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Kat @ Mothman Mothman Studios

@katmothman.bsky.social

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Designer/Artist/Programmer/One Man Indie Studio for CryptidCam, a game about taking pictures of cute cryptids

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Kat @ Mothman Mothman Studios @katmothman.bsky.social · Jun 6

hi #PitchYaGame! I'm making CryptidCam, a Pokemon Snap inspired photography game about cute cryptids.

🌲 Wander through the spooky woods
🥕 Throw carrots at jackalopes
📷 Take pictures of The Loch Ness Monster
👤 Have your photos reviewed by a normal guy

Wishlist now on Steam! tinyurl.com/CryptidCam

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Retro Game Art 🎮🖼️🎃🦇 @retrogameart.bsky.social · 3d

Pokemon Snap ad (2001)

#retro #art #gaming #Pokemon

Pokemon Snap ad
Gamefreak
Nintendo 64
2001

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Kat @ Mothman Mothman Studios @katmothman.bsky.social · 3d

this is queen rigatoni the 2nd. she's an italian honeybee

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Matt Hackett @richtaur.bsky.social · 6d

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LMK if any info is out of date!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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Kat @ Mothman Mothman Studios @katmothman.bsky.social · 10d

that's it! hope you enjoyed this little peek into my life 4/4

Kat @ Mothman Mothman Studios @katmothman.bsky.social · 10d

ok wait i miscounted. there are more about game dev, game dev wins 3/4

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Kat @ Mothman Mothman Studios @katmothman.bsky.social · 10d

i think i actually wrote an equal number of comics about game dev and beekeeping. my two passions i guess 2/4

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Kat @ Mothman Mothman Studios @katmothman.bsky.social · 10d

it was 24 hour comic day on saturday! i wasn't sure about posting hourlies here but some of them are about game development so i guess they count. 1/4

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Kat @ Mothman Mothman Studios @katmothman.bsky.social · 12d

intro shots of the new level i've been cooking up #screenshotsaturday

Kat @ Mothman Mothman Studios @katmothman.bsky.social · 13d

is shaggy at a higher framerate than the other two

Kat @ Mothman Mothman Studios @katmothman.bsky.social · 15d

it's october post wirt wears wigs

Kat @ Mothman Mothman Studios @katmothman.bsky.social · 15d

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princess ✨💕🌈💖🎉🌟 @princessgirlsoft.bsky.social · 17d

what do you MEAN object reference not set to an instance of an object. what object reference. explodes you with my mind

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Kat @ Mothman Mothman Studios @katmothman.bsky.social · 22d

me: i don't need documentation for my game; i'm the only one working on it so i already know why every decision was made

also me: why is there a giant stump underneath my title screen scene