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Game Development
A Free Game Engine Is Taking the Power Back
Godot costs nothing, answers to no shareholder and now powers nearly half the games at the world’s biggest game jam. But the games making real money still mostly run on Unity and Unreal, and console
PC Gaming
What are Steam Deck’s biggest 2026 hits - and top genres?
We go deep on the popular PC handheld. Also: the latest news & this week on Steam.
PC Gaming
BeamNG.drive - the biggest driving game hit nobody analyzes?
We’re going to right this wrong! Also: notable news & the GameDiscoverCo Show returns.
PC Gaming
The one ‘game discovery by player age’ chart you need to see
We’re excited about this JPG, cos we’re weird. Also: lotsa news & this week on Steam.
PC Gaming
Is the game biz sustainable for the average indie dev?
Two ways to approach the question. Also: game discovery news & this week’s Show.
PC Gaming
When 1.0 goes nice: Yet Another Zombie Survivors edition
Also: oodles of news & this week’s biggies on Steam.
PC Gaming
Does your Steam demo CCU ‘predict’ your game’s success?
We’ve got data. Unsurprisingly. Also: lots of news & new GameDiscoverCo Show.
PC Gaming
August 2026’s top new PC & console games, revealed...
Also: just an avalanche of news, and this week’s top Steam debuts.
PC Gaming
What are the top new games of Gamescom 2026?
We look at GDCo Pro’s wishlist leaderboards. Also: new GameDiscoverCo Show & lotsa news..
PC Gaming
Hearth & Hamlet’s ~100k & the rise of the bite-sized clicker...
Also: news news news, and Steam’s new games this week
PC Gaming
How have the genres of hit PC games changed since 2021?
We got data! Also: lots of discovery news & the newest GameDiscoverCo Show.
PC Gaming
Will Big Walk’s 1m+ sales usher in a ‘co-op only’ game era?
And why was it a hit? Also: the latest discovery news & this week on Steam...
AI & Gaming
Are Steam players of particular genres less accepting of AI?
Also in the mix: latest GameDiscoverCo show & lots of news.
PC Gaming
Revenge of Steam's mid-market
Gamers are spending more on games than ever. They're just not new ones.
PC Gaming
Valve's Steam Revenue Is An Estimate And So Is Everything Built On It
They measured the same finished year and landed $4.6 billion apart. If you underwrote, allocated, or greenlit against platform revenue in the last twelve months, you picked one of them without knowing
PC Gaming
How Iron Nest sold >250k copies in less than 3 days...
Also: a whole chunk of discovery news &
PC Gaming
Putting your game in a showcase? 5 key Qs to ask...
We have opinions on that. Also: lots of discovery news & the latest GDCo Show...
PC Gaming
China's Gacha Paradox
Why A Decade Of Extraction Made Chinese Players The Most Premium-Friendly Audience On Steam
PC Gaming
Game discovery lessons from 30 years (!) in the biz
Says... me, on an anniversary. Also: lots of news & this week on Steam.
PC Gaming
July 2026's top new PC & console games, revealed...
Also: a whole bunch of game discovery news, inc. trending unreleased Steam games.
PC Gaming
How do PC player demographics change at 50 hours vs. 30 minutes?
Some new research! Also: this week's Steam newbies & lots of news.
PC Gaming
How Guildrun genre-mashed its way to ~300k demo players in 10 days
Also: more from the GameDiscoverCo Show, and a whole bunch of notable news.
PC Gaming
Will fewer people buy your Steam game due to player reviews?
Once again, we asked a lot of fans! Also: the latest news & this week in Steam.
PC Gaming
What 'long tail' should you expect for your PC game in 2026?
We crunched 'too much data'. Also: new GDCo show, news and lots more...
PC Gaming
What 1 million (immediate!) wishlists for Dear Passengers says about discovery..
Also: Steam debuts this week & lotsa news.
PC Gaming
How Paralives sold a million copies in its first month...
Also: lots of game discovery news, innit?
AI & Gaming
Use AI to Build Your Game. Just Keep It Out of the Part Players Feel.
Iron Nest shipped with zero AI, Dragon Snacks put its AI in the build pipeline, and Valve’s own policy already explains why both of them won
PC Gaming
What do Steam fans really think about AI in games?
We surveyed 'em. Also: Steam MAU estimates, trending games & lots of news.
PC Gaming
10 Meaningful Games Under £5 in the Steam Summer Sale
if you've been curious about meaningful games, now is the perfect time
PC Gaming
Steam Next Fest June 2026: Communities Won It, AI Disclosure Lost It
The largest Next Fest ever ran 8,682 games. A quarter of the field disclosed AI use; one cracked the top ten. The winners entered with communities already built. The October clock is running.
PC Gaming
June 2026's top new PC & console games, revealed..
We look multi-platform & at Twitch trends: also, Summer Sale big guys, news and more.
PlayStation
Game Save #13 | The Death of Physical Games, State of Star Wars Eclipse by Quantic Dream, Collaborative Article, Community Spotlight, and More!
Taking a look at news about Grand Theft Auto VI and Sony, tracking down Star Wars Eclipse, two amazing creators for the Community Spotlight, collaborative article update, and more!
PC Gaming
Look, we have to talk about Meccha Chameleon....
Why it exists, and what it means. Also, new GameDiscoverCo Show & lots of news.
AI & Gaming
If gamers weren’t already angry with AI, the Steam Machine’s $1609 price tag sealed the deal
Infinite Lives by Harrison Polites-June 25, 2026
It was meant to bridge the device between PC and consoles. Instead, it will fan rage.
PC Gaming
Steam Machine And The Future of Valve Hardware
Valve finally announced Steam Machine prices this week and they’re facing backlash from the gaming community.
PC Gaming
Steam Machine And The Future of Valve Hardware
Valve finally announced Steam Machine prices this week and they’re facing backlash from the gaming community.
PC Gaming
How China Turned 90-Second Soap Operas Into a Billion-Dollar Game Genre
You Weren't Watching Microdrama. The Audience Deciding Your Steam Launch Was.
PC Gaming
Your Steam Page Is Your Most-Visited Marketing Asset. Treat It That Way.
Spawn Point Marketing-June 1, 2026
Ready Check #6: The Launch Readiness Series
PC Gaming
Congratulations, You Ignored the Chinese Games Market. Here's What You Lost.
The China Multiplier, and the studios already winning while Western publishers monitor the market
PC Gaming
Time on Steam Isn’t the Same as Marketing on Steam
Spawn Point Marketing by Jay Rooney-May 11, 2026
Ready Check #3: The Launch Readiness Series
PC Gaming
Issue 5.11: Gods, Mods, and Sacred Fraud
Deities, Cults, Deicide, Apotheosis, and Playing God in Video Games [An Archetypal, Metaspiritual, Theological, Philosophical, and Ludonarrative Analysis]
Culture
I Told Investors, Publishers (and Pretty Much Everyone Else) That This Game Would Print Money
Dead as Disco’s zero-budget playbook, the Next Fest studios that took it further, and the three questions every indie founder needs to answer before launch day.
PC Gaming
Far Far West didn’t win Steam Next Fest. It harvested what it had already grown.
How a Small French Studio Built 536,000 Wishlists Before the Game Was Finished
PC Gaming
The Studios That Won Steam Next Fest Won It a Year Ago
3,500 demos, a gameable metric, and why community health is the only number that can't be manufactured
PC Gaming
RAMpocalypse comes for Steam Machine
Rising memory costs threaten console ambitions and margins.
