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A Weekend in Puzzleburg

is a cozy slice-of-life role-playing game with over 180,000 ways your weekend vacation can play out, available on Steam now. No need to fight monsters or save the world from impending doom - you've merely booked a relaxing weekend getaway in a quaint resort town. Welcome to Puzzleburg!
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"Open-Town" Rather Than Open-World

Experience an open-world game set in a cozy resort town.  Get to know the townspeople, and you'll soon find your way around like a local
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Experience the Joys of Traveling

A new town means a new you. Define your character's backstory - or even get your hair dyed a crazy color. Anything goes while on vacation
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Simple Controls, Complex Characters

Immerse yourself in deep, character-driven quest lines and puzzles that rely solely on brainpower, not how fast you can press buttons

Book a weekend in Puzzleburg today

Purchase on Steam now or try the free demo
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A Case Study on the State of Romance Video Games in 2026

Hi there.  I run a Steam festival called the Love, Romance, and Heartbreak Debutante Ball which takes place each year around Valentine's Day.Since this is to my knowledge the widest-scoped Steam festival in the romance space (e.g. it encompasses visual novels, non-visual novels, SFW games, NSFW games, games about romance, and games about heartbreak), I think the collection of games submitted gi...
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How to tell if your idea for a Steam festival has legs

Last updated: September 2026This is article 2 of 4 in my "How to Run Your Own Steam Festival" series.  To start with the first article, please see "The advantages (and disadvantages) of hosting your own Steam festival" here: https://sunnydemeanorgames.com/news/articles/the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-hosting-your-own-steam-festivalSo after reading part 1 in this series (linked above) and co...
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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

In this 30-minute visual novel, your only goal is to break up with your girlfriend. But she doesn't want to break up with you!  Will you tell her the hard truths or try to let her down easy?

Turns out - sometimes breaking up is hard to do!
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There's Always a Madman - an interactive spy novel series

Experience the ongoing adventures of secret agents Franklin Benjamin and Virginia West

Because there's always a madman, and you're the best agent we've got!
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In the There's Always a Madman series, each game represents a new mission with a new madman threatening the world, whether by launching weaponized satellites, destroying the Golden Gate Bridge, building a weather machine, or who knows what diabolical scheme will come next.


Good thing we have you, agent.  When the entire world hangs in the balance, we send in our best.  We send in you.

Each game is a standalone experience, but this is the recommended order:
1. There's Always a Madman: Fight or Flight
2. There's Always a Madman: Do Your Worst
3. There's Always a Madman: Bring the Thunder
4. There's Always a Madman: The MacGuffin
5. There's Always a Madman: V.I.C.T.O.R.

Accept these missions to save the world from a madman

Purchase on Steam now or try the free demos
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Important People of History - visual novel biographies


George Washington and Thomas Jefferson

released Friday July 3, 2026 for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence back in 1776


Abraham Lincoln

released Tuesday September 22, 2026 for the 164th anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation back in 1862

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George Washington

1st President of the United States and Commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War
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Thomas Jefferson

3rd President of the United States and principal author of the Declaration of Independence
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Abraham Lincoln

16th President of the United States and issuer of the Emancipation Proclamation
Learn all about the lives and eras of these important people of history through real-world photos of the places where they literally made history, as these places exist today

Sample of photos in the games:

  • Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed
  • Lexington and Concord, where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired
  • Yorktown, where the American Revolution was won
  • Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
  • Gettysburg, where Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address
  • Appomattox, where Lee surrendered to Grant, ending the Civil War
  • Ford's Theatre, where Lincoln was shot
  • The National Archives, where the Declaration of Independence is kept today
  • And many more
Purchase on Steam now or try the free demos
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Sunny Demeanor Games is a proud partner of the VA250 initiative, which celebrates 250 years of America in Virginia

Learn more here: https://va250.org

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