Kyle Schmitz
@kyleschmitz.bsky.social
Game designer and developer of Little Rocket Lab! Available now on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/
As one of the studios @haleyfax.bsky.social represents, can confirm.
I represent close to 100 indie studios and can affirm none want to touch generative ai (and I would advise them not to even if they wanted to)
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
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November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
As one of the studios @haleyfax.bsky.social represents, can confirm.
My favorite thing right now is dropping in smaller channels playing Little Rocket Lab and just chillin' in the chat. Always cool to see people enjoying the game and sharing it. @theneonarcade.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
My favorite thing right now is dropping in smaller channels playing Little Rocket Lab and just chillin' in the chat. Always cool to see people enjoying the game and sharing it. @theneonarcade.bsky.social
If Razer thinks that AI powered QA is a good idea, then that really explains why every product I've ever owned from them has died.
It figures that an industry that thinks that "vibe coding" is a reliable thing would now decide that QA is the next thing you can replace with AI 😒
Your friendly reminder that good QA people are worth their weight in gold and an invaluable part of game dev
Your friendly reminder that good QA people are worth their weight in gold and an invaluable part of game dev
October 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
If Razer thinks that AI powered QA is a good idea, then that really explains why every product I've ever owned from them has died.
Lana did a ton of work on Little Rocket Lab, from building interiors/exteriors to furniture, plants, forgable items and more. The game looks so much better thanks to all her work!
October 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Lana did a ton of work on Little Rocket Lab, from building interiors/exteriors to furniture, plants, forgable items and more. The game looks so much better thanks to all her work!
@mikerose.bsky.social You heard them! We need a Toasty plush!
October 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
@mikerose.bsky.social You heard them! We need a Toasty plush!
If you haven't yet, I highly recommend reading over @mossmouth.bsky.social 's blog post on finishing games. I swear this was my guiding star throughout the entire development on Little Rocket Lab, and is the main reason it ever got to the finish line.
makegames.tumblr.com/post/1136623...
makegames.tumblr.com/post/1136623...
October 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If you haven't yet, I highly recommend reading over @mossmouth.bsky.social 's blog post on finishing games. I swear this was my guiding star throughout the entire development on Little Rocket Lab, and is the main reason it ever got to the finish line.
makegames.tumblr.com/post/1136623...
makegames.tumblr.com/post/1136623...
My first title, Little Rocket Lab, has now been out for a week, and it's been huge for myself and @nomorerobots.io. We're at over 80,000 players, and a 93% positive rating on steam.
I wanted to share some of what guided Little Rocket Lab's development, so that maybe it could be helpful to others 🧵:
I wanted to share some of what guided Little Rocket Lab's development, so that maybe it could be helpful to others 🧵:
October 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
My first title, Little Rocket Lab, has now been out for a week, and it's been huge for myself and @nomorerobots.io. We're at over 80,000 players, and a 93% positive rating on steam.
I wanted to share some of what guided Little Rocket Lab's development, so that maybe it could be helpful to others 🧵:
I wanted to share some of what guided Little Rocket Lab's development, so that maybe it could be helpful to others 🧵:
Now these morons are suggesting that @nomorerobots.io *forced* me to put represention in the game. Bitch I came up with the characters myself! And Noor is a treasure!
October 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Now these morons are suggesting that @nomorerobots.io *forced* me to put represention in the game. Bitch I came up with the characters myself! And Noor is a treasure!
This can't be emphasized enough. We launched the first playtest back in February this year, and have spent most of the time since addressing issues. There was so much critical feedback that we worked into the game, and we did over 4 full rounds of this kind of testing and improvement.
4. Tons of playtesting = highly rated
We have a 93% rating on Steam, which I'm hoping we can get to Overwhelming Positive in the coming months
We got there through months and months of extensive playtesting, building tons of QoL features for the game
Just so, so important for this launch
We have a 93% rating on Steam, which I'm hoping we can get to Overwhelming Positive in the coming months
We got there through months and months of extensive playtesting, building tons of QoL features for the game
Just so, so important for this launch
October 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This can't be emphasized enough. We launched the first playtest back in February this year, and have spent most of the time since addressing issues. There was so much critical feedback that we worked into the game, and we did over 4 full rounds of this kind of testing and improvement.
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Somehow we had a successful game launch in 2025: A thread 🧵
We launched Little Rocket Lab this week, and it's been mega for us. Which is amazing, because well, the industry is bad right now!
So I wanna go through the things we did, in the hope that something here can be helpful to someone here
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We launched Little Rocket Lab this week, and it's been mega for us. Which is amazing, because well, the industry is bad right now!
So I wanna go through the things we did, in the hope that something here can be helpful to someone here
➡️➡️
October 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Somehow we had a successful game launch in 2025: A thread 🧵
We launched Little Rocket Lab this week, and it's been mega for us. Which is amazing, because well, the industry is bad right now!
So I wanna go through the things we did, in the hope that something here can be helpful to someone here
➡️➡️
We launched Little Rocket Lab this week, and it's been mega for us. Which is amazing, because well, the industry is bad right now!
So I wanna go through the things we did, in the hope that something here can be helpful to someone here
➡️➡️
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Omg, someone made Toasty from Little Rocket Lab with Lego
First time someone has Legoed one of our games haha
First time someone has Legoed one of our games haha
October 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Omg, someone made Toasty from Little Rocket Lab with Lego
First time someone has Legoed one of our games haha
First time someone has Legoed one of our games haha
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One cool feature of Steam is they provide a Harassment Zone for each game you announce. It's a place for people who hate progress to come and crap all over games they haven't even played. No, they won't help you moderate it, but hey, at least you can't delete it!
October 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
One cool feature of Steam is they provide a Harassment Zone for each game you announce. It's a place for people who hate progress to come and crap all over games they haven't even played. No, they won't help you moderate it, but hey, at least you can't delete it!
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bought the game because of this lol
October 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
bought the game because of this lol
One of my goals with this game was to promote girls and women in STEM. If the majority of the key characters in the game being women bothers some players, it means it's even more important for this game to exist.
October 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
One of my goals with this game was to promote girls and women in STEM. If the majority of the key characters in the game being women bothers some players, it means it's even more important for this game to exist.
Donovan's music so so beautiful in this game. I have been constantly floored how Donovan can take vague description of a mood and turn it into such an incredible score. You don't want to sleep on this, it's a stellar soundtrack from start to finish and deserves a listen.
Also launching today.... the Little Rocket Lab OST!
Out Now on Bandcamp!
Sequenced as a continuous album, following Morgan's journey from the moment the train arrives in St. Ambroise.
With bonus tracks, high res art, and liner notes!
megahammerstudios.bandcamp.com/album/little...
Out Now on Bandcamp!
Sequenced as a continuous album, following Morgan's journey from the moment the train arrives in St. Ambroise.
With bonus tracks, high res art, and liner notes!
megahammerstudios.bandcamp.com/album/little...
Little Rocket Lab - Original Soundtrack, Collector's Edition (Full Album plus Starry Nights, Rainy Days), by Donovan Jonk [Megahammer Studios]
47 track album
megahammerstudios.bandcamp.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Donovan's music so so beautiful in this game. I have been constantly floored how Donovan can take vague description of a mood and turn it into such an incredible score. You don't want to sleep on this, it's a stellar soundtrack from start to finish and deserves a listen.
@underpalewater.bsky.social has done all the character design, key art, dialog portraits (over 200 of them!!!) and most of the illustrations in the game. There aren't enough words to describe how much her artwork has elevated the game and how much I owe to her for where the game is today.
October 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
@underpalewater.bsky.social has done all the character design, key art, dialog portraits (over 200 of them!!!) and most of the illustrations in the game. There aren't enough words to describe how much her artwork has elevated the game and how much I owe to her for where the game is today.
And to think that it actually was started back at the end of 2020! Kind of surreal that it's launching next week!
I signed Little Rocket Lab back in November 2022!
Finally coming in 5 days, unbelievably excited to get it out there.
Such a long time coming, and it's *genuinely* one of the best games I've ever played
store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...
Finally coming in 5 days, unbelievably excited to get it out there.
Such a long time coming, and it's *genuinely* one of the best games I've ever played
store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...
October 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
And to think that it actually was started back at the end of 2020! Kind of surreal that it's launching next week!
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Little Rocket Lab now has a release date: October 7th! Featured in Wholesome Snack last year, transform your childhood home as you build brilliant factories and forge lifelong friendships. "Roll up your sleeves, it turns out that saving this town really IS rocket science!"
September 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Little Rocket Lab now has a release date: October 7th! Featured in Wholesome Snack last year, transform your childhood home as you build brilliant factories and forge lifelong friendships. "Roll up your sleeves, it turns out that saving this town really IS rocket science!"
Everyone really needs to experience the soundtrack for Little Rocket Lab. Donovan has done some fantastic work on it!
🎶🎵🎶Working on the final round of mastering and sequencing for the #LittleRocketLab OST with the one and only @kyleschmitz.bsky.social! 🎶🎵🎶
This is turning into something very special. Can't wait to share it with you!
This is turning into something very special. Can't wait to share it with you!
August 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Everyone really needs to experience the soundtrack for Little Rocket Lab. Donovan has done some fantastic work on it!
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Today is #PortfolioDay? Well here is my portfolio!
youtu.be/vafxLTNckzw?...
My name is Donovan/Megahammer Studios, and I'm a game composer and sound designer 🎶🔊🎮
To get in touch or check out more of my work, please visit my website www.megahammerstudios.com
youtu.be/vafxLTNckzw?...
My name is Donovan/Megahammer Studios, and I'm a game composer and sound designer 🎶🔊🎮
To get in touch or check out more of my work, please visit my website www.megahammerstudios.com
Megahammer Studios | Game Audio Show Reel
YouTube video by Megahammer Studios
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July 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Today is #PortfolioDay? Well here is my portfolio!
youtu.be/vafxLTNckzw?...
My name is Donovan/Megahammer Studios, and I'm a game composer and sound designer 🎶🔊🎮
To get in touch or check out more of my work, please visit my website www.megahammerstudios.com
youtu.be/vafxLTNckzw?...
My name is Donovan/Megahammer Studios, and I'm a game composer and sound designer 🎶🔊🎮
To get in touch or check out more of my work, please visit my website www.megahammerstudios.com
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I have done a terrible thing to myself.. I found a demo that is essentially Stawdew Valley meets Factorio...
Little Rocket Lab is going to destroy my free time
Little Rocket Lab is going to destroy my free time
June 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I have done a terrible thing to myself.. I found a demo that is essentially Stawdew Valley meets Factorio...
Little Rocket Lab is going to destroy my free time
Little Rocket Lab is going to destroy my free time
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Hi Bluesky, could really use your help 🙏🙏
We just launched our latest game Starless Abyss - the exact week that Oblivion was shadow-dropped. Which has been *not fantastic* for our launch
If anyone can spare a RT, that would be so, so helpful ❤️❤️
Find it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3167970/...
We just launched our latest game Starless Abyss - the exact week that Oblivion was shadow-dropped. Which has been *not fantastic* for our launch
If anyone can spare a RT, that would be so, so helpful ❤️❤️
Find it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3167970/...
April 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Hi Bluesky, could really use your help 🙏🙏
We just launched our latest game Starless Abyss - the exact week that Oblivion was shadow-dropped. Which has been *not fantastic* for our launch
If anyone can spare a RT, that would be so, so helpful ❤️❤️
Find it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3167970/...
We just launched our latest game Starless Abyss - the exact week that Oblivion was shadow-dropped. Which has been *not fantastic* for our launch
If anyone can spare a RT, that would be so, so helpful ❤️❤️
Find it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3167970/...
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That feeling when you send out 40,000 emails to let people know that your new cozy factory building sim has a playtest which anyone can now join, giving you full access to chapter 1. 👀🚀
store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...
April 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
That feeling when you send out 40,000 emails to let people know that your new cozy factory building sim has a playtest which anyone can now join, giving you full access to chapter 1. 👀🚀
store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...
I can't stand when gamedevs are unsure of a feature, and the solution is "make it a setting". Please don't do this! Have strong opinions about your game design and how it should be played!
February 12, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I can't stand when gamedevs are unsure of a feature, and the solution is "make it a setting". Please don't do this! Have strong opinions about your game design and how it should be played!
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✨ GAME FOCUS | Little Rocket Lab ✨
The cutest automation game! Build automated factories, research new machines, make lifelong friendships, and finish your family's dream 🤖
#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
The cutest automation game! Build automated factories, research new machines, make lifelong friendships, and finish your family's dream 🤖
#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
January 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
✨ GAME FOCUS | Little Rocket Lab ✨
The cutest automation game! Build automated factories, research new machines, make lifelong friendships, and finish your family's dream 🤖
#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
The cutest automation game! Build automated factories, research new machines, make lifelong friendships, and finish your family's dream 🤖
#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev