RoundUp № 38
August was packed with all kinds of events, from the Missouri History Museum’s Game Night that had 400 attendees, to our monthly social (this time at Boco Boba!), to having a Share and Play with over 50 devs! It’s a great time to be involved in our community, jump in if you haven’t already!
The St Louis Game Developer RoundUp is the official monthly digest of the St Louis Game Developer community. Curated by STLGameDev, it brings together news, project updates, resources, and upcoming events from our local game development scene contributed by community members.
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Dev Updates
- Tony Wojnar has been hard at work getting things ready for the Chicago Indie Game Showcase with Dribble 2, and has been working on level design for the Glitch Ditch level!
- BluSurfaceMedia posted a devlog for Plunderer’s Run!
- James C. Kane posted a gel, water & sand simulation running on Apple Vision Pro WebXR + WebGPU and is also experimenting with photoreal 3D performance capture with 1-4 cameras for games and edutainment!
- Beelze Pub was updated to its final version! Give it a play on itch.io!
- Primordio Season One Launch Trailer is live on YouTube!
- Larger Than Average Games showcased Guild Legends at the Share & Play! A nostalgic, heartfelt, and chaotic action game for up to four players. Build your guild, recruit diverse heroes, and slay hordes of monsters!
- jackachulian showcased Which Witch? at the Share & Play! Which Witch? is a rhythm game + dating simulator where your conversations influence the music and the notes.
- Butterscotch Shenanigans’ How Many Dudes has past 100,000 Steam sales!
- Goofy Gourd Studios is working on converting more NPCs for cutscene backgrounds and improving the background UI for their latest game!
- Aaron Sumner has been making scenes for an office on pico8!
- Axol Studio has put out a survey with a couple of questions for research on their next game!
Music Releases
- Dorian Kavadlo posted Circuit Breaker from Mixtape Match on Soundcloud!
- azetrom posted their own songs from Mixtape Match on Soundcloud as well!
- Fat Bard’s music on Demon Tides is now available on record for pre-order with a limited 300 units to grab!
- Listen to a compilation of video game music from our community on STLGameDev’s YouTube! Great for jamming out to while working on games
- Fat Bard worked on the music for Warfare 1776! Check out the new trailer!
Announcements
- Are you ready for Spooky Season? Well prepare yourself! STLGameDev is having a Spooky Jam October 1st - 18th! Gather your team and get ready to make some spooky games! More details soon…
- Some of the STLGameDev crew will be representing at CIGS (Chicago Indie Games Showcase) on September 13th! If you will be there, stop by to say hi and play some of the games from our community members!
Game Releases
- Graphite Lab launched Smithsonian: Digging for Dinosaurs! A interactive adventure where young explorers excavate fossils, discover prehistoric creatures, and learn through play in a safe, engaging experience designed for curious kids.
- Midnight Launch Games’ Time To Rogue, a dungeon crawler where the resource isn’t mana or gold, it’s real-world time, is now out on iOS and Apple Watch!
Game Demos
- Try out the first Alpha Playtest for BluSurfaceMedia’s Plunderer’s Run and give them feedback!
Upcoming Events
Participate in these events from our community!
SEP 12
03:00 PM
September Game Audio Club - Project Share
If you’re into making video game music or sound design (or just curious) come hang out with us once a month! Doesn’t matter if you’re a pro or just starting out— everyone’s welcome. Just bring your love for game audio. Chill time where you can share your work, get feedback, or just vibe with people who love game audio.
SEP 17
07:00 PM
September GameDev Social!
Chat with fellow creators about making, playing, and admiring games! Talk about your game ideas and get inspired! Make friends and find collaborators. Our monthly hangout is open to everyone! WE ARE BACK AT SCHLAFLY AGAIN THIS MONTH!
SEP 21
06:30 PM
Game Club: Counterfeit Monkey
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. Our game for this month is Counterfeit Monkey!
OCT 01
06:00 PM
Spooky Jam 2026
OCT 08
07:00 PM
October GameDev Social!
Chat with fellow creators about making, playing, and admiring games! Talk about your game ideas and get inspired! Make friends and find collaborators. Our monthly hangout is open to EVERYONE!
NOV 28
12:00 PM
Share & Play: Game Playtesting!
Join us for casual game playtesting! This is an opportunity for developers to share their progress, observe playtesting, and get feedback on their projects, and for local game enthusiasts to get their hands on new games, prototypes, and give helpful feedback.
