I think this part of the Steam map looks like an angry dragon. That is all my tired brain can think about right now. Have a great weekend everyone.
28.02.2026 19:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I think this part of the Steam map looks like an angry dragon. That is all my tired brain can think about right now. Have a great weekend everyone.
28.02.2026 19:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Currently working on tools to help #gamedev folk visualise trends across the entire Steam marketplace in a single interactive graph 💪 coming soon to Game Oracle 🚀
27.02.2026 19:45 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0These are sim/strategy games about emergency response, particularly firefighting. Top titles include ‘Emergency 4 Deluxe’, ‘Into The Flames’, and ‘911 Operator’. Review scores are below avg for this segment, but the avg. estimated revenue is >$40k showing that players are hungry for these titles.
27.02.2026 09:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This is a map of every game on Steam. We made it to help #indiegamedev #gamedev #sologamedev folk understand the market. We're going to explore a cluster each day.
What is that cluster? Find out in the comments 👇
Golf games! 🏌️♂️ these games span everything from the absurd WHAT THE GOLF? to the immersive realism of the 2K PGA TOUR games. Interestingly, despite being a saturated market, games in this segment perform better than avg when it comes to sales. Have you made a golf game? Share it in the comments below
26.02.2026 07:58 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
This is a map of every game on Steam. We made it to help #indiegamedev #gamedev #sologamedev folk understand the market. We're going to explore a cluster each day.
What is that cluster? Find out in the comments 👇
So yeah, Concept Compass will now take your concept, take the additional context of your competitors and what you like about those games, and draft together a GDD to get you started. Really helps combat the blank page syndrome
24.02.2026 19:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This is the best part about building a product we love & one we actually want to use ourselves, we build what we need & then release it to others in the hope it helps them too + we have no bureaucracy to contend with. We just build. Anyone that has worked corporate knows why this feels like heaven.
24.02.2026 19:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0We've started working on a concept for our first major attempt at a #indiegame. I started drafting it up in Concept Compass on Game Oracle but when I came to make a GDD I realised we hadn't thought that far ahead with the tool 🫠 sooooo...we built it 😁
24.02.2026 19:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0🐴🎮
20.02.2026 18:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
You can explore the Saturation Map yourself here: www.game-oracle.com/research-too...
19.02.2026 13:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
If we zoom in on the cluster of #horrorgames we can see it splintering into many sub-genres with innovative mechanics and ways to play
19.02.2026 13:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
This is our map of every game on #steam (red=many games, blue=not so many). We just updated it and something interesting is happening with #horrorgames. The genre is evolving #gamedev #indiegamedev #sologamedev
19.02.2026 13:48 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
Who'd a though storm chasing #indiegames could be such a popular niche 🌪️ @jennie-burton.bsky.social gives all the details in our latest video
#gamedev #stormgames #gaming
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Dv...
Love that goblin king animation and the music choice is 🔥 best of luck with the demo, I'll try and give it a play on the weekend
02.02.2026 12:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Hey Bluesky!
I JUST published the DEMO for 86'd!
Take control of a goblin cooking crew and see how fare as you serve up detestable meals to even more detestable diners!
Happy #goblinweek
#gamedev #indiegame #newgame
store.steampowered.com/app/4256320/...
How does a weird niche game suddenly sell 100k copies? 🤔
It’s rarely luck. It’s usually a specific innovation in mechanics or marketing.
Every month, we identify the unique indie break-outs & deconstruct exactly what they did differently to survive the algorithm.
www.game-oracle.com/newsletter
Hey #gamedev #indiegamedev #sologamedev eid you know we're on discord? Did you know we post exclusive insights there 👀 all powered by our map of the entire Steam marketplace 🤯 discord.gg/4DkANaJx
26.01.2026 16:06 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Steam is flooded with 16,000+ games a year. Most are noise, but some are rewriting the rules of the market. 💎
Our monthly newsletter is a curated deep dive into the most unique indies and the specific innovations that made them succeed.
www.game-oracle.com/newsletter
#gamedev #indiegamedev
I got tired of the "AI in games" shouting match, so I did the math. 🧮
Using causal analysis on 10k+ games, I isolated the "AI effect" from marketing & skill.
The data shows that AI disclosure is currently a net negative for revenue
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke9Z...
#gamedev #indiegamedev #indiedev
From the "Indiepocalypse" of 2020 to the "Gen AI" flood of 2025.
We break down the algorithm changes, the fee structures, and the curation shifts that defined the last 20 years of PC gaming.
A must-watch for any indie dev planning a launch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ih1...
#indiegamedev #gamedev
My wife / Co-founder dropped a brilliant video breaking down the 5 Eras of Steam. If you want to understand why discoverability is so hard today, you need to understand the history that got us here.
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ih1...
#gamedev #sologamedev #indiegamedev
Is AI on Steam just for shovelware and "slop"? We looked at the data.
Spoiler: No. 🚫
Our data shows AI disclosure is everywhere — RPGs, Strategy, 2D, 3D. It’s not hiding in one dark corner; it’s normalised across every genre.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjdG...
#gamedev #indiegamedev #sologamedev
Today I've been working on an way to view all the capsules and art from competitors easily within Concept Compass. Personally I wanted this for when doing R&D for my own #indiegame. Now I have a great reference point for getting started 👨🎨
17.01.2026 18:40 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
We analysed 16,000 games released on Steam in 2025 to see how many are actually using AI.
The result? 21% of all new releases now disclose AI use. 📈
But here's the shocker: 60% use it for visual assets, yet almost NO ONE is using it for localisation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjdG...
#gamedev
As a data scientist I love AI and ML, I think it should be a force for good. It should free us from grunt work & admin so we can focus on innovation & creativity. But atm it is being wielded about like a toddler with a hammer. Beware the Golem of Prague 🤖
13.01.2026 16:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you for reposting. I would like to just moderate that, as we emphasise in the article, the important observation is that it's A TOOL. I think there are a lot of factors at play that are drivers behind this statistic, including a culture shift brought on by AI - a pressure to drive down cost
13.01.2026 16:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thank you @f0lak.bsky.social it is a fair critique, on reflection maybe I worded that poorly. We've made a strong assumption here that people are being honest with disclosure and I'll put my hands up and admit it is one of the biggest flaws in the study, but it was vital to the investigation
13.01.2026 16:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Read the full analysis: www.game-oracle.com/blog/ai-part2
13.01.2026 15:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
We built a causal model to measure the cost of using AI in game dev.
The results are brutal: For experienced developers, disclosing AI use is associated with a ~53% drop in reviews. 📉
If you have the skills to make a hit, the "AI Stigma" might be costing you half your sales.