Jónas Björgvin Antonsson
@jantonsson2
Followers
817
Following
148
Media
45
Statuses
1,518
Founded Raw Fury. Introvert. Will leave the party if we aren’t talking about philosophy or the cold heat death of the universe
Joined May 2023
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
Colômbia
• 186784 Tweets
Harris
• 123524 Tweets
JIKOOK
• 119999 Tweets
تركيا
• 110693 Tweets
Avusturya
• 91945 Tweets
Eminem
• 80593 Tweets
#DGAltaModa
• 64255 Tweets
बालक बुद्धि
• 63587 Tweets
Romania
• 58232 Tweets
Gakpo
• 57935 Tweets
Rudy Giuliani
• 38259 Tweets
$ASI
• 28398 Tweets
TRT 1
• 27108 Tweets
#AUTvTUR
• 23149 Tweets
هولندا
• 21150 Tweets
Elmo
• 20181 Tweets
Denji
• 18423 Tweets
チェンソーマン
• 16042 Tweets
Fujimoto
• 13825 Tweets
Malen
• 13781 Tweets
Carille
• 13425 Tweets
#roened
• 12892 Tweets
Trabalhadores
• 11991 Tweets
オランダ
• 11621 Tweets
Chef Smith
• 11529 Tweets
Dakika 1
• 10807 Tweets
Pinned Tweet
We have a game coming soon.
@SkaldRpg
- I am sure it will be a sleeper hit because the game is fucking amazing.
5
5
46
Met
@Pilestedt
at a lovely hangout with beers. It’s funny that honesty, transparency and kindness are things that we share as believes - and that it’s not common sense here. Is it the Nordic weather that creates these beliefs?
Also, this may have been written by
@Pilestedt
3
4
220
TLDR; We've sold 150.000 copies of Friends Vs Friends in 5 days! I have some words... A thread (1/17)
8
25
210
A reminder into the void… or whatever we are calling this platform these days.
@RawFury
is still actively looking for, signing and funding 2024-2026 titles. Please get in touch if you are making something cool that you think might be a good fit.
14
72
173
We just signed 4 new titles within a span of a week. There are still publishers (like us) out there that are actively looking, finding and funding amazing games.
I think I broke a
@RawFury
record this week. 4 games signed in 5 days.
Obv can't tag the devs here, but goddamn people make some cool ass things and I'm blessed to be able to help out a bit.
33
9
285
7
11
102
It is very biased - I mean how could it not be, from the guy that founded Raw Fury. But I think developers should be looking at consistency, when looking at publishers. Consistent good results. That’s Raw Fury. After a decade (soon) of operating. We know what we are doing.
8
2
77
For this year, our average Steam Rating is well above 90%. We have had five (5) insane launches and seven (7) successful launches in a row. We are one of the best indie publishers in the world. And it is still hard.
2
7
65
Raw Fury is killing it right now! Because of our people and our amazing developers, we have been able to repeatedly knock it out of the park this year - of all years. I promise I’ll follow this up with some numbers in the coming weeks.
2
4
64
AMA. I founded Raw Fury and I am bored on a Thursday night (Swedish National day but I’m not Swedish)
28
6
58
Founder of Raw Fury. Couple of hours to spare on a Friday. Time for another random AMA?
24
9
51
Please, for the love of everything. Can we all stop referring to games as products.
Games are full of life and art and creativity.
Products are stale and dead.
(Connotations of the words).
10
5
51
It stirs a mix of emotions - seeing the words I penned to paper over a decade ago - used as an intro to this article. Thank you for the kind words
@eurogamer
. They are deeply appreciated.
"Games are art. Treat people like people. Happiness before profit."
The double-act of
@RawFury
and Kingdom shines like a lighthouse across an industry floundering at sea
3
41
192
0
1
50
The median average of revenue on Steam is $1.400 ar this point.
Let’s please stop pretending that we live in a reality where anyone can make a game, get rich and be happy. Because reality is way harsher.
1
5
48
Founder of Raw Fury. A bit bored on a Thursday night. AMA?
21
5
48
The “indie game I am making plus 3 of the inspirations” trend is saving my digital life right now. Thank you ❤️
4
0
43
If you are making a game you would like to see come out before the end of the year, and would love some help (or just some feedback), please show me 😊
#gamedev
#indiedev
#indiegame
12
27
41
Today we are gathering everyone from
@RawFury
and Fury Studios plus guests for FuryCon. We are all in Stockholm. Magic. That is how it feels.
4
0
41
Yeah, Unity stumbled badly and I want to make it clear that we support our developers who are making, or have made games in Unity. We are searching for answers and asking more questions. Such a bad move towards those who built your very foundation.
1
2
38
Well… some still do.
@RawFury
tries to keep it well under a month, going from Yes to a signed contract. I’d say this still holds true (with very rare exceptions). We also try to be quick with a No and never ghost… but we faltered there for a while but we are def getting better.
This is absolutely false, no publisher goes this fast nowadays
(Pete is correct, but I'd wager he's still being optimistic. Count 3-9 months for most at this point. Expect to be suddenly dropped or ghosted somewhere between 3-6 months in. Keep. Pitching. Until. Signatures.)
15
37
293
5
2
33
Done with Gamescom. Fantastic to see everyone. Nothing but love, hugs, smiles and amazing conversations. Excellent meetings. But now - as with every time - I am struck with melancholy over missed meetings or friends that I missed.
All in all it was amazing.
3
0
34
This is my favourite Friends Vs Friends review, to date. The poetic elegance and depth just... get me in the feels. Beautiful and hilarious :)
1
4
31
This. Listen to this. Please. It’s more important than you think it is… even if you already think it might be important.
As someone who still has to justify my job to devs after 10 years and can count on one hand the people genuinely qualified to do it, I implore anyone making the step into Indie to have a partner who can handle non-development stuff. You make game. Have other person do rest.
18
46
306
1
3
29
I have operated on a principle for a good while now, which basically centers around proving or showing that you can be a nice and decent human and STILL be very successful at building and operating businesses. We need to normalize that.
i mean, i’m an exec at my company - i’m the CEO. but i’m also not an asshole, and that’s a key difference!
we’ve made “being an asshole” something we admire of envy and it’s fucked up
7
4
111
3
1
27
There are lights in the dark. Companies that are doing okay/well. That decided to take actions to protect their people. That are still operating according to their principles. I understand that it doesn’t alleviate the pain. But these are tiny candles in the dark cave.
1
2
24
Skald (
@SkaldRpg
) is such an amazing Indie Dark Horse (tm) and doing incredible things. You need to pick it up and play, if you haven’t already.
3
4
24
There is nothing else like this. Just look at it!
We're in an upcoming issue of Edge! Look at those colours in print 😍
Thank you
@edgeonline
for the feature! ⚔️
0
9
40
2
3
23
How did LinkedIn turn into the business version of internet purgatory?
8
1
23
Wasn’t going to GDC. Then had to go because of “secret reasons” (meetings that couldn’t be scheduled to others). That was on Monday. Told almost none I was going. My calendar is already full 🤷♂️
3
0
22
@wongcito
Having to explain over and over and over again that our industry is an actual People industry, where there are always a ton of of subjective decisions and that sometimes shit happens that nobody on earth could have predicted.
1
4
23
Quoting myself, which obviously is bad form (shame shame). But, given the regular anti-publisher rhetoric out there (here?) it is perhaps a point of public interest that we do this almost every time. And more than 3/4 of
@RawFury
games are profitable for the developers.
4
1
22
Rare outing for me as an actual participant in an event. Happy to go back home to do this one.
We're excited to have leaders from Netflix Games,
@embracergroup
,
@RawFury
, and more added to our
#DICEReykjavik
programming!
Join our leaders and your fellow industry peers in this conference favorite event on Sept. 25-27.
Learn more:
0
3
14
1
1
22
If you want a little insight into Publishing games and how the proverbial sausage is made, from that perspective, then read through this thread. Incidentally Raw Fury was a slight twist on scenario 1, outlined by callum. In short - publishing is hard. Doing it properly is beyond.
This is such a good question, and as with everything else, "it massively depends" is the easiest answer. That said, I think we can do some basic maths to at least attempt to answer it - thread below
2
30
146
0
3
21
Nope. Not accepting that killing innocents by the thousands is somehow “our war”… like it is a good thing. Just. Nope.
0
2
21
So many amazing games being shown, teased and introduced this weekend! So many amazing indie games.
4
0
21
Being in the shadows is underrated. It is okay to be more than a bit introverted and socially awkward. To feel like “mingling” is a social cocktail that tastes like vinegar.
You can still pull off magic and miracles. I’m telling you 😉
2
0
19
Feeling nothing short of giddy and excitement for our 2024 and 2025 lineup and counting the days to each and every reveal. When you all see what’s cookin’ ….
2
1
20
We need a strong guard in games for the artistry and creativity. Otherwise we will end up like music and movies. Nice but without a soul.
5
2
20
What a year. Amazing games. Industry in turmoil. World in turmoil. Art - irrelevant to the medium - has never been more important.
Thankfully, because of the beat people and incredible developers, Raw Fury saw its best year ever. I truly hope we will be able to bring light.
1
1
20
What is a game that encompasses the word “nostalgia” for you - shared in a screenshot. I’ll start.
12
0
20
I want to openly applaud
@tha_rami
and his messaging over the last few weeks. He has lent an unwavering, strong, human voice to what is going on in the world. He has done so with compassion and without compromise or fear. We should all feel free and strong enough to do the same.
1
3
18
A 100% this. Please give the publishers love too, that bring amazing games forward on a regular basis (I am obviously biased) BUT please remember that rarely we are the developers and creators. Those should get the love. We at
@RawFury
try to make sure that is in the forefront
As a lot of indie games are being debuted today by publishers, please keep in mind is that the publisher is NOT the developer of the game you're excited about. I hate seeing "omg (publisher) is amazing" and not mentioning the devs. Please follow and share the creators as well!
1
49
134
1
0
19
Curious about the “hit rate” of publishers overall (of all games published, how many are profitable). Have some numbers but they are unconfirmed. This is probably one of the biggest secrets in the industry.
Ours is close to 80%.
4
2
18
Remember when I tried to edit our Wikipedia page, so it would reflect reality, and got rejected as I wasn’t a credible source for the
@RawFury
page…
1
0
18
Every year from inception
@RawFury
has made a conscious choice about meeting developers closer to where they reside - especially developers that live in parts of the world that might be either geologically or financially removed from centers like San Francisco and Cologne.
This highlights the ever acute need for devrel and scouts to get out there and go to where we normally don't. If you haven't been off the "circuit" more than once in a year and complain about the lack of new voices... You're very much part of the problem.
4
16
66
1
3
18
Some days are hard. And that’s okay. That is all. That’s the tweet.
2
1
18
Aaaand if you want to read this as a full One Go Blog Post, you can just click here :)
(17/17)
2
0
18
Raise your hand if you think Unity played the absolute “worst case scenario” card on purpose, to be able to walk it back to the actual Thing They Want (tm) with a “oh they listened” stamp of (semi) approval?
3
1
17
Perfection is Death
A perfect state is a state of completeness. Of stillness. Everything is done, and it cannot be altered, moved, or changed. In this regard, perfection is a state of death because the opposite – life – is dynamic, ever-changing, moving, and flowing. (4/17)
1
1
17
To keep fighting the good fight instead of resting on those proverbial laurels.
Or maybe just because I felt like bragging a bit 😊
Jonas, CEO (16/17)
1
0
16
But with Friends Vs Friends they simply knocked it out of the park. Resulting in the fastest-selling game on Steam that we’ve had since inception (150.000 units, when this is written).
But why this post, though? (13/17)
1
0
17
Okay! I’m back. Founder of Raw Fury.
#gamedev
#indiegame
#IndieGameDev
#indiegames
#screenshotsaturday
Show me some games ❤️
6
2
15
But with constantly working on improving and forging even stronger ties with our developers, we’ve seen back-to-back releases of some of the strongest launches we’ve seen in our eight years of being a thing. (10/17)
1
0
14
Hey… It’s been a minute.
Mostly because we’ve been busy with all sorts of things. Like growing up, growing in general, taking on more games, trying to manage more skills, broadening our abilities and understanding, and so on and so forth. So, a lot… (2/17)
1
0
14
@BloodyGoodRev
Let go of your love of “the mechanics “ and make something that truly moves people. Go to shows. See how they react.
2
0
15
Well… maybe it is a reminder to ourselves that taking chances and reinventing yourself is worth it if you keep at it, plan for it, and try to tackle things with a positive attitude and a positive heart. (14/17)
1
0
15
Where do games go from here? How do we try to make things better?
11
0
15
@docsquiddy
I’m old and my genres of choice are fading. I still want to sign and release a game that has a story that makes you cry at the end. A game that you weren’t the same person going in, as the one that comes out.
2
0
14
If I could bring anyone to a panel to talk about useful game industry stuff… who would be the people, what is the topic and where are we talking.
Not an entirely theoretical question.
6
1
15
You. Do. Not. Want. To. Miss. This.
(Or your heart will crumble. Literally)
⚔️SKALD⚔️ IS ⚔️OUT!⚔️
Skald: Against the Black Priory" is now out on Steam and GOG!
Links below!
96
343
1K
0
0
15
Maybe to underline that this is a constant in this industry – things are always moving, and it is worth the ride to try to move with'em. Perhaps I’m writing to inspire both developers and other publishers that it's more than okay to keep taking risks and try novel things. (15/17)
1
0
13
This also holds true for any company on its journey. There is no perfect state, and either you are progressing or regressing. You’re on the road to becoming stale and irrelevant, or you are on the road to reinvention and rebirth. (5/17)
1
0
14
Cassette Beasts, for us, was an outlier. A genre we hadn’t touched on before. An audience we had to learn. But with a brilliant team and loads of dedication, it is the highest-rated game we have released on Steam and the fastest-selling Raw Fury game on Nintendo Switch! (11/17)
1
0
14
But why am I grabbing the mic now? Well, because times are exciting. And strange. And up and down. And exciting! And it's worth talking about. Because sharing openly is caring openly. And as we grow and learn, it’s important to us to help others that are on their own path. (3/17)
1
0
14
@Alexformosoc
Honestly… story rich games. We are losing those as an industry and this is a shame.
6
0
14
Yup! I really want to go “ohh NICE” a lot while in Germany 😊
Hey, folks! Who's coming to gamescom and has some neat projects they want us to check out? Drop a tweet with a video or URL below me and
@jantonsson2
will go ooh NICE a lot!
11
11
36
0
1
14
And then there's Friends Vs Friends. A purely multiplayer title, which was completely new to us. But we knew the developers well and what they were capable of. They are amazing and talented people who also made The Longest Road on Earth (an absolute gem of a game). (12/17)
1
0
14
@AeornFlippout
@tha_rami
Just coming at this from the publishing side. Perhaps it was a white lie but were the two games slotted for a similar future release window? Where they in a same or similar genre? Because differences in these - for example - can easily lead to those two different answers.
1
0
13
We might have a release window opening in Q4 this year, so if you are making something neat, that might need some support, I’d love to take a look. Friends vs Friends, Dome Keeper, Kingdom, Cassette Beasts, Kathy Rain, Townscaper, Bad North, and a bunch more show what we love.
1
4
13
We’ve tried to keep true to our own goal – of being a positive force in the industry and a catalyst for good.
All while taking on new types of games and teams that weren’t maybe “classic” Raw Fury types. (7/17)
1
0
13
LinkedIn prompt (and others…) “You’ve been selected to…
Me: You have been selected to be enter the void, not come back and leave me alone because I don’t want to be a part of your very badly disguised AI training program.
2
0
12
Raw Fury had an amazing year. This is hard to put out into the world because 2023 was a catastrophe of a year for the world and our industry. Sucks on so many levels. But I hope we are able to at least provide a little counterpoint.
0
0
12
This is a constant struggle – and one that requires proactiveness if you want to be on the side of progress rather than regressing.
Raw Fury has spent its fair amount of time on this precarious road, with all the proper twists and turns. Trying to navigate as best we can. (6/17)
1
0
12
Unbelievable and unbeatable experience. You wont come out of this one the same person you go in.
Hey
#PitchYaGame
Blue Prince is an atmospheric strategy adventure where you need to find the hidden 46th room in a 45-room mansion.
🚪 Build the world you explore, room by room.
🔍 Solve puzzles and find secrets
🕵️♂️ Uncover a mystery
Wishlist:
9
19
57
0
1
12
And it's been a rocky road but a worthwhile one. We’re now emerging from such a period, hopefully, stronger and wiser. Growing bigger and older is constantly challenging, but it comes with its own rewards as long as you try to stay the course and stay true to your values. (8/17)
1
0
12
Steam is brutal. All platforms now are brutal. Don’t loom at the “overnight” hyped successes. Look at the overall data and make very sober decisions. Still go for it - just be aware of what you are going for.
0
0
12
@SebMangseth
Consistency, care and the fact that most of us come from development. I personally wrote our publishing agreement from scratch and 10 years n we are still using it. Everyone signs the same deal. Doesn’t matter who you are. And it is fair and balanced and specific to being equal
1
0
10
@jadel4w
Started out by founding and running a dev for a decade. Saw a lot of shitty contracts. Signed some. Found myself in a position to make a difference and change things fundamentally. Small devs and indies are the guardians of art and innovation. This is my contribution to it.
1
0
12
Does anyone else feel that we currently live in a timeline where there is just too much of everything?
0
0
11
Mediatonic made Fall Guys - one of the biggest indie successes in the industry from the past couple of years. They are now facing a dire situation. This tells you all you need to know about the distance that exists about objective underlying market realities and excel sheets.
2
1
11
Which leads to here
With signing more varied titles and larger teams, we initially struggled a bit. It is hard to adapt to new things and make sure you are as good at the New ™ as you are at The Old ™. (9/17)
1
0
11
I still remember when I dreamed it up and called it PlanB3
Today marks the 5th year anniversary of the Guerrilla Collective which was created through the combination of some great publishers and developers from around the world. I will be hosting once again fam. Check out the showcase at 10AM PT. It is going to be dope.
8
7
78
4
0
11
2 hour AMA from the founder of Raw Fury. Look at all the amazing indies being revealed this weekend!
2
0
11
Not using any tools or portals for meetings at Gamescom. Just old school reference and being introduced by mutuals. Feels awesome. If you wanna meet with Raw Fury this year, ping one of us and we’ll make it happen.
1
2
10
Listen to Swen. He knows his game stuff.
This is one I’ve been waiting for! I have nothing but respect for the ambitions here and I love how it looks.
19
39
1K
2
0
10
@Alexformosoc
Look at games like The Signifier, Call of the Sea or American Arcadia from our catalog. All of the amazing. Transforming. All of them would have sold millions 10 years ago. And this is a shame. We cannot lose this as an industry. As an artform.
1
1
9
@angelo_nikolaou
Power washer.
Yes. We will recover. I have seen this cycle for 25 years. On the money side we will recover but on the indie side we are still left with how we are going to deal with discovery and curation
0
0
9
We try our best to answer everyone. We try to go from a Yes to a signed contract in less than a month and that is usually the case. We have a very high “hit” rate with games becoming profitable. We only profit once the developers do as well.
0
0
10
This is truth. If you touch Blue Prince you will not be able to put it down. It is a masterpiece and a marvel.
This was the best thing I played last year but I wasn't allowed to talk about it... UNTIL NOW. You're all in for a treat when it comes out
8
63
586
1
0
9
Being surrounded by great people
Taps into a vein of alternate life
Where everything you wished for
Happens for the grace and kindness
Of those around you.
0
0
9
Every meeting, every call, everything really, should have one overarching goal. To move things positively forward.
5
2
9
I have seen several cycles of “up and down in the games industry “. If this is your first, I’m here to help or to talk or to just listen.
3
0
9
This world, eh…
Happy we are releasing Snufkin later in the week. I prefer spending a bit of time in Tove Jansson’s world for a bit of time, to escape into something kinder and better for a little while.
0
0
8
Point is - it can all be done. Depends on focus and willingness. Which determines strategy and what is considered most important. Ghosting developers should always be treated as a failure on the publisher’s part. So should taking multiple months to close a contract once a Yes
1
0
8