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Qualbert.com 🔜 MIGW 🔜 GCAP 🔜 PAX 🔜 Bed @qualbert.com · 15d

Are you an indie dev with no marketing budget?
Do you want people to buy your game?
Are you attending GCAP?

If you answered yes, then here's the panel for you! Join me + people who know way more like @hellomisspotter.com and @malkarii.com as we chat all things #indiegame marketing.

See you there!

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Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · 19d

📣 CONTENT CREATORS! 🍻

🍻 The intoxicating dungeon crawler, Brews & Bastards, just launched on Steam / Xbox!

👀 If you're actively creating content & want to check it out, @playindies.bsky.social has keys to distribute 🗝️

➡️ Interested? Respond below or email us directly at [email protected]

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Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · 19d

Honoured to be nominated for the WiTWA Tech[+] Awards 💜

This is for the incredible @levelherup.bsky.social community - women and non-binary folks who've joined our beginner-friendly gamedev workshops & game jams.

You inspire me every day ✨

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Level Her Up @levelherup.bsky.social · Sep 2

Level Her Up Presents: Intro to Game Audio & Godot

🎮 Two-part FREE workshop led by experienced mentors
🗓️ Sept 27 | 10am–4pm AWST
📍 In-person (Perth) + Online (Discord)
✨ For women & non-binary devs at any stage
🔗 Register (in-person spots limited!):

Level Her Up Presents: Intro to Game Audio & Godot Programming

Learn the fundamental skills for game audio & Godot programming in this two-part workshop for emerging / future women & non-binary video game developers.

events.humanitix.com

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Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · Sep 2

I just announced the next LHU workshop! 🫶

Level Her Up @levelherup.bsky.social · Sep 2

Level Her Up Presents: Intro to Game Audio & Godot

🎮 Two-part FREE workshop led by experienced mentors
🗓️ Sept 27 | 10am–4pm AWST
📍 In-person (Perth) + Online (Discord)
✨ For women & non-binary devs at any stage
🔗 Register (in-person spots limited!):

Level Her Up Presents: Intro to Game Audio & Godot Programming

Learn the fundamental skills for game audio & Godot programming in this two-part workshop for emerging / future women & non-binary video game developers.

events.humanitix.com

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WA Games Industry Council @wagic.org.au · Aug 16

Speakers for the upcoming Let’s Talk Games are @malkarii.com and @gogogadgetcasts.bsky.social with panellists @michalnapora.bsky.social and @amphibibean.bsky.social

There's only a few tickets left so grab one now events.humanitix.com/let-s-talk-g...

#IndieGame #GameDev #WAGames

Guest speakers are Kate Hall and Alex Blaikie with panellists Michal Napora and Rin McBeath

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WA Games Industry Council @wagic.org.au · Jul 28

📣Announcing our first Let's Talk Games event for 2026!

Featuring WA games marketing professionals @malkarii.com
& @gogogadgetcasts.bsky.social hosting two talks, plus a panel with special guests.

📆Saturday, August 23
📍Murdoch University
🎟️ events.humanitix.com/let-s-talk-g...

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Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · Jul 16

I love marketing weird indie games

Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · Jul 16

I love making weird indie games

Tarja Porkka-Kontturi @tarjapk.bsky.social · Jul 16

I love producing video games

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Lunars Party Game @lunarspartygame.bsky.social · Jul 16

We just hit 10,000 wishlists on Steam!

Thank you so much for supporting Lunars 💛 Every wishlist matters. It helps us reach more players and grow the game in exciting ways.

More wishlists mean a bigger player base, faster matchmaking, more content, and more eyes on your amazing fan art and clips!

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Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · Jul 16

Hell yeah! 👏👏

Lunars Party Game @lunarspartygame.bsky.social · Jul 16

We just hit 10,000 wishlists on Steam!

Thank you so much for supporting Lunars 💛 Every wishlist matters. It helps us reach more players and grow the game in exciting ways.

More wishlists mean a bigger player base, faster matchmaking, more content, and more eyes on your amazing fan art and clips!

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Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · Jul 4

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Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · Jul 3

I spread my Dad's ashes in one of his favourite places in the world while doing one of his favourite activities, listening to some of his favourite music, followed by a pour & swig of his favourite beverage, rootbeer.

It was a bittersweet day & I'm glad for this closure. 🥺🫶

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Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · Jun 20

It's been a year since my father passed away. The last time I saw him in person was for my wedding, 7 months before he died. He made stage 4 cancer look great in that blue suit! 🥰

I'm briefly back in Canada to spread his ashes with my family & get some closure. 😮‍💨

This is hard.

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Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · Jun 11

📣 CONTENT CREATORS

💥 Do you enjoy side-scrolling brawler action? Co-op & PvP modes? Dynamic combat & big boss battles? Dragons!?

📺 @playindies.bsky.social is coordinating streams/videos for the June 25 Steam launch of Heroes of Mount Dragon!

🔑 Interested? Reply below👇

Try the #SteamNextFest demo

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Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · Jun 12

One of your best memes yet 👏👏
Congrats!

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Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · Jun 11

Check it out & Wishlist on Steam:

Heroes of Mount Dragon on Steam

Unleash dragon-morphing powers in this action-packed side-scrolling brawler! Choose from unique heroes, each with their own fighting style. Play couch co-op or online with up to 3 friends. Team up to ...

store.steampowered.com

Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · Jun 11

📣 CONTENT CREATORS

💥 Do you enjoy side-scrolling brawler action? Co-op & PvP modes? Dynamic combat & big boss battles? Dragons!?

📺 @playindies.bsky.social is coordinating streams/videos for the June 25 Steam launch of Heroes of Mount Dragon!

🔑 Interested? Reply below👇

Try the #SteamNextFest demo

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Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · Jun 8

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Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · Jun 8

🥰🥰

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Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · Jun 8

LOVE YOU 😘

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Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · Jun 8

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Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · Jun 8

It's my birthday 🥰
Say something nice 👁️👄👁️

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Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · Jun 7

All winners have been contacted. Check your inboxes for an email from me! 👀

Kate Hall // Malkarii @malkarii.com · Jun 1

Thanks for all the support during this year's #StJudePLAYLIVE campaign! 🥰

Between my streams & raffle, you helped raise $2,265 for @stjude.bsky.social! 👏

This brings my total raised over the past 10yrs to an incredible $22,012.69! 🤯

Raffle winners will be contacted this week. 👀

Heres a Navi 👇

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Power Sink ⚡🌊 @winterwiregames.com · Jun 7

Take to the depths as an adorable antique Diver, to reconnect the ruins of your ocean home's power grid!

🧩Modular circuit-based puzzles
🪸Diverse aquatic realms to explore
🎚️Dynamic atmospheric beats

Available on Steam & Switch today!
https://linktr.ee/winterwiregames

#PitchYaGame #IndieGame

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Misdirection Studios @misdirectstudio.bsky.social · Jun 7

It's time for #PitchYaGame again!
Take The Wheels! is a racing game with:
- Asymmetric controls!
- Online leaderboards!
- Multiplayer! (full game)
- Powerups!
- Hovercars!
- Drifting!

Try the demo today and experience Racing with Rockets!

store.steampowered.com/app/2135650/...

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