- Just A Shadow Game Joins BIG Fall Showcase! - 1 September 2026
Hey there, fellow cultists! We're excited to start autumn with Just A Shadow Game joining Clemmy Games' Best Indie Games Fall Showcase! Check out the event on: 📅: September 1, 2026 🕗: 8 AM PT 📍: https://www.youtube.com/@ClemmyGames Be sure to try out the demo, if you're strong enough... And don't forget to wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3456690/Just_A_Shadow_Game_Demo/ Step into the dark. Follow us for what awaits.🌑 Discord🌑 Facebook🌑 TikTok🌑 X🌑 Bluesky🌑 YouTube
- Just A Shadow Game is Part of Six One Demo Days! - 30 July 2026
Greetings fellow members of the cult!We're proud to be part of an amazing showcase with Six One Indie's Demo Days, a new showcase featuring game demos of all kind! We hope to grow the cult of Shadow and show the world his masterpiece, Just A Shadow Game! Watch the showcase here!📅: July 31⏰: 9 AM PT🔴 : Be sure to try out our demo, if you are strong enough...Follow us for more:🌑 Discord🌑 Facebook🌑 TikTok🌑 X🌑 Bluesky🌑 YouTube
- Just A Shadow Game Has Graced the Southeast Asian Games Showcase 2026! - 6 June 2026
Greetings, my cultists. 'Tis I, Shadow, your wise and very patient mentor in these sinister arts. I come bearing good news: Just A Shadow Game has graced the Southeast Asian Games Showcase. 📅: June 6⏰: 8 AM PT🔴: 🟣: Witness my exclusive NEW TRAILER 💥 But that is not all! Here are the newest DEMO UPDATES:Introduction of the ProtagonistNew Narrative component8 New Spell Cards4 New BuildingsVarious QOL fixesPlay my game if you dare...Follow us for more:🌑 Discord🌑 Facebook🌑 TikTok🌑 X🌑 Bluesky🌑 YouTube
- Just A Shadow Game Infiltrates Clemmy's BIG Summer Showcase - 2 June 2026
We meet again, my dear followers! I bring glorious news: my masterpiece, Just A Shadow Game, has been chosen to partake in Clemmy Games’ Best Indie Games Summer Showcase! A stage upon which the masses shall witness the beginning of our ascension... Prepare yourselves. Spread the word. And when the curtain rises, let the world know that the Shadow is no longer hiding: 📅: June 2, 2026🕗: 8 AM PST📍: But witnessing the ritual is not enough. Step into the darkness yourself through my demonstration, now available for all willing cultists. And if your devotion is true, add Just A Shadow Game to your wishlist so our dominion may continue to grow! Step into the dark. Follow us for what awaits.🌑 Discord🌑 Facebook🌑 TikTok🌑 X🌑 Bluesky🌑 YouTube
- Playtest is Over, Stay Tuned for More - 26 May 2026
To our new recruits, you have contributed to my dominion over the realm with your feedback... The playtest is now over, but keep your eyes opened for more, mortals... For there will be new updates coming very soon. Join our gathering on Discord https://discord.gg/pSXH55aXHpDon't forget to wishlist...– Shadow
- Heed My Summons: Just A Shadow Game Playtest is Now Open! - 14 May 2026
Ah… Can you feel it in the air, my acolyte? The heat. The humidity. The lengthening of light.It all means one thing.Summer approaches, and with it, the festivals through which we spread our dominion! Before the world lays its eyes upon our masterpiece, I require worthy cultists to ensure the ritual's stability. Enter the official playtest of Just A Shadow Game, running until May 22, and help me refine our path to our dark reign eternal! This build includes exclusive new updates never before witnessed, and therefore never before tested. If you desire early access and the opportunity to share feedback, follow these instructions:Join our gathering at the Discord server https://discord.gg/pSXH55aXHpHead to the #playtesting-role channelReact to the message to get the playtesters' roleMy instructions shall then be revealed Make haste, the age of your arcane supremacy awaits you. With me at yo…
- Just A Shadow Game spreads its tendrils in Steam's Deck Builders Fest! - 4 May 2026
Well, how auspicious is this opportunity for us my fellow mortals? Steam has blessed us with Steam's Deck Builder Fest, a celebration of games that has cards that you build into a formidable deck. It is our time to shine the light of our cult, and convert these new souls as our believers! Behold my deckbuilder masterpiece, Just A Shadow Game! Play the demo, then wishlist the game:
- Just A Shadow Game has entered the domain of Indie Jam 2026! - 28 March 2026
Gather around mortals for it is I, Shadow, back again with a new dominion to conquer... This time, it is Indie Jam 2026, an annual celebration of the ASEAN independent game development industry, organized by the folks of The Magic Rain.Join us in celebration of our fellow game developers and scout out future prospects for me, trusted friends. Bring more into the cult of my masterpiece. Happening this 28th March at 9.00pm GMT+8! Play the demo, then wishlist the game:Join our Discord and follow our socials!
- Just A Shadow Game Is A Part of Best Indie Games Spring Showcase 2026! - 3 March 2026
Spring is here and that means... Clemmy Games' Best Indie Games Spring Showcase is coming, and we're part of it! Join me, Shadow, for an adventure beyond your wildest dreams. Cast spells of untold horror, raise your dark forces from the earth, and conjure defenses that defy nature all with the cards I've provided. Destroy anyone who stands in your way. This is not just any game, this is my masterpiece: Just A Shadow Game. Taste a fraction of my power in the Just A Shadow Game demo, and wishlist to spread the word:
- Just A Shadow Game Spreads its Tendrils in Southeast Asia Games Onward 2025! - 11 December 2025
Another avenue for my domination! This is your friend, Shadow. My ears on the ground have heard whispers of the event called Southeast Asia Games Onward, hosted by Southeast Asia Games Aesthetic. A perfect opportunity to expand our dominion, wouldn't you say? It appears our new followers are in need of a demonstration. Conduct dreadful rituals, erect cursed structures, and purge your rivals from the face of the Earth, all to strengthen my rule–I mean, our rule. Play the demo, then wishlist the game:Join our Discord and follow our socials!
- Just A Shadow Game Is A Part of Best Indie Games Winter Showcase! - 2 December 2025
'Tis the season for indies! Come check out our entry in Clemmy Games' Best Indie Games Winter Showcase! Come. Let's play a game. Take these spells, construct these buildings, then face off against every wretched soul that dares to dream of power. Heed me, and all the world will fall beneath our shadow! ...Oh and the cards are fun too! Wishlist Just A Shadow Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3040930/Just_A_Shadow_Game/ Don't forget to join our community, and follow our socials!
- Security Update for the Just A Shadow Game Demo - 3 October 2025
Hello friends,No Shadow here this time, though he's sure to be back!We just wanted to announce that we have updated the Just A Shadow Game demo after an announcement from Unity that certain Unity projects contained a critical security issue and they recommended patching the Unity editor and updating any projects as soon as possible.Since Shadow would kill us all if anything happened to his future sacrifices–I mean, his future players, we got to work updating the demo immediately for your safety.Thank you very much for your support of Just A Shadow Game! — Indie Lab and Neon Doctrine
- Just A Shadow Game Joins The Spook-tacular Halloween Showcase! - 30 September 2025
It's the season for ghostly horrors and sweet treats!🎃🍬 Neon Doctrine is proud to announce that Just A Shadow Game is a part of the Halloween Showcase by the Horror Game Awards! Gather round, mortals! I, Shadow, have secured yet another path towards world domination! In my masterpiece, Just A Shadow Game, you shall conduct blood rituals, erect cursed buildings, and eliminate heretics on the battlefield! Now go forth and spread my dark influence, minions! Play the demo and wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3456690/Just_A_Shadow_Game_Demo/ About the Halloween Showcase: Founded in 2022, the Horror Game Awards is the world’s first dedicated horror game awards celebrating the best horror games and the developers that make them. 📍Horror Game Awards Youtube 📅30 September 11AM PDT Don't forget to join our community, and follow our socials!
- Just A Shadow Game Is A Part of Hungry Ghost Festival on Steam!👻 - 6 September 2025
The veil grows thin, and the ghosts hunger for offerings!👻🕯️ Feed their eternal appetites at the Hungry Ghost Festival by SEA Games Aesthetic with a selection of hauntingly beautiful indie games published by Neon Doctrine for up to 90% OFF, from September 6 - 13 10AM PT! 🕯️Check out the event here🕯️ Play the demo and wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3456690/Just_A_Shadow_Game_Demo/ ~ Neon Doctrine 💜
- Just A Shadow Game Hits 15k Wishlists! - 4 August 2025
Our dominion expands! "Just A Shadow Game" has now reached 15 THOUSAND wishlists! Through our relentless efforts consisting of the demo, trailer, and the Carnival of Chaos curated by the freshly indoctrinated Neon Doctrine, our influence has spread like wildfire! What began as a whisper in the dark has become a roaring legion of 15,000 devotees! But our crusade is far from over... I require ever more souls to join our ranks, so I will need my loyal followers to spread the word, play the demo, and wishlist the game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3040930/Just_A_Shadow_Game/ Don't forget to join our community and follow our socials!
- Just A Shadow Game Joins Neon Doctrine in The Carnival of Chaos! - 24 July 2025
Mortals! Gather round, for we have completed a ritual of unprecedented power! Through arcane negotiations, we have forged a blood-bound contract with the nefarious Neon Doctrine to publish our masterpiece, Just A Shadow Game! With this cursed contract we are one step closer in our grand plan and another piece is added to our our ritual of conquest! We are excited to welcome other twisted souls to join our cause and what better place to do so than the Neon Doctrine Carnival of Chaos? A demonstration (or "Demo", if you will) will be available for your perusal and wishlisting is encouraged! Presenting a chilling, thrilling, killer collection of ghoulish games and devilish demos, featuring the demo of Just A Shadow Game! Hoard dark magics and build a deck of corrupted buildings, abominations, and dark secrets. Join the Shadow's eternal game by playing the demo NOW: https://store.steampowere…
- What Makes a Great Strategy Game? Key Design Principles for Indie Devs - 28 March 2025
Ever wondered what separates good strategy games from great ones? After working on two deep strategy titles—including our current indie project, Just a Shadow Game—we've learned valuable lessons about what truly makes strategic gameplay engaging. In this devlog-style analysis, we'll explore the three essential factors of a great strategy game: Depth, Complexity, and Variance. We'll discuss common pitfalls, share practical examples from hit games like #Starcraft, #SlayTheSpire, #Wildfrost, #VampireSurvivors, #Cossacks, #Civilization, #HeroesOfMightAndMagic, #Balatro, #BadNorth, #IntoTheBreach, and explain how indie developers can achieve depth without overwhelming complexity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CjjUjCek8Q
- From Idea to Demo: How Failure Shaped 'Just a Shadow Game' (First Indie Devlog) - 16 March 2025
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- Have You Heard About "Just A Shadow Game"? A Vietnamese Deckbuilding Roguelike Where You Perform Rituals to Challenge the Devil! - 8 February 2025
A unique deckbuilding roguelike with a dark D&D twist—where the Devil himself is the Game Master. Perform sinister rituals, summon dark forces, and manipulate fate in a world of blood and bone. Do you have what it takes to outplay the master of the game? https://store.steampowered.com/app/3456690/Just_A_Shadow_Game_Demo/
- ALANPHAM vs. Just a Shadow Game (Demo) - 23 January 2025
Behold this mortal, daring to play my game. Do not forget to try my demo, fool https://store.steampowered.com/app/3456690/Just_A_Shadow_Game_Demo/
