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Found a social media format for my client that works well on any short-form video site - as it leads to both high retention and engagement. This did 169k on Insta, 94k on Youtube and 91k on TikTok.

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Happy to hear it's useful to you :D

Some concepts I used here: - strong hook that creates a curiosity gap (can only be resolved by watching the full vid) - speaking to the player fantasy - making commenters feel smart/ important We had a nice wishlist bump from this :) Open to additional freelance work!

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 23/01/2026

Found a social media format for my client that works well on any short-form video site - as it leads to both high retention and engagement. This did 169k on Insta, 94k on Youtube and 91k on TikTok.

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probably one of my fav website designs I did so far

Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 23/01/2026

Even added some fun little animations :D He's a bit shy haha

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 23/01/2026

Had a lot of fun this evening making a new social media portfolio site

a little seedling is seen at the bottom of the page and at the top is a bold heading says "lets stay in touch"

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Also thinking about starting a Minecraft Patreon to be able to monetize my reach on TikTok, Pinterest, Insta and Youtube better. So I can dedicate more time towards Minecraft vids :)

So yea, learned a lot, hope it's useful to devs or SMM! 2026 I'm looking forward to: - further growing @smks-studios.bsky.social - getting 6side to a solid baseline with what I learned - upload at least 1x a month on my Minecraft channel, strengthen and build my community through that regularity

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With all that success not everything was rosy tho. I'm working for 6side Studio too, and there views are still not good, despite a great prototype. - if early in dev, don't overpromise in videos - be transparent - always keep the game vibe and expectations of players in mind

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Barely had time for my Minecraft channel, but had my biggest viral hits across Reddit, Pinterest and Youtube this year. - break with expectations to stick out - 2026 image carousels will be on all shortform-video platforms (including Youtube) - recycling content across platforms can multiply reach

reddit post of a portable minecraft tent design with 27k upvotes

Pinterest post with 106 Million impressions

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Probably my highlight was my work for @smks-studios.bsky.social ! - replying to comments with videos is a great way to make the community feel seen! - absurdist hooks can stop the scroll ("this is how our bird used to die") - establish content pillars but leave room for exploration

screenshot of the instagram of Tribe of the Accord, showing several videos

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 14/12/2025

2025 was the first year where I worked full-time as a social media manager in the game industry. Learned a loot this year, here are some key lessons 👇

info graphic reading: "my top 3 posts of 2025", "Clay Farm Tutorial, Own Channel, Pinterest: 106 Million impressions, 1.46 Million saves", "Bird Animations: Client: SMKS Studios, 1.7 Million Views, 109k likes, grew account <100 to 18k followers in 3 months", "Minecraft Build ideas, own channel, TikTok: 513k views, 84.6k likes, on a new account! (5th upload)"

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This song instantly popped in my head when I read this :D vm.tiktok.com/ZGdaEnepa/

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TikTok - Make Your Day

domi @domi.zip · 12/12/2025

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Don't get me wrong, I like Expedition 33 and agree they deserve most of their awards, but it feels like awarding best indie game to multi-million budget games is meant to water down what the term means so EA, Activision and other big publishers can start releasing their "indies"

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 13/12/2025

Yeah 34+ people plus outsourcing & publishing doesn’t feel very indie to me either

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Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com · 05/12/2025

Wholesome Snack will have translated captions on YouTube thanks to... Spanish @lamalamuerte.bsky.social BR Portuguese giuliabiazus (IG) Japanese @myrrh0707.bsky.social Dutch @esmmazing.bsky.social, @mayabloem.bsky.social German DerEineSchwarzeRabe, @tinyworlds.org French @thomasc0.bsky.social

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Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com · 29/10/2025

Get ready for the latest Wholesome Snack this December 9, 2025 starting at 12pm PT / 3pm ET! Tune in for 20+ exclusive and world premiere announcements from games that inspire optimism, hope, and introspection. As always, huge thanks to @thegameawards.com for co-broadcasting!

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 16/11/2025

haven't done pixel art in aages, def not a pro at this :D Just having some fun!

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 16/11/2025

doodling a bit a away on some old #pixelart ideas

two little mushroom dudes, one monster, and a potted plant - pixelart

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 10/11/2025

This is my account btw: pinterest.com/tinycraft/ And the video: pin.it/1GXf6vHFM

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 10/11/2025

I didn't check my Pinterest stats for a while and I just realized I hit 33 Million views with this Minecraft video. What. 12.3 Million minutes total playtime the heck

screenshot of Pinterest stats: 33 Million views, 10 Million 10 second plays, 4.6 Million played at 95%, AVG play time 0:16 and Total play time 12.3 Million minutes

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Aender Lara @aenderlara.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Hello everybody, I'm looking for a new role as Environment/Props Artist, preferably Remote. Portfolio: cara.app/aenderlara Mail: hi@aenderlara.com #3D #gamedev

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 05/11/2025

Thank you so much for taking the time to ask your partner, that's super good to know :D I just took the first 5 seconds of each so maybe #3 is also cut-off in the end?

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 04/11/2025

Thank you that's really useful! Those are auto-dubs, so matching the timing of the English voice over.

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 25/10/2025

Exhibit in the Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 25/10/2025

Exhibit in the Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 23/10/2025

Just had my first short hit 1 million views yippeee www.youtube.com/shorts/RpT9L... Feels unreal :D Now I gotta actually find time to make Minecraft vids again 🥲

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 23/10/2025

Just had my first short hit 1 million views yippeee www.youtube.com/shorts/RpT9L... Feels unreal :D Now I gotta actually find time to make Minecraft vids again 🥲

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 20/10/2025

teaching my students Substance's anchor points with spooky stuff 🎃

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 20/10/2025

teaching my students Substance's anchor points with spooky stuff 🎃

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🏳️‍⚧️AWACS Stardust Eyes @supertalisman.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Do NOT engage. Do not quote dunk, do not screencap. Do not @ with your witty zingers. Give them not one breath of oxygen here. Block, ignore, move on.

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 17/10/2025

sometimes gameart teaching is really fun lol

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 17/10/2025

Prepped a little spooky session for my gameart students We will look at Substance Painter's anchor points & smart materials based on this lil dude

a little figure wearing a carved pumpkin as head

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Franek @franekk.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Monastery (ngl feels like I'm getting pretty good at this) #pixelart

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Franek @franekk.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Distant worlds #pixelart

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 11/10/2025

Painted this worm mug (in German it’s called “rainworm”)

Sideview of a painted mug with raindrops and a worm handle

Little worm painting at the bottom of the cup

Name at the underside of the cup but as little worms

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Giant Fox Studios 🦊 @giantfoxstudios.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Toadled: Eating Frenzy 👅 has a new trailer! WISHLIST ON STEAM 👉️ store.steampowered.com/app/3173780/... 🍽️ Action roguelike with an appetite 🧬 Eat to get new abilities 💯 Challenges, quests, events 🔀 Tasty build combinations 👹 Boss fights Please boost! 🙏♻️ #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #videogames

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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 02/10/2025

Yippee, first vids starting to get good traction since I started being a social media manager This is for @smks-studios.bsky.social , just started freelancing there

instagram screenshot showing 2 reels, one with 10,3k views and one with 20,3k views

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Yeah but the person who looked at my appeal can 😅

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now it makes me do a 7 question survey that is essentially "nazis are bad", like duh, I just made a Substance Designer generator 😭

Question: "Oscar uploads a video to his channel. In the video, Oscar talks about his views on various topics in his home country. He says, “Fortunately, more and more people are supporting neo-nazi viewpoints. Such views are becoming more commonplace, which in my opinion is a good thing.”"

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Yeah that's what surprised me the most. Wrong flags happen, but whoever looked at the appeal clearly didn't watch the video

I guess that does look kinda similar 😅 But with context it's quite clear that this is not what I'm going for (I show different floors I can generate with this tool, this just happened to be one of of them which is on screen for less than 1s)

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So annoying how often stuff like this is just decided at the whim of an algo and you don't have a proper way to explain things

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