GameDiscoverCo

ANNOUNCE: we're running an online @itchio video game jam with the @OaklandBallers baseball team (who we're sponsoring this season) to make a little game starring their mascot Scrappy: itch.io/jam/scrappy-ga… (Prizes include cash, lifetime GameDiscoverCo subscriptions & more!)

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What were the top new games on Steam in Jan. 2025 by revenue? Pic below, analysis over here: linkedin.com/posts/simoncar…

The latest game discovery news (free) and Steam debut analysis ($) are in the new GameDiscoverCo newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/spider-man-2… (It also includes this 1987 graph - via the Video Game History Foundation's new archive - gamehistory.org/vghf-library-l… tho. Atari deth, NES rebirth!)

.@GameDiscoverCo's latest newsletter looks at how Dungeon Clawler sold >200k copies across Steam and mobile in just 2 months: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-dungeon-…

.@GameDiscoverCo's 'trending' unreleased Steam game countdown for this week is headed by Doom: The Dark Ages, with Endless Legend 2 and Over The Hill as new entries. More analysis on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/posts/simoncar…

Friday's GameDiscoverCo newsletter (free links, $ analysis) takes a look at the success of Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth on Steam, which debuted this week as the highest-CCU Square Enix Steam game to date, except FFXIV and the recent Dragon Quest III remake: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/final-fantas…

Our latest @GameDiscoverCo newsletter looks at which months are busiest for Steam games (both from 'Hype' and performance!) to ask - is there a perfect time to release your game? newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/is-there-a-b…

Here's @GameDiscoverCo's latest trending Steam follower ranking for the hottest unreleased games, Jan. 13th-20th. More info & analysis on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/posts/simoncar…

So how about that Switch 2, huh? The latest GameDiscoverCo newsletter - newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/a-switch-2-p… - also with lots of links (free) and Steam analysis for the week ($), makes some higher-level comments on its market position & discoverability.

What were the top-ranked PlayStation and Xbox games in 2024 by a) cumulative DAUs (daily active users!) b) average daily DAUs? @GameDiscoverCo has details and analysis: newsletter.gamediscover.co/i/154773858/pl…

Our latest free @GameDiscoverCo newsletter looks at Songs Of Conquest and the inspirations the game took to hit 500k sales on Steam: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-songs-of… (Spoilers: finding an under-served niche and making a game in it is a really good idea. But how do you find the niche?)

Trending unreleased Steam games in the last week? From Civ VII and the Kingdom Come: Deliverance sequel to, uh, The Sledding Game, @GameDiscoverCo got 'em! Analysis here: linkedin.com/posts/simoncar…

What are the top upcoming Q1 2025 releases on Steam - and are they going to be hits? Details in the latest @GameDiscoverCo (free links, $ analysis) newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/what-are-the…

How did unreleased 'electric #vanlife' PC survival crafter Outbound make it to >600k wishlists already, after less than a year on Steam? The latest @GameDiscoverCo free newsletter looks into it, with help from co-creator Tobias Schnackenberg: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-outbound…

We're also announcing in today's @GameDiscoverCo newsletter that a) we've now got 50 companies (!) licensing our in-depth GDCo Pro PC/console game data b) we've hired @Matt_Styles as our head of biz dev to take things to 'the next level', woo: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/steams-top-g…

Our latest @GameDiscoverCo (free links, $ main story) newsletter looks at the top-grossing Steam games of 2024 in detail: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/steams-top-g…

Here's @GameDiscoverCo's latest trending Steam follower ranking for the hottest unreleased games, Dec 17th-24th. More info & analysis on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/posts/simoncar…

For our final 2024 newsletter, @GameDiscoverCo looks at the top new PC and console games of 2024 YTD. Data and analysis over here: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/revealed-the…

Our latest @GameDiscoverCo newsletter (free links, $ story) looks at Fast Food Simulator getting 40% of the CCU of the new Indiana Jones game on Steam, at - we wildly speculate - 0.25% of the game budget. What does it all means? Blatherings inside: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-indiana-…