Why would we make a map of every game on Steam? 🗺️
Originally, it was to prove a point 👀 we didn’t believe what people on reddit, YouTube and in the media were saying, that Steam was oversaturated and all hope of becoming a successful game developer is lost 🫠
The best part of working on your own thing is you can just build it, no need to ask the PM, raise tickets, wait for sprint planning, watch it get deprioritized in refinement, and then die in the backlog 🫠
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Tower Factory by @giuscaminiti.bsky.social is proof that taking a unique approach to a saturated genre like Tower Defense games pays off in the end 💪 there's so much we can learn from them!
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Players are telling us exactly how to build better tower defense games…. but are you listening?
It's Tower Defense Fest on Steam so we're looking at how you could help your Tower Defense game stand out from what is a very crowded market!
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Sometimes it feels like everyone is jumping on the same trends & making the same games, but there are hundreds of unique #indiegames released on Steam every month!
We highlight 3 of the most successful in our monthly newsletter so make sure you're subscribed: buff.ly/7mKWeET
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If you're an experienced game developer with several titles under your belt, a 2D pixel art game could be your next art style!
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We did some research around 2D pixel art games last year and found that within the first 6 months of launching, you have around a 70% chance that your game will sell 100 copies! That's pretty cool if it's your first Steam release!
But what about if you're an experienced developer?
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2D pixel art games are a typical starting point for many game developers including us! But can you guarantee some sort of success with this art style?
It all comes down to what your definition of success is and which genre you're creating your 2D pixel art for!
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There are A LOT of roguelike games on Steam so is it possible to stand out at all?
Enter Cursed Blood by David Marquardt Studios 💪
This week we're celebrating unique upcoming games being released between this Next fest and next Next Fest
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If you made a game about dinosaurs, what would it look like? 🦖
Chute Apps decided that it would look something like Repterra where the dinosaurs aren’t just the enemy that you have to survive, they’re also the key to success!
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This is a map of every game on Steam. We made it to help #indiegamedev #gamedev #sologamedev folk understand the market. We're going to explore a cluster each day.
What is that cluster? Find out in the comments 👇
The upcoming Mr Sleepy Man by @mrsleepyman.bsky.social (Devin Santi) is a lesson in perfectionism and answers the question "how do you complete a 3D platformer as a #solodev?"
We're celebrating Next Fest by looking at games being released between this Next Fest and next Next Fest in June
Where are all the unicorn games? 🦄
It was a real struggle to find a game where the main character is a unicorn, but Ravenfist Studio came through with Unicorn Tails 💪 It was even featured in Forbes!
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This looks like such a great game, very visually and mechanically different to a lot of horse games + an emotional narrative! We hope Horse Fest goes really well for you @sarasteeves.bsky.social 🐴 you're definitely part of the horse games revolution!
Horse games have seen a major glow-up in the last few years! They've evolved beyond clunky kids games into something that horse-lovers of all ages can get on board with 🐎🐴
@pikpokgames.bsky.social wins the genre with Rival Stars Horse Racing 🏇
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Who'd a though storm chasing #indiegames could be such a popular niche 🌪️ @jennie-burton.bsky.social gives all the details in our latest video
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Storm chasing games aren't just a trend, they're an obsession ⛈️
We found this underserved audience using our map of every game on Steam and we just had to tell you about it 🏃➡️
The most fascinating thing about it? There are 2 distinct types of players who want 2 distinct experiences 👀
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Our YouTube channel was originally for lots of hard-hitting data journalism about games on Steam... but it got a bit too serious too quickly and developing games is meant to be fun! 🕺
So we turned to our Steam Map to explore the games that players are actually looking for instead!
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Happy Valentines Day 💘 What better way to celebrate than also celebrating PvP Fest! To round off this mini-series, we're looking at one of the best selling self-published PvP games on Steam: Pummel Party by Rebuilt Games
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It’s PvP Fest on Steam this week and this time we're looking into one of the most unique PvP games: HyperJam by Bit Dragon 🐉
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Steam are marking Valentines Day this year with battles rather than co-operative play in PvP Fest. We're starting off with one of the most loved self-published games on Steam: King of the Hat by Hat Games 🎩🎓🧢⛑️👒
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Indie game developers are the ones pushing the game industry forward and they deserve to be celebrated!
Every month, we analyse the top 3 most popular indie game innovations, like Hungry Horrors by @clumsybearstudio.com - so subscribe and tell your friends!
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It’s Typing Fest on Steam, last time we looked at the most loved typing game and this time we’re looking at the most unique. This is where Oneiro Man by @izistudios.bsky.social caught my eye.
It has a saturation score of 2.5/10 which is very unique and way below the average of other typing games!
It’s Typing Games Fest on Steam this week so I’m going to look behind the scenes of the most loved self-published typing game on Steam. That crown goes to Blood Typers by Outer Brain Studios:
🛒 They sold around 44k copies on Steam
✨ SteamDB score of 89.3%
🌟 Overwhelmingly positive reviews
Asking yourself these 5 questions will help you decide on a launch date for your game... it'll help you find the data to make a decision instead of throwing spaghetti at a wall and seeing what sticks 🍝
It’s our final video on Board Game Fest and we wanted to finish by celebrating developers that create completely new board games - like Axes and Acres by Braingood Games 🧠
Card-based board games are one of the most popular types of board games on Steam ♠️ We want to talk to you about: Stacklands by the infamous @sokpop.co 🧦
It’s Board Game Fest on Steam this week and an obvious starting point for researching this genre was real-life board games that have been turned into digital board games 🎲
I got tired of the "AI in games" shouting match, so I did the math. 🧮
Using causal analysis on 10k+ games, I isolated the "AI effect" from marketing & skill.
The data shows that AI disclosure is currently a net negative for revenue
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