March is Women’s History Month! This month we will be sharing women led games, the stories of women empowerment in gaming, indie content creators and so much more. Who’s a woman in gaming that you look up to?

Happy #wishlistwednesday to all of our favorite #indiedevs what are you working on? ❤️ - Like 🔁 - Share ✍️ - Comment And don’t forget to follow us for more indie celebration!

Alright here’s a check in for our SDV friends. How are we feeling so far about 1.6? Do we love the meadow farm?

It’s Free Game Friday! And this week we’ve got an adorable roguelike to get out all your stress. Devilish League buff.ly/48xPG8E Play as Bash a cute little devil as you swing your oversized bat to crush your enemies. With upgrades and progression it’s the perfect combo

Today, I’d like to announce a big bunch of impress.games marketing toolkit updates, including ✨Press Kitty: Plus✨, but first some back-story: I started this IMPRESS project back at the start of 2021. I’d been running a lil Discord coverage bot since 2019 through Patreon after adapting some prototype tech I’d made for my old games studio originally around 2015… It’s been 3 years of dedicated hard work so far, but in reality, this idea has been bouncing around in my head for a lot longer. 9 years is quite a timespan! It’s been a long road to getting here today, and to understanding my place and purpose in the games industry, and I’m happier than ever to be supporting your games marketing efforts with my tools and articles. There's almost 500 of you now! But here’s the thing, I went all in on IMPRESS about 12 months in, quitting the full-time work I held through the Covid-19 pandemic. There was some very promising early-stage growth, and with reasonable projections, I had enough savings to see it through. And I did – I really did… But then came the games industry bad news that we’ve all been seeing lately: mass layoffs, publishers closing up, funding running dry, budget cuts across the board, and loads more I’ve likely forgotten. I’ve also been heavily affected. My revenue from Coverage Bot started going in reverse, and has dropped over 30% in the past 5 months. Cue existential panic! So alongside these new product/feature announcements, I am also asking for your help, if you are in a position to do so. Press Kitty is still a completely free service, but it now has a few extras for Plus supporters. Multi-language Press Kits 🌍 You can now add a second language to your press kits – this is free for everyone. If English isn’t your first language, I recommend doing this for your native tongue: this will help communicate your game/message in your domestic markets, e.g. for local press/creators. With Plus, you can now add as many languages as you like! (To be completely honest, I’d like to remove this restriction in the future and truly level the playing field here, but as above, I have to balance staying alive and keeping things running…) Massive thanks to members of the community who have contributed translations: German: @PixelProphecy French: Evian from @eternal_twin Dutch: @MrPeanutBelly Ukrainian: @Rayfulrand from unlocteam.com Croatian: @CrucialUpdat3 Japanese: @cuz_traveller from @StudioAsahiDev Simplified Chinese: @RickWePlay Polish: @MichalGem Please be sure to check out their projects, studios or services too. And if you’re able to localise to any other languages not listed here, please hit reply and reach out! Custom Domain Support 🔗 With Plus, you can now set up your press kits on your own domain / subdomain. This provides an extra layer of professionalism and credibility to your brand, as well as a few extra SEO-related benefits. I’ve set one up as an example for my old studio here, but keen to receive feedback and keep progress going! Dark Mode 🌚 A few folks asked about press kit customisation options, and this is the first step on that path. More font and colour options will be made available soon! PSD Support 🍰 This isn’t technically a Plus feature, I just forgot to announce it, ha! I want to make sure that creators get everything they need from you to play and promote your games, and layered thumbnail templates are really helpful time-savers for that, so here you go. It’s a freebie! Increased Limits 🚀 If you support the project with Plus, you’ll have your Press Kit limit increased from 4 to 10, and your Cloud Storage limit increased from 100MB to 1GB. You’ll also be able to upload large assets up to 50MB each. There’s still a lot to smooth out; from improved onboarding, image gallery views, pdf export options, and other remaining feature requests from a survey I sent out last November, not to mention Coverage Bot updates (saved for a future post). I’ll keep doing my best to support you where I can, and I only ask for a little help in return. How much? 🏷️ Press Kitty: Plus will be ordinarily $9 / €9 / £8 monthly or $90 / €90 / £80 annually for two months free, but as an early supporter, here’s a code for 25% off for life, redeemable until May 1st: PLUSFORLIFE If you’re headed to GDC next week, please think of me and consider spreading the word. I won’t be there unfortunately, but my calendar is open for anyone for the week and the week after, whether you’d like to chat for the first time or it’s long over-due: calendly.com/ashleygwinnell/… I think that’s everything from me. I hope to strike the line between “amazingly free” and “even better with your support”, or “simplified perfection for indies” and “advanced greatness for established outfits”. You can find Press Kitty – along with some reviews and example press kits – here: impress.games/press-kitty Please share! Best wishes, many thanks, and onwards! Ashley

SUMMERHOUSE, my tiny game about building sunny houses is out now on Steam and currently still in launch discount! Give it a try if you're looking for a little interactive reminder that Sumer exists 💙🌻 s.team/a/2533960 #indiegame

I can only imagine the way this could help game artists!

We have been on a roguelike deckbuilder kick for a few months now. Some of our favorites have been: Balatro Spellrogue Cobalt Core And so many more of the older classics. What’s the genre you’ve got yourself invested in right now?

Happy #wishlistwednesday to all of our favorite #indiedevs what are you working on? ❤️ - Like 🔁 - Share ✍️ - Comment And don’t forget to follow us for more indie celebration!

It’s Free Game Friday! Finished no-lifeing FF7 Rebirth? Well we’ve got a treat for you! For our action roguelike fans out there: Ruindog: Prologue buff.ly/3SUbBBa Alien hunts have returned and it’s your mission to push them back. Build and upgrade to take on more maps!

Happy “What we’re backing Wednesday” Up this week is a brand new title just launching out to kickstarter today! Join an adorable mashup of farming simulator and shop keep sim and enjoy all it has to offer upon release!

Happy #wishlistwednesday to all of our favorite #indiedevs what are you working on? ❤️ - Like 🔁 - Share ✍️ - Comment And don’t forget to follow us for more indie celebration!

Who hasn’t thought to themselves that Lorelai Gilmore has the perfect job. Your dreams become reality in this adorable ✨magical inn keeper game. Magic Inn by @Magic_Inn buff.ly/3uKFwnv Created by a husband & wife duo to let you live your wildest magic dreams! 🧙‍♀️

If you dig walking simulators like What Remains of Edith Finch this is one to watch! It’s been on our wishlist for a while

✨COSY GAME GIVEAWAY 3 x LUCKY WINNERS will receive a PRE-RELEASE steam key for this cute & cosy game 💕like, repost, tag a friend (can tag me) 💜must be following me @SpiritCityLofi 💕multiple entries allowed ENDS 7 DAYS #GiveawayAlert #cozygame

The countdown is on! 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 to be part of the giveaway! 🧸💝 #TrailerTuesday #indiedev

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