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Valentin (Promote indie game)

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Cursed artist selling his writing skills to capitalism. And videogames, so I'm kinda alright ? Currently: Astro Protocol, Hats and guns, Maison du jeu vidéo More details on valentinthomas.eu

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Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Apr 7

Hey!

I'm Valentin, French freelance marketer for indie games.

I post once in a while articles about game marketing. Sometimes with wacky jokes and puns. lolilol.

Feel free to reach out for inquiries, from consulting to campaigns!

Learn more on my website: valentinthomas.eu/en/

Cheers!

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Valentin Thomas is an indie game marketer specialised in video games. Discover him here and book 27, a free marketing plan!

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Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · 29d

3 marketing hooks showing you good examples of choosing the right angle for your game!

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You guys are in there!

#indiegames #indiegame #gamedev #marketing

Valentin's kickass hooks selection #2 - Bugs, gnomes and houses - Valentin Thomas

Hooks are everything, and these games have good ones. Catching bugs, gnome warriors and dating houses, pick whichever is best for you!

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Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Aug 22

Parce que ma mission secrète est de faire de vous des boss du marketing et que je ne suis pas jaloux, voici une liste de gens qui publient des articles et posts marketing JV qui pourraient vous intéresser !

valentinthomas.eu/ressources-m...

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #marketing

Sources et ressources marketing pour gamedevs (1) - Valentin Thomas

Quelques ressources marketing pour les développeurs de jeu vidéo qui souhaiteraient se renseigner sur le sujet !

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Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Aug 20

What is a marketing hook? Here's my definition.

What's yours, omniscient Bluesky?

More about hooks here: valentinthomas.eu/en/valentin-...

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #marketing

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Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · Aug 5

OPPORTUNITY Senior Narrative Designer - Hybrid onsite- Barcelona

Not affiliated. Shares welcome

job-boards.greenhouse.io/scopely/jobs...

Senior Narrative Designer - Unannounced Project

ES - Barcelona, Spain

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beni @benithemaker.bsky.social · Jul 8

Are you...

Looking for a capsule artist? ➡️ steamcapsule.com/artists
Looking for a capsule art job? ➡️ steamcapsule.com/jobs

Please share and let #gamedev hear about it! 💚

#indiegamedev #gameart #gamemarketing #steam

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Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thoughts? #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #marketing

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DementedPlant @dementedplant.bsky.social · Jun 16

I'm doing a #giveaway to celebrate controller support with a FREE Godstone Steam Key handed out tomorrow 10AM GMT+2! ✨

Check out the game on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/1715030

To participate:
repost! 🔄
Like! ❤️

Details in the comments
#indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #steam

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Capir @game-capir.bsky.social · May 5

Capir Challenge 4-1

Let's start with an easy one, solve the board by rotating three groups of aligned tiles. First solution reply gets a free game key!⁣

Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

Website: gamecapir.github.io

#puzzle #game #indiedev #android #godot

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Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Apr 30

Le jeu vidéo est-il une forme d'art ? J'en suis convaincu. Mais forme artistique ou pas, le jeu vidéo est malheureusement, comme pas mal de choses aujourd’hui, aussi un business. Et ça, c’est indiscutable.

Quelques billes dans cet article pour trouver son public ! #indiedev #gamedev #marketing

public cible : comment le trouver ? - Valentin Thomas

Trouver son public cible, mission impossible ? Ici je vous donne des pistes pour trouver vos premiers fans.

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La Maison du Jeu Vidéo @mjvrennes.bsky.social · Apr 16

Nouveau à la MJV : sessions d'accueil via discord et en physique !

Si tu ne sais pas ce qu'est la MJV ou que tu veux juste passer un bon moment entre passionés du ZQSD et du pad, on se retrouve le 22 avril à 20h30 sur notre discord (lien dans notre bio).

Ce ne sera pas la seule, restez branchés !

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Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Apr 14

Thoughts about game pricing.

Here's an article giving you some ways to find your price (not the one, just some).

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#indiedev #marketing #gamedev #indiegame

Our brains aren’t wired to find prices because well, prices are concrete numbers but they sometimes are kinda absurd. Especially in cultural industries.

When I smoke (because yes, I’m French), I create crazy stories in my mind, about myself saving the world one way or another. How much is it worth? Priceless. And I can do that whenever I want, for free.

Yet, I’m ready to pay 5 to 80 euros to play games that do exactly the same thing, but I’m playing alone, I’m probably gonna face narrative shortcomings, potential bugs and technical limitations and I can’t write the scenario myself. But still, I feel like it’s money well spent.

Prices are absurd, I tell you. But there are ways to find out what your price is.

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Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Apr 7

You’re welcome! Give your baby that cute outfit that will make it loved by many. And make it grow so it will attract friends like a magnet.

But enough with metaphors, if you make your game marketable from the very beginning promotion will be easier :)

Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Apr 7

Sorry for the typo. Bloody autocorrect!

Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Apr 7

Valentin Thomas - Home

Valentin Thomas is an indie game marketer specialised in video games. Discover him here and book 27, a free marketing plan!

valentinthomas.eu

Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Apr 7

Game marketing is not just posting around and contacting press and influencers. It's a thoughtful process than should being before you write a single line of code or draw any piece of art.

Discover these ingredients (not a recipe) to make more marketable games!

#marketing #gamedev #indiedev

What is game marketing? Marketing mix Part 1 : Product - Valentin Thomas

Game marketing is not just promotion, ie tweeting around and sending keys for outreach. It's also product, price and placement.

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Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Feb 18

Thanks for your opinion, I've tweaked the article accordingly. Maybe the forum analogy is a little outdated too, but it's what struck me the most when I saw the structure of the platform

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Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Feb 18

I see your point, so according to you each subreddit would be its own forum with threads in it placed in a feed?

Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Feb 18

If you've heard of reddit for promoting your game but have absolutely no idea what it's about, here's a handy travel journal through this magnificent place for indie devs.

I'm looking for feedback, feel free to shoot me a comment to let me know what you thought!

Reddit gaming section exploration: notes after 111 days (reddit 101)

You've heard of reddit for gaming, but you don't know what it is precisely. This is a short introduction to the platform, for beginners.

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Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Jan 30

C’est bien expliqué, bien documenté et je ne vois pas le problème du jeu d’acteur ça me parait naturel.

Après l’intro manque un peu de peps (dans une formation on me disait qu’il fallait envoyer dans les 30 premières secondes) et il y a 2-3 trucs que je comprends pas (niveau montage) Sinon gg !

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Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Jan 27

I’m lucky my cat is afraid of jumping too high, she’s a walker so it would do something like affghyjjjm

Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Jan 26

Pour le bruits blancs oui, et très rarement j’ai des sifflements aigus sur une seule oreille pendant 5-10 secondes. Pro tip : si tu bouges la tête et que le son bouge avec toi, c’est des acouphènes et pas le frigo (ou alors tu as un casque ^^)

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Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Jan 26

C’est peut être parce que tu es compositeur aussi, je comprends que ça soit menaçant. Mais oui vis ta vie et fais des trucs, tu arrêteras d’y penser assez rapidement je pense

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Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Jan 26

Par curiosité, vous les avez eu après quel évènement vos acouphènes ?

Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Jan 26

J’en ai depuis que j’ai 16 ans (groupe de rock adolescent oblige) mais je ne les remarque que très rarement. Au début ça m’a beaucoup fait flipper, et puis c’est passé. Perso je vis assez bien avec depuis. Par contre tu es allé à un concert ou écouté de la musique fort récemment ?

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Valentin (Promote indie game) @valentinindie.bsky.social · Jan 26

Rich billionnaires about to rule the world like in the James Bond movies, check. Now, where and who is our secret agent?