RoundUp № 32
February is quietly one of the best months of the year to make games. While January is full of pressure and December is full of distraction, February hits a sweet spot that game developers uniquely benefit from. This month brought the Steam Next Fest and the Adroit Game Jam, and our developers rose to the challenge:
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Game Demos
- Colorgrave has been burning the midnight oil to get a demo out for Curse Chapter: Dawnthief in Steam Next Fest!
- Studio Tapioca has a new demo out for Bunny Beats, a cute rhythm-matching game, in Steam Next Fest!
- Jundroo has a demo out for their new flight sim Simple Planes 2 in Steam Next Fest!
- Wonderpond has a new demo out for Gelli Fields, the cozy gelli farming roguelite, in Steam Next Fest!
- Butterscotch Shenanigans’ wacky roguelite dude-builder How Many Dudes? has a demo out in Steam Next Fest!
- Studio Tapioca’s Bunny Beats, a rhythm game where bunnies swing mochi hammers to the beat, has a demo out in Steam Next Fest!
- Dang Darn Games has a demo out for Dang Darn Island.
Dev Updates
- Kelsey Watkins showed off her cabinet prototype for her Global Game Jam game!
- Fairlii has been regularly posting Developer Update vlogs - the latest was on how their game, Gelli Fields, performed at the Steam Next Fest!
- Kris Truitt posted a very important update to if you can pet the dog in Mansion of a Million Monsters!
- Goofy Gourd Studios are working on setting up their pause menu.
- Tony Wojnar continues to work on the Toxic Tavern level for Dribble 2!
Game Jam Releases
- Evie D. released waveform, a unique game written entirely in C++! Using SDF rendering and some artistic shaderwork, shapes merge and melt together in a trippy and satisfying experience. This game won the Adroit Game Jam!
- Axol Studio released SuPURRPosition, following the quantastic adventures of an uncertain kitten, for the Adroit Game Jam!
- Vadeum released Quantum Superhacker for the Adroit Game Jam! “You invented QuantumOS. Now hack the world and make it a better place.”
- Grenhunterr released Quantum Slicer for the Adroit Game Jam! The goal of the game is to destroy as many objects as you can without missing. Good luck!
Music Releases
- Celebrating the release of Demon Tides, Fat Bard posted the soundtrack!
- Walpang is uploading their work to Spotify!
Game Releases
- James Kane is launching into early access with STARSPEED: Zero-G Aerial Combat, which features multiplayer and a campaign inspired by Descent and DOOM with a gripping story & synthwave OST, in partnership with WorldLabs.ai!
News
- Developers brought their works-in-progress to the first Share & Play of 2026!
Upcoming Events
Participate in these events from our community!
MAR 23
06:30 PM
Game Club: 30XX
Online event
Game Club is like a book club except we pick a game to play each month and then meet up to discuss it with a focus on game design. This month's game is the roguelite action platformer, 30XX!
We will be meeting virtually on Discord this month (in the general voice chat). Come share your thoughts on the game with us!
For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: https://www.meetup.com/st-louis-game-developers/events/
