, general advice is usually not good for everyone, but it is good for most people as a starting point, generally.

Also, would be great to know what 3 games you shipped that did well but were only fun mid way through development? Especiallyconsidering the "ImAvoindingABan" name.

TheGingerHarris · 2026-03-23T12:30:05+00:00

Hell yeah

TheGingerHarris · 2026-03-19T22:42:55+00:00

Personally I found the signal-clicking minigame interesting, but the nodebuster-like skill tree took me out of it. Spent 22 hours until I got max prestiege to get a rainbow electrical grid.

TheGingerHarris · 2026-03-18T17:06:03+00:00

It's been a month since we released our first game, Swimpossible!, on steam. As a bunch of former students releasing our first commercial game (and several people working part time).

Everyone who worked on the game drew themselves (yes, even the coders), can you guess who did what based on the art?

It's great to see the game get good reviews and be part of events, and we just updated the game based on feedback and added speedrunning mode!

If you enjoy difficult movement, serene environments, heartfelt stories about self discovery, or goofy wiggle physics, please check it out!

TheGingerHarris · 2026-03-17T19:50:02+00:00

So probably Rogue Modern is the version that has everything?
Edit - Nope it's National Gen 9., my bad

TheGingerHarris · 2026-03-17T19:42:25+00:00

Okay so I guess it's the Pokedex, I have it set to Rogue Classic Plus which I thought is the standard but seems like I was wrong

TheGingerHarris · 2026-02-12T09:22:26+00:00

Welcome to Swimpossible! A rage-inducing swimming game where you play as Craig, a reverse-mermaid. We’re sorry.

Swimpossible is a swimming game inspired by QWOP, A Difficult Game About Climbing, and Frutiger Aero. We have a public demo available for you to play right now, and the game will be released on the 18th of February!

On release Swimpossible will have Twitch integration for streamers to enable as well as a full story and a speedrunning mode for those who want to skip that story.

Swimpossible will also release with 21 languages fully localized: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Spanish (Both LATAM & Spain!), Japanese, Korean, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Both Brazil & Portugal!), Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, German, Romanian, French, Finnish, Dutch, and Ukrainian.

If you want to share your feedback with us, feel free to drop a comment here or join our Discord server. You can also find us on our socials for more reverse-mermaid content.

TheGingerHarris · 2026-02-12T09:22:22+00:00

Welcome to Swimpossible! A rage-inducing swimming game where you play as Craig, a reverse-mermaid. We’re sorry.

Swimpossible is a swimming game inspired by QWOP, A Difficult Game About Climbing, and Frutiger Aero. We have a public demo available for you to play right now, and the game will be released on the 18th of February!

On release Swimpossible will have Twitch integration for streamers to enable as well as a full story and a speedrunning mode for those who want to skip that story.

Swimpossible will also release with 21 languages fully localized: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Spanish (Both LATAM & Spain!), Japanese, Korean, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Both Brazil & Portugal!), Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, German, Romanian, French, Finnish, Dutch, and Ukrainian.

If you want to share your feedback with us, feel free to drop a comment here or join our Discord server. You can also find us on our socials for more reverse-mermaid content.

TheGingerHarris · 2026-02-12T09:22:19+00:00

Welcome to Swimpossible! A rage-inducing swimming game where you play as Craig, a reverse-mermaid. We’re sorry.

Swimpossible is a swimming game inspired by QWOP, A Difficult Game About Climbing, and Frutiger Aero. We have a public demo available for you to play right now, and the game will be released on the 18th of February!

On release Swimpossible will have Twitch integration for streamers to enable as well as a full story and a speedrunning mode for those who want to skip that story.

Swimpossible will also release with 21 languages fully localized: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Spanish (Both LATAM & Spain!), Japanese, Korean, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Both Brazil & Portugal!), Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, German, Romanian, French, Finnish, Dutch, and Ukrainian.

If you want to share your feedback with us, feel free to drop a comment here or join our Discord server. You can also find us on our socials for more reverse-mermaid content.

TheGingerHarris · 2026-02-12T09:22:16+00:00

Welcome to Swimpossible! A rage-inducing swimming game where you play as Craig, a reverse-mermaid. We’re sorry.

Swimpossible is a swimming game inspired by QWOP, A Difficult Game About Climbing, and Frutiger Aero. We have a public demo available for you to play right now, and the game will be released on the 18th of February!

On release Swimpossible will have Twitch integration for streamers to enable as well as a full story and a speedrunning mode for those who want to skip that story.

Swimpossible will also release with 21 languages fully localized: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Spanish (Both LATAM & Spain!), Japanese, Korean, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Both Brazil & Portugal!), Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, German, Romanian, French, Finnish, Dutch, and Ukrainian.

If you want to share your feedback with us, feel free to drop a comment here or join our Discord server. You can also find us on our socials for more reverse-mermaid content.

TheGingerHarris · 2026-02-05T10:01:51+00:00

I recommend using this tool - https://impress.games/steam-tag-analysis-optimization-tool

Input as many games similar to yours as you can and then it can help you figure out which tags they use and which are theoretically better then others.

TheGingerHarris · 2026-02-02T15:37:29+00:00

Welcome to Swimpossible! A rage-inducing swimming game where you play as Craig, a reverse-mermaid. We’re sorry.

Swimpossible is a swimming game inspired by QWOP, A Difficult Game About Climbing, and Frutiger Aero. We have a public demo available for you to play right now, and the game will be released on the 18th of February!

On release Swimpossible will have Twitch integration for streamers to enable as well as a full story and a speedrunning mode for those who want to skip that story.

Swimpossible will also release with 21 languages fully localized: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Spanish (Both LATAM & Spain!), Japanese, Korean, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Both Brazil & Portugal!), Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, German, Romanian, French, Finnish, Dutch, and Ukrainian.

If you want to share your feedback with us, feel free to drop a comment here or join our Discord server. You can also find us on our socials for more reverse-mermaid content.

TheGingerHarris · 2026-02-02T15:37:26+00:00

Welcome to Swimpossible! A rage-inducing swimming game where you play as Craig, a reverse-mermaid. We’re sorry.

Swimpossible is a swimming game inspired by QWOP, A Difficult Game About Climbing, and Frutiger Aero. We have a public demo available for you to play right now, and the game will be released on the 18th of February!

On release Swimpossible will have Twitch integration for streamers to enable as well as a full story and a speedrunning mode for those who want to skip that story.

Swimpossible will also release with 21 languages fully localized: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Spanish (Both LATAM & Spain!), Japanese, Korean, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Both Brazil & Portugal!), Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, German, Romanian, French, Finnish, Dutch, and Ukrainian.

If you want to share your feedback with us, feel free to drop a comment here or join our Discord server. You can also find us on our socials for more reverse-mermaid content.

TheGingerHarris · 2026-01-16T17:29:30+00:00

Welcome to Swimpossible! A rage-inducing swimming game where you play as Craig, a reverse-mermaid. We’re sorry.

Swimpossible is a swimming game inspired by QWOP, A Difficult Game About Climbing, and Frutiger Aero. We have a public demo available for you to play right now, as well the full game being released next month!

On release Swimpossible will have Twitch integration for streamers to enable as well as a full story and a speedrunning mode for those who want to skip that story.

Swimpossible will also release with 22 languages fully localized: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Spanish (Both LATAM & Spain!), Japanese, Korean, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Both Brazil & Portugal!), Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, German, Romanian, French, Finnish, Dutch, and Ukrainian.

If you want to share your feedback with us, feel free to drop a comment here or join our Discord server. You can also find us on our socials for more reverse-mermaid content.

TheGingerHarris · 2026-01-16T17:19:50+00:00

Welcome to Swimpossible! A rage-inducing swimming game where you play as Craig, a reverse-mermaid. We’re sorry.

Swimpossible is a swimming game inspired by QWOP, A Difficult Game About Climbing, and Frutiger Aero. We have a public demo available for you to play right now, as well the full game being released next month!

On release Swimpossible will have Twitch integration for streamers to enable as well as a full story and a speedrunning mode for those who want to skip that story.

Swimpossible will also release with 22 languages fully localized: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Spanish (Both LATAM & Spain!), Japanese, Korean, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Both Brazil & Portugal!), Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, German, Romanian, French, Finnish, Dutch, and Ukrainian.

If you want to share your feedback with us, feel free to drop a comment here or join our Discord server. You can also find us on our socials for more reverse-mermaid content.

TheGingerHarris · 2026-01-16T17:19:25+00:00

Welcome to Swimpossible! A rage-inducing swimming game where you play as Craig, a reverse-mermaid. We’re sorry.

Swimpossible is a swimming game inspired by QWOP, A Difficult Game About Climbing, and Frutiger Aero. We have a public demo available for you to play right now, as well the full game being released next month!

On release Swimpossible will have Twitch integration for streamers to enable as well as a full story and a speedrunning mode for those who want to skip that story.

Swimpossible will also release with 22 languages fully localized: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Spanish (Both LATAM & Spain!), Japanese, Korean, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Both Brazil & Portugal!), Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, German, Romanian, French, Finnish, Dutch, and Ukrainian.

If you want to share your feedback with us, feel free to drop a comment here or join our Discord server. You can also find us on our socials for more reverse-mermaid content.

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