Iteration Games

Iteration Games

@iteration-games.com

A team of three game makers from Manchester. We've made social deduction game, Paper Pirates (https://s.team/a/1234220/) and are working on strategy chess game, An Elaborate History of Chess (https://s.team/a/1255020/) https://linktr.ee/iterationgames

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The demo for An Elaborate History of Chess is here! You can play the first couple of hours of our real-time and turn-based strategy game inspired by chess on Steam right now. Farm crops, promote pieces, solve puzzles, and kill one or more evil tree(s). #IndieDev #GameDev #SteamNextFest #GameDemo

It's spooky season and that means it's the return of Haunted Seas in Paper Pirates! Check out all the haunted goodies: 🧛 Seasonal Trait+: The Vampire 🐺 Seasonal Trait: The Werewolf 🍬 Seasonal Event: Trick or Treat? .. and more! Haunted Seas runs all through October🦇 #IndieGame #GameDev

The Pirate Pool Party has begun! Grab your rubber rings and dive into summer fun in Paper Pirates until 22nd July! 🧜 NEW Seasonal Trait: The Mermaid 🦈 Seasonal traits: The Shark & The Bait! 👙 Seasonal outfit pieces! 🏰 Seasonal event: Spooky Sandcastles!

The ocean blesses you, crew! A Paper Pirates update today adds a new optional rule. Enable The Ocean's Blessing in a custom voyage and pirates won't be able to vote for whoever last went overboard. This softens the blow of being thrown overboard and is perfect when your crew isn't so cutthroat.

Delighted to be featured in an amazing @gamerepublic.bsky.social Steam Festival celebrating games from Game Republic and @gamayo.bsky.social! Peep our upcoming game, An Elaborate History of Chess, in the 'Coming Soon' section or bag a copy of Paper Pirates, our social deduction game, at 90% off!

store.steampowered.comGame Republic Games FestivalThe Game Republic Games Festival features the best games from its UK members and events, including the huge game dev meet-up GaMaYo which takes place on the 21st May in Leeds!

Our silly social deduction game, Paper Pirates, is on sale for the #SteamSpringSale! At 90% off, it's only $1.29! 👨‍👨‍👧‍👦 Social deduction where nobody is ever out 📱 Everyone joins from their mobile phone 🔟 Buy once and play with up to 10 people 🎩 There's tonnes of hats Learn more: s.team/a/1234220

s.teamSave 90% on Paper Pirates on SteamGrab a crew and jump aboard a haunted pirate ship for a social deduction party game, using your phones as controllers! Are you a human sailing home to shore or a ghost working against the crew? Throw ...

Take part in a Lucky Egg Hunt, as Spring Sailing returns to Paper Pirates! 🥚 Hunt Lucky Eggs to earn exclusive bounty rewards! 🐰 Buy seasonal customisation items before they hop away! 🐣Hatch into a Trait game as the seasonal trait, The Spring Chicken! #SocialDeduction #IndieGame #GameDev

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We’re taking over #TurnBasedThursday on Bsky this week and you can join in this thread! Devs: Plug your #TurnBased games below 🔽 Players: Check out the replies to discover your next favourite game ❤

Happy 6th Anniversary to Paper Pirates, our party social deduction game! To celebrate, we've released a new update: 🪓 6 new traits, including The Executioner! 🧜‍♀️ 2 new events, including Call of the Siren! 🐐 Anniversary bounties to obtain unique hats! See the patch notes on Steam: s.team/a/1234220/

store.steampowered.comPaper Pirates - The 6th Anniversary Update! - Steam NewsThis update adds six new traits for Trait and Trait+ games, plus two new events in Paper Pirates!

Love is in the water in Paper Pirate with Valentine Voyages, on now! ❤️ Meet The Admirer and The Lovers, two time limited traits for the season! 🏹 Use Cupid's Arrow or share a Love Letter! 🧸Limited time customisation options 💌 Mysterious love letter bounties?

Learn more about Valentine Voyages, or about Paper Pirates - a party social deduction game that everyone can join from their mobile phone - on Steam: s.team/a/1234220 Nobody's ever knocked out of the game, and up to ten people can play with only one copy!

s.teamPaper Pirates on SteamGrab a crew and jump aboard a haunted pirate ship for a social deduction party game, using your phones as controllers! Are you a human sailing home to shore or a ghost working against the crew? Throw ...

Happy New Year from Iteration Games! Celebrate with Soggy Hogmanay in Paper Pirates until 21st Jan! 🤔 Crew Resolutions: Pick a vow each voyage 🎆 Seasonal Trait: The Resolute ✨ Seasonal Event: Fastest First Foot 🕰️ Limited time customisations in the shop ship! #IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame

If you’re after a #SocialDeduction game to play over Christmas, check out Paper Pirates! Buy it once and up to ten people can play! Nobody’s ever out of the game, and there’s absolutely stacks of customisation and game modes. Currently 90% off on the #SteamSale - it’s £1.09! #IndieGame #IndieDev

Tomorrow is the last day to enter this exclusive giveaway ⬇️⬇️⬇️ All you need to do to enter is repost the ORIGINAL post and follow us!

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Exclusive #Giveaway! We're giving away an exclusive t-shirt inspired by An Elaborate History of Chess to one lucky winner! To enter just ✅follow and 🔁repost! We'll pick one random winner at 5pm GMT on 12th December 2025. Full T&Cs in reply ⬇️ #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev

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Lots of fun news in last week's #TurnBasedThursday! 🏰 Playtest for a roguelike tower defense 🎨 Artbook release for story-rich cyberpunk RPG 💀 Major update for dark sci-fi extraction RPG ♟️ Free demo for zany strategy game filled w/ chess lore & much more! ⤵ #Gaming #TurnBased #IndieGames

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Welcome, kobolds and non-kobolds! We are honoured to be the official host of this week's #TurnBasedThursday! Show us your turn-based games, indie devs. =D Remember to 💬comment, ♥️like and 🔁 share!

It's Yule Tides in Paper Pirates! The seas turn chilly, and snow begins to fall! 🎁 Limited-time Trait: The Gift Giver! ❌ Limited-time Trait+ The Miser! 🎅 Limited-time customisation options in the Outfit and Ship Shops! ⛄ THREE seasonal events! #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev

Learn more about Festive Feast, or about Paper Pirates - a party social deduction game that everyone can join from their mobile phone - on Steam: s.team/a/1234220 Nobody's ever knocked out of the game, and up to ten people can play with only one copy!

s.teamPaper Pirates on SteamGrab a crew and jump aboard a haunted pirate ship for a social deduction party game, using your phones as controllers! Are you a human sailing home to shore or a ghost working against the crew? Throw ...

Exclusive #Giveaway! We're giving away an exclusive t-shirt inspired by An Elaborate History of Chess to one lucky winner! To enter just ✅follow and 🔁repost! We'll pick one random winner at 5pm GMT on 12th December 2025. Full T&Cs in reply ⬇️ #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev

The Festive Feast, a season of harvest and feasting, starts today in Paper Pirates! 🏈 Seasonal Trait: The Quarterback 🧑‍🍳 Seasonal Trait+: The Chef 🔮 Seasonal Event: Wish on a Wishbone 🦃 Limited time goodies at the Shop Ship! #indiegame #gamedev #socialdeduction

Learn more about Festive Feast, or about Paper Pirates - a party social deduction game that everyone can join from their mobile phone - on Steam: s.team/a/1234220 Nobody's ever knocked out of the game, and up to ten people can play with only one copy! #IndieGame

s.teamPaper Pirates on SteamGrab a crew and jump aboard a haunted pirate ship for a social deduction party game, using your phones as controllers! Are you a human sailing home to shore or a ghost working against the crew? Throw ...

Hi #PitchYaGame! Let me tell you about An Elaborate History of Chess: 🌽Make and cultivate farms using pawns 🧩Solve chess-style puzzles ⚔️Engage in turn-based chess combat with bosses ⬆️Level up your pawns to gain unique abilities and promote them into wacky nonsense like Druids and Lumberjacks

The seventh of seven new traits for Paper Pirates is available now: The Cheerleader! The Cheerleader is a passive trait that chooses to support either the human or the ghost team. Depending on how well their chosen team is doing, The Cheerleader can gain extra voting power! #IndieGame #GameDev

Learn more about The Cheerleader, or about Paper Pirates - a party social deduction game that everyone can join from their mobile phone - on Steam: s.team/a/1234220 Nobody's ever knocked out of the game, and up to ten people can play with only one copy! #IndieGame

s.teamSave 75% on Paper Pirates on SteamGrab a crew and jump aboard a haunted pirate ship for a social deduction party game, using your phones as controllers! Are you a human sailing home to shore or a ghost working against the crew? Throw ...

The sixth of seven new traits for Paper Pirates is available now: The Diplomat! The Diplomat is a new active trait, who can target a pirate and force them to skip their next vote. This gives them a lot of power over a pirate that is maybe too eager to vote! #GameDev #IndieGame #SocialDeduction

Learn more about The Diplomat, or about Paper Pirates - a party social deduction game that everyone can join from their mobile phone - on Steam: s.team/a/1234220 Nobody's ever knocked out of the game, and up to ten people can play with only one copy! #IndieGame

s.teamPaper Pirates on SteamGrab a crew and jump aboard a haunted pirate ship for a social deduction party game, using your phones as controllers! Are you a human sailing home to shore or a ghost working against the crew? Throw ...

It's spooky season and that means it's the return of Haunted Seas in Paper Pirates! Check out all the haunted goodies: 🧛 Seasonal Trait+: The Vampire 🐺 Seasonal Trait: The Werewolf 🍬 Seasonal Event: Trick or Treat? .. and more! Haunted Seas runs all through October🦇 #IndieGame #GameDev

The fifth of seven new traits for Paper Pirates is available now: The Wereghost! The Wereghost is a new seasonal trait for Haunted Seas. On days when the moon isn't full, The Wereghost is always human. But beware, on full moon nights, they become a ghost! #GameDev #IndieGame #SocialDeduction

Learn more about The Wereghost, or about Paper Pirates - a party social deduction game that everyone can join from their mobile phone - on Steam: s.team/a/1234220 Nobody's ever knocked out of the game, and up to ten people can play with only one copy! #IndieGame

s.teamSave 75% on Paper Pirates on SteamGrab a crew and jump aboard a haunted pirate ship for a social deduction party game, using your phones as controllers! Are you a human sailing home to shore or a ghost working against the crew? Throw ...

The fourth of seven new traits for Paper Pirates is available now: The Imitator! When The Imitator's team is revealed, like in a Spy event, a different pirate's team is revealed instead. The Imitator knows who they're imitating, but will they share this info? #GameDev #IndieGame #SocialDeduction

Learn more about The Imitator, or about Paper Pirates - a party social deduction game that everyone can join from their mobile phone - on Steam: s.team/a/1234220 Nobody's ever knocked out of the game, and up to ten people can play with only one copy! #IndieGame

s.teamPaper Pirates on SteamGrab a crew and jump aboard a haunted pirate ship for a social deduction party game, using your phones as controllers! Are you a human sailing home to shore or a ghost working against the crew? Throw ...

Grab a sausage and a stein to celebrate the end of September with Oktoberfest on the Ocean, until 30th September in Paper Pirates! 🍻 Meet The Brewmaster and get the party started! 🌭 Find out who has the biggest bratwurst! 🥨 Grab seasonal treats in the outfit shop! #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev

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47 indies. 72 minutes. The Six One Indie Showcase returns September 18th via IGN, GameSpot, and Six One Indie's channels! • World premiere from ORIGAME DIGITAL • Lil Gator Game: In the Dark gameplay • Super Rare Originals, Blumhouse Games, and so much more! Save The Date: youtu.be/QncfsZr_fxQ?...

The third of seven new traits coming to Paper Pirates is now available: The Dutiful! The Dutiful is an active trait who can trigger their current rank's crew duty event whenever they don't play in. There's a three-day cooldown, so make sure to use it when it helps you most! #IndieGame #GameDev

Learn more about The Dutiful, or about Paper Pirates - a party social deduction game that everyone can join from their mobile phone - on Steam: s.team/a/1234220 Nobody's ever knocked out of the game, and up to ten people can play with only one copy! #IndieGame #SocialDeduction

s.teamPaper Pirates on SteamGrab a crew and jump aboard a haunted pirate ship for a social deduction party game, using your phones as controllers! Are you a human sailing home to shore or a ghost working against the crew? Throw ...

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We're very happy to be the official #TurnBasedThursday host this week. This community is amazing and support us a lot. Now it's your time #GameDev #IndieDev to let players discover your #turnbased games. Love #turnbased games? ♥ / 🔁 great games in the replies and @ who should be in this thread!

Just what every chess game needs: dungeons with batteries, water wheels, flippers, conveyors, and magic golems who know the difference between serial and parallel circuits #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev

The second of seven new traits coming to Paper Pirates is now available: The Soothsayer! The Soothsayer is a passive trait and, when voted overboard while on the human team, they see who was possessed by their overboarding - but always be wary of trusting a stowaway... #IndieGame #GameDev

Learn more about The Soothsayer, or about Paper Pirates - a party social deduction game that everyone can join from their mobile phone - on Steam: s.team/a/1234220 Nobody's ever knocked out of the game, and up to ten people can play with only one copy! #IndieGame #SocialDeduction

s.teamPaper Pirates on SteamGrab a crew and jump aboard a haunted pirate ship for a social deduction party game, using your phones as controllers! Are you a human sailing home to shore or a ghost working against the crew? Throw ...

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Replying to @ggstudio.bsky.social

Thank you for hosting #TurnBasedThursday! An Elaborate History of Chess has turn-based action loosely inspired by chess. There’s combat, puzzles, more combat, and turnips. There’s a free demo available now on Steam showcasing the first 60-90 minutes of the game! #IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame

Iteration Games@iteration-games.com

The demo for An Elaborate History of Chess is here! You can play the first couple of hours of our real-time and turn-based strategy game inspired by chess on Steam right now. Farm crops, promote pieces, solve puzzles, and kill one or more evil tree(s). #IndieDev #GameDev #SteamNextFest #GameDemo