Archive - The GameDiscoverCo newsletter

Managing the 'tail' on hit games: trickier than you think?

It's about skillsets. Also: how Quarantine Zone got big & lots of discovery news.

58 mins ago • Simon Carless

What happened to VR games in 2025?

Also: 2025 in most-streamed games and lots of discovery news!

Jan 13 • Simon Carless

Are a new breed of publishers 'solving' discovery?

Also: the next three months of key Steam releases & lots of platform news.

Jan 9 • Simon Carless

Who won Steam's 'Best of 2025' revenue rankings?

We look at multiyear trends, too. Also: paid marketing analysis & lots of news.

Jan 6 • Simon Carless

December 2025

Which new games 'ruled' interest at 2025's The Game Awards?

Also: lotsa news and this week's Steam debut highlights.

Dec 19, 2025 • Simon Carless

Revealed: the top new PC & console games of 2025

Also: the number of game releases in 2025 and a lotta discovery news.

Dec 16, 2025 • Simon Carless

When sequels work: how Strange Antiquities hit 100k sales!

Also: this week's Steam debuts and a bunch of discovery news.

Dec 12, 2025 • Simon Carless

The state of Steam Early Access 'graduates' in 2025

Data? We've got hella data. Also: musings on Switch discoverability & news.

Dec 9, 2025 • Simon Carless

November 2025's top new Steam games revealed...

Also: lotsa lotsa news & this week's Steam debuts...

Dec 5, 2025 • Simon Carless

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.

Dec 2, 2025 • Simon Carless

November 2025

Are Steam game prices dropping - and should you care?

Some data & thoughts... also: lots of news & Steam's debuts for the week.

Nov 21, 2025 • Simon Carless

Why the low-profile Necesse hit a big 1.0 release and 2m sales...

Also: last month's Roblox charts and lots of news....

Nov 18, 2025 • Simon Carless

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