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Esmeรฉ van't Hoff๐Ÿž

@esmmazing

๐ŸŽฎ game artist & designer in NL ๐Ÿž prev: Tracks of Thought, Wholesome Games | current: 2D/UI artist Cat Cafe Manager 2 @roostgames | ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ She / They

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Quite literally, until you have 10 reviews Steam doesn't surface you at all.

Those first 10 reviews change everything. If you see a game with less than 10 reviews, you are being shown a life you can dramatically improve.

02.03.2026 18:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 243 ๐Ÿ” 130 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

so good!

28.02.2026 16:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cozy gamers! Ever wanted to manage your own record store?

๐ŸŽถexplore the shop at your own pace
๐ŸŽถchat to customers + pick out recommendations
๐ŸŽถoriginal music, hand-drawn art
๐Ÿšซ ZERO AI, TOTALLY MADE BY HUMANS! ๐Ÿ’ƒ

Wax Heads is coming to Steam + Xbox 2026! ๐Ÿค˜

#indiegames #indiedev #steam #xbox

16.02.2026 16:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 101 ๐Ÿ” 30 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Announcing RAT GAME! ๐Ÿ€

1 Chef vs 2 to 8 rats - who would win??

A comedy horror co-op game where a team of rats secretly tries to ruin a restaurant while another player tries to stop themโ€ฆ

12.02.2026 15:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 450 ๐Ÿ” 151 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
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Proud teacher moment ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
My students made their own 3D scenes in #Blender + rendered them in #Unity, and I combined them into one big showcase. The variety in styles is insane!

#GameDev #3DArt #StudentWork #MadeWithUnity

09.02.2026 09:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gyms, Zoos, and Museums: Your documentation should be in-game โ€” Robin-Yann Storm, Product & UX Designer for Tools Gyms, Zoos, and Museums: Your documentation should be in-game

My 2025 talk 'Gyms, Zoos, and Museums: Your documentation should be in-game' is now also available in text format, for those who like to read instead of watch: rystorm.com/blog/gyms-zo...

And if you haven't seen it yet, there is an all new video too, with bonus material on the history of Zoos!

27.01.2026 18:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 241 ๐Ÿ” 78 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Want to be very clear to anyone even remotely thinking about coming to events like GDC: Don't. It's not safe to be in the US, nobody's hiring or financing anyway, and it's not worth your life.

24.01.2026 18:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1302 ๐Ÿ” 424 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Look at all these amazing and talented people that worked on Wax Heads ๐Ÿฅนโ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸŽต๐Ÿ˜ญ @rothiotome.bsky.social @ginaloughlin.com @mairispaceship.com @yourkyotowife.bsky.social @mattjohnss.bsky.social @balazsronyai.bsky.social and Javi

(working on the credits and thought why wait to say how thankful I amโ™ฅ๏ธ)

23.01.2026 19:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 70 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Job opening: game designer @ Hidden Folks We're looking for a game designer in the Netherlands to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.

Today's the last day game designers in the Netherlands can send in an application to work on the Hidden Folks Universe!

hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...

Some tips based on the applications so far:
- be in NL
- don't be a minor (we had 1 lol)
- don't say HF seemed inspired by a game that cloned ~us~

23.01.2026 08:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 51 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From the creators of Minami Lane, explore a charming countryside as a young bike courier in Milki Delivery. "Lush meadows, green forests, a glittering ocean... To see it all and reach everyone, you'll need to upgrade your bike, manage your inventory and choose your path wisely."

14.01.2026 17:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 308 ๐Ÿ” 88 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

About to wrap up 3 more commissions in queue so there's gonna be open spots!! I'm approaching the week where I need to refill my pills, and do my trimestral blood exams so please consider commissioning me!! ๐Ÿ’– Sharing this post ALSO helps a lot!

13.01.2026 14:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ’ต MONEY for GAME? In 2026??? ๐Ÿ’ต

There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen.

Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! ๐Ÿ”ฝ

08.01.2026 20:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 600 ๐Ÿ” 159 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.

08.01.2026 20:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 466 ๐Ÿ” 512 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 19
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Job opening: game designer @ Hidden Folks We're looking for a game designer in the Netherlands to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.

friends! acquaintances! help!

i'm looking to hire a game designer (living in the Netherlands) to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks.

know someone who's a good fit? pls forward this, ty!

hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...

08.01.2026 12:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 373 ๐Ÿ” 305 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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Comms are OPEN, and I could REALLY use the support ๐ŸŒˆ Please retweet, share and help a freelance artist survive!!! (Check out the thread below for more art ๐Ÿ’–)

09.10.2023 20:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 73 ๐Ÿ” 54 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 25

Did you know that Steam OSTs are considered as DLCs and have their own SKU#. Therefore it's very easy to calculate the revenue

COMPOSERS KEEP YOUR STEAM OST SALES! Negotiate it in the contract otherwise charge more for your music.

26.12.2025 16:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 44 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

bless thank you for sharing!

20.12.2025 22:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Announcing the steam "Cozy Puzzles Bundle"!

A Little to the Left ๐Ÿˆ
Dorfromantik ๐ŸŒฒ
Is This Seat Taken? ๐Ÿช‘
RailBound ๐Ÿš‚
Squeakross: Home Squeak Home ๐Ÿญ
Sticky Business ๐Ÿธ
Tiny Garden ๐Ÿฅ•

Get it here => store.steampowered.com/bundle/64529... ๐Ÿงฉ

Price reduced if you already any of them!

18.12.2025 18:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 145 ๐Ÿ” 70 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Since Polygon is leaving it out of the headline: Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to put money into the pocket of a bigot who uses her wealth to further the genocide of trans people through lawsuits and legislation. Every 'free' game gives money directly to JKR, and they are complicit.

13.12.2025 02:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 7580 ๐Ÿ” 4897 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52 ๐Ÿ“Œ 69
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We hit 10,000 sales...
Ten. Thousand?!
That's like 20.000 hands!!! ๐Ÿ™Œ
Thank you for helping us reach this huge milestone! Meanwhile we keep working on making it even better! ๐Ÿซถ

05.12.2025 14:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You got my โ‚ฌ5!

04.12.2025 22:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"Oh sure, let me instantly generate every storefront image at once" is something no game developer ever said... until I added this feature to Kenney Game Assets All-in-1! ๐ŸŽ‰

(Coming later this month!)

04.12.2025 14:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 430 ๐Ÿ” 86 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Watch our Young Suns teaser! Available now in Xbox Game Preview on Game Pass and coming soon to other platforms ๐Ÿช

www.youngsuns.com

25.11.2025 17:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 282 ๐Ÿ” 79 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
KO_OP Game Reveal & Presentation
KO_OP Game Reveal & Presentation YouTube video by KO_OP

We're excited to announce YOUNG SUNS: a new narrative-rich co-op life sim set on Jupiter. Experience life in an optimistic future full of colorful characters. Play solo or with up to 3 friends. Visit planetoids, ruins, and stations. Craft and decorate. Help society heal.

youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...

25.11.2025 17:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 539 ๐Ÿ” 266 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24 ๐Ÿ“Œ 55

let's goooo

25.11.2025 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In just 1 week youโ€™ve helped us reach more than 6000 players, and have:

61,250+ faceplants ๐Ÿซฑ
23,350+ high-fives ๐Ÿ‘
1813+ finger wiggles ๐Ÿซณ
594+ slingshot betrayals

970+ saved Mr. Diggleworth ๐Ÿฆบ
261+ saved Momo ๐Ÿต
139+ saved Sally ๐ŸฆŽ

18.11.2025 10:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy to share we've announced the launch window for Pieced Together! It's coming early 2026 ๐Ÿฅณ

17.11.2025 17:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

FRIENDS! ๐Ÿ’›

My team at @bluebackpack.bsky.social and I just released The Berlin Apartment, the game weโ€™ve worked on for the past 4 years! ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’›

Give us so much love, wishlist and buy! โœจ

store.steampowered.com/app/2280430/...

17.11.2025 15:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 233 ๐Ÿ” 93 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Sinterklaas Slow Jam 2025 A game jam from 2025-11-15 to 2025-12-05 hosted by Maya Bloem. This jam takes place from 15th November 2025 at 12:01PM until 5th December at 11:59PM, and you can make anything you want - game, tableto...

the Sinterklaas Slow Jam is now LIVE!!! ๐ŸŽโœจ๐Ÿฅณ Come join our little festive community and make something fun in the next 2,5 weeks!

tinyurl.com/wnf2479y

15.11.2025 11:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Subliminal Gaming service sheet

Subliminal is an award winning indie game studio and creative service provider that focuses on bright beautiful games and interactions for wonderful people.

Subliminal Gaming service sheet Subliminal is an award winning indie game studio and creative service provider that focuses on bright beautiful games and interactions for wonderful people.

Hey all, my studio Subliminal is looking for work for hire contracts including co-dev, full dev, Unity programming, console porting, art, business development, convention booth interactables, and more. If youโ€™re looking for an indie friendly high quality partner hire us.

www.subliminalgaming.com

05.11.2025 21:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1