Matt - Tiny Kingdoms

Big thanks to everybody who encouraged me on this whacky gamedev journey! Today I replaced the complex cloud system with a simple shader and tuned some of the sound effects #gamedev #indiedev #devlog

Playmaker 2!!! Upgraded version of the visual scripting solution used in Hearthstone, INSIDE, Hollow Knight, The First Tree, Observation, Dreamfall Chapters and more! (affiliate link, support a small indie dev) unitytechnologies.cmail20.com/t/r-l-tutujhyd…

I guess we're not there yet in terms of "fully procedurally generated"...

@WeVennStudios The translucent/blurred UI backgrounds, though not part of this batch of changes

@polybench3d UI polish plus new tiles is nice... which UI change felt the biggest?

Added a couple of UI improvements and new tiles.

@SmashWallGames Slow, not pushing any marketing beats atm

@polybench3d Cool Capsule art !How gaining wishlist going ?

Steam Store update. store.steampowered.com/app/3008910/Ti…

Should the seasons change as your kingdom expands? Spring → Summer → Autumn → Winter? #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign

A peacful day in...

New steam capsule just rolled in, full update and blog post coming. All work by the amazing Lea Bischoff leabischoff.com

@tali_photo Progression 🚀

今日で一番最初の動画を投稿してから３年となりました 短かったような、長かったような？

@jasonkneen Don't mean to be a asshole here, but have you actually zoomed in?

GPT 5.5 is surprisingly good at doing low poly threeJS models in code.

@DespedidosXIA @geekbb Buildings perspectively distorted...

@polybench3d @geekbb ?

纯前端项目，14×14 网格上随便放建筑、树、地形，总共 75 个手绘风素材。渲染用了分层缓存，不动的瓦片不重绘，只刷新正在操作的部分，静态画面几乎零开销。触屏和鼠标都能用，手机布局会自动适配刘海屏。 github.com/boona13/mykono…

@calfurdev Not a marketing expert, but from what I gathered it's direct outreach to smaller channels om YT that serve the niche of your game. Expect very low response rates.

@polybench3d any thoughts on reaching out to influencers? on which platforms is it worth it?

I let my local LLM research the indie marketing space. Here's the result (Qwen3.6 on an RTX 3090) Which platform gives the best organic reach for game marketing? 🧵

@GreyAlien Congratulations! 🥳

Big News! We've sold 10,000 copies of Forbidden Solitaire! That's a lot of cursed gamers out there :-o You can endanger yourself via these stores: Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j Itch: tinyurl.com/3k4bjt8m

Sources: metricusapp.com/blog/indie-gam… fungies.io/indie-game-mar… socialync.io/blog/tiktok-al… deepmarketing.it/en/blog/organi…

What this means for an indie dev: The realistic strategy is: 🔹 YouTube Shorts as your primary organic reach play — game footage, funny moments, quick dev updates 🔹YouTube long-form for trailers and devlogs (search-driven, evergreen) 🔹X/Twitter for gamedev community and press — not for player reach 🔹Discord for community building — your actual audience lives here, not on any feed 🔹Steam Next Fest — still the most reliable way to get a visibility spike, but getting saturated and more competitive 🔹The old playbook of "post on TikTok, get viral, get wishlists" is broken. The new reality is: you need multiple small channels working together instead of betting on one algorithmic lottery ticket.