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Sam Jarvis

@sam-indievelopment

๐Ÿ“Manchester. Marketing for indie games launching on kickstarter ๐Ÿš€ www.Indievelopment.uk

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Itโ€™s been 4 months since my last post here, so Iโ€™m just popping up to say hello

02.01.2026 18:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m terrible at in person networking but need to build up contacts to recommend to games.

Iโ€™m looking for people who specialise in:
- press, with knowledge on Kickstarters.
- vinyl figurine and merchandise.
- animators (like cutscene/opener stuff)

And anything that can be helpful for indie devs!

02.09.2025 10:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We kicked off the Ghost Vanguard prelaunch campaign 2 days ago and already at 100 followers ๐Ÿ™Œ ads have been going VERY well, super excited about this one.

Anyone got any tips for PRโ€™ing Kickstarters?

29.08.2025 08:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Grimsby Town beating United on what was the longest penalties going. Well deserved. United were lucky with the equaliser.

27.08.2025 21:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I can handle the piss related song names, but โ€˜slurp it upโ€™ ๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคฎ

22.08.2025 18:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love the Rogue Prince of Persia sound track. Flooded Gardens is pure chill. Well done @evilempirestudio.bsky.social - cracking game.

21.08.2025 20:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This will be 100% worth it for the nostalgia and party.

21.08.2025 09:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Kickstarter dashboard now shows you how well your prelaunch followers have converted โ€ผ๏ธ

This is great for data insights on how well your following has converted into backers when youโ€™ve launch your Kickstarter - a good prelaunch following is key to a successful campaign, not just launch day ๐Ÿ’ช

21.08.2025 08:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thank you for saving my life Shark Flex Breeze.

11.07.2025 08:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bring Me The Horizon are entering their lofi girl era, and Iโ€™m all for it.

09.07.2025 21:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pretty cool to see Black Mirror coming onto Kickstarter with a graphic novel adaptation of the USS Callister.

13.06.2025 07:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Woah. Ahoy, fully funded in 21 hours, but what's more impressive is the number of backers they got in day 2 - 256 in day 1 vs 773 in day 2.

09.06.2025 18:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Okay. This looks cool

08.06.2025 19:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looking forward to seeing whatโ€™s to come! ๐Ÿ™Œ

08.06.2025 14:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™d also add to this that I bet they had more wish lists vs backers. There seems to be a divide of gamers supporting a KS now vs buying the game when itโ€™s out.

With how many games on KS site how difficult the publisher world is, we deffo need to support indies in developing their game earlier.

07.06.2025 22:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But still, ยฃ15k from 132 backers is a huge achievement and itโ€™s only going to increase in the next 24 hours.

The game looks sick. Keen to keep an eye on how this one goes and what else they will do.

07.06.2025 21:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I didnโ€™t see the is game use a prelaunch page, highlighting the importance of a solid prelaunch to build awareness and consideration - not stealth launch.

With a mx of a prelaunch and the FGS, I wonder how much of an impact that could have made or if the show was used as a mid campaign boost.

07.06.2025 21:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€ฆbut that doesnโ€™t really seem to be the case.

Sitting at 132 backers since the show finished, if they all came from FGS, that would be a conversion rate of 0.32%.

Viewers might back the game later in the next day or so, but youโ€™re competing against 20+ odd games, majority asking for wishlists.

07.06.2025 21:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

During the Future Game Show, I was pretty stoked to see a game make a launch debut on Kickstarter. But are โ€˜live showsโ€™ worth it for Kickstarters?

Oh manโ€ฆ I donโ€™t know... โ€˜Ahoyโ€™ showcased their game and Kickstarter to 41,000 viewers.

Youโ€™d want people to stop what they are doing and pledgeโ€ฆ

07.06.2025 21:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mark your calendars and set your reminders: be sure to watch the @pcgamer.com show this Sunday for... reasons.

05.06.2025 17:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 32 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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KickstarterVideoGames A place to showcase video games live or coming soon on Kickstarter, and useful marketing tips.

Also, join the Kickstarter Video Games Reddit sub. Showcasing up coming and live games + tips for your Kickstarter.

www.reddit.com/r/Kickstarte...

05.06.2025 15:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From the KickstarterVideoGames community on Reddit: Video Game Reward Ideas for Kickstarter (Including examples + learnings from successful campaigns) Explore this post and more from the KickstarterVideoGames community

Looking for reward ideas for Kickstarter? Iโ€™ve got you covered.

Check out my insights into successful campaigns with digital & physical rewards and what works.

Merchandise like t-shirts? Donโ€™t bother ๐Ÿ™…โ€โ™‚๏ธ
Vinyls? Sign me up โ˜‘๏ธ

www.reddit.com/r/Kickstarte...

05.06.2025 15:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New ad edit for Blackbalde Revenant. Accidentally created a sick transition at 0:04 using two edits of a similar attack.

31.05.2025 20:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Days off in the park

24.05.2025 18:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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And hereโ€™s a 7s short form ad.

21.05.2025 10:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Blackbalde Revenant Ad campaign has rolled out across Meta and Reddit.

Our KPI is wishlist growth, using available interest and community targeting with the a mixture of short and long form ad content.

Super happy with how the ad content as turned out, designed by moi.

21.05.2025 09:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Damn! Those slip cases and the collection bundles are gorgeous.

21.05.2025 09:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A new team that has worked on my all time faves, Skyrim and Fallout, are now looking to launch a game on Kickstarter ๐Ÿ‘€. Looking forward to seeing more of this one, concept artwork is super neat.

16.05.2025 15:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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4 injections today. Throwing every Paddington Bear related thing we can at him.

16.05.2025 15:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Insane line up

16.05.2025 14:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0