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February 2026's top-selling new Steam games are... what? Also: Slay The Spire 2 & Marathon go huge on Steam, and lots of news...

February 2026's top-selling new Steam games are... what? newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/february-2...

Who 'won' February 2026's Steam Next Fest? Also: lots of game platform & discovery news, as per usual.

Who 'won' February 2026's Steam Next Fest? newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/who-won-fe...

How a charming trailer took Gun Nose's Kickstarter to 6x its goal Also: Switch 1 & 2 SKU splits & lots of news...

How a charming trailer took Gun Nose's Kickstarter to 6x its goal: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-a-char...

The only way to discovery success? Escape your filter bubble! Also: Roblox's Jan. hits and lots of game discovery news.

The only way to discovery success? Escape your filter bubble! newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/the-only-w...

What game descriptions tell us about the rise of co-op! And a lot of other keywords, too. Also: this week on Steam & lots of discovery news.

What game descriptions tell us about the rise of co-op: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/what-game-...

January 2026's top-selling new Steam games revealed Also: this week's Steam debuts and lotsa news...

January 2026's top-selling new Steam games revealed: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/january-20...

Revealed: the stat that tells you how much Steam likes you? Or something like that. Also: this week's Steam releases and lots of news.

Is this the stat that tells you how much Steam likes you? newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/revealed-t...

How StarRupture hit 500k sales in <2 weeks! Also: some fun Apple Arcade stats & lots of news. Of course.

How StarRupture hit 500k sales in <2 weeks: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-starru...

What were Steam's most unexpected successes of the last 2 years? Also: plenty of news, and this week's notable Steam debuts analyzed.

What were Steam's most unexpected successes of 2024-2025? newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/what-were-...

Why 'How Many Dudes?' gets pre-release discovery right! Also: Roblox standouts in December, and lots of discovery news.

Our latest newsletter is on 'How Many Dudes?' and why the roguelike gets pre-release virality (and likely post-release!) right: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/why-how-ma...

Can You Algorithmically Define the Best New Steam Game of 2025? - Game Discovery Talk Is it Clair Obscur: Expedition 33? Battlefield 6? PEAK? R.E.P.O? Dispatch? Well, it depends on how you slice it.

The games industry continues to grow increasingly obsessed with data -- concurrent players, wishlists, sales numbers...

So Simon Carless of @gamediscoverco.bsky.social decided to find out: Can we work out Steam’s ‘best’ new game of 2025 by using a complex combination of algorithms? [Paywalled]

Interestingly, Steam just rewrote - but did NOT remove - its 'does your game have AI in it?' dev disclosure form.

Valve's making it clearer the 'AI powered tools' (like code helpers) don't need citing - "Efficiency gains through the use of [AI powered dev tools] is not the focus of this section."

@vixx.bsky.social Two fixes on the PlayStation 'shovelware' story - 1. It was 8 SKUs, not 5 - we fixed this 2. the $10m figure was lifetime, not per annum, we have clarified. thanks!

What happened to VR games in 2025? Also: 2025 in most-streamed games and lots of discovery news!

What happened to VR games in 2025? newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/what-happe...

Are a new breed of publishers 'solving' discovery? Also: the next three months of key Steam releases & lots of platform news.

Great newsletter from @gamediscoverco.bsky.social today. newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/are-a-new-...

"Micropublishers" are absolutely what I was talking about in "Games That Let Go: Thriving in a Decentralized Future" ( dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.... ). Polden's specific techniques are interesting here.

Revealed: the top new PC & console games of 2025 Also: the number of game releases in 2025 and a lotta discovery news.

What were the top new Steam and console games of 2025? Here's the full charts: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/revealed-t...

Ranking the New Steam Game ‘Playtime Winners’ of 2025 - Game Discovery Talk If a game is played for longer, is it better? We look at 2025's new Steam games that sold well and had a high average playtime to try and learn something.

As we collectively look back on the best games of 2025, @gamediscoverco.bsky.social breaks down the new Steam games from this year that sold well *and* had the average player engaged for dozens of hours. Are they all winners?

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When sequels work: how Strange Antiquities hit 100k sales! Also: this week's Steam debuts and a bunch of discovery news.

When sequels work: how Strange Antiquities hit 100k sales! newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/when-seque...

The state of Steam Early Access 'graduates' in 2025 Data? We've got hella data. Also: musings on Switch discoverability & news.

What's the state of Steam Early Access 'graduates' in 2025? newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/the-state-...

What were the highest new Steam performers for November 2025? And the biggest performers in units/revenue overall? The latest GameDiscoverCo newsletter has that! newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/november-2...

How The Last Caretaker journeyed to >100k Early Access sales in a month Also: a look at November's most-streamed games, and just too much news.

How The Last Caretaker journeyed to >100k Early Access sales in a month: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-the-la...

How Come So Many Great-Reviewed Games Don’t Sell? - Game Discovery Talk Sometimes, games with great reviews just don’t sell well. Why? Simon Carless break down the data around some recent titles to find an answer.

Sometimes, great quality games with great Steam reviews just don't sell well. How come?

Simon Carless of @gamediscoverco.bsky.social dissects October's most well-reviewed new releases to try and find out.

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Why the low-profile Necesse hit a big 1.0 release and 2m sales... Also: last month's Roblox charts and lots of news....

How did the under-the-radar Necesse hit 2 million copies sold, just after its 1.0 release? We look at it in the latest GDCo newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/why-the-lo...

Second time lucky: rise of the (Steam) Machines? Also: new Steam debuts for the week & lots of discovery news.

Our latest newsletter looks at the return of the Steam Machines: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/second-tim...

October 2025's top new Steam (& console) games revealed... Also: plenty of discovery news, for your ZIP code and beyond...

October 2025's top new Steam (& console) games revealed: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/october-20...

Does Steam have its regional pricing recommendations right? If not, what should you do about it? Also: a bunch of new Steam releases & the latest news.

Does Steam have its regional pricing under control? Some analysis for the latest newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/does-steam...

How 'The Farmer Was Replaced' hit 39,000% (!) revenue increase at Steam 1.0 Also: some other GDCo appearances - and lots of discovery/platform news.

How 'The Farmer Was Replaced' hit 39,000% (!) revenue increase at Steam 1.0 - find out in the latest GDCo newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-the-fa...

Why 'sessionability' radically affects game discovery... A tale of two games. Also: a big Steam debuts week & lots of news.

Why 'sessionability' radically affects game discovery: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/why-sessio...

Who 'won' October 2025's Steam Next Fest? Also: lots of discovery and platform news, including new Steam Deck game pages.

Who 'won' October's Steam Next Fest demo showcase? No one game, but we go through all the trends in our latest newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/who-won-oc...

The invisible downside of constant Steam sales and gaming deals:

“The biggest risk by far is that people don’t buy new games at full price [...] If people know they’re going to get games cheaper later, then why would they buy a game day one?”
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