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Ash Gwinnell
@ashleygwinnell.bsky.social
🧰 Indie game marketing tools guy – making impress.games toolkit!

😸 Press Kitty — free press kits
🤖 Coverage Bot — pr/influencer/streamer alerts
🚀 Launchpad — creator discovery & key distribution
🎓 Academy — marketing guides

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I made a Discord bot that alerts you in real-time when Twitch streamers start playing your indie game.

...and it's 10% off for Steam Next Fest!! (Code: NEXTFEST10)

🤖👉 impress.games/coverage-bot
Reposted by Ash Gwinnell
little corners is officially out now on Steam with 15% off for the next 14 days

🌷8 cozy themed rooms
🌻over 1,500 hand crafted stickers
🌱24 hidden stickers to discover
🌸3 beautiful music tracks
🌼heaps of customisation options!

we can't wait to see what you create!
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Congrats to @littlecornersgame.bsky.social launched today!

Cozy sticker diorama loveliness – in some great bundles too! 👇

store.steampowered.com/app/3651310/...
Save 15% on Little Corners on Steam
Peel, place, and arrange stickers across tiny windows into different worlds. Relax and unwind to lofi beats, collect unique stickers and share your cozy creations with the world.
store.steampowered.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reposted by Ash Gwinnell
Meet us in Bristol!

We’re super excited that Eben will be on the publisher panel at Pitch Up! this November 4th!

Catch him there and make sure to talk to us about your games! ^^
October 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Reposted by Ash Gwinnell
Really cool website for #indiegames + #indiedevs at @impressgames.bsky.social by @ashleygwinnell.bsky.social!

We've added our own detailed looking press kit and it doesn't take long to make it!

impress.games/press-kit/ta...

#gamedev #indiegame #roguelite #gaming
October 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Migrated 99% of IMPRESS off AWS this week.

It wasn't affected by the us-east-1 outage or anything, I'd just ran out of credits and it was costing ~£1000/month which would have sunk me.

I tried to do it bit-by-bit but data-transfer fees kicked in and made it worse. 😂
October 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Been posting every other day on TikTok this past week, seems to be going pretty well.

And I only screamed in one of them!

tiktok.com/@ashleygwinn...

Would you want to see vids posted here too?
October 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Reposted by Ash Gwinnell
HEY

WE MADE A GAME!!

Introducing: Cruise Control 🚢🚢🚢

COMING 2026

store.steampowered.com/app/3973220/...

(everyone who shares is invited on the No More Robots cruise, date very pending)
October 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Reposted by Ash Gwinnell
Steam Next Fest data analysis – part 2! #gamedev #indiedev

Here are the big winners (top 50) by follower increase, with their first 5 tags.
October 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Steam Next Fest data analysis – part 2! #gamedev #indiedev

Here are the big winners (top 50) by follower increase, with their first 5 tags.
October 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Reposted by Ash Gwinnell
Tomorrow at 5pm BST, @heydanthomas.bsky.social and I will talk through our Next Fest Readiness Checklist.

Are you doing what you can to make the most of Steam's flagship festival event? Bonus Steam tips may be included.

Join us in Discord 👇 #indiedev #gamedev

discord.gg/63tZmEep38?e...
October 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Reposted by Ash Gwinnell
Data science time!

Most games heading into #SteamNextFest have between 10 and 100 followers. That's like between ~50 (low estimate) and ~1500 (high estimate) wishlists.

But you probably know that already. Anything you want to see?
October 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Tomorrow at 5pm BST, @heydanthomas.bsky.social and I will talk through our Next Fest Readiness Checklist.

Are you doing what you can to make the most of Steam's flagship festival event? Bonus Steam tips may be included.

Join us in Discord 👇 #indiedev #gamedev

discord.gg/63tZmEep38?e...
October 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Reposted by Ash Gwinnell
I made a Discord bot that alerts you in real-time when Twitch streamers start playing your indie game.

...and it's 10% off for Steam Next Fest!! (Code: NEXTFEST10)

🤖👉 impress.games/coverage-bot
October 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Data science time!

Most games heading into #SteamNextFest have between 10 and 100 followers. That's like between ~50 (low estimate) and ~1500 (high estimate) wishlists.

But you probably know that already. Anything you want to see?
October 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I made a Discord bot that alerts you in real-time when Twitch streamers start playing your indie game.

...and it's 10% off for Steam Next Fest!! (Code: NEXTFEST10)

🤖👉 impress.games/coverage-bot
October 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🚨 I know it's nearly #SteamNextFest so... warning time! 🚨

If you're an #indiedev and you don't feel your game is quite ready, you still have a few hours left to back out!

You only get ONE SHOT at this!!
October 13, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Reposted by Ash Gwinnell
did you start marketing?
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
No AWS credits remaining
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Launch day key distribution
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Last day to submit for this publishing pitching event!
Got an awesome #IndieDev game you wanna pitch but not sure how it all works?

📢Pitch Up!
🗺️4th November, Bristol, UK
💜Organised by indies for indies
(me, @ashleygwinnell.bsky.social & @lyndyb.bsky.social )
🙏Enabled by @silverliningint.bsky.social

👉 forms.gle/6ya2g78kARVv... 👈
October 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Reposted by Ash Gwinnell
If you're feeling not quite ready for #SteamNextFest, then watch this video!

The recording of @heydanthomas.bsky.social's conversation with Chris Z is now up on YouTube!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5uj...

#indiedev #gamedev
Steam Next Fest Marketing Q&A with Chris Zukowski (HowToMarketAGame.com)
YouTube video by IMPRESS // Ashley Gwinnell
www.youtube.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If you're feeling not quite ready for #SteamNextFest, then watch this video!

The recording of @heydanthomas.bsky.social's conversation with Chris Z is now up on YouTube!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5uj...

#indiedev #gamedev
Steam Next Fest Marketing Q&A with Chris Zukowski (HowToMarketAGame.com)
YouTube video by IMPRESS // Ashley Gwinnell
www.youtube.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
live now!
Our Steam Next Fest marketing workshop with Chris Zukowski starts in ONE HOUR (6pm BST)!

The lovely @heydanthomas.bsky.social will be hosting!

Join us over in the IMPRESS Discord here: 👇

discord.gg/63tZmEep38?e...
October 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Our Steam Next Fest marketing workshop with Chris Zukowski starts in ONE HOUR (6pm BST)!

The lovely @heydanthomas.bsky.social will be hosting!

Join us over in the IMPRESS Discord here: 👇

discord.gg/63tZmEep38?e...
October 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM