A few more tips for your startup based on mistake that I made early on. Learn from your mistakes, grow from them and work with them. #mistakes #careergrowth #gamedev #indiestudio #startupjourney

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Metrics are important for forecasting game sales and revenue. Wishlist numbers are no longer a key indicator on possible purchases for your game on Steam. Find better data. #gamedev #steamwishlist #indiestudio #startupjourney

What if I told you I have no idea what I'm doing as a CEO? That's not entirely true, but, like most of you, I have never started my own company before. Learning as I go along and using the experience I have. #gamedev #indiestudio #startupjourney

Why time management is so important for startups. Every milestone matters. #gamedev #indiestudio #startupjourney

What would I do if I had to start all over again? What would I do differently? #gamedev #indiestudio #startupjourney

It is incredibly tough managing a startup while working full time and adding freelance work on top of that. I have my own strategy on how I stay on top of all of it. Play around to find your perfect balance. #gamedev #indiestudio #startupjourney

We have made so much progress. It is crazy to think about far we've come compared to day 1. We're nearly at the finish line and it is 100% thanks to our teams at Kato.8 #gamedev #indiestudio #startupjourney

I have never been an "in front of the camera" person. I always feel so awkward recording myself. It is such a great way to reach a broad audience and market yourself though. No way can a business not be on social media these days. #marketing #indiestudio #startup

Planning and organizing a game build is a lot of work. Making sure you have everything planned out beforehand is critical. Scope out your work. #gamedev #indiestudio #startupjourney

*Outtakes* It's never done in just one take. I always get tongue tied and twisted when recording myself for these posts. I have never been a fan of recording myself and always feel so awkward doing these. #outtakes #startup #gamedev #indiegamestudio

Struggles of a zero funding startup pt.3 Finding free tools and coming up with creative solutions to address your needs. There are a ton of free tools that can help with every part of your company. #startup #gamedev #indiestudio #creativesolutions

So excited for this game to come out. Got to love all the indie studios putting out so many cool games. #indiestudios #gamedev #startup #support

We have a winner of our naming contest! Congrats to our winner, Emma. She will receive a free copy of the game, her name in the credits, and a free copy of the art book. #winner #contest #gamedev #startupjourney #indiestudio

Why is crowdfunding so important to startups? #crowdfunding #startups #gamedev #indiestudio

My Top 5 Horror Movies #top5horrormovies #indiestudio #gamedev

Another game that left a mark on my love for video games was #TMNT Turtles in Time. Absolutely one of my favorite beat 'em up games. #snes #gamedev #indiestudio #startup

"My goddess has called for a hunt. She will guide my hand towards my target." Be sure to tune in on May 10th at 1pm PT/3pm CST/ 4pm ET on twitch.tv/laroomckenzee #twitch #dnd #streamer #gofundme

Ideas are easy. Execution and follow through is the difficult part. Anyone can come up with a game idea. It's putting all the pieces together that makes it possible. This is what my creative process looks like pt. 1 #creative #gamedev #indiestudio

"Born on a mountain, destined to rock. I seek the truest sounds in this world." Be sure to tune in on May 10th at 1pm PT/3pm CST/ 4pm ET on twitch.tv/laroomckenzee #twitch #dungeonsanddragons #indiestudio

There's a reason why I haven't built all these games myself. I have no eye for design and no artistic talent. Recognize your shortcomings and know when you need help. #gamedev #indiestudio #startup

Finally got our YouTube channel up and running. Please take a look at the trailer for our documentary that will follow Kato.8 Studios through the team's journey. www.youtube.com/channel/UCQY... #gamedev #indiestudio #documentary #interview

Unpopular Opinion: use AI to make your life and work easier. Don't replace people with AI but use it to streamline your work. Use it as a tool, just like the internet and multiple forms of technology have made workflows better. #indiestudio #ai #gamedev

I've rebooted my Twitch account to start streaming on behalf of Kato.8 Studios in order to help with cashflow. Please tune in to help support. twitch.tv/laroomckenzee #support #twitch #indiestudio

Fight the power! Stop replacing people with AI. We are trying to reverse the culture of investing in AI and going back to investing in people. Please help us combat the big studios by donating to our GoFundMe (link in bio) #indiestudio #startup #gofundme

The best thing to do when making a mistake is to learn from them. I will own up to the fact that I am not perfect and doing my best to lead with humility and note when I drop the ball. #leadership #startup #indiestudio

Had such a great talk with Lano.Exe about trying to build a game studio by gamers for gamers. Bring the gaming culture back to those who care. #gamedev #startup #gofundme

Looking add some more artists to our team: -3D Environmental Lead Artist -2D Animator Please checkout our website for information about our studio. If you, or someone you know would be a good fit, feel free to DM me. #gamedev #artists #jobopportunity

We need your help naming one of our games! Contest to rename one of our games. The winner will receive a free copy of the game, their name in the credits, and a digital copy of our game artbook. Go to kato8studios.com to enter to win. #ContestAlert #giveaway #kato8

So grateful for my team for speaking up when we need to pivot our product and make shifts as necessary. The only way to make a great product and allow constructive feedback is to check your ego at the door. #gamedev #productbuild

A few more helpful tips when starting your own business #startup #indie #gaming #gamestudio

Where our inspiration comes from... 2 of our titles comes draws inspiration from one genre but are 2 completely different games. 3D cozy simulator and 2D simulator survival. Hopefully you can see the homage when the games come out. #gamedevlife #indiestudio #indiegame #simulator

Going live this afternoon with Lanoexe to talk about our game studio. Tune to www.twitch.tv/lanoexe at 4pm PST / 7pm EST. #twtich #livestream #startup #interview #gamedev #gofundme

One of my favorite games of all time is Chrono Trigger. This really sparked my interest in gaming and storytelling. Such an amazing vehicle for escapism and amazing way to get lost in another world. Highly recommend for those looking for an OG RPG. #gamedev #rpg #gaming

Looking for a game & level designer who knows their way around unity 🎮 We're early-stage indie so this is rev share but you'd be building something real from the ground up. DM if interested or tag someone who should see this #gamedev #unitydeveloper #leveldesign #hiring

We have found our first influencer partner. Check out her info in the beacons link below. Doing our first stream together this Friday (3/27). Be sure to tune in a follow. So excited! beacons.ai/LanoExe

Entering production. This is where ideas start turning into real products. Still early, but excited to see everything come together. #GameDev #StartupJourney #StudioBuilding

GDC 2026 as an indie founder still in the trenches is something else. I took notes. I asked questions. I listened a lot. Kato.8 Studios isn't the biggest name in those rooms yet, but we belong there. and that clarity alone was worth the trip. let's build. 🚀 #GDC2026 #GameDev #IndieDev

Just wrapped an incredible week at GDC! 🎮 From investor meetings to connecting with studio and product heads, to soaking in industry panels. The insights and connections made this one for the books. Can't wait to share what's next. #GDC #GameDev #Indiedev

Being back in my hometown during GDC reminded me why I started building Kato.8 Studios. Some of my best memories growing up were tied to games and the feelings they created. If we can give even a fraction of that feeling back to players, it’ll be worth it. #GameDev #GameIndustry #StartupJourney

GDC is wrapping up. A lot of great conversations, new perspectives, and reminders of how collaborative the game industry really is. Excited to bring what I’ve learned back to the studio. #GDC #GameDev #IndieGameDev

I got kicked out of high school. For a long time I struggled with confidence and felt like I was always behind everyone else. Now I’m building a game studio from scratch. Life has a strange way of working out if you keep moving forward. #GameDev #StartupJourney #BuildInPublic

One thing I’m learning about the game industry: Networking matters a lot. But it’s not always easy. It takes time, persistence, and the willingness to put yourself out there, even when it feels uncomfortable. Still worth doing. #GameDev #GameIndustry #BuildInPublic

Starting a game studio isn’t easy, but it’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. I’ve launched a GoFundMe to help support the early stages of building Kato.8 Studios. If you're interested in supporting the journey, the link is below. gofund.me/53f04a325 #gofundme

One thing I’ve learned from starting a game studio: The hardest lessons usually show up after you begin. Here are 3 things I wish I understood earlier. #FounderLife #IndieStudio #GameDev

Excited to attend the Game Developers Conference this year. Always interesting to step outside the day-to-day work of development and talk with people across the industry about how studios are evolving. #GameDev #GDC #StudioBuilding

Midway through pre-production. This stage is mostly conversations, iteration, and tough decisions about scope and direction—but those choices shape everything that comes next. Quiet progress, but important progress. #GameDev #IndieStudio #BuildInPublic

Names carry meaning. When I started this studio, I wanted the name to represent how we plan to build. Here’s the story behind Kato.8.

The groundwork is done. We’re entering production — turning plans into playable work and conversations into systems. This is where the real build begins.