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Valentin (Promote indie game)
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Cursed artist selling his writing skills to capitalism. And videogames, so I'm kinda alright ?

Currently: Astro Protocol, Hats and guns, Maison du jeu vidéo

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Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Apr 7
Hey!

I'm Valentin, French freelance marketer for indie games.

I post once in a while articles about game marketing. Sometimes with wacky jokes and puns. lolilol.

Feel free to reach out for inquiries, from consulting to campaigns!

Learn more on my website: valentinthomas.eu/en/

Cheers!
Valentin Thomas - Home
Valentin Thomas is an indie game marketer specialised in video games. Discover him here and book 27, a free marketing plan!
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3 marketing hooks showing you good examples of choosing the right angle for your game!

@dodoot.bsky.social
@tanatb.housefuckinggame.com

You guys are in there!

#indiegames #indiegame #gamedev #marketing
Valentin's kickass hooks selection #2 - Bugs, gnomes and houses - Valentin Thomas
Hooks are everything, and these games have good ones. Catching bugs, gnome warriors and dating houses, pick whichever is best for you!
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September 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Parce que ma mission secrète est de faire de vous des boss du marketing et que je ne suis pas jaloux, voici une liste de gens qui publient des articles et posts marketing JV qui pourraient vous intéresser !

valentinthomas.eu/ressources-m...

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #marketing
Sources et ressources marketing pour gamedevs (1) - Valentin Thomas
Quelques ressources marketing pour les développeurs de jeu vidéo qui souhaiteraient se renseigner sur le sujet !
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August 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
valentinindie.bsky.social
What is a marketing hook? Here's my definition.

What's yours, omniscient Bluesky?

More about hooks here: valentinthomas.eu/en/valentin-...

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #marketing
August 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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OPPORTUNITY Senior Narrative Designer - Hybrid onsite- Barcelona

Not affiliated. Shares welcome

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Senior Narrative Designer - Unannounced Project
ES - Barcelona, Spain
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August 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Are you...

Looking for a capsule artist? ➡️ steamcapsule.com/artists
Looking for a capsule art job? ➡️ steamcapsule.com/jobs

Please share and let #gamedev hear about it! 💚

#indiegamedev #gameart #gamemarketing #steam
July 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Thoughts? #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #marketing
July 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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I'm doing a #giveaway to celebrate controller support with a FREE Godstone Steam Key handed out tomorrow 10AM GMT+2! ✨

Check out the game on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/1715030

To participate:
repost! 🔄
Like! ❤️

Details in the comments
#indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #steam
June 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Capir Challenge 4-1

Let's start with an easy one, solve the board by rotating three groups of aligned tiles. First solution reply gets a free game key!⁣

Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

Website: gamecapir.github.io

#puzzle #game #indiedev #android #godot
May 5, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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Le jeu vidéo est-il une forme d'art ? J'en suis convaincu. Mais forme artistique ou pas, le jeu vidéo est malheureusement, comme pas mal de choses aujourd’hui, aussi un business. Et ça, c’est indiscutable.

Quelques billes dans cet article pour trouver son public ! #indiedev #gamedev #marketing
public cible : comment le trouver ? - Valentin Thomas
Trouver son public cible, mission impossible ? Ici je vous donne des pistes pour trouver vos premiers fans.
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April 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Nouveau à la MJV : sessions d'accueil via discord et en physique !

Si tu ne sais pas ce qu'est la MJV ou que tu veux juste passer un bon moment entre passionés du ZQSD et du pad, on se retrouve le 22 avril à 20h30 sur notre discord (lien dans notre bio).

Ce ne sera pas la seule, restez branchés !
April 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Thoughts about game pricing.

Here's an article giving you some ways to find your price (not the one, just some).

valentinthomas.eu/en/game-pric...

#indiedev #marketing #gamedev #indiegame
Our brains aren’t wired to find prices because well, prices are concrete numbers but they sometimes are kinda absurd. Especially in cultural industries. When I smoke (because yes, I’m French), I create crazy stories in my mind, about myself saving the world one way or another. How much is it worth? Priceless. And I can do that whenever I want, for free. Yet, I’m ready to pay 5 to 80 euros to play games that do exactly the same thing, but I’m playing alone, I’m probably gonna face narrative shortcomings, potential bugs and technical limitations and I can’t write the scenario myself. But still, I feel like it’s money well spent. Prices are absurd, I tell you. But there are ways to find out what your price is.
April 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
valentinindie.bsky.social
Hey!

I'm Valentin, French freelance marketer for indie games.

I post once in a while articles about game marketing. Sometimes with wacky jokes and puns. lolilol.

Feel free to reach out for inquiries, from consulting to campaigns!

Learn more on my website: valentinthomas.eu/en/

Cheers!
Valentin Thomas - Home
Valentin Thomas is an indie game marketer specialised in video games. Discover him here and book 27, a free marketing plan!
valentinthomas.eu
April 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
valentinindie.bsky.social
Game marketing is not just posting around and contacting press and influencers. It's a thoughtful process than should being before you write a single line of code or draw any piece of art.

Discover these ingredients (not a recipe) to make more marketable games!

#marketing #gamedev #indiedev
What is game marketing? Marketing mix Part 1 : Product - Valentin Thomas
Game marketing is not just promotion, ie tweeting around and sending keys for outreach. It's also product, price and placement.
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April 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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If you've heard of reddit for promoting your game but have absolutely no idea what it's about, here's a handy travel journal through this magnificent place for indie devs.

I'm looking for feedback, feel free to shoot me a comment to let me know what you thought!
Reddit gaming section exploration: notes after 111 days (reddit 101)
You've heard of reddit for gaming, but you don't know what it is precisely. This is a short introduction to the platform, for beginners.
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February 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Rich billionnaires about to rule the world like in the James Bond movies, check. Now, where and who is our secret agent?
January 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
valentinindie.bsky.social
Not my parents, but my grandma. And she reacted even more enthusiastically than the most nervous streamer today when I played super mario on Super NES!

3D gave her headaches though, but the dimension she added to 2D games was way deeper than what N64 had to offer.
January 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Because social media are evolving lightning fast, here is a handy guide for which ones you should start with for your game.

Spoiler alert : it's not facebook, instagram or X. Check the article to know why!
Social media marketing for gamedevs
What social media should you use to promote your game? Here are a couple you should consider, when and why!
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January 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Indiegames = ❤️

#indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedev
January 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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I'm hiring a Senior Marketing Designer 📣

Looking for a creative with a passion for (or experience in!) game dev, who needs to be comfortable working remotely. A broad role with lots of potential that will be super exciting for the right person, msg me with Q's! 🙌

www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...
Synty Studios hiring Senior Marketing Designer in Australia and New Zealand | LinkedIn
Posted 9:38:06 PM. Are you a senior designer who's up for new challenge?!As the solo marketing creative on our…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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January 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Here’s part 2 of my 10 things for game marketing article, about gaming media:

🔍 How to find relevant journalists
✍️ A resource on how to write a press release
💎And most importantly, how to craft a state of the art email to get them to read it.

Have a good read!
Gaming media marketing - Valentin Thomas
Wondering how to contact gaming media for your game ? I've got one possible answer right here. Click click click!
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January 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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(1/3)Hello there, I have a small request.

If you play THE PIXEL HUNT's games, you know they are a bit odd - especially because they deal with real-world issues and sometimes serious topics. Because of this, we can have trouble finding our audience. However, said audience is people exactly like you.
January 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
valentinindie.bsky.social
Does marketing give you shivers down the spine?

With this 10 marketing things list, you'll identify 10 opportunities to promote your game. Here is part 1!

PS: This is marketing 101, so advanced marketers will be bored. Average ones will learn a lil bit, and beginners a lot.
How to promote your indie game? 10 things list (part 1)
Steam Next Fest, Gaming festivals and content creators are the 3 first ways how you can promote your indie game I'm presenting you. Click!
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December 19, 2024 at 3:15 PM
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Marketing 101, lesson 42 : don’t. Answer. To curators. By email.

Well, you can tell them you sent them keys through curators connect, that’s ok.

But sending them keys elsewhere will probably shoot them to the grey market.

That’s the final advice of my incoming article, stay tuned 😊
December 10, 2024 at 8:13 PM