Our doggo wants you to play our game 🐾🎮

#indiedev advice: Do a dry run of your entire release process! Our demo is out (Yay!) but this very nearly was a disaster. Small #gamedev story time. This is probably a bit long for a thread, but I feel like sharing some behind the scenes.🧵...

I am so proud of this team!! The devs and entire team have been working so hard on this game and the demo is officially out for people to get their hands on!! If you’ve been itching for a fun co-op adventure then you’ll def wanna check out Sol Mates!

You can play Sol Mates RIGHT NOW! Our demo is live! We started on this over 2 and half years ago, we a dream of bringing co-op chaos to our friends. It's come a super long way since then and I'm super proud of all the work we've done on it. I'd love for you to check it out! #indiedev #gamedev

Holy cow! Over the weekend Sol Mates crossed the 7k wishlist threshold on Steam! This is a major early milestones for an indie game. I'm amazed and honored that so many people are interested in what we are cooking up. Still much more to do, but the excitement is building! #indiedev #gamedev

The incredible work of my coworkers and collaborators is going to be featured in this tomorrow! Including some VERY exciting news about out game. Tune in!

Exciting things are afoot!!

This is how you market an #indiegame right? Come for the corg, stay for chaotic 4-player co-op fun on a spaceship! #indiedev #PlaySolMates

Just make it exist first, you can make it good later

Are we still doing these? I've been a little busy. That's because, we've got a demo coming out soooon™! Also nearly at that magic 7k wishlist number! Would love for you to check out Sol Mates! #indiedev #indiegames #PlaySolMates #alwaysBehindTheCurveOnWhateverTheKidAreMemeingTheseDays

Our demo is inching ever closer! I'm adding polish to a few more pieces of UI in Sol Mates right now. Wishlist our game and stay tuned! 🌟🚀 #gamedev #solmates store.steampowered.com/app/2420800/...

We’re Sol Mates, a roguelike co-op space adventure where you and up to three mates work together to tackle unpredictable hazards while cruising through the galaxy 💫

Our playtest is still going strong! Come blow up some space pirates!

Get your hands on our demo early with a bigger, fuller, more cosmic gameplay experience than the last play test. I'm really excited to share what we've been working on with you and your space friends! #gamedev #indiedev #PlsySolMates

🎉Today is the day! Check out the @dames4games.org showcase today to see a ton of amazing indies PLUS a little feature on Sol Mates and @nerdershewrote.bsky.social's work on it! #indiegame #gamedev #dames4games

#gamedev is spending hours hooking up new hats for players to wear. #indiedev is sharing your progress by making a really stupid video about it to send to the rest of your team. #hats_hats_hats_hats

Check out Sol Mates and a bunch of other really awesome games!

Work together! Or don't - you do you 😅 🛸Pew pew your enemies & choose the fate of your space adventure destiny Don't miss our chaotic co-op! Add Sol Mates to your wishlists...NOW! 🧑‍🚀👉https://store.steampowered.com/app/2420800/Sol_Mates/ #trailerthursday #indiegame #gamingcommunity

Hey #PitchYaGame If chaos and co-op are your thing, I'd love for you to check out Sol Mates. We've been working hard on it, and I think you and your friend are going to have a blast! Also, space crabs.

New Sol Mates trailer is up! These things are always a scramble to get together, but it's great to have something that shows off more of the gameplay. Prepare yourself for some lasers, crabs, and co-op madness! We've got a demo coming soon! #indiedev #gamedev #PlaySolMates #GiantAlienSpaceCrabs

🚀 Day 3 of DreamHack!! Thank you for all the support and congrats to so many winners of the Indie STAMPede Quest! One more day to complete your quest - GLHF!! #DreamHack #DHDallas #indiegames

🚀 We are back with a new Indie STAMPede Quest! This time we're hosting it all weekend at #DHDallas! Come by our booths, play our games, get stamps & win a trading card pack featuring cards from all the games you played! 🧵👇 Check us all out! #DreamHack #DreamHackDallas #indiegames #indieplayground

Indie games.

🚀 It’s the last day of #paxeast 😭😭😭 We’ve had such a blast hanging with you all at the Sol Mates booth and seeing your reactions to our demo! Thank you for the support! Last day for the Indie STAMPede! Try our fast pass to get your prize faster! And last day for @pinnyarcade.bsky.social!

Hey #PAXEast, let's talk about some games you should check out! ❤️ *cracks knuckles* @disorderedmedia.bsky.social oneway.exe #13097 Endless Night #17104 @standingcat.bsky.social Nekomancer of Nowhere #22086 DiningDeck #17114 @darumagames.bsky.social Sol Mates #15104

#PAXEast so far has been an #indiedev dream. We've gotten such a positive response from players, and the energy is palpable. Three more days of this is both daunting and exhilarating!

This is happening! Super looking forward to sharing the game, and meeting some fellow #indiedev exhibitors!

We've got crabs! Wait.

Check out Ra Ra BOOM several other amazing indie games at PAX!

This week in #gamedev, our artist modeled a cat. It is my new favourite asset in the game! I don't think I'd be a real #indiedev if I didn't mess around with it a little bit. Anyway. Giant Space Laser-Cat. For the fun of it. Watch out!

🚀Sol Mates is a chaotic co-op space adventure that’s like Overcooked meets Star Wars - fast-paced, frantic & full of galactic mayhem! - vote on missions - pew pew space pirates - work together (or not😅) - defend your ship - fail - try again! #CoOp #IndieGame #trailertuesday

Hoppy weekend mates! 🐰🧑‍🚀 #bunlife #indiegame #bunny #gamedev

👋😁 Hey #gamedev & #indiedev going to #PAXEast! I'll be with a dev team showcasing a demo and I'm looking to get other indie game booths together for a fun stamp rally for attendees. If you're bringing an #indiegame and want to participate hit me up ASAP!

Today in serious #gamedev things, I built a key presser to help reproduce a nasty game freeze. Never let them tell you that an #indiedev doesn't deserve state of the art tools!

👋🧑‍🚀Hey Content Creators! Would you like to try our demo before anyone else? Fill out this form for a chance to score the demo before it's released on Steam! 🧑‍🚀👉 forms.gle/FtM9uy9Ad27o... #indiegame #gamedemo #wishlistwednesday

Play our game! Fire some lasers! Yell at your friends! Help make this as awesome as possible!

Ahoy #gamedev and #indiedev friends at #GDC We're demoing Sol Mates tonight at #CourageXL Come say hi and check out the game! courage.events/event/courag...

✨It's #wishlistwednesday & your Steam library needs more co-op games Sol Mates is a classic co-op space adventure where you & up to 4 of your friends work together(?) to: 🚀Manage your ship 👽Fight off space pirates 💪Take on missions 🧑‍🚀& live to see another day! #indiegame

there's always that one player 😅 #gamedev #multiplayer #indiegame

I really really hope people do this for Sol Mates. I will love you forever if you take time to make art of our game.

This is such a cool video of everything we've been up to! #indiedev has been super rewarding, and it's crazy to see how much work we've done to get Sol Mates where it is now.

Sharing our announcement trailer for Sol Mates until it finds its audience 🧑‍🚀🚀 If you're a fan of: 🎮Co-op party games 🛸Sci-fi 😆Yelling at your friends Then you'll like what we've got! Wishlist & tell your friends! Or yell at 'em - who are we to judge. #partygame #multiplayer #TrailerTuesday

#indiegamedev when you are trying to build a temporary game over screen, but also still recovering from a terrible cold. #gamedev #indiegames #CanIEjectMySinusesIntoTheSun

Social Media: Do we have anything Valentine's related to post? Me: Is a bouquet of bombs too weird? I love #indiegamedev

#indiegamedev is all about trust. For example, when your coworkers asks you for a space couch, you can ask questions... or you can go get them a gently drifting couch. Seriously though, it's worth breaking up my day for these delightful little things. #gamedev #PlaySolMates

#gamedev and especially #indiedev is often a slow and steady thing. Gradually building up some traction while we work on some cool stuff to share that'll hopefully really build some interest. Big, thanks to everyone who has wishlisted already. Come check us out! #indiegames #PlaySolMates

This is my favourite weapon in our game, Sol Mates. It's so simple, one button to ready, and a second to fire. You have to go back and forth to fire it. But! With a player on each button you can just spam it as fast as you can both press the buttons! With a bit of coordination it wrecks things!

💥Weapons Week! 🚀 Let's talk Ray Gun - and not the break dancer. This weapon is great if your friends are busy on other stations bc you can operate it by yourself! Just remember to turn it off when you're finished or you'll drain the power cell 😅🪫 #games #steamgame #space #pewpew