We post a lot about what players like & dislike about different genres - lots of people have pointed out that a lot of things apply to all games - & they're not wrong! Players consistently say that they love these top 5 things in games, so maybe we should listen to them? #gamedev

Many people have pointed out that the player dislikes we list about specific genres also apply to games just in general... so here's a list of the top 5 things you might want to avoid or improve on to make your player experience stand out from the crowd #gamedev

When you're designing what you think is a simple intuitive game, I want you to remember this meme: #gamedev #indiegamedev

We had such a blast at Norwich Games Festival 🎉 such a brilliant celebration of all types of games! #gamedev #indiegamedev

We're so excited to partner with the Global Games Alliance 🥳 it's THE place to access everything you need to succeed in #indiegamedev We're most looking forward to the Games Industry Events Planner to help us stay organised! Join the waitlist: buff.ly/J6OfmED #gamedev

A new month means looking back at the old month and what a month it was! #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiedev

Game Oracle's Top 3 Games for May based on SteamDB Score and Peer Rank 💪 it results in the most loved, best performing games instead of games that just sold well 💡 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiedev

If you've been wondering what our market research tools actually look like and how they work, you can now get a guided tour of every tool on our shiny new YouTube channel: buff.ly/BCWgs93 Please also enjoy this bts of filming #gamedev #indiegamedev

What even is a YouTube background if it isn't a random collection of items from your home or office? Find guided tours to all our market research tools on our new YT channel: buff.ly/BCWgs93 #gamedev #indiegamedev

The Outlier List is here! Celebrate the most unique games on Steam where a developers have ditched trends to let their imaginations lead the way 🥳 which is your favourite on the list? 👉 buff.ly/CqHAp8M #gamedev #indiegamedev

Exciting news! Global Games Alliance is now live and it's free to use 🥳 When we first heard about GGA, we couldn't wait to get involved and now it's yours to use and explore Find us in the Perk Club with an exclusive discount 😍 More info here: buff.ly/8ZMNlzb

In our latest Devlog, Ross lays out: 🪲 The bug fixes 🤝 Our new partnership with IGDB | Welcome Home, Gamer! 🏆 BTS of the new Outlier List and Game Engine leaderboard 🗺️ The evolution of our Steam Map Read all about it here: buff.ly/82acZBB #gamedev #indiegamedev

With The Game Engine Leaderboard (powered by IGDB) you can get a sense of the best game engines available and how they compare to each other 👀 We've added some extra resources to help your decision too: buff.ly/zA1NUO1 #gamedev #indiegamedev

There's 1 week left until our July Newsletter goes out and as usual it's jam-packed with insights from last month on Steam, a little Steam weather forecast and Game Oracle updates Sign-up to get free insights here: buff.ly/XHmA31q #gamedev #indiegamedev

The newsletter is one of our favourite things to write 😊 it's like a monthly catch up with our indie game dev pals (you) & we LOVE it when you reply to us with what you're up to! The next one goes out tomorrow so don't miss it: buff.ly/XHmA31q #gamedev #indigamedev

In June the sun was shining outside, which meant fewer people playing games inside 😎 so sales & revenue dropped again, but it's just part of the seasonal cycle & we have to pay attention to player behaviour & adjust our targets as a result 🎯 #gamedev #indiegamedev

We loved visiting the Expo at #DevelopBrighton last week! It's the perfect #gamedev conference if it's your first time or if you're a #solodev going on your own. The #indigegamedev showcase was fab and a brilliant place to playtest your game!

It's no surprise that DELTARUNE by tobyfox was the most loved, best performing game in June! It's been 10 years since the release of Undertale and the anticipation almost got the better of us! Another incredible self-published success is Tower Wizard 🧙 #gamedev #indiegamedev