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Rob Manuel

@robmanuel.bsky.social

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Indie Game Person of Interest. Strategy / Marketing / Biz Dev / Events (Prev: IGN, Indie MEGABOOTH, Geek & Sundry, Gametrailers, X-Play) I talk about indie games, board games, tRPGs, and other assorted experiences. (He/Him)

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 20d

The Game Discovery Spreadsheet for this year has been (mostly) finished with games you need to be at least familiar with coming out.

Let me know if there's anything missing or if you have any questions.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Indie Game Discovery

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 5h

Dominic Tarason - Veteran freelance games crit & PR. Hyped for indie games & mods. Bylines on RPS, PC Gamer, PCGamesN.

@dominictarason.com

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Dominic Tarason - Games Crit & PR

Professional Profile, Contact Details & Links

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 5h

Indie Game Plus - Celebrating unique, creative, and personal indie games!

@indiegamesplus.bsky.social

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Indie Games Plus

Indie Games Plus - Creative, Personal, Passionate Digital Experiences

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 5h

Kannon - Another great curator of indie games and music.

www.youtube.com/@kannon-n/f

KANNON

YO! THE DOORS ONLY OPEN ONE WAY!

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 5h

Splattercat Gaming - I make impressions videos for indie games.

www.youtube.com/@Splattercat...

Splattercatgaming

I make impressions videos for indie games. For business with your game fire off an email to splattercatgaming[at]gmail.com

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 5h

Retromation - I upload a variety of games, often specializing in roguelikes / roguelites, or other indies that I think should get more attention, but I am open to uploading anything if I think it is neat!

@retromation.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/@Retromation

Retromation

Hello everybody, people often call me Reto (ree-toe), it isn't a typo. I have uploaded daily gaming let's play content since 2011, I upload a variety of games, often specializing in roguelikes / rogue...

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 5h

Best Indie Games - This channel highlights fantastic indie games since they are wonderful (if often overlooked) experiences which I want to share!

www.thebestindiegames.com

Best Indie Games

The Best Indie Games YouTube Channel highlights and features the Best that Independent Gaming has to offer, with this website being a complement to that as THE central hub for all things Indie Gaming

www.thebestindiegames.com

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 5h

Indieventure - Join three friends as they embark on an adventure to discover the best indies by the coolest creators. Hosted by Rachel Watts, Rebecca Jones and Liam Richardson, Indieventure shines a spotlight on smaller games across all genres.

@indieventurepodcast.co.uk

indieventurepodcast.co.uk

Indieventure - A Podcast About Indie Games

Join three friends as they embark on an adventure to discover the best indie games! Indieventure is hosted by Rebecca Jones, Liam Richardson and Rachel Watts.

indieventurepodcast.co.uk

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 5h

The Indie Informer - The site has grown and succeeded in ways its founder couldn’t imagine. Its reviews feature on Metacritic — helping indies garner even wider recognition.

BlueSky: @theindieinformer.bsky.social

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The Indie Informer

Indie game coverage from indie journalists.

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 5h

Indieformer - Search less, play more. Find your next indie game obsession. Highly curated lists every month.

BlueSky: @indieformer.com

www.indieformer.com

Indieformer

Search less, play more. Be the first to uncover tomorrow’s indie game obsessions.

www.indieformer.com

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 5h

Six One Indie is a grassroots collective focused on making gaming showcases, awards, and overall visibility more approachable for independent developers.

Bluesky: @sixoneindie.com

www.sixoneindie.com

Six One Indie

www.sixoneindie.com

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 5h

Don't Ask:
"Why won't site x cover this indie game?"

Ask:
"How can I better support indie games media?"

For indie games to succeed, those covering them need to succeed as well.

Here are some you can start following. Tell me your favs or who I miss.

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Tempura Cat @tempuracatgames.bsky.social · 10h

Meet our indie game in 20 seconds!

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #gaming

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Ice-Pick Lodge @icepicklodge.bsky.social · 13h

New demo arrives on October 13th.

How is the new demo different from “Quarantine”? In every way! The new demo is a slice from the beginning of the full game.

🕗 Starts Oct 13, 10:00 PDT

Read the full announcement below.

Last chance to add Quarantine before it’s gone!

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Alpha Beta Gamer @alphabetagamer.bsky.social · 12h

Bye Sweet Carole is out now on Steam and Consoles! A jaw-dropping horror adventure inspired by classic animated movies! store.steampowered.com/app/2428980/...

Gameplay Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4eu...

by #gamedev Chris Darril #indiedev #indiegames #gaming

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 13h

I'm terrible at skating games -- but I have to say, this trailer has me excited about the game all over again. Let's go, glass demon!

Devolver Digital @devolverdigital.com · 14h

SKATE STORY
DECEMBER 8
PS5 | SWITCH 2 | PC
🔥🔥🔥 🛹 🔥🔥🔥
PLAY THE DEMO ON STEAM

store.steampowered.com/app/1263240/...

Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 13h

The best thing to do is to lift up those who are covering the games you want to see more of out there. You want indies - give your favorite coverage a retweet, give them a shout out, post your own indie trailers, post about indie events.

Be the games media you want to see in the world.

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Robin Bea @robinbombus.bsky.social · 1d

my four favorite games this year are all like 2 hours or under store.steampowered.com/app/3570370/...

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Hayes Madsen @solfleet.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact, the very first story I wrote for Inverse was about Gnosia - and boy it still fucking rocks. One of the visual novels of all time - go play it www.inverse.com/gaming/gnosi...

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 1d

Barkour -- what a great name.

Platforming. Stealth. Taking down bad guys with gadgets. It's what happen when you take something like Ratchet & Clack and put in a dog. The game already looks great. Let's see if it can remain the top dog.

store.steampowered.com/app/4075040/...

Barkour Demo on Steam

BARKOUR is a fast-paced stealth-action platformer where you play as Agent T.H.U.N.D.E.R. - a tail-wagging canine with a knack for parkour, gadgets and barking at villains. Join a secret organization t...

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 2d

I've had my eye on this one for awhile. If you say that you have a dark Alice in Wonderland story, I'm already sold. Point and click adventure. Tarot cards. Lots of blood.

Go check out the demo for Habromania store.steampowered.com/app/3682970/...

HABROMANIA Demo on Steam

A dreamy Alice in Wonderland-inspired RPG that follows 19-year-old Alice as she tries to escape the surreal, cozy hellscape that is Wonderland—hopefully with her sanity intact.

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 2d

I have bad news for you - store.steampowered.com/app/1349230/...

5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel on Steam

It's the first ever chess variant with spatial, temporal, and parallel dimensions. It's 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel! Move pieces back in time to create branching timelines. Send a rook to a p...

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Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 3d

Yacht Club Games delays Mina the Hollower: "We're just not quite there yet." gameinformer.com/2025/10/06/y...

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 3d

Always a joy to see @andrearene.bsky.social on @kindafunnyvids.bsky.social. A true voice of reason, experience, and knowledge on the panel.

Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 3d

Q Up has been out for a little bit now but it's already making waves. It's a esport team management simulator where you need to balance out team members, skills, and the outcome of games in order to reap the rewards to buy more.

And the game -- coin flipping.

store.steampowered.com/app/3991960/...

Q-UP Demo on Steam

Sick of long queues, unfair matchups, and arbitrary reflex tests? Try Q-UP, the coin flipping eSport. It's one part clicker, one part multiplayer strategy game, one part demented capitalism simulator,...

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 3d

More demos out right now.

Don't Stop, Girlypop! -- more than just fun to say -- is an arena movement shooter bathed in Y2K neon pink and faux fur. The trick is the fast you go the more you heal and spread the love/damage.

store.steampowered.com/app/3828820/...

Don't Stop, Girlypop! Lite on Steam

Now available in bite-sized demo form! Don’t Stop, Girlypop! is a Y2K arena movement shooter where standing still is not an option. ❤ Just ❤ Don’t ❤ Stop ❤ Moving! ❤

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