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The Indie Dev’s Guide to Mastering TikTok in 2025

The Indie Dev’s Guide to Mastering TikTok in 2025

Using our work on Schrodinger’s Cat Burglar, we explore what it takes for an indie game developer to send a TikTok viral and boost wishlists. This guide explains how to maximise your chances of success on TikTok and boost the profile of your video game overnight.

What Video Games Taught Me Ahead of Driving Through the Australian Outback

What Video Games Taught Me Ahead of Driving Through the Australian Outback

During the Holiday season, I decided to take huge trip into the Australian Outback. With over 200k KMs on the clock, a dodgy throttle to contend with and even broken air conditioning, what better final hurrah for our car? This was when I first started to notice the similarities between our adventure and the countless video games that had been subtly training me for it.

A Guide to Improving Your Game’s Steam Page

A Guide to Improving Your Game’s Steam Page

A game’s Steam page is crucial in influencing potential players to wishlist and buy your game. Setting one up can be quite overwhelming, especially to newcomers, due to its many elements. This article will summarize the important points if you’re setting up your first game Steam page.

Games Development Consultancy: GoobnBalloonsDX

Games Development Consultancy: GoobnBalloonsDX

Introducing GoobnBalloonsDX! We’re doing things a bit differently with the dev team on this project – our focus is on consultancy services covering game development and marketing strategies. Our work with GoobnBalloonsDX involves game analysis to identify marketable features, including advice on enhancing the game's overall quality with a focus on narrative journey, gameplay feel and player friction points.

Back To Our Niche - Point and Click Perfection with Theropods.

Back To Our Niche - Point and Click Perfection with Theropods.

Acorn has a strong history of proven successes with point and click adventure games, something we’ve carefully developed over the years. We are pleased to be continuing this tradition with one of our latest clients, Theropods. 

Is Your Game Library Destined To Become a Subscription? [Opinion]

Is Your Game Library Destined To Become a Subscription? [Opinion]

Recently, there were rumblings among gamers in the industry who were rattled by Ubisoft’s executive Philippe Tremblay's statement that they ‘should feel comfortable’ not owning games. Undoubtedly, this sparked wider discussion throughout the industry. is your games library destined to become a subscription?

2024’s State of The Industry Report by GDC

2024’s State of The Industry Report by GDC

The Game Developers Conference (GDC) published its industry report in 2024. Based on their interviews with over 3000 people, the report offers great insights for game developers including guidance for indie game social media strategy. This blog will summarize all the information into five key takeaways for you.