We made a map of release volume on Steam 💡the bright spots show the most common types of games that are being released by developers 👀
Why? It'll help you to see which trends are becoming over-crowded right now and help you find opportunities to stand out from the crowd 🙋♀️
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We could see developers hopping on trends left right and centre, but what if you could see when a trend was dead or dying, and where new trends were emerging?
That would be quite helpful wouldn't it?!
So we used our Steam Map to make 3 maps of current trends on Steam... and now they're yours 💘
Dive or Die: Children of Rain is starting a new trend on Steam...
When we investigated this bright spot on our map of current trends on Steam, we didn't know what we'd find, but now it all makes sense!
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When we started our indie studio, we made a map of every game on Steam that groups similar games together and helps us find gaps in the game industry 🗺️
Now our Steam Map has a sequel.... 3 maps of current trends on Steam! 🥳
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The brewing game that players want doesn't exist... yet.
Watch our latest YouTube video to find out what makes the market for brewing games such a missed opportunity... and how to approach a successful brewing game on Steam 💡
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There's a new wave of hidden object games like Bee Welcome by @beardshaker.bsky.social 🐝
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Lost & Found Co by @bitegginc.bsky.social tells you everything about the work that goes in to Hidden Object games!
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Hidden object games are quietly one of the most consistent genres on Steam and they're evolving fast...
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I accidentally uncovered a new trend on Steam... but I'll only tell you what it is if you sign up to the newsletter 😇 it's worth it I promise
After recording this piece of Newsletter bait, I sang my heart out to Chappell Roan's Subway
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We noticed a bit of a trend in a lot of upcoming indie interior design games - so many developers have opted to use an isometric style, but why?
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There's more to House & Home games than just interior design ... cleaning games are a bit of a hot trend right now!
But why do we all love virtual cleaning with games like @powerwashsimulator.co.uk so much?
Interior design games can be more than just placing objects, like @whisperofthehouse.bsky.social by GD Studio
IKEA seemed like the most natural place to talk about House and Home Fest this week (not sponsored, we just love IKEA)
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If you're making a 2D pixel art game, here are some facts that might help you have some confidence when you launch you game.
We wrote a whole blog about this too ✍️ buff.ly/qYRGYh2
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User defined tags on Steam are ridiculous. If you're doing your #gamedev #indiedev market research by aggregating on tags you're being mislead 1/2
Hey #indiedev & #gamedev, have any of you played or been inspired by one of these unique best sellers? If you have, link your game in the comments below, I wanna see 'em!!!
www.game-oracle.com/blog/top-uni...
Working on a video showing how supply and demand on Steam has changed over the last 6 months. Give me a follow if you would like to know about it when it drops 👍
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We did some research into one of the most popular art styles for indie games on Steam and it turns out that there are some real secrets to success!
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Balatro isn't the only successful 2D pixel art game!
@corekeepergame.com by Pugstorm, published by @fireshinegames.bsky.social was the perfect combo of innovative rendering, incredible lighting & a satisfying mechanic 🦾
It was an ideal game for @fourthfloorcreative.co to work their marketing magic!
Writing up a report on the top unique #indiegamedev releases of 2025 for Game Oracle followers & was heavily inspired by PC Gamer. I just find their magazines are so beautifully presented so I wanted to translate some of that over to the blog #gamedev #gaming #buildinpublic
Games that leave you feeling a bit meh are more forgettable, but games like Pieced Together by @glowfroggames.bsky.social and @tinybookshopgame.com by Neoludic leave a lasting impression! 🥰
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We do it for the views
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Today I'm trying to improve how we present wishlist estimates for #gamedev folks 💪 estimating wishlists & sales is tricky business but we try our best at Game Oracle to help w/ market research www.game-oracle.com/blog/estimat...
It's the Spring Sale on Steam 🪻 Spring is where we start to feel something again after a long winter, so we're looking into games where emotion is one of the main mechanics... like Firewatch by Campo Santo or Bionic Bay by @juhanamyllys.bsky.social
p.s. spot the dog 🐕
Hey guys, we've added some AI improvements to our map of every game on Steam #gamedev #indiedev #sologamedev
So I'm making a tiny 2D ski game to help get back into #gamedev and it led me to notice that one of the opportunities (high demand/low supply) on the Steam trend map right now is extreme sports games. Some honorable mentions in the comments 👇️
Unboxing like you've never seen it before 👀
The point is that we love our map of every game on Steam so much that we decided to immortalise it as a poster for our office! Last year we had a bit of an office glow up and this feels like the cherry on top 🍒
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Why would we make a map of every game on Steam? 🗺️
Originally, it was to prove a point 👀 we didn’t believe what people on reddit, YouTube and in the media were saying, that Steam was oversaturated and all hope of becoming a successful game developer is lost 🫠
The best part of working on your own thing is you can just build it, no need to ask the PM, raise tickets, wait for sprint planning, watch it get deprioritized in refinement, and then die in the backlog 🫠
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Tower Factory by @giuscaminiti.bsky.social is proof that taking a unique approach to a saturated genre like Tower Defense games pays off in the end 💪 there's so much we can learn from them!
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