[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @Kaelicles Kaelicles Kaelicles posts on X about indie, gaming, indie game, geoff the most. They currently have XXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XXXXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::892527725751259136/interactions)  - X Week XXXXXX +12,929% - X Month XXXXXX +2,493% - X Months XXXXXX +315% - X Year XXXXXX -XX% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::892527725751259136/posts_active)  ### Followers: XXX [#](/creator/twitter::892527725751259136/followers)  - X Week XX no change - X Month XX +2% - X Months XX +6.10% - X Year XX +13% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::892527725751259136/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [finance](/list/finance) [social networks](/list/social-networks) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) **Social topic influence** [indie](/topic/indie) #308, [gaming](/topic/gaming), [indie game](/topic/indie-game), [geoff](/topic/geoff), [fine](/topic/fine), [clair obscur](/topic/clair-obscur), [soundcloud](/topic/soundcloud), [all the](/topic/all-the), [sony](/topic/sony), [$6758t](/topic/$6758t) **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@kelskiyt](/creator/undefined) [@soupmp3](/creator/undefined) [@nilahkmatic](/creator/undefined) [@givemebanhammer](/creator/undefined) [@wanttobuyavon](/creator/undefined) [@thiccradchad](/creator/undefined) [@minecraft](/creator/undefined) [@dajoekersole](/creator/undefined) [@postupsog](/creator/undefined) [@kenshirotism](/creator/undefined) [@abyssionknight](/creator/undefined) [@sirsquier](/creator/undefined) [@ynow37](/creator/undefined) [@ratiodisputati](/creator/undefined) [@mystermask1](/creator/undefined) [@anthony98900536](/creator/undefined) [@fancydingo](/creator/undefined) [@psallstars4life](/creator/undefined) [@joshjepson](/creator/undefined) [@chainy510](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "@Tyler_McV I've got nothing but respect for Geoff Keighley. He's almost always a good sport about stuff and even if his taste might be a bit bland sometimes it's clear that he really does love video games" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999543977784000859) 2025-12-12T18:16Z XX followers, XXX engagements "@oopygloopy @stormfall33 By this logic Dark Souls was an indie game when it released" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999558088228057437) 2025-12-12T19:12Z XX followers, 1465 engagements "@rider2221390689 @RevivalOfPotara Not too long ago being indie meant having no publisher. I'm fine with the definition changing with the landscape but when your publisher gets XXX million dollars from NetEase I just don't think you're indie anymore" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999521254936621472) 2025-12-12T16:46Z XX followers, XX engagements "@itschiefe @DreadB0yRoy This is the same publisher that got XXX million dollars from NetEase last year who now has a minority stake in the company. They've clearly graduated from being an indie publisher in my opinion" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999588779263189140) 2025-12-12T21:14Z XX followers, XX engagements "@CosmonautMarcus I just don't know how I feel about a game being nominated for indie categories when it had a XX million dollar budget financial support from NetEase and was published and created by a lot of industry veterans. Feels somewhat contrary to the spirit of the category" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999357713571066269) 2025-12-12T05:56Z XX followers, 1966 engagements "@rider2221390689 @RevivalOfPotara Bro it's published by Kepler Interactive. Kepler is not really that indie of a publisher anymore" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999508980796739954) 2025-12-12T15:57Z XX followers, XXX engagements "@S0ulPriv The issue with E33 is that it fits the vibe of an indie game (making something great on a relative shoestring budget) but it's made by industry veterans who received financial help from publishers that are staffed by industry veterans. It just doesn't feel indie" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999522077720641789) 2025-12-12T16:49Z XX followers, XXX engagements "@DreadB0yRoy Got totally snubbed by Clair Obscur somehow being considered an indie. Would have XXX% won Best Debut Indie" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999544619609014622) 2025-12-12T18:19Z XX followers, XXX engagements "@copperCity17 What's annoying is that it's still a shoestring budget for what the team wanted to do. It's a very impressive achievement but that's just not an indie game" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999546458022772979) 2025-12-12T18:26Z XX followers, 8176 engagements "@Tomn602 @copperCity17 I just feel like having NetEase at all tied to your project should make it not an indie game anymore. Kepler Interactive have graduated from being an indie publisher" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999546687652614492) 2025-12-12T18:27Z XX followers, XXX engagements "@Aevoided_ @atuhru Indie means independent from the gaming industry. If your publisher got XXX million dollars from NetEase then you aren't really an indie" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999548863967842770) 2025-12-12T18:36Z XX followers, XX engagements "@astrienluna @kishswim I don't think it's too hard to define what counts as an indie publisher and a standard publisher. Kepler Interactive used to be an indie publisher but they've clearly graduated after getting XXX million from NetEase" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999549842771607954) 2025-12-12T18:40Z XX followers, XXX engagements "@astrienluna @kishswim The difficult thing about E33 is that it ticks all the marks of an indie game (shoestring budget hiring your composer off of SoundCloud) but it's really hard to call something with this much industry veteran backing an indie title" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999550690155262454) 2025-12-12T18:43Z XX followers, XX engagements "@pussyluvrr69 @THEME0FLAURA The issue is that the game was made by industry veterans and got published by Kepler which is owned by industry veterans and has funding from NetEase. It's super indie by AAA standards but it doesn't really feel 'independent' from the gaming industry" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999556068062482475) 2025-12-12T19:04Z XX followers, 1421 engagements "@Lostchairz @copperCity17 It's on the borderline for me. They fit the vibe of an indie team but they have too much industry backing for me to say that they're indie without adding an asterisk" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999559427788079435) 2025-12-12T19:18Z XX followers, XXX engagements "@Lostchairz @copperCity17 I agree that XX million is a very tight budget but indie is more than just budget. It's about being independent from the gaming industry. Sandfall is a bunch of (very talented) industry veterans who are published by Kepler a publisher made of industry veterans" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999586452330479951) 2025-12-12T21:05Z XX followers, XXX engagements "@itschiefe @DreadB0yRoy There is not some higher tribunal that determines whether or not you are indie. If Sony were to publish the game would the game still be an indie game No. You can't just go off of the developers themselves since developers can still get publishers" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999592732784767431) 2025-12-12T21:30Z XX followers, XX engagements "@kishswim I think the issue is the amount of nominations that E33 got. X separate nominations for Best Performance Somehow qualified for Best Indie It took up all the oxygen from the usually more competitive and diverse categories. Glad it dethroned TLOU2 though" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999547784316285220) 2025-12-12T18:31Z XX followers, 1660 engagements "@Milkdawg67 It used to be a game that was self-published but we had to relax that definition when indie publishers started popping up. Kepler Interactive started as a kind of indie publisher but I think you lose that status when you get XXX million dollars from NetEase" [X Link](https://x.com/Kaelicles/status/1999876310957531500) 2025-12-13T16:17Z XX followers, XX engagements
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@Kaelicles Kaelicles
Kaelicles posts on X about indie, gaming, indie game, geoff the most. They currently have XXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.
Engagements: XXXXX #
- X Week XXXXXX +12,929%
- X Month XXXXXX +2,493%
- X Months XXXXXX +315%
- X Year XXXXXX -XX%
Mentions: XX #
Followers: XXX #
- X Week XX no change
- X Month XX +2%
- X Months XX +6.10%
- X Year XX +13%
CreatorRank: XXXXXXX #
Social Influence
Social category influence finance social networks technology brands
Social topic influence indie #308, gaming, indie game, geoff, fine, clair obscur, soundcloud, all the, sony, $6758t
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @kelskiyt @soupmp3 @nilahkmatic @givemebanhammer @wanttobuyavon @thiccradchad @minecraft @dajoekersole @postupsog @kenshirotism @abyssionknight @sirsquier @ynow37 @ratiodisputati @mystermask1 @anthony98900536 @fancydingo @psallstars4life @joshjepson @chainy510
Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours
"@Tyler_McV I've got nothing but respect for Geoff Keighley. He's almost always a good sport about stuff and even if his taste might be a bit bland sometimes it's clear that he really does love video games"
X Link 2025-12-12T18:16Z XX followers, XXX engagements
"@oopygloopy @stormfall33 By this logic Dark Souls was an indie game when it released"
X Link 2025-12-12T19:12Z XX followers, 1465 engagements
"@rider2221390689 @RevivalOfPotara Not too long ago being indie meant having no publisher. I'm fine with the definition changing with the landscape but when your publisher gets XXX million dollars from NetEase I just don't think you're indie anymore"
X Link 2025-12-12T16:46Z XX followers, XX engagements
"@itschiefe @DreadB0yRoy This is the same publisher that got XXX million dollars from NetEase last year who now has a minority stake in the company. They've clearly graduated from being an indie publisher in my opinion"
X Link 2025-12-12T21:14Z XX followers, XX engagements
"@CosmonautMarcus I just don't know how I feel about a game being nominated for indie categories when it had a XX million dollar budget financial support from NetEase and was published and created by a lot of industry veterans. Feels somewhat contrary to the spirit of the category"
X Link 2025-12-12T05:56Z XX followers, 1966 engagements
"@rider2221390689 @RevivalOfPotara Bro it's published by Kepler Interactive. Kepler is not really that indie of a publisher anymore"
X Link 2025-12-12T15:57Z XX followers, XXX engagements
"@S0ulPriv The issue with E33 is that it fits the vibe of an indie game (making something great on a relative shoestring budget) but it's made by industry veterans who received financial help from publishers that are staffed by industry veterans. It just doesn't feel indie"
X Link 2025-12-12T16:49Z XX followers, XXX engagements
"@DreadB0yRoy Got totally snubbed by Clair Obscur somehow being considered an indie. Would have XXX% won Best Debut Indie"
X Link 2025-12-12T18:19Z XX followers, XXX engagements
"@copperCity17 What's annoying is that it's still a shoestring budget for what the team wanted to do. It's a very impressive achievement but that's just not an indie game"
X Link 2025-12-12T18:26Z XX followers, 8176 engagements
"@Tomn602 @copperCity17 I just feel like having NetEase at all tied to your project should make it not an indie game anymore. Kepler Interactive have graduated from being an indie publisher"
X Link 2025-12-12T18:27Z XX followers, XXX engagements
"@Aevoided_ @atuhru Indie means independent from the gaming industry. If your publisher got XXX million dollars from NetEase then you aren't really an indie"
X Link 2025-12-12T18:36Z XX followers, XX engagements
"@astrienluna @kishswim I don't think it's too hard to define what counts as an indie publisher and a standard publisher. Kepler Interactive used to be an indie publisher but they've clearly graduated after getting XXX million from NetEase"
X Link 2025-12-12T18:40Z XX followers, XXX engagements
"@astrienluna @kishswim The difficult thing about E33 is that it ticks all the marks of an indie game (shoestring budget hiring your composer off of SoundCloud) but it's really hard to call something with this much industry veteran backing an indie title"
X Link 2025-12-12T18:43Z XX followers, XX engagements
"@pussyluvrr69 @THEME0FLAURA The issue is that the game was made by industry veterans and got published by Kepler which is owned by industry veterans and has funding from NetEase. It's super indie by AAA standards but it doesn't really feel 'independent' from the gaming industry"
X Link 2025-12-12T19:04Z XX followers, 1421 engagements
"@Lostchairz @copperCity17 It's on the borderline for me. They fit the vibe of an indie team but they have too much industry backing for me to say that they're indie without adding an asterisk"
X Link 2025-12-12T19:18Z XX followers, XXX engagements
"@Lostchairz @copperCity17 I agree that XX million is a very tight budget but indie is more than just budget. It's about being independent from the gaming industry. Sandfall is a bunch of (very talented) industry veterans who are published by Kepler a publisher made of industry veterans"
X Link 2025-12-12T21:05Z XX followers, XXX engagements
"@itschiefe @DreadB0yRoy There is not some higher tribunal that determines whether or not you are indie. If Sony were to publish the game would the game still be an indie game No. You can't just go off of the developers themselves since developers can still get publishers"
X Link 2025-12-12T21:30Z XX followers, XX engagements
"@kishswim I think the issue is the amount of nominations that E33 got. X separate nominations for Best Performance Somehow qualified for Best Indie It took up all the oxygen from the usually more competitive and diverse categories. Glad it dethroned TLOU2 though"
X Link 2025-12-12T18:31Z XX followers, 1660 engagements
"@Milkdawg67 It used to be a game that was self-published but we had to relax that definition when indie publishers started popping up. Kepler Interactive started as a kind of indie publisher but I think you lose that status when you get XXX million dollars from NetEase"
X Link 2025-12-13T16:17Z XX followers, XX engagements