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Sophie Smart

@loxeni.bsky.social

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🌱 Production Director at No More Robots 🌸 Founder at Blossom Arcade (indie game self publishing support) www.blossomarcade.com 🏳️‍🌈 Prev Leadership Team at Out Making Games ⚔ Limit Break Star Mentor 🎮 BAFTA Games Member ⭐ MCV 30 under 30 She/Her

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Sophie Smart @loxeni.bsky.social · Mar 11

HUGE NEWS, retweets appreciated! 📢📢📢

I’ve started 🌸 Blossom Arcade to help small indie teams with the tricky parts of bringing their games to market.

If you’re a tiny team struggling with things like:
🎮 Platform Backends
📢 Self Publishing
📆 Production Planning

I can help! 😀

#IndieDev #GameDev

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Sophie Smart @loxeni.bsky.social · 13h

Also eternally grateful that this game provided a huge amount of solice for my Mother whilst she was off work ill earlier this year. She racked up over 190 hours before the game launched and had never played a game on Steam prior to this. ❤️ she's now played stardew and my time at portia also.

Sophie Smart @loxeni.bsky.social · 13h

After a rocky start with Steam going down as I was meant to push the launch button yesterday, things have been looking up!

Been working on Little Rocket Lab doing production and marketing since 2022 and it's so nice to see the fruits of our labour pay off.

Well done @kyleschmitz.bsky.social 👏

Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 14h

Amazing first 24 hours for Little Rocket Lab <3 <3

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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 4d

If you enjoy Size Five and want to see it survive what is a very iffy time for the Games Industry, please do three things with your Saturday:

✅ Wishlist EARTH MUST DIE
✅ Buy a game on sale
✅ Share these links where you can

store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...

store.steampowered.com/dev/sizefive

Earth Must Die on Steam

These moronic Terranoids think they can just roll in here and take over my beautiful Tyrythian kingdom? The kingdom that I built from the ground up with my bare hands, and only sort of inherited from ...

store.steampowered.com

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Sophie Smart @loxeni.bsky.social · 10d

A fun one to have worked on and hard to have kept quiet about for a while! 👏👏🌍💀

Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 10d

EARTH MUST DIE

Featuring a load of my favourite comedians - too many even to fit on the trailer! Joel Fry! Martha Howe-Douglas! @alexhorne.bsky.social! Tamsin Grieg! @5teviem.bsky.social @mrholness.bsky.social! @misterabk.bsky.social! @rosieisaholt.bsky.social! MORE

Please RETWEET and WISHLIST

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Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com · 16d

Little Rocket Lab now has a release date: October 7th! Featured in Wholesome Snack last year, transform your childhood home as you build brilliant factories and forge lifelong friendships. "Roll up your sleeves, it turns out that saving this town really IS rocket science!"

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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 20d

🚀🚀EXCITING NEWS!!🚀🚀

After four years of development, Little Rocket Lab finally launches on October 7!

Build brilliant factories and forge lifelong friendships

Coming to Steam and Xbox / PC Game Pass

RTs super appreciated❤️

littlerocketlab.com

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Sophie Smart @loxeni.bsky.social · Aug 12

Congrats and well deserved!! ✨👏

Sophie Smart @loxeni.bsky.social · Aug 8

So very excited for this one! Congrats Zach and Lu! 😊👏

Bunnyhug @bunnyhug.games · Aug 7

We've got some great news to share!

Our next game, Pixel's Mysterious Mysteries, has been backed by @ukgamesfund.bsky.social for the Prototype Fund!

We've been silently working on the project but with their backing we'll be able to get a solid first playable developed

Psyched to show progress🖤

An in-game render test of Pixel standing in her office, point light shining down on her face. 2 Smells can be read, one is the smell of Laurel, the other is a bit more obscured and needs to be investigated further.

Your handy dandy Deteco is going to catalogue your mysteries as you interrogate and gather details. Pull it up at any time to retrace your steps or visualise the timeline of events.

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Jupiter @jupiterhadley.com · Jul 24

I wrote about the cozy, plant-related game Grow Wild by @spectrum48.bsky.social for @indiegamesplus.bsky.social, after seeing it at @developconference.com: indiegamesplus.com/grow-wild-pr...

'Grow Wild' Catches Bugs, Discovers Plants, and Creates Biomes

Grow Wild is a cozy sandbox style game where you can discover new plants, find bugs, and watch the world change around you.

indiegamesplus.com

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Sophie Smart @loxeni.bsky.social · Jul 7

I'll be about from tues-thurs! 😁

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Brandon T. Snider @brandontsnider.bsky.social · Jun 27

Possibly my favorite summation of Pride

Years ago I was at New York Pride and I remember running into this couple and they told me they drove like five hours to be at Pride and I was like, “Five hours? Why would you drive five hours?” And he said to me, “This is the one time a year and the only place where I can hold my partner’s hand and kiss my partner in the street without having to look around first. It’s the only place. I don’t have that anywhere else.” One time a year. One place. This is it. And that’s what Pride means. - bob the drag queen

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Sophie Smart @loxeni.bsky.social · Jun 26

Hey Lukas! This sounds awesome, it's been too long anyway. Send me a DM and let's find a time. :)

Sophie Smart @loxeni.bsky.social · Jun 26

✨ I'm super excited to be heading to Develop Brighton in a couple of weeks. I’ll be speaking on the ‘Which Indie Game Genres are Hot in 2025?’ panel, so come and say hi if you’re around! 👋 ✨

I've also got a few meeting slots left for Blossom Arcade 🌸 - so if you want to talk self-publishing HMU!

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Kris (WB) Winters 🌱 @kriswbennett.co.uk · Jun 20

🚨 Games marketing people 🚨

Here are 3 great and super helpful Chrome extensions for browsing Steam

ℹ️ Extra data and info on screen
💰 See the estimated revenue
📈 Useful CCU info
📉 Previous sales prices
🔎 Additional search filters
🕸️ Firefox & Edge versions
🔥 And more

🧵 Thread below 👇

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CRESCENT COUNTY 🧹🏍️ @electricsaint.bsky.social · Jun 17

GOOD MORNING!

Now that you’ve had the chance to sleep on it, we’d like to remind you that today is your LAST CHANCE to back the Crescent County kickstarter campaign. We don’t like being unnecessarily urgent but THIS IS NECESSARILY URGENT.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann...

Crescent County - a witch-tech delivery adventure

Underground motorbroom street racing. Chaotic deliveries. Kissing on the mouth. A painterly, witch-tech, open world game.

www.kickstarter.com

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BondSarahBond @bondsarahbond.bsky.social · Jun 2

Join us in celebrating Pride Month as we embrace and support LGBTQIA+ communities. 🏳️‍🌈 Xbox is a place where everyone is welcome to play, create, and connect. Thank you to the creators who share their stories with all of us so everyone feels at home 💚

news.xbox.com/2025/06/02/x...

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Sophie Smart @loxeni.bsky.social · May 21

So happy for the Electric Saint team!!! ✨

Anna Hollinrake @ MIGW & SXSW! @annahollinrake.com · May 21

WE DID IT WE ONLY WENT AND FUCKING DID IT

FUNDED IN UNDER 24 HOURS

BROOM FUCKING BROOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sophie Smart @loxeni.bsky.social · May 20

Honestly been so excited for this one for so long!

Motorsport + cute aesthetic + queerness = my jam

👏🧹🧙‍♀️✨️🌸

Anna Hollinrake @ MIGW & SXSW! @annahollinrake.com · May 20

🚨 CRESCENT COUNTY KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!!! 🚨

Pledge now to -
🧹 drift and drive on your witch-tech motorbroom
🏍️ make deliveries by day, street race by night
💋 kiss your friends on the mouth??
💫 BE GAY DO GLIDES

👇 BACK US HERE 👇
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann...

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Out Making Games @outmakinggames.bsky.social · May 17

Today is #IDAHOBIT - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

This year, acknowledging IDAHOBIT feels more urgent than ever as we have seen significant pushback against queer and especially trans rights here in the UK.

www.outmaking.games/news1/idahob...

International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
17th May #IDAHOBIT

The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, or IDAHOBIT, takes place on the 17th May with the date specifically chosen to commemorate the World Health Organization's decision in 1990 to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. Originally known as the International Day Against Homophobia when first celebrated in 2005, it expanded to cover transphobia in 2009 and biphobia in 2015. The day serves as an opportunity to raise awareness of the treatment of LGBTQ+ people worldwide, including the ongoing repression and discrimination, as well as a chance to come together to drive positive change going forward.

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Sophie Smart @loxeni.bsky.social · May 13

Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your CV?

Me, a games producer: That's added contingency time

Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · May 13

Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your CV?

Me, a developer of story-focused indie games: That's narrative breathing space.

Gav Thorpe @gavthorpe.bsky.social · May 13

Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your CV?

Me, a games designer: I’m keeping that open to see how the meta develops.

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Sophie Smart @loxeni.bsky.social · May 13

I had the best acai bowl ever yesterday and it's all I've been able to think about since.

I'm now just living counting down to the next time I can go back and have another.

A picture of a table with an iced matcha drink and a pink bowl of fruit with acai smoothie underneath. With a lotus biscoff biscuit on top.

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IndieGameADay @indiegameaday.bsky.social · Apr 27

Starless Abyss by Konafa Games, a roguelite deckbuilder, is out now! [PC]

The Eldritch are coming. Science and occult have joined forces to defend the remains of humanity. Use powerful cards in turn-based combat to fight the unknowable and hold onto your sanity.

#indiegame

A hexagon grid combat space with a variety of ships, two human, six eldritch. The human ship Silver (16/7 shield, 27/27 health, 2 speed, 1/4 fire) is using the card Nuclear Tomb (Deal 6 damage. If the target died, it leaves Radioactive Cloud in an area.) Other cards are Energy to Shield and Laser Fire.

Two ships fly to the left while a Cthulhu figure takes up the entirety of the background. "Your progress exists only by my blessing. I am both your creditor and your end. Options: Tribute: 350 gold (grayed out). Sacrifice (-30% health per ship). Scam (on failure -60% health per ship, -141 gold).

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Sophie Smart @loxeni.bsky.social · Apr 27

Not sure if this is good for day 1, but I felt quite happy with it, no idea where this is going though.

Sophie Smart @loxeni.bsky.social · Apr 27

I've been told I need a notebook....

A picture of a desk with a notebook on it open with the title screen for video games Blue Prince on the monitor.

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Sophie Smart @loxeni.bsky.social · Apr 26

That feeling when you wake up the day after a game launch and get to check the overnight sales numbers.