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🙋 Co-founder of @icopartners.com | @crowdfunding-agency.com | @mightymerch.store 👾Supporting self-publishing game companies (Strategy | Marketing | PR) 🙆‍♂️Crowdfunding specialist
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Thomas BIDAUX 🔜 Gstar @icotom.icopartners.com · Nov 13
👋 I'm Thomas BIDAUX, co-founder of ICO, where we help video game studios navigate the wild world of self-publishing.
You'll find me sharing:

🎮 Video game industry thoughts
💰 Crowdfunding news & tips
🦋 Game Industry Bluesky Guide
🎲 Nerding out about tabletop games

#indiedev #crowdfunding #ttrpg
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Lewis | ICO Partners @persistentworld.bsky.social · 5h
Any journalists I know heading to Spiel Essen next week?
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ICO @icopartners.com · 7h
Play Tavern Keeper during Steam Next Fest ahead of its Nov 3rd Early Access launch!

🍺Charming fantasy business simulator
👩‍🎨 Creative decoration sandbox
📖 Bite-sized interactive story book
by Game Dev Tycoon creators @greenheartgames.bsky.social

Try the demo: store.steampowered.com/app/2833530/...
Play Tavern Keeper during Steam Next Fest! 🍺🧝‍♀️ Charming fantasy business simulator 👩‍🎨 Creative decoration sandbox 📖 Bite-sized interactive story book ⌛ 11 years of development by Game Dev Tycoon creators Try the demo now Play Tavern Keeper during Steam Next Fest! 🍺🧝‍♀️ Charming fantasy business simulator 👩‍🎨 Creative decoration sandbox 📖 Bite-sized interactive story book ⌛ 11 years of development by Game Dev Tycoon creators Try the demo now Play Tavern Keeper during Steam Next Fest! 🍺🧝‍♀️ Charming fantasy business simulator 👩‍🎨 Creative decoration sandbox 📖 Bite-sized interactive story book ⌛ 11 years of development by Game Dev Tycoon creators Try the demo now Play Tavern Keeper during Steam Next Fest! 🍺🧝‍♀️ Charming fantasy business simulator 👩‍🎨 Creative decoration sandbox 📖 Bite-sized interactive story book ⌛ 11 years of development by Game Dev Tycoon creators Try the demo now
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Steven Yau @yaustar.bsky.social · 12h
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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Thomas BIDAUX 🔜 Gstar @icotom.icopartners.com · 15h
Video games marketing is getting out of control...
Photo of the Brighton Palace pier Close up on the Brighton Palace Pier sign that now reads "Bright Nier"
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Thomas BIDAUX 🔜 Gstar @icotom.icopartners.com · 1d
Starfinder: Afterlight with the top spot for most backers across tabletop and video games. 🙌🏻
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ICO @icopartners.com · 1d
Here’s your roundup of last week’s top game releases!

💻 Steam: 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱™ 𝟲 leads with 23,336 reviews (82% positive)
🎮 Kickstarter video games: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 tops with 8,466 backers
🎲 Kickstarter tabletop games: 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿: 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 tops with 7,713 backers
ICO Steam Weekly Top Steam Games Battlefield™ 6 23,336 82% Blue Protocol: Star Reson... 6,117 48% Little Nightmares III 1,794 55% The Farmer Was Replaced 1,587 96% Absolum 1,117 91% Lost Eidolons: Veil of th... 620 80% Project Unknown 572 84% Deathground 515 59% Little Nightmares Enhance... 423 95% Want more? Subscribe: icopartners.com/newsletters ICO Switch Weekly Top Switch Games Mystic Pathways: Crystal ... Five Nights with Tung Tun... Sugoi Girls: Wolf Romance Colorizing: Collection 1 Super Mining Mechs Dawnfolk Sonic Wings Reunion Survival Zombie Wukong Black Legend Want more? Subscribe: icopartners.com/newsletters Top Tabletop Games Return to Dark Tower: Exp... 7,713 $980,942 Honor's End 5,329 $601,451 Obojima Tales From Yatamon 4,444 $556,759 Obsession Rules Compendiu... 4,186 $229,920 The Red Dragon Inn 10 2,530 $217,776 Journey to the Quest: An ... 2,288 $188,576 Unlock the Magic - Houdin... 1,708 $244,436 Mega Dungeon: The Mines o... 1,173 $278,241 Battlecrest: Overlord (Ne... 1,077 $38,460 Want more? Subscribe: icopartners.com/newsletters ICO Kickstarter Weekly Top Video Games Starfinder: Afterlight ? 8,466 $516,983 HABROMANIA 3,325 $146,121 Dancing With Ghosts 267 $14,712 Legacy of Valor - Medieva... 184 $58,550 Astra Bestiary: Monster R... 114 $3,744 Mind Her Manor 95 $9,122 32 Bit Library Greatest H... 41 $3,132 Overnight - Academy Crush 39 $3,685 In The Middle Of - A Myst... 34 $3,163 Want more? Subscribe: icopartners.com/newsletters
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The Game Bakers @thegamebakers.com · 1d
It’s time! Ghosts are available in Cairn’s demo on PC and PS5. They’re not all that scary though, we think

You can climb Tenzen alongside community members, devs and content creators ghosts, and see what everyone’s been up to. Maybe you can try something new, or race a few ghosts?
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Thomas BIDAUX 🔜 Gstar @icotom.icopartners.com · 1d
Stretch Goals already announced.
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🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 5d
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
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Thomas BIDAUX 🔜 Gstar @icotom.icopartners.com · 1d
Anyone in need of a last minute place to stay at Essen Spiel, I have an extra room someone can take over from us.

From Wednesday to Monday.

Please share around.
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Epictellers Entertainment @epictellers.bsky.social · 2d
Last day on BCN Game Fest 2025!

If you are around please, come say hi to us and try our demo 💻

We are having so much fun seeing players enjoy the game irl!

👉 We are in stand EXH13

#bcngamefest #bcngf2025
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Trash Goblin @spiltmilkstudios.bsky.social · 3d
Here are some of our favourite September Reviews for our cosy game Trash Goblin, just in time for the cosy autumn season! Chill vibes & love for Donoval. We couldn’t ask for more. 😌💚

#indiegame #promosky
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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 4d
after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
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Thomas BIDAUX 🔜 Gstar @icotom.icopartners.com · 4d
Seeing @loooah.com in the featured image was an unexpected boon of my afternoon. 😄
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GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 4d
The UK Best Places to Work Awards 2025 took place at the Royal Institution in London last week, and now the entire awards ceremony is available to view online.

www.gamesindustry.biz/watch-the-ga...
Watch the GamesIndustry.biz UK Best Places to Work Awards 2025
The full ceremony is now online to view
www.gamesindustry.biz
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GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 4d
The UK Best Places to Work Awards 2025 took place at the Royal Institution in London last week, and now the entire awards ceremony is available to view online.

www.gamesindustry.biz/watch-the-ga...
Watch the GamesIndustry.biz UK Best Places to Work Awards 2025
The full ceremony is now online to view
www.gamesindustry.biz
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Thomas BIDAUX 🔜 Gstar @icotom.icopartners.com · 5d
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Trent Kusters @trentkusters.bsky.social · 6d
wake up babe, new absolutely bonkers indie videogame resource just dropped
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René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 6d
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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GameDiscoverCo @gamediscoverco.bsky.social · 7d
What were the top new Steam (& console) releases of Sept. 2025. Here's what we think, in the latest GameDiscoverCo newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/sept-2025s...
Sept. 2025's top new Steam (& console) games revealed...
Also: last month's most-streamed games, and lots of discovery news.
newsletter.gamediscover.co
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Thomas BIDAUX 🔜 Gstar @icotom.icopartners.com · 7d
I just backed Creatures Volume 3: Draconis – A Peaceful Dragon Compendium on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/117...
Creatures Volume 3: Draconis – A Peaceful Dragon Compendium
Discover 70+ new majestic dragons to bring serenity and wonder to your next 5E campaign ☀️ Compatible 2014 & 2024
www.kickstarter.com
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Thomas BIDAUX 🔜 Gstar @icotom.icopartners.com · 7d
The game got funded under 2 hours - very promising start.
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Epictellers Entertainment @epictellers.bsky.social · 7d
This is it, this is now, KICKSTATER IS LIVE! 

Starfinder: Afterlight is funded for its core vision. But with you, it becomes legendary.

Support this Kickstarter now!

👉 http://epictellers.com/kickstarter

#StarfinderAfterlight #Kickstarter
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ICO @icopartners.com · 7d
💫 Sci-fi RPG Starfinder: Afterlight is live on Kickstarter!

Battle across the Pact Worlds, lead a legendary crew where your choices shape their destiny, and well... save the galaxy while you're at it!

🔗 www.kickstarter.com/projects/epi...
Starfinder: Afterlight 💫
Gather your crew and save the galaxy in this party-based RPG featuring Starfinder 2e ruleset where magic meets technology.
www.kickstarter.com
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Thomas BIDAUX 🔜 Gstar @icotom.icopartners.com · 7d
I just backed Starfinder: Afterlight 💫 on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/epi...
Starfinder: Afterlight 💫
Gather your crew and save the galaxy in this party-based RPG featuring Starfinder 2e ruleset where magic meets technology.
www.kickstarter.com
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Thomas BIDAUX 🔜 Gstar @icotom.icopartners.com · 8d
Very happy we received the Best Place to Work award last week, but I also think this warrants a thread and explaining why we care about them.

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GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 11d
The UK Best Places to Work Awards 2025 took place at the Royal Institution in London on October 2, with special awards going to Behaviour Interactive, NaturalMotion, Observer Interactive, Maverick Games, Rare, and Wushu Studios.

www.gamesindustry.biz/winners-of-t...
Winners of the UK Best Places To Work Awards 2025 revealed
Twenty-three UK companies were recognised for their excellence in supporting staff
www.gamesindustry.biz
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pantaloon | ITAW Demo OUT NOW 👁️ @pantaloon.io · 12d
BONK! It's October. The best month. And we've chummed up with @rawfury.bsky.social to bring Ballionaire to our newsletter; 3000 keys will be dropping on Oct 30th.

Subscribe and get bold & bizarre games to your inbox: www.pantaloon.io

We have 5 keys for Bluesky, too! Follow & share this to be in x
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Thomas BIDAUX 🔜 Gstar @icotom.icopartners.com · 8d
Big thanks @gibiz.bsky.social for putting this together every year.

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Photo of the Best Places to Work 2025 event with two members of the ICO Team, holding the awards for the company.
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Thomas BIDAUX 🔜 Gstar @icotom.icopartners.com · 8d
We got an award three times now, but we also didn't get it twice. Each submission was incredibly valuable, and I would recommend considering it for your own business if you don't have the means to put in place a proper 3rd party managed company review.

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Thomas BIDAUX 🔜 Gstar @icotom.icopartners.com · 8d
@kroniksan.bsky.social likes to say this is the only award he cares about winning,
I like to say that's an award I don't care about winning.
Also, technically, this is the only award we are submitting to, as we see its value in the process.

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