Kyle “wolf_hands” Woodson

Honestly a great feature. Instagram has had this for a while and it’s one of the few things I’ve liked about it over other platforms.

This #solodev from Ukraine is making an inventory management & auto battler hybrid where you 🎲 Roll dice for armor & weapons 🪎 Keep careful track of your equipment & inventory to properly scale with the enemies Simply, yet crazy fun. The demo was stunning. #gaming #indiedev #indiegame #godot

This fully remote studio just released a co-op hack & slash where you ✨ Play as a magical girl in the M.A.H.O.U. Unit and, 🎁 Give gifts & deepen bonds with your allies The art and game design inspirations are immediately apparent and I’m already excited to play more. #gaming #indiedev #indiegame

📌🧵 Hey Bluesky - I’m Kyle “wolf_hands” Woodson. Co-founder and Marketing Director of The Soul Stand; meaningful marketing for indie games with soul. Fully remote for over 10 years in the #gaming/#videogame industry. I post about #indiegames, #marketing, #anime and the state of social media.

Current projects: Memoria Wake, TBA Past projects: Carmageddon: Rogue Shift, Surfpunk, No Rest for the Wicked, Tales of the Shire, Wild Hearts, The Sims Spark’d, Vainglory Smaller contributions: Vampire Crawlers, Cronos: The New Dawn, LEGO Party, Penny’s Big Breakaway, It Takes Two, Split Fiction

This Kyoto-based studio is making a physics-based dungeon brawler where ⚔️ ”Physics-based” also includes controlling your weapon and, 🛝 Use gravity & the terrain to slide really fast (you laugh, but it’s super fun). Demo already out. #coop #gaming #indiedev #indiegame

START EARLY, CAPTURE OFTEN, TRIAL IT INTERNALLY. Indie Devs — you don’t need to post every day, follow every trend, or burn yourself out on marketing. A small, consistent, conscientious effort will always win over throwing your game in front of as many people as possible 2-3 months before release.

Now let’s be clear, I am not advocating for anyone to start micromanaging. Rather, a low stakes way to share amongst the team small wins for everyone to celebrate. The recordings that seem to pique everyone's interest the most internally are usually good candidates for content to share externally.

START EARLY, CAPTURE OFTEN, TRIAL IT INTERNALLY. Indie Devs — you don’t need to post every day, follow every trend, or burn yourself out on marketing. A small, consistent, conscientious effort will always win over throwing your game in front of as many people as possible 2-3 months before release.

If you do this consistently enough and, let’s say you post something once a week, you should always have a few options in terms of content ready to share.

START EARLY, CAPTURE OFTEN, TRIAL IT INTERNALLY. Indie Devs — you don’t need to post every day, follow every trend, or burn yourself out on marketing. A small, consistent, conscientious effort will always win over throwing your game in front of as many people as possible 2-3 months before release.

Crosspost to every platform, or have pinned posts linking to a Discord, or something in between; whatever you believe you’ll be able to commit to (even when your main priorities take up more time than expected). Then, just make sure you follow through! Easier said than done, though, I know.

START EARLY, CAPTURE OFTEN, TRIAL IT INTERNALLY. Indie Devs — you don’t need to post every day, follow every trend, or burn yourself out on marketing. A small, consistent, conscientious effort will always win over throwing your game in front of as many people as possible 2-3 months before release.

This “financial roguelite” lets you 💰 Experience paying off debt by shooting marbles at pegs on a board, and 🃏 Combine effect-laden marbles with power boosting coins to withstand ever increasing bills. #gaming #indiedev #indiegame

This #solodev is making a fast-paced 2D roguelite where you 🗺️ Explore islands connected by bridges and, ⚔️ Face hordes of enemies with Flora, a hammer-wielding explorer. Played the demo and loved how quickly a build came together. #gaming #indiedev #indiegame