✨ "How a small indie hit #1 New & Trending with a Steam Demo: Lessons from a horror game" – Helen Carmichael ✨ "How we grew a niche indie game to 120k wishlists" – Jarvs Tasker ✨ "You matter as much as your game" – Steve Stopps ✨ "A publishers perspective: what actually happens inside an indie publisher?" – Ross Griffith ✨ "Accessibility for indies" – Harriet Frayling ✨ "Insert Credits Here: VGEC and passing the cultural test" – Jacob Heayes

Thrilled to announce the indie game marketing/biz event – IMPACT! Indie Games – is back for 2026!

May 21st, StrangeBrew, Bristol

The first talks are live, below!

And tickets are now available! luma.com/ky59amg7

#gamedev #events

📢 #IndieDev and publishers: Don't use Google Drive/Dropbox for your Presskits.

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☑️Imports from Steam making it super quick
☑️Presents in a proven and expected format
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No brainer

2D Animated Trailers: Are They Worthwhile? (Owen Trett, Poncle) // IMPACT! Indie Games 2025 YouTube video by IMPRESS // Ashley Gwinnell

🔥 another GREAT talk for indie devs 🔥

Owen (@perky.bsky.social), famous for @poncle.games trailers, did an IMPACT! talk you should definitely watch

'2D Animated Trailers: Are They Worthwhile?'

Tips include
- best practices
- pre-production
- scripting
- feedback

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_nH...

How to TikTok for Indie Games! (Abi Le Guilcher, Future Friends) // IMPACT! Indie Games 2025 YouTube video by IMPRESS // Ashley Gwinnell

🚨Very good talk for indie devs!!! 🚨

Abi (@opalink.bsky.social), FF hero, talked at this year's IMPACT! Indie Games event 🔥

'How to TikTok for indie devs' talks about

- finding your tone & style
- best practices
- learn your voice
- app alternatives

Watch now 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz20...

Ten ✨ INCREDIBLE ✨ talks from IMPACT! Indie Games are now online!

From long-tail community strategy, making TikToks, Steam page best practices, 2d animated trailers and, er... how BALATRO got signed (just to name a few)! 🤩

Full YouTube playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

And promo video!! 👇

Oh hey, we're on Bluesky!