Thanks for being part of our journey! We can't wait to see what new adventures 2026 will bring. -Matthew, Jenny, James, and Victoria 🎨 @underpalewater.bsky.social

HAPPY BEANMAS 🎄 enjoy the holiday season and make sure ur ornaments are extra shiny (in case an Impostor is behind u)

📣 GDC 2026 📣 @fortebass.bsky.social and I are doing a mid-mortem(?) mid-sloth(?) review of lessons learned so far from @outersloth.com! 💲 sub insights 💲 how is the fund faring? profits?? VALUES? 💲 ...terms reveal??? gasp?? idk still writing lol yay see u there! schedule.gdconf.com/session/game...

“6 7” this, “6 7” that 🙄 WHAT ABOUT “9-5” HUH? WHY WON’T THE LAZY CHILDREN JUST GET A JOB!!!

that's a wrap on my 2025 work year!! ❤️ highlights: ✨ released my Mastering Community Management book ✨ wrote for @thisweekinvideogames.com ✨ @wholesomegames.com yay ✨ work + collabs on @amongus.innersloth.com of course ✨ @outersloth.com yay ✨ so many talks - one in Spain! thanks for a great time!!

Outersloth continues to be one of the most meaningful things I've worked on so far! ❤️ Posted our 2025 wrapped, can't wait to see what fun new games await us in 2026~

WE SURVIVED ANOTHER YEAR, CREWMATES 🥳 ❄️ Admin’s going on winter break until Jan 5, 2026! read our blog for the following info: 🎉 upcoming free, limited time 2026 NYE hat 🐜 where + how to report issues/bugs while we're away ❤️ 2025 recap + thank you link below ⬇️

TODAY: Wholesome Snack: #TheGameAwards Edition premieres at 12pm PT / 3pm ET!

the danger of being in community is always over-committing to the bit so anyways i made and sent my team shirts that say "yipee my awesome sugoi life" 💅 i love this teaaaam 😭 cc: @dorseus.bsky.social, @bookslap.bsky.social, and Sofi (thanks @thisishannako.bsky.social for the og art!)

NEW OUTERSLOTH REVEAL! 🦥🔥 We're so so so excited to announce we're funding the next game by the creative director of Sable at their new studio @eteogames.bsky.social! Learn more in the video (and to see our Sloth Coin in all its glory at 0:50.)

HELL YEAH 🤝 so excited to have @eteogreg.bsky.social as part of Outersloth! loved Sable, love cool indies doing cool things, and love being able to finally reveal this yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Last Community Dev newsletter of 2025! ✨ This time? Let's talk about how you can market a game/genre that you don't like or play that much. 🤔 Plus job posts, resources, and more. Thanks for an amazing year of community management!! ❤️ thevtran.kit.com/posts/market...

me, everytime a dramatic life event happens: my therapist better appreciate this QUALITY material I am about to give her, she is gonna dig into my psyche so hard, her job security rn gonna be 📈📈📈📈📈

Am I Nima, one of our @outersloth.com funded games, hit 100k wishlists!!!! yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!! 🥳 i feel like a mom lmao (not the Nima mom though) (yikes)

Last Community Dev newsletter of 2025! ✨ This time? Let's talk about how you can market a game/genre that you don't like or play that much. 🤔 Plus job posts, resources, and more. Thanks for an amazing year of community management!! ❤️ thevtran.kit.com/posts/market...

yapped about why indie collabs happen (spoiler: usually starts because wow it's fun to be goofy with friends) and majorrrr insight on the process from @samdelia.bsky.social in there too! 🔥

hello 🤠 AMERICANS!! 🤠 it looks like my book is 25% off on your Amazon for what I assume is your upcoming Black Friday sales~ treat yourself to some knowledge, buy it as a gift, and/or use it as kindling for a cozy fire idk 👉 buy now: www.amazon.com/Mastering-Co...

CONGRAAAATS @berserkboygames.bsky.social!!! ⭐💙 always happy to see another Outersloth funded game launch. if you're a fan of Megaman vibes, this has got you covered~

btw random shout out to @samdelia.bsky.social - he's behind-the-scenes, but he helps our @outersloth.com studios with biz dev things (+ Innersloth!) when I have chats or post-mortem calls with our OS teams, he's *always* brought up as being the BEST help and so smart and supportive 🥺😭 I love!!

ready for a bountiful harvest (of corpses) sooooooooo happy about this collab!! 🥰

a lot of people sing praises of @victoriatran.bsky.social. but here's the real tea once and for all..... they're right. victoria is obviously INCREDIBLE at the work she does. she is also the most wonderful mentor and friend a gal can ask for. our industry is so lucky to have someone like her in it.

Innersloth would not be where it is today without Victoria. We are all blessed to know her and to exist at the same time. I will never forget holding my phone after the TGA speech crying to Victoria that we did it 😭💖 Always looking forward witnessing your future achievements, Victoria!!!!!

It's my ✨5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY✨ at Innersloth!! 😭 Some fav moments: 🔪 The Tonight Show stream like 3 weeks after joining 🔪 Tweeting a typo on my first day 🔪 The.. Luigi incident... 🔪 SO MANY MEMES 🔪 Launching Outersloth Thanks for being the best community. Here's to many more years together! ❤️

And that’s a wrap for MIGS!!! ❤️ So meaningful to be back in Montreal after so long, see old and new friends, and talk to folks about community and self-publishing. 🙏 Thankful to everyone for being so kind - def made up for the snow storm heheheh.

The cry of the Podcast Guest

THANKS FOR HAVING MEEEE ❤️

Matt & Geoff are joined by @victoriatran.bsky.social from @innersloth.com, author of the book Mastering Community Management, to discuss the jump from posts & newsletters to a published book, her insights on community management and so much more! funandgames.libsyn.com/episode-201-...

every community manager needs one (1) solely number-crunchy task they normally dread but can disassociate to when dealing with people/feelings are too much 😌✌️

playtesting Among Us reveals too much

Therapist: May I suggest you take a break? Me: Sure! OK! So. I want to be optimally relaxed. I'd like to maximize how refreshed I feel in the shortest amount of time possible. What's the best tactic? How do I reach peak rest? How do I win resting? Can I min/max my leisure? Therapist: Oh no.

we are so back

Can I also say that I'm supporting the shit out of gaming folks in different ways? Just a couple of books we carry... With more on the way (because I can't keep them on the shelves) @victoriatran.bsky.social, @andylunique.bsky.social @jordanwminor.bsky.social Your books are especially popular~

me: idk. this shirt i like costs $30 and that's steep. i won't get it. me: it would cost $60 to buy a custom plaque that has a stupid quote a friend said as a goof. i'm purchasing this immediately.

✨ welcome to their twisted mind ✨ thanks to these lovely folks for their time, answers, and overall goodness: @brownmoney.bsky.social @remysiu.com @pentadact.com @dmullinsgames.bsky.social @ianmaclarty.com @sarahnorthway.bsky.social @blacktabbygames.com @writnelson.bsky.social @pank0.bsky.social

Berlin vibe Weekend read Master Community Management by @victoriatran.bsky.social Everything is new to me and it feels overwhelming but I got a tonne of insights from it 🙏 thank you✨ #indiegames #communitymanagement #gamedevs #tempelhof

🌟 NEW Speaker Series 🌟 The IGDA Foundation is beginning a new monthly speaker series and we couldn't be more happy with our inaugural presenter: @victoriatran.bsky.social! 📅 Saturday, October 18th, 2025 ⏰10am PST 🔗 buff.ly/ppFgTVL Learn about her new book and her advice for #CommunityManagers!

write something without using parentheses challenge: IMPOSSIBLE (i cannot stop) (there are so many side thoughts) (and clarifications) (help)

Heading to #TwitchCon, a woman next to me was stealth reading the book I was reading & finally asked, "tell me about 'Mastering Community Management by @victoriatran.bsky.social', she was surprised & delighted to hear all about it & MY journey in gaming/charity. 10/10, would read on plane again.

member influx on Discord

bonjour hiiii I’ll be at #MIGS25 this November speaking about community, marketing, and self-publishing (gasp) (wow) (how unexpected) (who could've guessed) see you soon Montréal friends!!! 🍁

Another @outersloth.com funded game is out 🥺❤️ Sooooooo thrilled with how stellar Battle Suit Aces is - as a Battle Chef Brigade fan I am eating GOOD. IF YOU LIKE MECHS, CARD BATTLES, OR BEAUTIFUL STORIES GO GET ITTTT Huge congrats to @team.trinketstudios.com!!! ✨

me, as Outersloth, providing helpful feedback and notes for @coldbloodinc.studio:

New Community Dev Newsletter 📰 Let's talking getting HIRED! I review Sofi’s resume/interview for insight on how she got hired as a community manager to my team. (It's 'cause she slaymaxxed.) Plus resources, job posts, and more. ⬇️ thevtran.kit.com/posts/gettin...

Curious about my Mastering Community Maangement book? Read an excerpt and maybe even use the discount code. 😘 (Yes, I did specifically ask to make the discount code BRAINROT.)

my new mottos for the rest of the year: - not trusting the process - crying over spilt milk - better sorry than safe - counting my chickens before they hatch - chewing off more than i can bite - building Rome in a day

I'm hiring for an Associate Community Manager (Contract) for @ruckus-games.com ! This is an entry level position, especially great for streamers/content creators looking for the opportunity to break into the industry. bit.ly/48vLiuw #gamedevjob #indiegame #streamer

alright Flash nerds hit us up!!!

Weirdly in my feels about the first game we ever signed being fully out! 🥺❤️ Huge congrats to @ianmaclarty.com and team on releasing Mars First Logistics!!! He also was so patient with us while we figured out what Outersloth even was, thank you for your trust. 🙏 OKAY EVERYONE GO BUY NOW!!!

marketing folks realizing october is next week