@thewaveswatcher

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GIVEAWAY 🔥 Win a Steam key for A Dark Cave, playable from launch on 27 Oct. Enter: follow @thewaveswatcher + repost or reply. Wishlisting helps a ton. Thank you! Winner drawn 27 Oct, 20:00 CET. store.steampowered.com/app/4… #giveaway #SteamNextFest #indiegame #textbased
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"The story is fascinating, with weirdness in the caves below and a slight hint of horror." Thanks @paulavaynshteyn for picking A Dark Cave for The Nerdy Type's Next Fest list! thenerdytype.com/post/10-inc… Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/4… #SteamNextFest #incrementalgame #indiegame

10 incremental demos to make numbers go brrr during Steam Next Fest, October 2026

Steam Next Fest is packed with incremental games ready to consume hours of your life. Here are 10 demos to try when you just want to make numbers go brrr.

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Spent some time playing this! Really cool. Feels like an homage to the old text-based games! Kudos
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Day 6 of Next Fest for my solo-dev, mostly text-based incremental: 176 wishlists, my best day so far, after 95 and 127 before. A Dark Cave launches on Steam tomorrow, 27 October. The demo is free, no end date. store.steampowered.com/app/4… #SteamNextFest #indiegame #incrementalgame
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A Dark Cave@thewaveswatcherOct 22
GIVEAWAY 🔥 Win a Steam key for A Dark Cave, playable from launch on 27 Oct. Enter: follow @thewaveswatcher + repost or reply. Wishlisting helps a ton. Thank you! Winner drawn 27 Oct, 20:00 CET. store.steampowered.com/app/4… #giveaway #SteamNextFest #indiegame #textbased
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It starts with one fire in the dark. Hut by hut it becomes a village, while the cave below keeps pulling you deeper. A Dark Cave launches on Steam in two days. Free demo: store.steampowered.com/app/4… #SteamNextFest #indiegame #incrementalgame #textbased
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Pixel Pending included A Dark Cave in "5 More Steam Next Fest Demos to Try, Part 2" (0:53 to 1:10). Thanks @PixelPending! youtube.com/watch?v=T7umZ9UO… Free demo: store.steampowered.com/app/4… #SteamNextFest #indiegame #textbased

5 More Steam Next Fest Demos to Try (October 2026) - Part 2

Another 5 games from the October 2026 Next Fest to try!0:00 Re:co...

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A Dark Cave launches on Steam on 27 October. The demo is free on Steam and playable now: store.steampowered.com/app/4… #SteamNextFest #indiegame #textbased
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2 days left in the A Dark Cave giveaway: one Steam key for the full game, which launches 27 Oct. Follow @thewaveswatcher and repost or reply to the post below to enter. Draw on 27 Oct, 20:00 CET. store.steampowered.com/app/4… #giveaway #SteamNextFest #indiegame #textbased
A Dark Cave@thewaveswatcherOct 22
GIVEAWAY 🔥 Win a Steam key for A Dark Cave, playable from launch on 27 Oct. Enter: follow @thewaveswatcher + repost or reply. Wishlisting helps a ton. Thank you! Winner drawn 27 Oct, 20:00 CET. store.steampowered.com/app/4… #giveaway #SteamNextFest #indiegame #textbased
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Indie, Idle, Incremental Gameplay started a Let's Play of the A Dark Cave demo on YouTube, and part 1 is up. Thanks for playing! youtube.com/watch?v=wDXi-n7m… Free demo: store.steampowered.com/app/4… #SteamNextFest #indiegame #textbased #incremental

Text-Based Adventure Into the Unknown

Survive in a cruel world, build and expand your village, and descen...

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Day 5 of Next Fest for my solo-dev, mostly text-based incremental: 127 wishlists, same as on day one, after 105, 94 and 95 on the days in between. Thanks to everyone playing the demo! store.steampowered.com/app/4… #SteamNextFest #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #incrementalgame
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Another 5 games from the October 2026 Next Fest to try! Re:connect @StudioWink00 Break the Piñatas @ZeepXstudio Mothership @SpaceGameStudio A Dark Cave @thewaveswatcher The Manaworks @Zero_A_games #SteamNextFest #indiegames #gamedev
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I really enjoyed A Dark Cave - definitely gave me Zork vibes! Go follow @thewaveswatcher and try their demo!
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A Dark Cave was game #9 in @Satior420's Steam Next Fest marathon stream. Thanks for taking it into the dark live on stream! twitch.tv/videos/2908375998?… Free demo: store.steampowered.com/app/4… #SteamNextFest #indiegame #textbased #incremental

STEAM NEXT FEST MARATHON! | 10 Indie Demos Ready! | !boost !discord...

satior420 went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Just Chatting VOD now.

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Chrissi Starski played the A Dark Cave demo and has now started a full Let's Play series on YouTube. Thanks Chrissi! Ep.1: youtube.com/watch?v=tw2pWMe6… Free demo: store.steampowered.com/app/4… #SteamNextFest #incrementalgame #indiegame #textbased

A Dark Cave - Let's Play Ep.1

A new cave the same dark forebodingThis is a a full playthrough o...

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vibeyourgames picked A Dark Cave in their Next Fest recs: "1 click can turn into hours… a whole Lovecraftian world without a single graphic". Thank you @vibeyourgames! xitter.cf/vibeyourgames/status/2… Free demo: store.steampowered.com/app/4… #SteamNextFest #indiegame #textbased #incremental
Vibe Your Games@vibeyourgamesOct 23
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A Dark Cave @thewaveswatcher 1 click can turn into hours. Text-based incremental where you run a colony and fend off the dark: resources, raids, cave expeditions, turn-based fights. The writing builds a whole Lovecraftian world without a single graphic. store.steampowered.com/app/4…

A Dark Cave Demo on Steam

Survive a cruel world, build and expand your village, and descend into the darkness below. Gather resources, make hard choices, and uncover the unspeakable truth buried deep within the cave in this...

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3 days left to win a Steam key for A Dark Cave 🔥 Follow @thewaveswatcher and repost or reply to the post below to enter. Winner drawn 27 Oct, 20:00 CET, on launch day. Free demo in Steam Next Fest: store.steampowered.com/app/4… #giveaway #SteamNextFest #indiegame #incremental
A Dark Cave@thewaveswatcherOct 22
GIVEAWAY 🔥 Win a Steam key for A Dark Cave, playable from launch on 27 Oct. Enter: follow @thewaveswatcher + repost or reply. Wishlisting helps a ton. Thank you! Winner drawn 27 Oct, 20:00 CET. store.steampowered.com/app/4… #giveaway #SteamNextFest #indiegame #textbased
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Day 4 of Next Fest for my solo-dev, mostly text-based incremental: 95 wishlists, after 127, 105 and 94 on the first three days. Thanks to everyone playing the demo! store.steampowered.com/app/4… #SteamNextFest #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #incrementalgame
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"A Dark Cave turns a campfire into a whole settlement, and five minutes into a whole evening. An entertaining little incremental time-eater." (Translated from German) Thanks @indie_inside! indiegames-inside.de/a-dark-… store.steampowered.com/app/4… #SteamNextFest #indiegame #incremental

Im textbasierten Incremental-Abenteuer A Dark Cave wächst ein Lagerfeuer zur Siedlung heran

A Dark Cave beginnt mit einem Lagerfeuer und wächst zum düsteren Incremental Village Builder. Eine Steam-Demo ist verfügbar, der Release folgt am 27. Oktober.

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I talked with hashiruka48 about A Dark Cave: why A Dark Room stuck with me for ten years, and why the cave is the heart of the game. Thanks @bbs080 for the interview! blog.naver.com/hashiruka48/2… Free demo: store.steampowered.com/app/4… #indiedev #SteamNextFest #incrementalgame #ADarkRoom
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Timmara played the A Dark Cave demo on YouTube: "really cool and really fun", Frostpunk meets Reigns. Thanks @Timmara13 for the video! youtube.com/watch?v=4ULU6rul… Free demo: store.steampowered.com/app/4… #SteamNextFest #incrementalgame #indiegame #textbased

Cavepunk | A Dark Cave Demo

Thank you too @A-Dark-Cave for reaching out! Check out the demo o...

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