Indie gaming updates highlight Double Fine crowdfunding, new publishing models, and project debuts

The short version

• Double Fine is funding a community-voted game jam via Kickstarter, while developer Aggro Crab is publishing games under terms that ban generative AI and avoid typical recoupment hurdles.[Engadget]
• Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone stated he will not rush the development of Haunted Chocolatier, though the project still lacks a formal release date.[Engadget]
• New titles and expansions have begun launching or receiving launch windows, including the simulator Worming from Home and the expansion I Am Your Beast: Quitting Time.[Engadget]

Key facts

• Double Fine Productions is running a Kickstarter campaign where backers vote on game jam pitches to create four prototypes and one full small-scale game.[Engadget]
• Aggro Crab announced it will not require full investment recoupment before developers receive revenue and explicitly barred developers using generative AI.[Engadget]
• Eric Barone said he will not compromise the quality of Haunted Chocolatier by rushing its release, though he provided no specific release date.[Engadget]
• The remote work simulator Worming from Home released on Steam with a regular price of $10 and a 25 percent discount through September 18.[Engadget]
• Strange Scaffold scheduled its expansion I Am Your Beast: Quitting Time for release on PC on October 20 alongside base game releases on Switch and Switch 2.[Engadget]
• Causeway Studios scheduled The Final Cut of Lilith Cunningham for a 2027 release window on Steam.[Engadget]

Sources

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