GameDiscoverCo
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We're an agency based around one simple issue: how do players find, buy and enjoy your PC or console game? http://www.gamediscover.co
How seriously should we take Steam Deck, and what games do best on it? GameDiscoverCo looked at Steam's own data on the games that are majority-played on Deck, and a bunch of nice (attached!) graphs ensued: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/steam-deck...
September 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
How seriously should we take Steam Deck, and what games do best on it? GameDiscoverCo looked at Steam's own data on the games that are majority-played on Deck, and a bunch of nice (attached!) graphs ensued: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/steam-deck...
Which unreleased games made the biggest splash at Gamescom? GameDiscoverCo took a look at the 100+ games showcased in streaming showcases around the event, and found the Steam wishlist trends: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/which-game...
August 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Which unreleased games made the biggest splash at Gamescom? GameDiscoverCo took a look at the 100+ games showcased in streaming showcases around the event, and found the Steam wishlist trends: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/which-game...
Ready Or Not just hit 1 million units sold on console after less than 4 days. Is that... normal? Well, not really - it's an exceptionally good result! And we look at it in the context of PlayStation and Xbox new releases in the latest GDCo newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/ready-or-n...
July 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Ready Or Not just hit 1 million units sold on console after less than 4 days. Is that... normal? Well, not really - it's an exceptionally good result! And we look at it in the context of PlayStation and Xbox new releases in the latest GDCo newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/ready-or-n...
Great news for Steam devs: not only is the back-end wishlist logging back after their 'brief' Steam Summer Sale downtime (haha), Valve has taken advantage of the break to make them, wait for it.. realtime! (They update every hour now in the 'today' section of the Steam sales dashboard.)
July 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Great news for Steam devs: not only is the back-end wishlist logging back after their 'brief' Steam Summer Sale downtime (haha), Valve has taken advantage of the break to make them, wait for it.. realtime! (They update every hour now in the 'today' section of the Steam sales dashboard.)
PlayStation's recent 'business update' had a bunch of great slides to analyze for game platform nerds, which is what GameDiscoverCo did in our latest newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/rematch-pe... (Also with info on this week's top Steam debuts for $ subs!)
June 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
PlayStation's recent 'business update' had a bunch of great slides to analyze for game platform nerds, which is what GameDiscoverCo did in our latest newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/rematch-pe... (Also with info on this week's top Steam debuts for $ subs!)
Which were the biggest announcements of the 'not-E3' period, at least in terms of Steam wishlist or follower interest? GameDiscoverCo's latest newsletter looks at that in SOME detail: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/revealed-t...
June 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Which were the biggest announcements of the 'not-E3' period, at least in terms of Steam wishlist or follower interest? GameDiscoverCo's latest newsletter looks at that in SOME detail: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/revealed-t...
How did rhythm brawler Dead As Disco grab >250k Steam wishlists almost out of nowhere over the past 2-3 weeks?
More detail in the full newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-dead-a... (As well as a LOT of 'not-E3' news..)
More detail in the full newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-dead-a... (As well as a LOT of 'not-E3' news..)
June 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
How did rhythm brawler Dead As Disco grab >250k Steam wishlists almost out of nowhere over the past 2-3 weeks?
More detail in the full newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-dead-a... (As well as a LOT of 'not-E3' news..)
More detail in the full newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-dead-a... (As well as a LOT of 'not-E3' news..)
Thanks to the Summer Game Fest team and Geoff Keighley for featuring some of GameDiscoverCo's data at the start of the SGF showcase yesterday! It's awesome to highlight how indies, AAs and bigger titles are co-existing at the top of the Steam charts in 2025... #summergamefest
June 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Thanks to the Summer Game Fest team and Geoff Keighley for featuring some of GameDiscoverCo's data at the start of the SGF showcase yesterday! It's awesome to highlight how indies, AAs and bigger titles are co-existing at the top of the Steam charts in 2025... #summergamefest
How did Panik Arcade & Future Friends Games' Cloverpit add 100k Steam wishlists - and demo activations - in one week after its 'reveal' announce? Our latest GameDiscoverCo newsletter goes into depth on it - newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-clover... - but a lot of it is about the game's design!
April 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
How did Panik Arcade & Future Friends Games' Cloverpit add 100k Steam wishlists - and demo activations - in one week after its 'reveal' announce? Our latest GameDiscoverCo newsletter goes into depth on it - newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-clover... - but a lot of it is about the game's design!
Time to poke at GameDiscoverCo's countdown of 'trending' unreleased Steam games by 7-day new follower velocity, looking at April 1st to 7th. More analysis: www.linkedin.com/posts/simonc...
April 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Time to poke at GameDiscoverCo's countdown of 'trending' unreleased Steam games by 7-day new follower velocity, looking at April 1st to 7th. More analysis: www.linkedin.com/posts/simonc...
How did 2D co-op roguelike ARPG Heroes Of Hammerwatch II sell >300,000 copies on Steam in just 6 weeks or so? The latest free GameDiscoverCo newsletter looks in-depth at that question, with lots of real data: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-heroes...
March 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
How did 2D co-op roguelike ARPG Heroes Of Hammerwatch II sell >300,000 copies on Steam in just 6 weeks or so? The latest free GameDiscoverCo newsletter looks in-depth at that question, with lots of real data: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-heroes...
The latest trending unreleased Steam games, March 3th-10th? We've got that here: www.linkedin.com/posts/simonc...
March 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The latest trending unreleased Steam games, March 3th-10th? We've got that here: www.linkedin.com/posts/simonc...
Our latest GameDiscoverCo newsletter (free news section, $ for Steam analysis) looks at the two big Steam debuts of the week - Split Fiction (big in China like its predecessor!) & Two Point Museum (which improved on Two Point Campus' CCU numbers at launch.) newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/split-fict...
March 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Our latest GameDiscoverCo newsletter (free news section, $ for Steam analysis) looks at the two big Steam debuts of the week - Split Fiction (big in China like its predecessor!) & Two Point Museum (which improved on Two Point Campus' CCU numbers at launch.) newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/split-fict...
GameDiscoverCo took a look at Steam Next Fest in our latest newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/which-game...
Highlights:
- Mecha Break was the breakout of the Fest, but mainly in Asia
- Existing IP filled out a chunk, but not all of the Top 10
- Co-op adventure crafters were a lot of the rest!
Highlights:
- Mecha Break was the breakout of the Fest, but mainly in Asia
- Existing IP filled out a chunk, but not all of the Top 10
- Co-op adventure crafters were a lot of the rest!
March 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
GameDiscoverCo took a look at Steam Next Fest in our latest newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/which-game...
Highlights:
- Mecha Break was the breakout of the Fest, but mainly in Asia
- Existing IP filled out a chunk, but not all of the Top 10
- Co-op adventure crafters were a lot of the rest!
Highlights:
- Mecha Break was the breakout of the Fest, but mainly in Asia
- Existing IP filled out a chunk, but not all of the Top 10
- Co-op adventure crafters were a lot of the rest!
The top-grossing new games on Steam in February 2025? They're here, with some extra commentary: www.linkedin.com/posts/simonc...
March 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The top-grossing new games on Steam in February 2025? They're here, with some extra commentary: www.linkedin.com/posts/simonc...
As we approach Steam Next Fest week, here's this week's trending unreleased Steam games - with quite a few early NF demos helping titles surge in interest: www.linkedin.com/posts/simonc...
February 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
As we approach Steam Next Fest week, here's this week's trending unreleased Steam games - with quite a few early NF demos helping titles surge in interest: www.linkedin.com/posts/simonc...
Trending unreleased Steam games for the week ending Feb. 17th are led by a couple of obvious titles, but followed by a number of PC SKUs of games also featured in PlayStation's State Of Play showcase: www.linkedin.com/posts/simonc...
February 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Trending unreleased Steam games for the week ending Feb. 17th are led by a couple of obvious titles, but followed by a number of PC SKUs of games also featured in PlayStation's State Of Play showcase: www.linkedin.com/posts/simonc...
In the latest free GameDiscoverCo newsletter, we look at Rogue Duck Interactive's 'inexpensive, accessible strategy game' approach, and ask if this more agile approach might be the future for (some!) indie game publishing: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/is-this-th...
February 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
In the latest free GameDiscoverCo newsletter, we look at Rogue Duck Interactive's 'inexpensive, accessible strategy game' approach, and ask if this more agile approach might be the future for (some!) indie game publishing: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/is-this-th...
Back to Mondays for GameDiscoverCo's countdown of 'trending' unreleased Steam games by 7-day new follower velocity, looking at Feb 3rd-10th. And look, 3 of the top 4 titles have 'S' as their first letter - must be a trend! www.linkedin.com/posts/simonc...
February 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Back to Mondays for GameDiscoverCo's countdown of 'trending' unreleased Steam games by 7-day new follower velocity, looking at Feb 3rd-10th. And look, 3 of the top 4 titles have 'S' as their first letter - must be a trend! www.linkedin.com/posts/simonc...
Time for GameDiscoverCo's countdown of 'trending' unreleased Steam games by 7-day new follower velocity, Jan 29th-Feb 5th*, and we're spotting new titles besides the obvious (Monster Hunter, Civ). More info: www.linkedin.com/posts/simonc...
February 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Time for GameDiscoverCo's countdown of 'trending' unreleased Steam games by 7-day new follower velocity, Jan 29th-Feb 5th*, and we're spotting new titles besides the obvious (Monster Hunter, Civ). More info: www.linkedin.com/posts/simonc...
What refund percentage should you expect for your game on Steam? GameDiscoverCo's latest free newsletter surveyed almost 150 devs to get the results: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/steam-refu...
February 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
What refund percentage should you expect for your game on Steam? GameDiscoverCo's latest free newsletter surveyed almost 150 devs to get the results: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/steam-refu...
What were the top new games on Steam in Jan. 2025 by revenue? Pic below, analysis over here: www.linkedin.com/posts/simonc...
February 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
What were the top new games on Steam in Jan. 2025 by revenue? Pic below, analysis over here: www.linkedin.com/posts/simonc...
The latest game discovery news (free) and Steam debut analysis ($) are in our latest newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/spider-man...
(It also includes this 1987 graph - via the Video Game History Foundation's new archive - gamehistory.org/vghf-library... tho. Atari deth, NES rebirth!)
(It also includes this 1987 graph - via the Video Game History Foundation's new archive - gamehistory.org/vghf-library... tho. Atari deth, NES rebirth!)
January 31, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The latest game discovery news (free) and Steam debut analysis ($) are in our latest newsletter: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/spider-man...
(It also includes this 1987 graph - via the Video Game History Foundation's new archive - gamehistory.org/vghf-library... tho. Atari deth, NES rebirth!)
(It also includes this 1987 graph - via the Video Game History Foundation's new archive - gamehistory.org/vghf-library... tho. Atari deth, NES rebirth!)
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: www.linkedin.com/posts/simonc...
January 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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: www.linkedin.com/posts/simonc...
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-fant...
January 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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-fant...