Clyde Smets | Indie game developer

I like to make games.

Games released on Steam:
Baratrum
Bring the Chickens Home
Reversi Temple

[Clyde Smets | Indie game developer @ClydeSmets]

Released my 3rd video game to end the year on; Baratrum 🎉🎉
https://t.co/bgeI78pXAx

#indiegame

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@itchio I released a demo of my game Precious feather. Hunt turkeys in this strange horror game.

#indiegames #horrorgame #ScreenshotSaturday

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Here's a little tool I made to help us (game devs) find streamers that will play our games. https://t.co/GTcYZAlsHE

#gamedevelopment #IndieGameDevs

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@thomasbrushdev Big fan of your podcasts and your journey! Here's my game I released last year which has a demo :) https://t.co/pO6rbgb796

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I've created a report on the results of Steam Next Fest June 2025 to see how well games perform in the market.
https://t.co/aPJKUuMm5Z

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I've been curious to know how well do games succeed when participating Steam's NextFest. So, I compiled a report.

https://t.co/vCVUCe3v0U

- 1 in 10 games 5x their followers
- The median wishlists gained is 336
- Sports games got the highest growth

#IndieGameDev #indiegames

[Clyde Smets | Indie game developer @ClydeSmets]

I've been curious to know how well do games succeed when participating Steam's NextFest. So, I compiled a report.

https://t.co/vCVUCe3v0U

- 1 in 10 games 5x their followers
- The median wishlists gained is 336
- Sports games got the highest growth

#IndieGameDev #indiegames

[Clyde Smets | Indie game developer @ClydeSmets]

I want get notifications when my games on Steam get a new review or a new community discussion. So I built a tool to help do this for me since Steam doesn't notify me.

https://t.co/o5r4Gw6JXu

#indiedev

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@siraj_hs Congratulations 🎉 makes me motivated

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@clemmygames https://t.co/bgeI78pXAx

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@trikcode Frameworks

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@mayakyler I believe this. Programming something you think is cool is a time trap before actually validating the product

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If this 2025 prediction is right. Then @thomasbrushdev is right! We need to create an audience. 31% increase in game releases is over 20,800 games 😱

[Clyde Smets | Indie game developer @ClydeSmets]

📈 Based on my analysis, I'm projecting over 20,800 games will be released on Steam in 2025, continuing the trend of growth in the past few years. Check out the graph for a clearer view of this upward trajectory! 🎮📊

source: https://t.co/OHvzL2zJOj

#gaming #gamedev

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🔍 Ever heard of Extraction Shooters? These games blend tactical gameplay with intense combat, attracting an average median revenue of $1.54M! 💰 High-profile titles like Escape from Tarkov, Hunt: Showdown, and The Cycle are leading the charge!

https://t.co/OHvzL2AhDR

#GameDev

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Must-have Steam tags for horror games!
1. Horror 🎃
39M Followers | 💵 $6.8B

2. Survival Horror 💀
19M Followers | 💵 $3.2B

3. Psychological Horror 🧠
19M Followers | 💵 $3.6B

4. Gore 💣
33M Followers | 💵 $7.8B

source: https://t.co/OHvzL2zJOj
#IndieDev #HorrorGames #GameDev

[Clyde Smets | Indie game developer @ClydeSmets]

2022 to 2024 annual growth of games released on Steam is 31%

Based on trend 20,836 games are projected to be released in 2025.

Source: https://t.co/OHvzL2zJOj

#gamedev #indiegames #Steam

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👷Scraped all of Steam, plus extra
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✋Slapped AI to read the data
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https://t.co/OHvzL2zJOj

👨‍💼I wanted an easy way to analyze Steam. Find what genres earn a good median, what tags to use, etc.

Find that secret sauce.

...and...

It's free to try.

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@Dolores_Ent https://t.co/NYWsSMd6bq

[Clyde Smets | Indie game developer @ClydeSmets]

2 more weeks till Baratrum is released on Steam!

#wishlistwednesday #indiegame

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@GamefolioGG https://t.co/NYWsSMd6bq

[Clyde Smets | Indie game developer @ClydeSmets]

2 more weeks till Baratrum is released on Steam!

#wishlistwednesday #indiegame

[Clyde Smets | Indie game developer @ClydeSmets]

@RemovableSanity https://t.co/NYWsSMd6bq

[Clyde Smets | Indie game developer @ClydeSmets]

2 more weeks till Baratrum is released on Steam!

#wishlistwednesday #indiegame