Tinderbox Works
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AI native · for solo devs and small studios

Build your game. We'll get it into players' hands.

Tinderbox Works guides you step by step from first prototype to launch: your Steam page, Discord, playtests, the demo, festivals and creators. Your own Claude Code does the busywork. You keep building.

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What Tinderbox Works does for you

  • Always know the next step

    A plan from first build to launch, aimed at wishlists, not a date.

  • Sets up your Steam page

    Capsule brief, tags, the page minimum and one test a week.

  • Sets up your Discord

    Channels, roles and a welcome for your playtesters.

  • Reaches out to creators

    Finds who played games like yours, one personal mail each.

  • Creates devlogs for you

    From this week's demos, in your voice, for Steam, your blog and socials.

  • Hears your players

    Bugs and ideas straight from your game, fixed with a demo.

Totally AI native

Your Claude Code works with Tinderbox Works directly: it picks up AI Agent tasks, works in your repo and posts the results back. You approve what goes out.

  • Picks up AI Agent tasksTinderbox Works writes the task; your Claude Code takes the next one when you say so.
  • Works in your repoBuilds, recorded demos and drafts come from your real project.
  • You approve what goes outNothing is published or sent before you say yes.
  • No AI costsThe app never calls an LLM. Your own Claude Code subscription does the work.
> Work on Tinderbox Works tasks
AI Agent task #152 · Find creators
✓ Searched 412 channels for games like yours
✓ Posted 38 creators to Tinderbox Works
✓ Drafted 12 personal mails
● Waiting for your approval

How it guides you

One plan, from first build to launch.

Every step is shown with what it needs and what it unlocks. You see where you are, and the next step is always waiting. The release date comes last: when your wishlists say you are ready.

The Tinderbox Works plan as a tech tree Six phases from left to right: Know your game, Announce, Grow, Demo and festivals, Launch, After launch. Done: game profile, comparable games, the hook, capsule by an artist, tags and description, Steam page live, Discord for testers. Next step: playtest. Then devlogs, a public demo, Next Fest, reaching 8,000 wishlists, launch, and fixes and updates after launch. Know your game3 of 3 done Announce3 of 3 done Grow1 of 3 done Demo & festivals0 of 2 done Launch0 of 2 done After launch0 of 2 done Game profile you · Feb '26 Comparable games Claude Code · Mar '26 The hook together · Apr '26 Capsule by an artist artist · Jul '26 Tags & description together · Aug '26 Steam page live you · Sep '26 Discord for testers Claude Code · Sep '26 Next step Playtest 2 Dec · sign-up page ready Devlog every 2 weeks drafted by Claude Code Demo public 20 to 40 minutes Next Fest with the demo 8,000 wishlists then set the date Launch about 2 months later Fixes from players a demo with each fix Updates & sales posts drafted for you
Done Next step Coming up Milestone Scroll the plan sideways to see every phase.

  1. Know your game

    A game profile, comparable games and your hook, so every page and post says the same thing.

  2. Announce

    Your Steam page live early: a capsule by an artist, tags and a short description that meet the page minimum.

  3. Grow

    A Discord for playtesters, playtests and devlogs made from what you built this week.

  4. Demo & festivals

    A public demo, then Next Fest and the festivals that fit your game.

  5. Launch

    Near your wishlist target you set the date, about two months out. Creators get keys, the store is ready.

  6. After launch

    Bugs and ideas from players become fixes and updates, each with a demo.

Pricing

Free during early access

  • Every feature, for solo devs and small studios.
  • No AI costs: your own Claude Code subscription does the work.
  • Prices are announced well before early access ends.

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