8 TikTok slideshow ideas for an indie game
Photo slideshows are the lowest-effort format that still reaches indie game developers and owners on TikTok. Each idea below is a first-slide hook in the native style; build 5 or 6 slides behind it that tell one small story.
- 01pov: you're a pixel art wizard and nobody knows
- 02me realizing my indie game is actually fun to play
- 03confession: i spent 6 months on this one animation
- 04before and after: first prototype vs final build
- 05the indie dev struggle nobody talks about
- 06when your game crashes but the bug looks cool
- 07this mechanic took 3 rewrites to get right
- 08how to make a boss fight that doesn't suck
How to turn these into posts that convert
Post 3-5 times per week. Focus on gameplay snippets, before/after art comparisons, or 'making of' shots. Use POV captions like 'me debugging at 3am' or 'the boss fight nobody expects'. Avoid long explanations. Let the visuals speak. Repost top performers. Engage commenters with dev updates.
Timing: Post between 6-9 PM local time on weekdays for highest indie game audience activity.
For the full strategy (what to avoid, why this works for indie game developers and owners), read TikTok marketing for an indie game.
What finished slideshows look like
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It writes the slideshows, designs the slides, posts them to your TikTok on schedule, and learns from every view so next week's posts beat this week's. You only approve.