Sitemap - 2023 - The GameDiscoverCo newsletter

Validate, 'hype', release: The Wandering Village's successful discovery approach

Plus: Resident Evil 4 takes off like a rocket...

PC & console games: predictions for 2023

Rain World: how UGC headlined a big sales comeback!

Plus: which newer Steam games are now 'evergreen sellers'?

One step beyond: how game contracts could evolve

Epic Games Store: who is it the bestest for?

Plus: yep, Contraband Police actually got it right...

Assembling a community... before you start making your game?

Deep dive: how Cosmoteer became a breakout Steam hit

Plus: Wo Long, Phantom Brigade debut with a flourish* this week!

PlayStation VR2: what big launch games, and why?

Valve's new stance on Steam keys: what to know?

Plus: Sons Of The Forest: so big it broke Steam?

How Dying Light 2 kept players interested, a year after release

Your Early Access launch? It (kinda!) is your launch...

Plus: Sons Of The Forest, Kerbal 2, Atomic Heart go massive next week!

A Little To The Left: how tidying (and TikTok!) made a hit

Steam's biggest Next Fest demos? We rank 'em!

Plus: next week goes big with Wild Hearts, Pharaoh, Returnal...

Why discounting your game works: psychology edition!

Which showcase should you announce your game at?

Plus: The Hogwarts Legacy express is pulling in...

Winning at game discovery on TikTok (& Instagram Reels!)

Deep dive: Shell Shockers' multi-million $ web game success

Plus: the big (continuing!) Steam hits for January?

Can another big game release crush your launch sales?

How Goose Goose Duck hit 700k CCU on Steam

Plus: GTA Trilogy remaster 'stealth launches' on Steam!

Game subscription services: the upsides and downsides?

Console game wishlists - what's the deal?

Plus: One Piece Odyssey - a trad hit for Namco?

What's the most effective paid ad platform for PC/console games?

Where does the drive to monetize 'compulsion loops' in games end?

Plus: the big Steam December launches you missed...

Deep dive: Steam's top-grossing releases of 2022

Analysis: how a solo dev 'gladiator sim' hit big on PC