Simon Carless

Stopping posting on this platform - check GameDiscoverCo on BlueSky - bsky.app/profile/gamedi… - for further updates. Thx!

@AntennaGames can you DM/email (simon at gamediscover dot co) about something we wanted to ask you? Thanks!

@GergelyOrosz This happened to my newsletter on Tuesday (went to 41k people) and was both a) truncated b) broken (the redirect didn't always work!) It seemed to redirect to either the website or app. My newsletter on Friday had neither. So if you were part of 'fixing' this for all - THANKS :)

This will be reversed *for me* it seems. I need guarantees that Substack never truncates any of my emails ever again. Sure, Gmail cuts them off: but other email providers (Fastmail, Protonmail, Hey etc) do not! Anyone else on Substack: you need to check for yourself if they keep it on for you :(

I love Substack. Always have. Their team is great. But a silent change could force me off the platform if it stays. They broke email. My paid subscribers cannot read today's paid newsletter on mobile without downloading the Substack app. @substack: roll this back. Now.

Introducing Scrappy's Sanctuary for Lost Animals. 🐘

@loudmouthjulia Great, I'm a Puck subscriber already!

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!)

The Video Game History Foundation Library is now in early access. For free. For everyone. Wherever you are. Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library-l…

.@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…

Bay Area (East Bay!) game dev crew, our monthly meetup is again at McNally's in Oakland's Rockridge district, on Wed, Jan 22nd: mailchi.mp/c4aa0e261172/j… (Sign up for reminder emails here: gmail.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=91…….)

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?)