Archive - The GameDiscoverCo newsletter

Should games be 'nasty, brutish, and short'?

Defining a new publisher category. Also: 'Elden' Steam debuts & lots of news.

May 30 •

What Grow A Garden's 8.9 million CCU (?!) tells us about game discovery

Also: lots of news & some Instagram Reels analysis....

May 27 •

Why timing your game's demo release matters!

And some pitfalls! Also: lots of discovery news & the big Steam releases.

May 23 •

How Cash Cleaner Simulator hit 100k sales in just one week!

A yummy case study. Also: lots of discovery news.

May 20 •

Doom: The Dark Ages, The Precinct score on Steam

Also: lots of game discovery news, and an update on our GDCo Pro service.

May 16 •

How your Steam launch players relate to Week 1 sales!

Also: the most-watched games of April & lots of game discovery news.

May 13 •

What do prospective players think of Switch 2?

The State of Switch survey tells us. Also: lots of news & this week's Steam hits...

May 9 •

Clair Obscur & Drive Beyond Horizons: subgenre + execution = hit!

We look at one high and one lower-profile hit, as well as lots of discovery news.

May 6 •

The biggest discovery change in Switch (& Switch 2!) eShop history

Let's look at it - also, the big Steam winners for this week, and lots more....

May 2 •

April 2025

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