Hey everyone — this is the Zero1Play team! 👋

We’re thrilled to announce that Retroid will be part of Steam Next Fest
from October 13 to 20 (PST)!

Our latest demo build focuses on a smoother, more intense combat experience.
Your feedback will directly help us improve the upcoming Early Access version.

We’re also running a special event on our official X (Twitter) page
during the festival — don’t miss it!
👉 Visit our X page here

Your participation and insights mean a lot to us —
they’ll help make Retroid even better for its Early Access launch in November 2025.

🎮 Play the demo now and don’t forget to add Retroid to your Steam Wishlist!

Astar Solis is releasing soon! Will it get any sales? Will people enjoy it? The life of an indie game-dev is full of such questions.

The game is a minimalist 2D shooter with a simple goal: survive for 2 minutes, or kill the boss if there is one. No nonsense, no shennanigans, and no roguelike elements.

If you like dodging bullets, you may enjoy it. This isn't the sort of Bullet Hell where one learns pre-defined patterns of bullets to dodge. This is the sort of Bullet Hell where one must constantly improvise a path through the chaos.

Barring acts of God, expect it November 5th.

Before you step into the dark and treacherous corridors of the Void Dungeon, you must decide: Who are you in this world? 🏰 The first choice every adventurer faces is the creation of their character - a decision that will shape every battle, every encounter, and every triumph in the dungeons ahead.

In Void Dungeon, your character is defined by both race and class. Each choice grants unique abilities and advantages, giving you the freedom to craft a hero that fits your preferred style of play. ⚔️

Choose Your Race:
Human - Skilled and versatile, Humans gain a 5% boost to critical hit chance. 💥

Dwarf - Stout and resilient, Dwarves regenerate health faster, keeping them in the fight longer. 🛡️

Elf - Agile and clever, Elves enjoy a 10% cooldown reduction on their abilities. 🌿

Dragon - Mighty and imposing, Dragons receive 2% more defense, shrugging off attacks others cannot. 🐉

Dark Elf - Masters of the arcane, Dark Elves regenerate mana faster, readying their spells more quickly. ✨

Hobbit - Quick and nimble, Hobbits move faster, slipping through the battlefield with ease. 👣

Vampire - Deadly and relentless, Vampires reflect 5% more damage back to their enemies. 🩸

Gnome - Lucky and resourceful, Gnomes have a 10% higher chance of finding rare drops. 🍀

Pick Your Class:

Knight - Champions of the frontline, Knights excel in melee combat. With high defense and superior crowd control, they can withstand the fiercest assaults, though their damage output is lower than other classes. ⚔️🛡️

Archer - Masters of the bow, Archers strike from a distance. They balance offense and defense while dodging danger with finesse. 🏹

Mage - Wielders of destructive magic, Mages deal massive damage but must tread carefully, as their defenses are fragile. 🔮

Every combination of race and class creates a unique playstyle. Will you be a Dragon Knight, standing unyielding in the heart of battle? A Dark Elf Mage, raining destruction from afar? Or perhaps a nimble Hobbit Archer, darting between enemies and striking with precision? The choice is yours - and the dungeon will remember how you fight. 🌌

Step forward, adventurer. The Void Dungeon awaits. 🕯️

We’ll still be active on socials, so you can follow us here:

📍 Discord: https://discord.gg/3rdeSuMHCC

📍 Void Dungeon on X: https://x.com/VoidDungeonGame

📍 TRIK SOFT on X: https://x.com/PulsaSingular

And don’t forget to follow better. publishing’s new channels:

🔷 X: https://x.com/betterpubpro

🔷 FB: https://www.facebook.com/betterpubpro

🔷 Discord: https://discord.gg/XFrMj3mE

Hey Akumers!!

Play our demo at Steam Next Fest!!

🧪 Welcome to the Lab!

Our Monster Lab Simulator demo is now live for Steam Next Fest.



A FREE demo is now live as part of Steam Next Fest! 🎉

🎮 Try the demo now and tell us what kind of monster you’ve created!
🧠 Every feedback helps us make the final version even better.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3994610/Monster_Lab_Simulator/

Regards,

#SteamNextFest #MonsterLabSimulator #IndieGame

🧪 Welcome to the Lab!

Our Monster Lab Simulator demo is now live for Steam Next Fest.



A FREE demo is now live as part of Steam Next Fest! 🎉

🎮 Try the demo now and tell us what kind of monster you’ve created!
🧠 Every feedback helps us make the final version even better.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3994610/Monster_Lab_Simulator/

Regards,

#SteamNextFest #MonsterLabSimulator #IndieGame

🧪 Welcome to the Lab!

Our Monster Lab Simulator demo is now live for Steam Next Fest.



A FREE demo is now live as part of Steam Next Fest! 🎉

🎮 Try the demo now and tell us what kind of monster you’ve created!
🧠 Every feedback helps us make the final version even better.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3994610/Monster_Lab_Simulator/

Regards,

#SteamNextFest #MonsterLabSimulator #IndieGame

🧪 Welcome to the Lab!

Our Monster Lab Simulator demo is now live for Steam Next Fest.



A FREE demo is now live as part of Steam Next Fest! 🎉

🎮 Try the demo now and tell us what kind of monster you’ve created!
🧠 Every feedback helps us make the final version even better.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3994610/Monster_Lab_Simulator/

Regards,

#SteamNextFest #MonsterLabSimulator #IndieGame

🧪 Welcome to the Lab!

Our Monster Lab Simulator demo is now live for Steam Next Fest.



A FREE demo is now live as part of Steam Next Fest! 🎉

🎮 Try the demo now and tell us what kind of monster you’ve created!
🧠 Every feedback helps us make the final version even better.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3994610/Monster_Lab_Simulator/

Regards,

#SteamNextFest #MonsterLabSimulator #IndieGame

Hi everyone,

We have some big news to share today! I’ll be showcasing some of the new content and features coming in the next big update: The Sommelier! Without further ado, let’s get started!

So the first thing I want to talk about today is one of the biggest projects we’ve worked on in the game: translating it into French. Along with choosing your temperature unit in the settings, you can now change the language. Translating the game was not an easy task, since there’s a lot of text everywhere. Moreover, sentences in French tend to be a bit longer, which made some translations and UI adjustments challenging.

Along with the French translation, we could not resist adding a new scenario which tasks you with producing the best wine in the world! To do so, you need to find an optimal value for each of the options. Each time you restart the scenario, the ground humidity and ground type will change, forcing you to think and search a solution with what you have.

As you can see, there are several options you can choose from:

• Grape variety

• Target humidity

• Aging method

• Aging duration

• Bottle type

• Wine type

It is like a puzzle where you must find the optimal values depending on the soil and the choices you’ve made. For example, Sauvignon Blanc is a grape variety typically used for making white wine, so it will produce a higher-quality white wine than red wine.

But don’t worry if you’re not very familiar with winemaking, there is an upgrade that gives you hints about what works well and what doesn’t. Below, you can see an example of one of the upgrades available in the building (out of a total of seven!).

Once you’ve finished producing the wine, this menu (see image below) will appear and display its quality. Depending on the quality, you will earn more or less money. Here, you can see the hint indicating that Sauvignon Blanc produces good white wine.

We also worked really hard on the map’s decor, it features a medieval castle (which we’ll let you discover for yourself) and a charming French rural village:

We received some feedback about the overall game progression: the Telegraph didn’t feel very useful, as it became available too late in the game. The late game also lacked excitement, with only a few upgrades available, while the Sawmill and Fishing Dock felt too powerful. Additionally, it was sometimes difficult to gather enough Knowledge to progress through the technology tree.

So, we got to work and reworked many aspects of the game. Here is the new technology tree: As you can see, we’ve moved the Telegraph to be available much earlier. It now only requires the Basic Construction technology in order to unlock Baudot.

We also replaced the Wires technology with Modernization, a late-game technology that improves your port.

Finally, we added a new technology called Preservation. Once researched, you can build an Exhibition, which allows you to gain either daily Morale or daily Knowledge. The amount produced depends on the number of artifacts you own, while the cost scales with that number but has a minimum base cost. We hope this will help players obtain the Knowledge they’ve been missing.

To address the balance issues with the Sawmill and Fishing Dock, we increased their wages to make them less overpowered. However, to counterbalance this change, we added a new upgrade that reduces wages, so in the late game their overall balance remains similar to before.

That’s three out of four problems solved! For the last one, we added several new upgrades, mostly aimed at the late game:

• Electrification: increase Morale

• Fountain pen: removes ink stains in inspection menu

• Auto report: Automatically fill the inspection report

• Dog training: Tell the player if insects are present on the ship when inspecting it

By the end of the game, inspecting a ship becomes almost an automated process, which feels like a satisfying late-game reward/progression.

Finally, we added a new building (not available in all scenarios): the Lighthouse. It increases ship speed and frequency, and also boosts the appearance rate of Floating Objects. However, floating objects can now be infected — so pay attention to any signs like myth holes or nests. On maps where the Lighthouse isn’t available, floating objects will be less infected, since you won’t be able to reduce infection through upgrades.

To sum up, we added 2 new technologies, one new building and 11 new upgrades.

We reworked our ship generator to allow for greater diversity when creating ships. Deckhouses and engines will no longer always appear in the same spots, and there are now more areas where decorative details like plants and objects can be placed.

Insects will also have many more possible spawning locations, making inspections more engaging and varied.

In addition, we’ve added a new boat type (see below) and several new ship parts.

We also have reworked the decor of all scenarios to make them feel more unique and engaging. We let you discover these changes by yourself as we already talked a lot!

A non-exhaustive list of small things we added or changed:

• Qol: Added an option to skip monthly pop changes and car broke down event

• Qol: Show the selling price in the Car/Horse cart menu

• Qol: In hiring menu, hovering a building explains what will do an employee in that building

• Qol: Pause at anytime option before starting a scenario

• Qol: Scenarios can now be continued after success

• Qol: Events choices are deactivated for a few moments when event appears on-screen

• New content: Can have female workers

• New content: Ship names, number and flags

• New content: A few events

• Bal: Fish Factory recipes use Scraps instead of Goods

• Bal: Added one more house in Sandbox

• Bal: Easier Peaceful city scenario

• Bal: Horse cart is a bit slower

• Bal: When low on People, player get a small Morale bonus

We also fixed a lot of bugs which I won't detail here, except that there were lots of problems with temperature units.

So that's it for today,

Thanks for reading and have a great day!