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Dan Thomas
@heydanthomas.bsky.social
I help games businesses navigate growth... or something.

💖Co-director @ Limit Break Mentorship
🌿 COO @ Apparance
😻Growth @ IMPRESS

🎮 #GamesIndustry
🚐 #Vanlife
🚵 #MTB

https://heydanthomas.com
Just rolled credits on The Seance of Blake Manor. Amazing detective game, great story, brilliantly acted and some lovely detecting mechanics/UI.

Bravo @spookydoorway.bsky.social and friends 👏👏👏
December 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Merry Christmas Bsky friends!

May your bellies be full and your coal be black you naughty scamps 🖤
December 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
It's a festive miracle. Power was created at the barn build!

youtu.be/PFTpDJBWs-8?...
We Have Power! Wiring the Off-Grid Power Shed
YouTube video by A Better Way
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December 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Reposted by Dan Thomas
Hello! Myself, @ashleygwinnell.bsky.social and @heydanthomas.bsky.social are back again in 2026 with IMPACT! Indie Games.
You can check out what we do here! ✨😊 impress.games/impact/2025
IMPACT! Indie Games 2025
Small focus, big impact! All day indie games marketing/biz/community/growth micro-conference & expo in Bristol UK.
impress.games
December 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Where did we go so wrong?
Sir Alex Issigonis designed the original mini in 1959 and there are still examples from that year around today.

I've owned three classic minis in my lifetime and I intend to own at least one more
my festive spirit amidst our grimly stupid reality (2025)
December 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Lately, I'm less about new year resolutions and more new year reflections. What happened this year? What challenges were overcome? What achievements? Lessons learned and what am I taking into the new year?

Is new year a reflective/planning point for you or are you team "just another day, innit"?
December 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
What's a great game like Ball X Pit and Vampire Survivors?

I need something for in between bigger, more thinky games 🤔
December 23, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Do you have a game-related Christmas memory? Like a particular game or console you can remember being super excited about as a kid?

What game, year and how old were you?
🎅🎮
December 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Happy Monday without quite as much of an assault on your inbox day to all who celebrate 🙌
December 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM
As someone relying on the energy of the sun for power. I am very glad we've reached the winter solstice.

Now let's start the long climb out of this darkness towards spring 💪
December 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
So, is anyone still working Monday & Tuesday? Or has everyone...

🫡 signed off for the season?
December 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A lot of doom and gloom in #IndieDev about nearly 20k games releasing in 2025, which is indeed, "a lot".

However, did you know, that 5% (1k) of those released THIS YEAR made over $100k?

Whether that's a lot or not is obviously contextual, but for many solo devs/tiny teams, that's life changing.
December 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
There are many, but Golden Axe stands out.

I have more childhood memories in 48k/128k/8bit/16bit gaming worlds than I think I have of IRL memories 😅

Horace goes skiing, Trashman, Head over heels, Alex Kidd, Altered Beast, Outrun, Space Harrier... ♥️🕹️
What is the video game that oozes childhood memories for you? Club Penguin, Neopets, Habbo Hotel, Angry Birds, Runescape, Friv, World of Warcraft, Skylanders.

Something else?
December 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
My goal for today, is to get on top of my inbox. I used to be an inbox zero zealot so being sat here with 500+ emails not archived, is deeply disturbing.

Rookie numbers for many I know, but I'm SO committed to addressing this I'm procrastinating here on bsky...
December 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🎄How ready for some festive down time are you?

(Whether that's you clocking off and chilling or you benefitting from everyone else clocking off so you can actually get on with your own stuff).
December 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Just watched the Divinity trailer and at 44 years old, let me tell you, I was not old enough to watch that 😅🤢
December 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Me playing Ball X Pit:
💭Why do they call it an egg sac when you're clearly firing... Ohhhh 😅
December 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
So, #BarnLife videos have had a bit of a hiatus whilst we dealt with some stressful stuff 😬. But with that mostly sorted, the wife shoved the camera in my face with no preparation and made us do a Q&A...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWGO...
Our Off-Grid Q&A: Your Questions Answered About the Barn, the Build, and the Journey
YouTube video by A Better Way
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Reposted by Dan Thomas
The census really help a lot of organisations like ours at @limitbreak.co.uk so if you're in the UK Games Industry please take some time out to fill this in!
🚨 The UK Video Games Industry Census closes 19 Dec.

Run by Ukie & Dr Mark Taylor, it’s the most comprehensive survey of the UK games workforce, exploring:
🔹 Industry mood & outlook
🔹 Layoffs, visas & training
🔹 Careers of women in games

Open to all UK games workers. Take part: zurl.co/yfMwu
December 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
So important as many people as possible fill this in 🙏
🚨 The UK Video Games Industry Census closes 19 Dec.

Run by Ukie & Dr Mark Taylor, it’s the most comprehensive survey of the UK games workforce, exploring:
🔹 Industry mood & outlook
🔹 Layoffs, visas & training
🔹 Careers of women in games

Open to all UK games workers. Take part: zurl.co/yfMwu
December 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
What's your oldest bit of work/writing/content that's still viewable online? 👀
December 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I've left my field twice in a week and therefore worn trainers instead of my usual steel toecap wellington boots. Both times, wet trainers.
Can we normalise wellies in London? 🤔
December 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Another day another train ride. Weather is rubbish again too. Ah well, I'm sure it's sunny in London...
December 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Checked out Ball X Pit. Had a very vampire survivors like experience, in that I started by being overwhelmed by so much going on and wasn't that interested. But just before I checked out it, started to click and now I woke up thinking about it... 😅
December 8, 2025 at 6:34 AM
There's some lovely @limitbreak.co.uk vibes going on over on LinkedIn.

If you've ever been a part of the program, go share some nice words about your mentees/mentors:

www.linkedin.com/posts/lbment...
Limit Break has wrapped up it's seventh year of Mentorship and it's been absolutely incredible hearing from our mentors and mentees as they reflect on what Limit Break has meant to them. This...
Limit Break has wrapped up it's seventh year of Mentorship and it's been absolutely incredible hearing from our mentors and mentees as they reflect on what Limit Break has meant to them. This program...
www.linkedin.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM