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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today! In about 30 minutes. About 10 #gamedevs from Swiss Hub Bootcamp getting the tools to create success on todays market, live

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hey #gamedevs #publishers Our 2nd Swiss Game Hub Bootcamp! Live coaching 10+ games over two days. The developers of tomorrow. Will be extremely powerful space, you dont want to miss. Thank you @blobfishdev 💜 RTs appreciated, help the industry.

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We are doing a GameDoctor workshop today! Breaking down my favorite game of the year. -What you #gamedev should be learning -Why it will be successful -How to extract DNA and not steal dated recipes + Why people around the GameDoc space keep winning Start time, 1 hour!

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

My power is out 🥺 For today, ill answer any #gamedev questions that need help or just encouragement about design or direction Iv coached on Tiny Rogues - Starvaders - Brotato and said they would be succesful BEFORE launch, so anything i can do to help 🫵👇 Questions?

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

In about 5 minutes time we are doing our first WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY for #gamedevs and #publishers Todays menu: The Competitive edge in the Gaming Industry Come get your answers that will effect your releases. No more "we are listening" 😰 More "We listened already" 😀

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We officially launched yesterday, and the response has meant a lot. 480% increase in visitors since yesterday! For anyone who missed it, the Game Doctor website is now live a new home for deeper game reviews, design distinctions, articles, and developer tools 🥰

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Hey @punkcake.club where did you guys go, The gaming industry needs you guys, a constant dose of creativity and display of what it means to be indie artists. Sincerely hungry Game Doc, -Esty 💙

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

ITS LIVE! gamedoctor.io is now available for everyone There is no more excuses or "we are listening" The ultimate tool for #gamedev and #gamer A universal language we can use to create expanded results I hope you all have fun as we slowly uncover years of hard work

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The Game Doctor website launches in two days. One of the features I’m excited about is called Booster Packs: curated collections of games built to help #GameDevs study one specific design principle through real examples.

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The Game Doctor website won’t just have reviews for #gamedev It will also house our articles, manifestos, breakdowns, and deeper design work all free and accessible in one place Not surface level tips. LENSES that change how you see games, the industry, and your own work🤓 1/3

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

You can dislike a well designed game, and love a badly designed one TASTE AND CRAFT ARENT THE SAME MEASUREMENT! Game Doc reviews go beyond “I liked it” or “I dont like it.” Player feedback identifies the symptoms Game Doctor reviews uncover the root causes creating them. 1/4

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

gamedoctor.io launches in 5 days. Game reviews based on craft instead of feelings. Deep design rubrics. Tools for developers that create insight through new lenses. A new language to describe games effectively. Over the next 5 days, I’ll show you why this matters #indiedev #gamedesign

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Hearing ANOTHER #indiedev say "oh you wanted save and quit? look we are listening" Like we industry hasn't said it for the last 10 years+

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Ill be doing a PUBLIC live DEEP DIVE for my clients game! You get to be a fly on the wall, peek into conversations you should be having around your game but never have The type of convos that take you away from "we are listening" and "great feedback" Start in 30 👇 #gamedev

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2 Left Thumbs @2leftthumbs.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

milkypossum has put together the most incredible OST for Folder Dungeon 🎵 The Game Over track is my absolute favourite! Glad to see @thegamedoctor.bsky.social agrees The Pubic Playtest is this monday! store.steampowered.com/app/2853830/...

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

STOP FUCKING DOING THIS! There are artists and PEOPLE contributing to the Development of your game! A GAME isnt just code, a movie, isnt just script, RESPECT YOUR FUCKEN PEOPLE! DO BETTER 👏 #gamedev

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Most Dev advice sounds like: "Here's how to get more wishlists." Almost no advice: "Here's how to make a game people won't stop talking about." Try dancing in more powerful conversations, everything gets so much more simple. #gamedev #thegamedoctor

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

This morning im going to show you (with a successful game this time) how the industry moves, and why we keep falling in the same hurdles with launches with a real time example! #gamedev Its very clear once you think about it. 🥸👇

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The Game Doctor work is going to set this whole industry on fire and I'm here for it!! This is a rock n roll takeover. People around the space will just continue to make better games, this is the point My clients arent getting "lucky" they control the narrative Level up 🍬

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

You can have the most “correct” systems on paper… …and still make a game that feels slow, confusing, or exhausting to play. Because players don’t experience your design doc. They experience how it feels minute to minute. Getting a unattached trained vision is the key #gamedev 🗝️

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

My clients released/releasing games the next couple weeks! 🥳 First up: Underboard @Headless_Games @2_left_thumbs (1/3) Zainey and Colorful take on a Autobattler roguelike You get the stats and numbers to bend and break while still being digestible. Combat feels really crunch!

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Anton Klinger @accidentlyanton.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

This is an excellent opportunity to get some free gamedev coaching from Esty. I can highly recommend him, he's proofen his sense for analytical thinking multiple times to me already.

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Hey #gamedev Looking for one lucky dev to coach on today or tomorrows show. Comment 👇 -Free of charge (about 200$ value) -Available at 1PM EST -MIC -Coachable -DMs open so i can reach out *If you have a area you want/need confidence in or a guidance come knowing that 🤓😊

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

My top 10 Game of the year list for 2025 Per usual, No scores- No Ranking Thread 🧵👇 #gaming #gamedev

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

If you reach out to me with your games I WILL be able to tell you (before release, earlier the better) #gamedev -around where it will land -its friction points -its magic moments -what problems you will be worrying about from "community feedback" -if you should push harder or get it out the door

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Demos #gamedevs are GREAT with a big if IF your game is good. Its the same with everything If you try a sample and you dont care for it are you likely to eat from there ? If its good, its often a no brainer they will pick it up. The "too generous" of a demo thing is often fake.

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

A lot of games don’t fail because of budget, marketing, or luck. They fail because the fundamentals and planning quietly break player trust in the first 10 minutes. The scary part? Most teams never realize that’s what happened.

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

A game is offering $$$ for people to get views on videos I get it, teams want visibility But the sad part is we pour money into advertising while avoiding the work that would make visibility actually matter That product work is cheaper And it’s the part that changes outcomes 👇

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

The Changing part 2 🧶 Im BEGGING to get to a place where: Devs ask questions early Ego isn’t the blocker Skills and fundamentals are the foundation Marketing becomes an amplifier, not a crutch Teams realize that most problems ARE solvable with the right conversations 1-

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

This WILL happen SOON (Thread 🧶) For #gamedevs SOON someone way louder then me will start the conversation that games outcome is determined by skills and fundamentals. Success in game development is built on skill and fundamentals, not wishlists, not algorithms, not luck 1-

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Hey #gamedev Tomorrow we are doing a #TheGameDoctor Design Talk on SYNERGY Ill be getting interviewed by Mr Joshua Kritz PHD at Queen Mary University of London Who is trying to discovery the true essence of SYNERGY in gaming WONT want to miss it

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

There’s this deep fear in #gamedev that “outsiders” only show up to tell you what to do That fear didn’t come from nowhere — years of Early Access trained devs to brace for a flood of feedback from players who demand things but rarely understand design or vision 1/3

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Chances are #gamedev | You dont know how to punish players, you dont know how to create "harder" mechanics The hard truths from someone that digests the whole market FOR YOU #TheGameDoctor Reduce the noise, plug into powerful conversation 👇 www.youtube.com/shorts/vq6I0...

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the lazy way to introduce hard mode #gamedesign #shorts

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

I've been #solodev ing for years now... Watching my hair develop on its own, collecting feedback, watching tutorials, checking analytics and cutting it all myself ✂️ and the results? ... Lets just say patches have been frequent and uneven edges you could call a aesthetic choice

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

One of the WEAKEST metrics we have for judging games and design is "ConCuRreNt PlaYeR CoUnT" Measuring games by player count is like measuring a meal by how quickly its eaten and not by how well its made Get plugged into real conversations #thegamedoctor #gamedesign

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Hey #gamedev Today we did a free lesson on Curiosities and POWERFUL "difficulty" for your projects The most important thing is you guys are learning the right fundamentals so the market isnt "unpredictable" MOST OF IT IS NOT TRUE! Taste of today's Game Doctor space

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

The most dangerous conversations Designers can wrap themselves in is trying to talk design with consumers A lot of it will resolve to "Well I like it" or "well people like it" What I want you to hear is "Well im comfortable with it" #TheGameDoctor #indiedev www.youtube.com/shorts/p0HgT...

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When Feedback Protects Comfort, Not Good Design #gamedesign #gamedevelopment

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Today we get to help the growth of a bunch of cool devs from the Swiss Game Hub Bootcamp! #indiedev #gamedev Start time- 10 min (link in bio)

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Check it out #gamedev #indiegames Invited by Blobfish (Brotato) and partner Philomena (Stray Fawn Studios) for some Game Doctor action for a BUNCH of upcoming devs 🤓

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Check it out #gamedev #indiegames Invited by Blobfish (Brotato) and partner Phiomena (Stray Fawn Studios) for some Game Doctor action for a BUNCH of upcoming devs 😀

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Starting my Hollow Knight play through today! Ill be sharing commentary from a design coach’s perspective - Insights and observations - enjoying good conversation along the way! Should be a fun ride 🐛

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Today for the Morning Sip we break down "KNIGHTICA IS REVIEW BOMBED" + "The Algorithms just hate me" We will talk about a systemic problem in the video game industry and shed light how to help it with simple solutions Should be a fun one #indiedev #gamedevs Link 👇

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

All PRE-Reviews this week 10 min with KNIGHTICA → we saw why it’ll go around mixed. 6 min with KILL THE BRICKMAN → found the friction points and what was holding it back. This is the power of The Game Doctor work. Get it early… or deal with it at launch. #TheGameDoctor

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

A GLOWING review from MERGE MAESTRO DEV! What a beautiful way to wake up... and yes my friend, why ARENT devs locked in to some of the most straight to the point leveling up they will ever get. Please help spread the word, this is the work FOR YOU GUYS BY YOU GUYS 😇

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The Game Doctor @thegamedoctor.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Community feedback ≠ deep game analysis It won’t fix years of drift or get you launch-ready Your publisher? They sell your game — they don’t coach it to greatness. The Game Doctor delivers the proven conversation your game needs to thrive 📈 Get in the conversation Get results

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