A game development studio founded in 2020 in Vancouver, BC. We focus on improving game dev sustainability and making games that change human behaviour
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Remember when your only companion pulled a reverse-Yoshi? Yeah, we tried to forget too. (1/3)
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...and we're back! We'll be releasing a bi-weekly newsletter (90's video game magazine style) delving into content and developers pursuing games that are more than just simple fun. Want to be featured, previewed or do an interview? Let us know! rb.gy/c23uf
Cliff Harris of Positech Games (@cliffski) has some excellent blog posts that distill traditional marketing knowledge and apply them to indie games in practical ways. Highly recommend checking them out for all #indiedev and #indiegame marketers!
positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/pa…
Amazing how much this post from 2014 ended up predicting about today's marketing landscape: Video content influencers are king. Maybe it's cyclical?
I guess community management is a bigger deal today with Discord than it was in 2014.
positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/20…
@cliffski Any chance we could get a "Marketing Games in 2021" blog post from you as an update on these ideas for the current landscape? Love the insights in these blog posts, just wish there were more of them!
Analyses like this one of Michelin's marketing strategy are invaluable: positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/20…
Michelin (a tire company) branching into gourmet food awards was key to defining and controlling their brand association with *quality*.
Any brand can do this with intention!
Great post here exploring how discounts on a game are basically a marketing cost, so if you have capital available in advance, you can consider spending that budget on developing DLC or other types of marketing rather than steeply discounting your game: positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/20…
Been putting myself through a crash course in #indiegame marketing to learn as much as possible for our upcoming game. Anyone have any #indiegamemarketing resources to recommend? So far I've found Chris Zukowski's How to Make a Steam Page extremely helpful!
Simon Carless' Game Discoverability interviews/podcasts have also been a boon, especially his interview with @FutureFriendsVG. Mike Rose's GDC talks are also excellent, in particular his 2019 talk about building a community from scratch. His discord meta-games are so innovative!
Remember holding down the rewind button?⏱️What an uncomfortable feeling. 🤮
#indiegame #BraidAnniversaryEdition #StoriedGameplay #indiedev #gaming
When did you figure out something was up? Who are some of your favourite game protagonists turned villains? We like James, Jack and Walker among others.
Special thanks to @PattyTTV for the excellent clip from Braid! Check out their Youtube channel here: youtube.com/c/PattyTTV/featu…
We're considering starting a #podcast in the #indiegame space covering game development, hidden gems, and interviewing community members. What topics should we cover first? Who should we interview? Any questions about indie dev we should answer? Post your suggestions below!
Not all narrative-building gameplay is flashy; Often it’s built right into the player’s moment-to-moment experiences. Best save mechanic ever?
#indiedev #gaming #StoriedGameplay
They’re also not all sad (we’ve posted a few downers in a row here). Whatever your story is trying to impart or emote, gameplay can lend a helping hand :handshake: (pun intended).
It's another lovely #ScreenshotSaturday!
Share your best #indiegame Screenshots below and we'll pick our three favourite games to review and analyze in-depth!
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Throughout gaming history, players and enemies alike have ushered countless horses to better pastures - with little fanfare. What made Agro’s passing different? Older devs might remember this gamasutra series on SotC : bit.ly/3CYJCaJ (2/3)