Today I recorded 3 YouTube videos back to back 💪 it was pretty intense, but it means that we might be able to release 2 videos next month and level up our #YouTube channel a little bit 🎉 Can't believe we hit 100 subscribers this week on our channel too!

Just over a year ago today @jennie-burton.bsky.social and I started working on @game-oracle.bsky.social. Our ambition was to provide #gamedev folk with an alternative to imprecise tag-based market research & contribute a little towards alleviating the anxiety of #indiegamedev #sologamedev adventures

I like making memes now 👀

Not enjoying my duck pout while editing content today 😅 But I hope you enjoy it 🦆

Labelling the latest iteration of our #gamedev map of the #steam marketplace so @jennie-burton.bsky.social can make some cool visuals!

Nothing more exciting than painting furniture and rearranging your books in colour order 😅

Today I'm going to be making our office feel less like "just another room in our house" and more like the @game-oracle.bsky.social HQ This is one of the final tasks, painting these shelves and our little bookcase in as close to our brand red as possible!

Lets be honest, setting up a Steam store page can be a bloody nightmare! Especially knowing all the different image dimensions. Luckily @jennie-burton.bsky.social has put together a helpful guide for all the images needed 👉 www.game-oracle.com/blog/steam-s... #gamedev #indiegamedev #sologamedev

We just shipped v3.3 of @game-oracle.bsky.social - full devlog coming soon - but I just wanted to highlight one of the small features we just introduced for #gamedev #indiegamedev folk researching the market that I think is really interesting: filtering the market by AI Disclosures

It's #wishlistwednesday and we've just updated our Steam map & models, which means we have a brand new list of outliers! If you want to see some of the most unique #gamedev #indiegamedev projects coming soon ranked by wishlists check it out here 👉 game-oracle.com/leaderboards...

Just recorded 6 short videos in a row 😎 It feels like ages since I got in front of a camera, and it was tough, but hopefully I didn't talk complete rubbish and some content will be making its way onto your #gamedev feeds very soon 🥳

Today I'm *attempting* to write a proper business plan, but got distracted by re-writing the Game Gap product page ready for the revamp that @rossburton.bsky.social is working on 🔥 My work flow for writing website copy: I write it I love it I read it I hate it Repeat. 🫠

⚠️24 hours left to subscribe to our #gamedev newsletter⚠️ The next one goes out tomorrow packed with updates, a fun announcement & those all-important Steam insights from last month 😇 How do free #indiegames perform? Who is at the top of our charts? Find out 👉 www.game-oracle.com/newsletter

I've been very quiet on here of late because we're working hard on v3.3 of @game-oracle.bsky.social - we've got a new #steam map to power #gamedev insights boasting a 3pt increase in search accuracy + AI disclosure data, new market segment algorithm, & improved revenue estimates 🙌🚀

What if you could visualise how #steam & the PC #gamedev #indiegames #indiegamedev marketplace has changed over time? That was my goal with our latest video 👉 youtu.be/GR_HGqzYnXQ?...

Just casually sat in the same room as Mihn Le who came up with #CounterStrike #gamedev

I'm in a queue for free ice cream at #devcom ... What are you up to 👀

I'm so excited to go to #devcom and I just wanted to echo Ross and l say I'd love to meet some new people 😊 so if you're a #gamedev or #indiegamedev going to Cologne next week, I'd love to hear from you!

Me explaining how hard it is to explain hard things... Luckily Ross is very good at explaining our Map of Steam #gamedev #indiegamedev

It's taken me *days* to edit this 5 minute video in between existential crises, imposter syndrome and much procrastination... but I'm finally exporting version 2 and I hope it does Game Oracle's Steam Map justice and help some #indiegamdev and #gamedev people on the way

I'm pivoting on my outlier series coz our outlier list now includes a coming soon leaderboard 🙌 so for the next 30 days imma highlight some of the unique creations coming soon from the #gamedev #indiegamedev & #sologamedev communities. Today's pick is The Eldritch Zookeeper 🧌

This week I skipped so many of my usual #selfcare activities... Like going for a morning walk in the sunshine on my consultancy days The result? My #mentalhealth is shot and all my plans for video editing went out the window 🫠 Take care of yourself people 🫶

Happy Saturday everyone!

I know I'm biased, but I love our Outlier List and every time I scroll through another incredible game by a talented #gamedev with beautiful art catches my eye 😍

For the next 100 days I'm gonna highlight some of the most creative & wacky #games from the #gamedev #solodev & #indiegamedev community using our outlier list, today we have: No. 92 - Sipho created using #Unity3D - a quirky action survival game where you grow your own creature 🐛☠️

Packing the essential snacks for #DevelopBrighton today 💪 I'm so excited to meet lots of #gamedev and #indiegamedev people in the expo 🎉

For the next 100 days I'm gonna highlight some of the most creative & wacky games from the #gamedev & #indiegamedev community using our outlier list, today we have: No. 93 - Hard West 2 by @icecodegames.com using #unity - a supernatural western train heist 🤠☠️🧌🚂

If you don't think that market research is useful for you as a game developer, I would love to meet you at #DevelopBrighton DM me and we can have a chat on Wednesday afternoon 😊 #develop #brighton #gamedev #indiegamedev

Huge shout out to my wife @jennie-burton.bsky.social who pours her heart and soul into our newsletter each month to try & make it as useful as possible for the #gamedev community - starting our business has been one of the hardest things we've done but she always stays motivated. She's my 🪨

We recently partnered with @igdb.com & using their data we created a game engine leaderboard - found it interesting how Unreal Engine is, on avg, associated w/ games scoring lower player reception compared to #godot & #unity. I suspect it's a result of perf issues following UE5 #gamedev

Something we've wanted to do for a while is create a place to celebrate the most unique #games on #steam & today we finally shipped it 🥳 - The Outlier List www.game-oracle.com/leaderboards... #gamedev #indiegamedev

If you've been wondering what our market research tools actually look like and how they work, you can now get a guided tour of every tool on our shiny new YouTube channel: buff.ly/BCWgs93 Please also enjoy this bts of filming #gamedev #indiegamedev

Had a brilliant evening with the Norfolk Game Devs in Norwich hearing about all the different funding avenues in the UK for game developers 😍 And as always there were some 10/10 games being presented I really recommend networking, it's great for support, ideas, information and feedback #gamedev

#Cycle 5/30 on #EarthDay Highlights include: This yarn bomb Hydrating at the BP garage Lidl Being overtaken by 2 other cyclists

Cycle 4 was a boring trip to the pharmacy, but I did encounter a man driving on the wrong side of the road which was "thrilling" #cycling

Cycle 3/30 for 30 Cycles before I'm 30 Went to see some lambs 😍 Also my bicycle sticker came so I'll be printing off my chart tonight for the fridge 😅

Spending the day at @brightonseo.com conference swotting up on Digital PR, social search and SEO for dummies 💪

I have ~25 weeks until I'm 30 years old and I want to get fit 💪 I'm going to be one of those people who starts a fitness challenge, and so begins the 30 Cycles before I'm 30 So far I'm on 2/30 & I'm going to make myself a chart and get stickers... Wish me luck! 🚲

Playing the bird version of Pokémon on my morning walk with The Merlin Bird ID app 🐦

These facts are from Valve themselves & it's such a comfort to know that you could resurrect a game after the launch hype has died down 🎉 I'd love to find some #indiegames that found success months or even years after a launch - if you know of any or that's you, pop your game in the comments 👇

Taking @game-oracle.bsky.social to a #gamedev meetup

Sultan's Game is launching into a slightly saturated market next week - so what is it about this game and its marketing that that has lead to it outperforming the majority of its competitors? #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev

I loved putting this together & there'll be another one coming up next Monday where we look at upcoming games and the market they're launching into ... What did we learn from last week's? There's so much room for good pirate games! #gamedev #indiegamedev

Is the 2D platformer market too crowded for indie devs? 🤔 We dive into the data to see if it's still a viable option and uncover the success stories beneath the saturation 👉 https://bit.ly/3D2sAgJ #indiedev #gamedev #2dplatformer #steam #gamedevelopment

Fresh off the press - our analysis of all games released on Steam in January 📅 This is part of a Deep Dive report available for our subscribers every month! We analyse #indiegames & #AAA titles + delve into the similar games of top January titles 💪 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiedev

🎉 We’ve reduced our prices! 🎉 Game Development is harder than ever and we wanted the cost of our subscription to reflect that - find our new, lower price here: https://buff.ly/4jP1L09 #gamedev #indiegamedev #sologamedev

The targets you set are specific to the game you're making, but we wanted to show you the opportunities that each milestone in review numbers could give you. Revenue estimates are based on the average price of a Steam game in 2024 ($8.99) #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiedev

Trying to make a reel without sounding like a children's TV presenter is really hard 🫠 You can see my attempt tomorrow on Game Oracle's Instagram page for #SimiarSunday

When @rossburton.bsky.social said he wanted a new monitor, I didn't think it would be this big 👀 Welcome to the team Angela 😁 #newyearnewscreen

Finally created an Instagram account for Game Oracle so I can fully embody this meme across the internet for all of #gamedev to see