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Keepsake County, after 5 long years is releasing on November 12. Burgle Midwestern farmhouses to pay off your massive debt in this roguelike immersive sim. Go to jail, break out, and try again.

17. Keepsake County. An im-sim stealth game set in a surrealist vision of middle America, like if you’d asked Jhonen Vasquez to helm a cartoon adaptation of Justified? I can vibe with that.

Keepsake County, a suburban theft sim from the Midnight Ultra studio, launches on Steam November 12 thedailygame.news

Keepsake County Is A No-Collar Immersive Sim About Flyover Life https://kotaku.com/keepsake-county-is-a-nihilistic-delinquency-simulator-where-anything-that-isnt-bolted-down-is-yours-for-the-taking-2000736544

Keepsake County Is A Nihilistic Delinquency Simulator Where Anything That Isn't Bolted Down Is Yours For The Taking:

Official release date: Thursday, November 12th, 2026. We're busting our butts getting Keepsake County ready, and while we'll still release beta updates as we work, we're pretty heads down. We can't wait to show you everything. 58 days! Get ready! store.steampowered.com/app/1162860/...

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Recent road trip and seeing 10,000,000 fiber optic line signposts inspired me to add more KC signage for authenticity

New update! We added Victorian and Mid Century Modern houses for Keepsake County, along with some cool sound stuff! youtube.com/shorts/gEm7u...

Doing finishing touches on MCM and Victorian. Should be in the current Keepsake County Beta by the end of the week. Will be added to Architect, Ozarks, Guess Who's Invited, and some other unreleased maps. May mess around and add some new maps as well, we'll see!

Not done yet, but Victorian style is in the midst of being finished up now. Hopefully will get this + mcm pushed to several existing levels soon, then starting on the next set of 3 levels for end of june/July update

Yes, you will be able to go down the chimney lol

Annnnnnd mid century modern stuff is momentarily working! Man what a breath of fresh air this is.

Working on the loot log

Wall/exterior doodles for Keepsake County. Just looking at MCM and McMansions and Victorian houses for little bits and pieces to pull out and turn into new exteriors.

Yes we did put this stupid joke into the video, why do you ask?

What's that? We haven't made a video about Keepsake County changes in TWO YEARS? Well, how about we recap, share the release date, and also show off everything we're adding this summer? youtu.be/GvGoniHM5Yw?... #indiegames #gamedev #indiegame #immersivesim #stealthgame #procgen #roguelike

If you are looking for a simple #gamedev engine to make your first #indiegame or interactive fiction, #Twine is a good choice. Here is a simple walk through by @forwardinstinct.bsky.social, which has a game in the DreamHack #Atlanta #Steam sale youtu.be/R9-zHoJoeV8

@forwardinstinct.bsky.social shared some great #gamedev advice at their Avant Beetle Protest #GameJam Kickoff event. This info is useful for any #indiegame dev, no matter your experience level. youtu.be/HzJJdafgUIQ

#indiegame devs target Steam or the mobile stores for their games, but Itch is a great place. The Itch community is supportive of early attempts, and some #gamedevs even make aliving there. @forwardinstinct.bsky.social explains how launch on Itch, with a focus on #HTML games youtu.be/PVE-5aHBW6w

Pretty happy with the new lighting system that makes the deep sea levels look really dark and moody :) #indiegame #indiedev #kelpkeeper #Gamedev #madewithunity #unity2d

Here it Is! RUIN Ch.0 A Short Narrative Adventure Please Enjoy, Free, In Browser on Any Device officialelectric.itch.io/ruin

New Keepsake County map! Happy Halloween y'all 🎃 forwardinstinct.itch.io/keepsake-cou...

Decided to celebrate Halloween early with a Mansion of a Million Monsters! preview demo! and you can PLAY NOW!!! 👇 🔎 lkmk-games.itch.io/mansion-of-a... Shares appreciated! #indiegame

Peep me in my incredibly cool new shirt playing an incredibly cool indie game in the last pic

Broke Signal Badlands is available now. Get it today for 10% off: store.steampowered.com/app/2432490/...

Broke Signal Badlands is now available on Steam! Search for desert enlightenment in your stolen truck, but beware of what you find. store.steampowered.com/app/2432490/...

Broke Signal Badlands by @forwardinstinct.bsky.social looks like the game we'd point people to if they ever asked "will you make a Sulay videogame?". We're very excited to try it, now that we're done (?) with our own project. Coming out on October 25th: store.steampowered.com/app/2432490/...

We're proud to announce that Broke Signal Badlands is officially releasing on Steam October 24, 2025! Pack your hiking bags. store.steampowered.com/app/2432490/...

Broke Signal Badlands (@forwardinstinct.bsky.social) "Drive your truck to explore, roll your dice, and get into trouble." Paid - Windows, Mac, Linux: warpdoor.com/2025/10/05/b...

Always appreciate a shout-out from WFG!

We are releasing 200 free copies for Broke Signal Badlands to commemorate reaching Pre-Release! We've added 22+ new encounters, added new shootouts and a knife fight, and brought the game to near-completion. forwardinstinct.itch.io/broke-signal...

Keepsake County was the recipient of several awards at Dreamhack ATL this year, as part of the SEIGE SILV-E Awards! Thank you, everyone who's offered feedback, played the demo, or said hello to us at a con! It was a delight to chat with you all. We're incredibly honored.