Dan Thomas
@heydanthomas.bsky.social
I help games businesses navigate growth... or something.
💖Co-director @ Limit Break Mentorship
🌿 COO @ Apparance
😻Growth @ IMPRESS
🎮 #GamesIndustry
🚐 #Vanlife
🚵 #MTB
https://heydanthomas.com
💖Co-director @ Limit Break Mentorship
🌿 COO @ Apparance
😻Growth @ IMPRESS
🎮 #GamesIndustry
🚐 #Vanlife
🚵 #MTB
https://heydanthomas.com
Instantly can tell this game "got it" 😍
❄️⛸️❄️It was amazing to show the first peek of the game to people at @mivsmagfest.bsky.social ❄️⛸️❄️
January 19, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Instantly can tell this game "got it" 😍
Train cancelled. Should have stayed in bed 😭
Let's go! #PGConnects!
Having used the weekend to recover from last week's trip to London, I'll be back on the train first thing tomorrow 😅
Having used the weekend to recover from last week's trip to London, I'll be back on the train first thing tomorrow 😅
January 19, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Train cancelled. Should have stayed in bed 😭
Let's go! #PGConnects!
Having used the weekend to recover from last week's trip to London, I'll be back on the train first thing tomorrow 😅
Having used the weekend to recover from last week's trip to London, I'll be back on the train first thing tomorrow 😅
January 18, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Let's go! #PGConnects!
Having used the weekend to recover from last week's trip to London, I'll be back on the train first thing tomorrow 😅
Having used the weekend to recover from last week's trip to London, I'll be back on the train first thing tomorrow 😅
Have you seen "old music Friday" on tiktok/insta? Well worth a look if, like me, you enjoy seeing someone passionate about what they're passionate about. Great stuff!
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owencutts on Instagram: "OLD MUSIC FRIDAY!! Back with another passionate appreciation of music. Check out my radio show on my Patreon page. Link in bio!! 😘…"
OLD MUSIC FRIDAY!! Back with another passionate appreciation of music. Check out my radio show on my Patreon page. Link in bio!! 😘View all 3,966 comments
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January 16, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Have you seen "old music Friday" on tiktok/insta? Well worth a look if, like me, you enjoy seeing someone passionate about what they're passionate about. Great stuff!
www.instagram.com/reel/DPn3WUQ...
www.instagram.com/reel/DPn3WUQ...
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⭐CREATOR FRIENDS⭐
Our Creator Program is looking for folks who enjoy creative, cozy, automation games.
Our Creator Program is looking for folks who enjoy creative, cozy, automation games.
🚨Reminder for Creators🚨
Our Creator Program is live!
If you enjoy making content around:
🔲 automation
🔲 creative
🔲 or cozy building games
...and want to help Modulus reach more players, we’d love to hear from you.
👉Apply: forms.gle/W9pCvm9XGsnc...
Our Creator Program is live!
If you enjoy making content around:
🔲 automation
🔲 creative
🔲 or cozy building games
...and want to help Modulus reach more players, we’d love to hear from you.
👉Apply: forms.gle/W9pCvm9XGsnc...
January 16, 2026 at 1:58 PM
⭐CREATOR FRIENDS⭐
Our Creator Program is looking for folks who enjoy creative, cozy, automation games.
Our Creator Program is looking for folks who enjoy creative, cozy, automation games.
Groundworks Begin for Our Tool Barn | Digger, Hardstanding & Big Plans
YouTube video by A Better Way
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 6:41 PM
You know what needs balancing?
The number of toothpaste variants by comparison to pretty much any other supermarket aisle.
What's going on there? 🤔
The number of toothpaste variants by comparison to pretty much any other supermarket aisle.
What's going on there? 🤔
January 15, 2026 at 5:39 PM
You know what needs balancing?
The number of toothpaste variants by comparison to pretty much any other supermarket aisle.
What's going on there? 🤔
The number of toothpaste variants by comparison to pretty much any other supermarket aisle.
What's going on there? 🤔
Organise events to
✅ Help #IndieDevs get feedback on their pitches
✅ Create a wholesome space to learn from each other
✅ Get cool photos of besties looking fabulous
📸 Pics from Pitch Up!
Full album: photos.app.goo.gl/VWFkFHSwoWdq...
More indie event news soon 👀
✅ Help #IndieDevs get feedback on their pitches
✅ Create a wholesome space to learn from each other
✅ Get cool photos of besties looking fabulous
📸 Pics from Pitch Up!
Full album: photos.app.goo.gl/VWFkFHSwoWdq...
More indie event news soon 👀
January 15, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Organise events to
✅ Help #IndieDevs get feedback on their pitches
✅ Create a wholesome space to learn from each other
✅ Get cool photos of besties looking fabulous
📸 Pics from Pitch Up!
Full album: photos.app.goo.gl/VWFkFHSwoWdq...
More indie event news soon 👀
✅ Help #IndieDevs get feedback on their pitches
✅ Create a wholesome space to learn from each other
✅ Get cool photos of besties looking fabulous
📸 Pics from Pitch Up!
Full album: photos.app.goo.gl/VWFkFHSwoWdq...
More indie event news soon 👀
I can talk the business of indie games and wider games industry til the cows come home. Fortunately, I've had the pleasure of doing just that with rad folks all morning.
Unfortunately, my head is so full of hype (and caffeine) that I can't focus on the admin I need to get done this afternoon 😅
Unfortunately, my head is so full of hype (and caffeine) that I can't focus on the admin I need to get done this afternoon 😅
January 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I can talk the business of indie games and wider games industry til the cows come home. Fortunately, I've had the pleasure of doing just that with rad folks all morning.
Unfortunately, my head is so full of hype (and caffeine) that I can't focus on the admin I need to get done this afternoon 😅
Unfortunately, my head is so full of hype (and caffeine) that I can't focus on the admin I need to get done this afternoon 😅
There seems to be a trend about 2016, people posting photos of from then etc and I don't really understand what's so significant about what must only be a few weeks ago...
January 14, 2026 at 5:54 PM
There seems to be a trend about 2016, people posting photos of from then etc and I don't really understand what's so significant about what must only be a few weeks ago...
Me and @tonygowland.bsky.social being triggered by the same morning doom scroll 😂
old man yells at cloud is written on a newspaper
Alt: old man yells at cloud is written on a newspaper
media.tenor.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Me and @tonygowland.bsky.social being triggered by the same morning doom scroll 😂
I've run businesses since 2003, a large chunk of that time in games. I've worked with AAA, publishers, platforms, service providers and indies. Huge success and epic failures.
No one knows what's going to work today, or in the future. Anyone claiming otherwise just hasn't been humbled ✨yet✨.
No one knows what's going to work today, or in the future. Anyone claiming otherwise just hasn't been humbled ✨yet✨.
January 14, 2026 at 9:33 AM
I've run businesses since 2003, a large chunk of that time in games. I've worked with AAA, publishers, platforms, service providers and indies. Huge success and epic failures.
No one knows what's going to work today, or in the future. Anyone claiming otherwise just hasn't been humbled ✨yet✨.
No one knows what's going to work today, or in the future. Anyone claiming otherwise just hasn't been humbled ✨yet✨.
This week, games industry dialogue is sponsored by the word "egocentric".
How people can be in the industry so long and get to such senior positions but still be so blind as to the experiences of others (aka the majority), blows my tiny mind 🤯
How people can be in the industry so long and get to such senior positions but still be so blind as to the experiences of others (aka the majority), blows my tiny mind 🤯
January 14, 2026 at 9:25 AM
This week, games industry dialogue is sponsored by the word "egocentric".
How people can be in the industry so long and get to such senior positions but still be so blind as to the experiences of others (aka the majority), blows my tiny mind 🤯
How people can be in the industry so long and get to such senior positions but still be so blind as to the experiences of others (aka the majority), blows my tiny mind 🤯
In London with a relatively clear schedule for a couple of days. Any friends looking for a coffee chat HMU
January 14, 2026 at 9:18 AM
In London with a relatively clear schedule for a couple of days. Any friends looking for a coffee chat HMU
Really enjoyed this. Under the thin veil of auteur, Fares is actually very pragmatic and understands the balance between creative and commercial needs 👍
Also appreciated his take on EA and other corporates. Such entities are frequently shite, but are largely made up of good people who love games
Also appreciated his take on EA and other corporates. Such entities are frequently shite, but are largely made up of good people who love games
“I hope that publishers don’t look at a game like Clair Obscur Expedition 33 and think, ‘oh, AA is the new thing. Let’s only do that.’ I don’t believe in that.”
www.thegamebusiness.com/p/split-fict...
www.thegamebusiness.com/p/split-fict...
Split Fiction’s Josef Fares: “I would not be able to live without AAA titles”
The Hazelight boss fears that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s success might inspire publishers to only make AA games
www.thegamebusiness.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Really enjoyed this. Under the thin veil of auteur, Fares is actually very pragmatic and understands the balance between creative and commercial needs 👍
Also appreciated his take on EA and other corporates. Such entities are frequently shite, but are largely made up of good people who love games
Also appreciated his take on EA and other corporates. Such entities are frequently shite, but are largely made up of good people who love games
Woke up thinking, indie games. Indie games & the people that make them are going to have to save the industry. Clearly, no other fuckers gonna do it.
A lack of recognition, level of risk & minimal financial compensation filters most of the bad people out leaving a bunch o' legends.
Indie games.
A lack of recognition, level of risk & minimal financial compensation filters most of the bad people out leaving a bunch o' legends.
Indie games.
January 13, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Woke up thinking, indie games. Indie games & the people that make them are going to have to save the industry. Clearly, no other fuckers gonna do it.
A lack of recognition, level of risk & minimal financial compensation filters most of the bad people out leaving a bunch o' legends.
Indie games.
A lack of recognition, level of risk & minimal financial compensation filters most of the bad people out leaving a bunch o' legends.
Indie games.
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Banging set of inspirations 🙌
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Banging set of inspirations 🙌
You will like my indie game if you played these games:
- Crazy Taxi 🚕
- Paper Boy 🗞️
- Jet Set Radio 🛼
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3241560/...
#gamedev #indiedev
- Crazy Taxi 🚕
- Paper Boy 🗞️
- Jet Set Radio 🛼
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3241560/...
#gamedev #indiedev
January 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Banging set of inspirations 🙌
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Banging set of inspirations 🙌
January 12, 2026 at 12:08 PM
A glass of water from our own off grid water supply. This was an absolute game changer.
Latest #BarnLife vid just dropped 🚰
youtu.be/bGo2mpCqS0s
Latest #BarnLife vid just dropped 🚰
youtu.be/bGo2mpCqS0s
Off Grid Water System Is Up and Running
YouTube video by A Better Way
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A glass of water from our own off grid water supply. This was an absolute game changer.
Latest #BarnLife vid just dropped 🚰
youtu.be/bGo2mpCqS0s
Latest #BarnLife vid just dropped 🚰
youtu.be/bGo2mpCqS0s
"That means definining success not in total sales or accolades, but in how sure you can be of making another game at a happy, comfortable pace"
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I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
January 9, 2026 at 7:16 AM
"That means definining success not in total sales or accolades, but in how sure you can be of making another game at a happy, comfortable pace"
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👏👏👏
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When you "make it" as an indie, it's so important to give back and support others to help keep the indie market thriving.
Love to see this from the Kinetic crew and extra cool to see Southampton gamedevs having such a positive impact on the industry 🙌
Love to see this from the Kinetic crew and extra cool to see Southampton gamedevs having such a positive impact on the industry 🙌
Kinetic Games, the developer behind Phasmophobia, has announced the launch of Kinetic Publishing to "support and champion creativity within the indie space". The publisher will fund two to three indie projects a year up to budgets of £1 million.
www.gamesindustry.biz/phasmophobia...
www.gamesindustry.biz/phasmophobia...
Phasmophobia developer launches Kinetic Publishing to "support and champion creativity within the indie space"
Daniel Knight and Asim Tanvir explain their plan to fund two to three indie projects a year up to budgets of £1 million
www.gamesindustry.biz
January 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
When you "make it" as an indie, it's so important to give back and support others to help keep the indie market thriving.
Love to see this from the Kinetic crew and extra cool to see Southampton gamedevs having such a positive impact on the industry 🙌
Love to see this from the Kinetic crew and extra cool to see Southampton gamedevs having such a positive impact on the industry 🙌
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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/...
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/...
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.
hiddenfolks.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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/...
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/...
Reposted by Dan Thomas
Introducing... Normal Cat Emotes! Super normal cats! For your server! MADE BY MEEE
Download now > najmetender.itch.io/normal-cat-e...
Download now > najmetender.itch.io/normal-cat-e...
January 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Introducing... Normal Cat Emotes! Super normal cats! For your server! MADE BY MEEE
Download now > najmetender.itch.io/normal-cat-e...
Download now > najmetender.itch.io/normal-cat-e...
20cm snow forecast for tomorrow 🌨️
Storm Goretti comin in hot...er cold
Storm Goretti comin in hot...er cold
January 7, 2026 at 10:16 PM
20cm snow forecast for tomorrow 🌨️
Storm Goretti comin in hot...er cold
Storm Goretti comin in hot...er cold
At the start of a new year, does writing the year for the first time with a pen, remind you of being at school?
January 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
At the start of a new year, does writing the year for the first time with a pen, remind you of being at school?