Contrary Games

Pathos is coming to Steam! Pathos is a traditional roguelike that has been free to play for over 10 years. Coming soon, an enhanced edition will be available on Steam, finally giving players a way to support its continued development. store.steampowered.com/app/5062560/...

Getting Pathos ready for Next Fest and the full release! Check out my latest dev update: www.reddit.com/r/pathos_net...

Just dropped issue #7 of the Dev Update from Zeroth! store.steampowered.com/news/app/406...

Hey everyone! The Pathos Demo on Steam has been updated with some neat rendering improvements. Check out this post for details: www.reddit.com/r/pathos_net...

After several frantic months, the Steam Demo of Pathos is now available for you to download and play. I’d love to hear what you think of the updated user interface/art and any suggestions for improvements. store.steampowered.com/app/5136900/...

Hail adventurers, sharing some news about the Pathos Steam Edition preview & public demo! www.reddit.com/r/pathos_net...

Crazy busy recently getting the Pathos demo ready and still managing to have a huge month for Zeroth. Check out the August dev update! store.steampowered.com/news/app/406...

Get out your short-shorts, it's a new Zeroth short: www.youtube.com/shorts/zvcsZ...

Check out the latest Dev Update from Zeroth, heaps of progress this month! store.steampowered.com/news/app/406...

We back with a new short! Is this cinematic? youtube.com/shorts/PomIo...

Somehow it's July and the fourth edition and latest dev update is posted. Scroll the end for some photos of team Zeroth exhibiting at Supernova Perth! store.steampowered.com/news/app/406...

It's #PitchYaGame time again! Have you discovered any new gems this time around? 💎 Check out Into The Grid, the cyberpunk deckbuilder and dungeon crawler about hacking evil mega corporations! 🦾 Now with meta-progression! 🤯 Link below 👇

Show off your brains AND brawn with 1-4 players (+CPU!) in ✨ THE QUIZARD'S DOMAIN ✨ A wild new mix of: 👊💥 Smash Bros platform fighting 😱🗡️ Among Us backstabbery 🧠⁉️ Jackbox shenanigans 🚫🤖 100% non-AI, lovingly crafted by your fellow meatbags! store.steampowered.com/app/3032770/... #PitchYaGame 💜

Draft a party that shouldn't work. Then save the world anyway. Seer's Gambit is a tactical roguelite built on unlikely hero synergies. 🧙 Explore Emalon 🗺️ Turn victories into upgrades ⬆️ Unlock new heroes & buffs for your next run 🔓 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/2219450 #PitchYaGame

It’s #PitchYaGame time! SUPER SPELLING DUCKS 🦆 push letters around islands with cute ducks 💎 quack to explode words into gems 🎲 10+ game modes, some chilled, some manic - one roguelike? 👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏼 play with and against your friends ⭐️ “the Overcooked of word games” WISHLIST on Steam #indiegame #indiedev

Buy Happiness is a deck building life-sim about amassing obscene wealth. Events and minigames take the place of enemy turns but most of the action happens in the shop, so you'll sculpt your deck while you play it! Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4271350/... #PitchYaGame

Tower Defense mixed with Creature Collecting Chaos: Bean Beasts! Available on Steam and Switch. store.steampowered.com/app/2631450/... #PitchYaGame

Zeroth is a challenging action RPG with physics-based traps, deadly liquids and noxious gases. Play in real-time or turnbased. Smash things, take your chances with unidentified items and fight to escape the 0th circle of Haell. Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4062680/... #PitchYaGame

Check out the May Dev Update for Zeroth! Somehow, this is the third edition thanks to the inexorable march of time, (unless you're playing in turn-based mode :) store.steampowered.com/news/app/406...

Announced Zeroth on /r/rpg_gamers! Just a little belated :) www.reddit.com/r/rpg_gamers...

This barbarian goes from bat to worse in the latest Zeroth shortdocumentary. youtube.com/shorts/4zab-...

I've just posted about the new turn-based mode on /r/roguelikes! www.reddit.com/r/roguelikes...

Showcasing the new Turn-based Mode where Zeroth automatically pauses to give you all the time you need to rifle through your inventory and hopefully, avoid yet another stupid death. youtu.be/lxZxxh5FyWw

Get chopped with this latest Zeroth short just dropped: youtube.com/shorts/n46FT...

Hey everyone - check out my post about Zeroth on /r/games (Indie Sunday)! www.reddit.com/r/Games/comm...

April Dev Summary for Zeroth is published now! store.steampowered.com/news/app/406...

Careful what you wish for when dealing with diabolical genies. youtube.com/shorts/WsQCB...

Meet the latest entity to be sent to the 0th circle of Haell. The Mime. Moves only when you do and annoys you when you don’t. youtube.com/shorts/zkAtD...

The Zeroth dev summary from March 2026 is published now - read it here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/406...

We've made a Zeroth video to show off the brand new split screen, local co-op! Let us know what you think? youtu.be/JS5NwOStg1Y

It isn’t a true roguelike without boulders and they’ve just been added to Zeroth! youtube.com/shorts/ENMch...

What lies below the ancient pyramids, only in Zeroth. youtube.com/shorts/LZisp...

Congratulations to WA Game Developers as we cross over 100 WA Games curated on Steam. See this awesome West Aussie Games page, curated by Rin https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45348397-West-Aussie-Games/ Any WA developer who wants to be included, please send us an email: contact@wagic.org.au

what's in the water over there?? so many amazing games! I hear the devs are so resourceful and good looking!

If you enjoy spooky games where: 📸 your camera can reveal hidden secrets and ghosts 👻 you encounter different spirits 🔦 you explore a creepy bedroom that twists into a labyrinth 😎 play PC or in VR! Check out our freshly released game GHOST CAM!! store.steampowered.com/app/2121930/... #indiegames

It’s getting weirder so choose your panties carefully. Only in Zeroth. youtube.com/shorts/gRIXi...

Welcome to Zeroth! Now featuring illusory walls (and floors), spike traps, animated gravestones, and invisible enemies! #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev

Interested to learn more about how we use vector graphics at runtime in Zeroth's art pipeline? Check out this short explainer from Callan that covers how characters are composed and animated, with some technical specifics as well! www.reddit.com/r/IndieDev/c... #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev

Our Steam page is live now! Welcome to Zeroth, a post-life roguelike adventure where you guide fallen adventurers through the 0th circle of Haell to find closure. Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/4062680/... New trailer: youtu.be/nVJ7-g5xjzs #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #indiegame

Respect the golem safety handbook for new adventurers - only in Zeroth youtube.com/shorts/X4PIF...

Guide fallen heroes through a post-life adventure in the absurd and ever-changing 0th circle of Haell. Exploit the sandbox physics and experiment with mysterious treasure to postpone your inevitable death. Wishlist now! store.steampowered.com/app/4062680/... #TeaseYaGame #indiedev #gamedev

Our Steam page is live now! Welcome to Zeroth, a post-life roguelike adventure where you guide fallen adventurers through the 0th circle of Haell to find closure. Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/4062680/... New trailer: youtu.be/nVJ7-g5xjzs #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #indiegame

Even dead players are out to wreck your run with our latest feature in Zeroth. youtube.com/shorts/BCMd2...

Knight finds out what works for zombies may not apply to ghouls youtube.com/shorts/_mfEa...

The priest is laying bones to rest in our latest short youtube.com/shorts/TCEh0...

I'm live now, playtesting my unreleased 2D roguelike platformer, Zeroth! twitch.tv/kyleanderror13 #indiedev #gamedev

A very short tale about a heavily armoured knight and a chest trap youtube.com/shorts/_j215...

Looking for a roguelike platformer with physics simulation and deep mechanics? Learn the rules of Zeroth through hilarious deaths and guide your heroes as they seek to escape the 0th circle of Haell. Coming to Steam. Follow us at linktr.ee/contrarygames. #TeaseYaGame #indiedev #gamedev

Signs of Danger by @slow-rush.bsky.social is an online & couch co-op physics-sandbox roguelite where game-breaking synergies, deadly chain reactions, and accidental friendly fire are all guaranteed! Watch the announcement trailer:

Future Labs Festival ☑️ It was a great experience for us to be part of this local community initiative and get another opportunity to show off Zeroth! Major thing we learned: kids love playing with the character customisation options! 😀