It's my Birthday today!
As a solo dev, I’m celebrating the usual way: fixing one thing and breaking three others.

#solodev #gamedev #indiegamedev

Midnight Forge Games | Patreon Folklore-inspired horror games

I'm now on Patreon!

If you’d like to support my work directly and follow along with behind-the-scenes updates on Nowhere and future horror games, you can now do that here.

Simple dev updates and behind-the-scenes looks.

www.patreon.com/cw/MidnightF...

#horrorgame #indiegame #gamedev

Hey I'm Luke, a solo dev from the UK!
I enjoy working on horror games that focus on folklore and narrative.

I'm working on Nowhere, a nordic detective horror to be released this year.

#solodevsurvivor

Save 30% on Those Who Dwell on Steam Your lantern is your only protection. Something watches from the dark. Will you restore the balance… or unleash what waits below?

Russian language support is now available in Those Who Dwell.

Thank you to everyone supporting the game so far.

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3762690/...

Itchio: midnightforge.itch.io/those-who-dw...

Gamejolt: gamejolt.com/games/thosew...

#indiegame #gamedev

Save 30% on Those Who Dwell on Steam Your lantern is your only protection. Something watches from the dark. Will you restore the balance… or unleash what waits below?

Those Who Dwell is now part of the Steam Spring Sale.

It’s a slow-burn folk horror game focused on atmosphere, exploration, and tension.

If you’ve been curious about it, now’s a great time to pick it up.

store.steampowered.com/app/3762690/...

#horrorgame #indiegames #steamsale

Nvidia's DLSS 5 is out of control!

Look at the upgrade it gave to Those Who Dwell!

(satire)

#gamedev

@redvan77.bsky.social Reach out to me to get the key!

Congrats to @redvan77.bsky.social for winning the Those Who Dwell giveaway!

Thank you to everyone who entered and supported the game.

If you didn’t win this time, Those Who Dwell will be part of the Steam Spring Sale, so keep an eye out if you’ve been thinking about picking it up.

Those Who Dwell on Steam Your lantern is your only protection. Something watches from the dark. Will you restore the balance… or unleash what waits below?

One final Those Who Dwell Steam key giveaway before the Spring Sale.

If you want to support the game, please wishlist bit.ly/3X04Hgm, share and reply below with your favourite folk horror game, film, or legend.

I’ll pick one winner on Monday 6PM GMT

#horrorgame #indiegame

Those Who Dwell patch out now

Added Chinese (Simplified) translation, fixed settings resetting from the main menu, improved item clarity, made some progression items easier to find, and added a few UI/quality-of-life fixes.

Also still looking for a Japanese translator

#gamedev #horrorgame

Fearzine | Patreon Independent video game media with a love for horror

Supporting Fearzine on Patreon means supporting indie horror games as a whole.
More visibility, more creators, more weird and wonderful games finding its audience.

If you want to help, give it a share and back them.

patreon.com/cw/Fearzine

#indiedev #gamedev #HorrorGames

A missing persons case leads into a Nordic valley haunted by folklore and something far worse beneath it.

Nowhere is a detective horror game built around exploration, atmosphere, and unraveling a mystery that should have stayed buried.

#TeaseYaGame #indiegame #HorrorGames

Nowhere is a Nordic detective horror where you investigate a cursed valley tied to forgotten Viking folklore.

If you'd like to support the project, wishlists help massively.

bit.ly/4kR1IAp

#WishlistWednesday #indiedev #horrorgames #gamedev

If you’ve played Those Who Dwell, I’d really appreciate a short Steam review.

As a solo developer, reviews massively impact discoverability and help keep games alive and help fund other games.

Even a few words means a lot.
Thank you for the support.

It watches.

#ScreenshotSaturday for Those Who Dwell

Wishlist / Play here: store.steampowered.com/app/3762690/...

#indiegame #horrorgame #folkorror #UE5 #gamedev

Nice! Looks cool

The lovely team at @fearzinemagazine.com giving my latest game a shout out this week.
Give them a follow if you love all things horror, they're a lovely group of people.

#horror #horrorgame

Thanks for the shout out! 🖤
Really appreciate it

A new build of Those Who Dwell is live.

- Spanish (thanks to Cristina Castany)
- Brazilian Portuguese (thanks to Ana Laura Rapado)
- Performance improvements to Levels 9–10
- New lantern UI glitch effects
- VCR timestamp fix

Thank you for supporting an solo-developed game

#horrorgame #gamedev

Those Who Dwell | Folk Horror Indie Game | Official Trailer YouTube video by Midnight Forge

New Those Who Dwell trailer drop - collab with @liquidcrimson !

youtu.be/F8tgxyGg0fU

Game will also be part of the Steam Spring Sale, with new updates coming soon for extra language support.
#IndieHorror #HorrorGame #Steam

Detective Fest - PSA

The Nowhere demo live today is an earlier build.

A new demo with improved mechanics and more recent updates will be live tomorrow at 10AM PST.

I’ve been unwell which slowed a few final changes more than expected, but the update is nearly ready.

Thanks for the patience!

No thats okay Pumpkin, Nowhere doesn't need gamepad support... 😭😂
(I'll get a new one)

The latest key giveaway is now done!
Thanks to everyone who participated and supported, stick around if you like horror games and im sure i'll run another giveaway in the near future.

The winner of this giveaway is.... @lucassantanera.bsky.social
I'll be in touch soon with your key!

Looking Back at 2025 — The Streams That Changed Everything | @kitsuafterdark YouTube video by KitsuAfterDark

Hey Everyone!

I made a video recapping some of my favorite moments from each month on Twitch as well as a video to show the progress we have grown!

Feel free to check it out!
youtu.be/DMW2mar57RY

KEY GIVEAWAY

I’m giving away another Steam key for Those Who Dwell, my atmospheric folk horror game.

To enter:
🔹 Follow @midnightforge.bsky.social
🔹 Like + Repost
🔹 Reply with your most anticipated game of 2026

Winner picked Monday, goodluck!

#FollowFriday #IndieHorror #HorrorGames

Happy New Year from Midnight Forge!

2026 is a year of hope.
Hope that I can keep making games.
Hope that doing this full-time can become more of a possibility.

Thank you to everyone who’s encouraged me.

Every bit of support genuinely keeps this going.

Here’s to another year of chasing dreams.

Hotfix for Those Who Dwell!

Level 6 blocker has been fixed and added something to help you scare off shadows while you have enough light.

650 wishlists on Steam for Those Who Dwell!

Thats great!

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

Happy holidays everyone! I hope everyone had a festive and chill day. 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

With the post-support work on Those Who Dwell slowing down for the holidays im happy to announce that Nowhere will be entering into the Steam Detective Fest (Jan 12-19) with a new and improved demo !!