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Steven Yau @yaustar.bsky.social · 2d

Almost 200 pages of game dev resources including:

🧑‍🏫 pitch decks
📢 marketing
🎨 art assets
🖥️ programming tools
🗣️ conference talks
🔎 job searching/careers
💰funds and more! 👾

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Matt Hackett @richtaur.bsky.social · 5d

Happy 2nd anniversary to the Steam Dev Cheat Sheet 🥂

LMK if any info is out of date! Good luck with your game 🎮

#indiegamedev

STEAM DEV CHEAT SHEET
Quick access to a collection of best practices & magic formulas:

STEAM CAPSULE
(Your Game)
The single most IMPORTANT element since it's seen the most
Clear
Readable
Game name
Genre
Hook(s)
Hire on artist!

THE DISCOVERY ALGORITHM
Get 7,000+ wishlists before launch
Get 10+ reviews ASAP (positive or negative, just need 10)
The only punishing review status is OVERWHELMINGLY NEGATIVE (the rest are neutral for traffic)

WISHLISTS
About 15% of wishlists convert in the first week.
ALL wishlisters are emailed at launch.
Discount 20%+ to email wishlisters after launch.

SALES ESTIMATES FROM REVIEWS
One review represents about 20-55 soles.
It's the New Boxleiter Number! ~30 is good
So 100 reviews = about 3,000 copies sold.

TRAILER
(Viewers skip through trailers)
Start strong
Omit intro logos
Direct to gameplay
60 seconds or less
End with ONE CTA: Wishlist it or buy it

Made in October 2023

From the author of How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself
valadria.com

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BloodyGoodReviews | Pirate PR @piratepr.com · 13d

I love it when new Magazines arrive and they feature our games ☺️

OFF & Katanaut in GAMEPLAY

I Hate This Place in @edgemagazine.bsky.social

Sips and Sonnets in @patchmagazine.bsky.social

☕️ coffee + reading these is the best part of my day!

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Gamer's Palace @gamers-palace.bsky.social · 8d

Ein Gedicht zum Einstieg, und ein schönes gleich noch dazu.
Das erwartet dich in Sips and Sonnets 🍵

#Indiegame #SipsandSonnets #WholesomeGame

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giselle @ellipsea.online · 8d

I'm going to be mentoring for the FRAY World's game jam this friday! super excited!! you can register to participate here:

www.tickettailor.com/events/candy... #FRAYJam

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René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 8d

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter

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Ahmed Khalifa @amidos2006.bsky.social · 9d

I am one of the editors for the upcoming Transaction on Games special issue :) The special issue is about "Multi-Modal Content Generation for Games." One topic that excites me the most is the orchestration between different facets of content generation.
(1/5)

#PCG #AI #ML #GenAI #AIandGames

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WINGS @wingsfund.me · 10d

✨ Only 3 days left! Submit your game✨

Our WINGS Award is back at the #IGF26
Celebrating outstanding games where women & other gender-marginalised developers hold key creative roles.

🎉 The winner will receive the award + a €2000 prize
🗓️ Submit your game by Oct 8!
👉 Apply at igf.com/article/subm...

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Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 10d

A late night reminder that if you are a first time #indiegamedev with a game you are trying to get feedback on, signups are open for my Debut Devs showcase. forms.gle/LrGjbPhueze4...

Debut Devs Showcase Sign up

A little project I would like to try for Game-Wisdom is providing more ways of showing off games from first time developers and students. The Debut Devs Showcase is a once a month, 2-hour stream, show...

forms.gle

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Bayan (Blue Tango Street) @bmmashat.bsky.social · 11d

It's time.

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Safe In Our World @safeinourworld.org · 13d

Calling all mental health champions! 📢 Ambassador applications are OPEN!

APPLY NOW to become an official Safe In Our World ambassador, and join our mission to end mental health stigma in the games industry and global games community.

safeinourworld.org/news/ambassa...

Illustration of an astronaut in space, standing on the turquoise surface of a planet, waving a small Safe In Our World flag. In the background you can see planet earth and the moon. Above the astronaut, the text reads a CTA: "Apply - Class of 2026", referring to the Ambassador Program.

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WINGS @wingsfund.me · 12d

CALLING ALL WOMEN & GENDER MARGINALIZED!
We are happy to announce the Women’s Day Sale is returning in 2026—on Feb 27–Mar 8, 2026🔥
Celebrating the amazing women and gender marginalised in games 😎 🎮

Spread the word! 💜 SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN!
👉 Submit your game: bit.ly/WDS2026Apply
🗓️ Apply by Nov 9th!

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Bianca 🦌👑🔺 (Triumvora out now) @blissbybits.bsky.social · 12d

Been a week since Triumvora was released! Very cool to see it in other's hands :')

The soundtrack is now available through Steam (it got a bit of praise ❤️ ty!)

store.steampowered.com/app/3549120/...

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Bayan (Blue Tango Street) @bmmashat.bsky.social · 13d

Aww 💙Thank you for you lovely words. We did shed a few tears in our recording sessions with the spectacular actors! They really did a great job and we were lucky to have them!

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Bayan (Blue Tango Street) @bmmashat.bsky.social · 13d

We're so glad you loved it 💙 Thank you for sharing!

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Christine Brewson 🎃 @stinebrunson.bsky.social · 13d

I edited my playthrough of Sips and Sonnets by @bmmashat.bsky.social ! I took on the role of the sweet retired journalist, Ms. Meadows and found myself writing poems and chatting with interesting patrons in my tearoom. This was a lovely tale that tests if you pay attention or not!

Sips And Sonnets - a bittersweet tale filled with tea and stanzas!

YouTube video by Christine Brunson

youtu.be

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Bayan (Blue Tango Street) @bmmashat.bsky.social · 14d

Cuteness time!!!

Bayan (Blue Tango Street) @bmmashat.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you for playing!! We're glad you enjoyed it. And thank you for the lovely review 💙

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Ahmed Khalifa @amidos2006.bsky.social · 19d

My friends have just released their amazing poetry-based visual novel. Go support them and buy it if you are into cute games and poetry :)

#gamedev #indiedev #poetry #poetrygames #releaseweek #retweet #screenshotsaturday

Bayan (Blue Tango Street) @bmmashat.bsky.social · Sep 12

Sips and Sonnets is officially OUT NOW!!!

🫖 Make Tea
📝 Write Poetry
🤍 Reminisce
🗣️ Full Voiceover

Our 2nd game humbly invites you to Meadows' Tearoom. 😊 Our heartfelt gratitude goes to everyone who made it possible. Make some tea before you play! 🍵

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Lil Egg Bub🥚 @lileggbub.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks so much for a key @bmmashat.bsky.social ! I just finished a play through of Sips and Sonnets despite having a few stream tech issues. It was really interesting to learn about tea, poetry, and different cultures. #visualnovel #cozystreamer

🫖 store.steampowered.com/app/3176190/...

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Bayan (Blue Tango Street) @bmmashat.bsky.social · 21d

Congrats 🥳

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Bianca 🦌👑🔺 (Triumvora out now) @blissbybits.bsky.social · 21d

🔻🦙🔺🍑🔻👑🔺

store.steampowered.com/app/3549120/...

#gamedev #steam

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Neha🍉 @nehapolitan.bsky.social · Oct 17

Hi mass exodus!

Im a freelancer composer/sound designer (Venba,Eternights, Six Ages, Playdate and more).

I talk about game OST marketability and how to get your $$$ + tips on networking as a loner!

I also helped launch a Palestinian Charity Album just 2 weeks ago and it's on bandcamp (go buy!!)

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Bayan (Blue Tango Street) @bmmashat.bsky.social · 21d

That's amazing! Thank for sharing (and making)!

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Le Pixel Hunt - Making Games at the End of the World @thepixelhunt.bsky.social · 22d

OK, for a thing I'm working on I've been thinking a lot about this question recently.

**Why keep making video games in a world on fire?**

If that’s been on your mind too, and you’re open to talking about it, please feel free to reach out - either here or at [email protected]

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