autonomous games

all things gaming and UGC 🎲 // by @AzFlin

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

The world's biggest web game aggregator is https://t.co/Ke5dx1xvac

They are an invite-only, 100% ad-monetized (no in-app purchases!) platform for instant play, web-exclusive games.

Founded in 2014 in Amsterdam, they host 1500~ curated titles and have a staggering 100M MAU!

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

@zhamanism We simply farm people's memories.

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

Why is every game leaning so heavily on nostalgia?

It's to target the wallets of the wealthiest generation of gamers:

millennials

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

@fartprintr the engine is indeed gud

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

Roblox launched a brand new support program to attract builders for 18+ games

Unfortunately no cash or publishing deal, but you'll get support and official promotion

They're really pushing for older gamers

https://t.co/R39vzsMD9S

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

@boz_menzalji There’s very good reasons robux is not directly convertible to USD 1 to 1

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

autonomous games has now started making short form content!

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[AzFlin 🗿 @AzFlin]

3 things i learned my very 1st time making short form content 📌

1⃣ Every video gets shown to a test audience of 100-200 users. This is an audition to test people's retention (how much of the video they watch before skipping), and if you do well you'll get shown to a larger batch of users

2⃣ Retention is everything. The algorithm decides whether to push you based on how long people watch. There's many little tricks and techniques to improve retention, which you'll gradually notice if you pay attention.

A common one is constantly cutting footage instead of showing one long single line. Humans get bored seeing the same thing, so the constant switching of scenes keeps them hooked.

3⃣ The hook (first 2 seconds) is the most important part of the video. It will literally make or break your video. If it's not interesting, doesn't pose an interesting question, state a cool fact, or somehow grasp the user's attention, they're insta scrolling away.

You're better off focusing your time on the 1st 2 seconds than the rest of the video combined.

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It's completely humbling to start from scratch on a craft you know nothing about.

I'm having to learn how to manually edit everything in CapCut (no AI). I'm asking Claude on how to write a convincing script, what kind of footage to film, what i should name the title - basically every component of making short form video. It does appear that his training data for short form is somewhat decent? (although I wouldn't know if it's good or bad anyways, I have no prior exp)

What I love about short form is it's completely skill based. Your videos always get a test audition. On X, a brand new account will literally get 0 views. In short form, everyone has a chance, and it's the strength of your video that determines your success.

Even with me starting a brand new account with ZERO promotion, just plain firing into the algo, I got 1k+ views per video on YouTube 😱 TikTok and IG had substantially less, at 100-400 views per.

Small sample size but I think I'm improving - my average watch times went from 4->6->15s and skip rate went from 66->54->26%. Again, short form is purely skill based, so a good executor should be able to learn and grow predictably.

Excited to keep pushing on this! Feels good to acquire some valuable skills during the bear.

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

@PlayUGC lol you gonna get clowned for this

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

@FreeSolGamesDev lol Roblox themselves don’t give a fuck about this game

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

seems big right?

there's only <100 active users playing it

i appreciate roblox's shift towards more adult content, but i think it will take a VERY long time for the userbase (or for new users to come) to adapt

[The Odyssey Movie @odysseymovie]

The Odyssey: Defy the Gods is now LIVE on @Roblox. Face obstacles, earn exclusive UGC, and try to sail home. https://t.co/D7KvA1CKpv

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

@KenneyNL kenney assets >> AI slop

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

@Felirami but at like 4 FPS lmao

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

Very cool to see Roblox push into 2d pixel. This is one of their incubated games, "Sky Pixel"

Personally I'm tired of the same 3rd person block avatar controls because they're not very mobile friendly. Using a touch screen to delicately control a character is difficult

[Roblox @Roblox]

Our 2026 Incubator cohort is building everything from progression-driven RPGs to cinematic extraction shooters and open-world driving games, pushing the limits of performance and gameplay on Roblox. Get a sneak peek at what they’re working on below. https://t.co/sURdKyWvPV

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

@SofiaCryptoVibe agreed

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

Game development is just optimization after optimization to get your user to stay on your game just a little bit longer.

[Throne Wars @throne_wars]

The initial loading screen now has a progress bar.

I was told this improves retention for users on slow loading internet.

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

@coletucker let them cook

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

@IDKStats @Foltynnn There isn’t even that much stuff to buy in that game .. is there ..

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

@beascripts it's really sad cause when i was a kid

games were fucking BANGING

kids don't know what they're missing out on

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

@RPTGx yes similar style

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

there is 0 chance AI will be able to create a skeleton archer of this quality

i will simply buy it from itch for $3

[autonomous games @autonom_games]

@Chichine discrimination