YNAD

Anime, manga, and football nerd | Writer and editor @idanimetimes | Freelance gamedev

[Arima Арима Yǒumǎ @kampretlordz]

Anda pembaca novel pemula
anda bingung mau baca novel yang mana?

Ayo join sekte romansa komedi bersama saya.

Tidak perlu banyak mikir, isinya full gula doang lihat tingkah laku pasangan sejoli di cerita sudah menenangkan hari.

[YNAD @danymuhammad]

@id_fm Dulu pas FM23, tim yg saya pake pernah dibeli sama Azrul Ananda 😂

[Penerbit Haru @penerbitharu]

Melalui acara Writer and Translator Talk: Menerjemahkan Bahasa dan Merawat Nuansa Terjemahan, kami mengajak teman-teman untuk ngobrol seputar novel Pasien karya kak @MidoriNaomi_ dan proses kreatif penerjemahannya oleh kak Tiffany Tsao hingga terbit dalam bahasa Inggris

[SHINN UCHIDA @mangalivepaint]

🇮🇩スラバヤ「ChibiCon」でのライブドローイング作品です！前回ジャカルタで描いた話の続きを描きました✒️「俺たちの戦いは続く…！」（3枚目が去年の作品）

[Catsuka @catsuka]

Teaser for "Ghost", the first original feature film by Shingo Natsume (Sonny Boy).
Produced by Madhouse. Still expected in 2027.
https://t.co/8cOfR4u25t

[Gene Park @ OTAKON @GenePark]

people keep wondering whether he likes the movie or not. ignoring the meme of how he reviews movies, it seems people struggle with criticism that doesn’t flat out say “this is good” or “is bad.”

criticism is talking about the thing. you decide for yourself if that sounds good

[Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo]

From my last Game File, 1666: Amsterdam, the new game led by the lead creator of Assassin's Creed, was going to be Xbox-published, before MS cut funding

In recent years, Xbox was backing games from him, the Romeros, and Kojma. Not every game pans out, but quite a set of partners

[Arima Арима Yǒumǎ @kampretlordz]

I remembered because this is one of first my anime series that I watched

Luckily @penerbitharu localized Hyouka novel series in my country, so I have strong attachment for this series. Now Yonezawa-sensei, when will sensei publish Hyouka 7?

[Rhys Elliott @superhys]

Steam Next Fest hard truths...

It's becoming less useful. There were over 4,300 demos this time by our count, so standing out is hard – and harder than it’s ever been.

And the metric developers are chasing hardest, wishlists, are sliding into vanity-metric territory. A wishlist is not an indicator of launch sales. It never really was, but it’s getting more obvious.

We looked at the top games from the June 2025 Next Fest and tracked how many of their wishlisters actually became buyers once the games launched (as per our estimates):

- Dispatch, one of the better converters, turned about 25% of its June 2025 wishlisters into buyers within three months. It’s still sitting on the other 75%.

- No, I’m Not a Human converted around 15% of its 189K wishlisters three months post-launch.

- Jump Space managed about 10%.

- Dead as Disco converted roughly 5% within 30 days (it came out last month)

- Ball X Pit hit about 26% at 90 days, near the top of the range.

- Pioner converted around 1%, sunk by heavy technical and optimisation problems at launch.

So even the strong performers leave the large majority of their wishlists unconverted, and most of those people won’t buy until a heavy discount lands much later, if at all.

Again, the lesson is the uncomfortable one, but one worth saying. Being a top Next Fest game undeniably helps visibility, but it’s the games that became the zeitgeist on the strength of their quality, and the marketing around them, that actually got bought.

None of this is to take the wind out of the event’s sails. It’s always a highlight of my quarter (or my third, I guess?) But its discoverability problem is really a microcosm of gaming’s, and Steam’s, discoverability problem at large.

Next Fest is becoming a tick-box exercise that only pays off for the absolute upper tier. For some devs, it might genuinely be smarter to drop a demo outside the event window and own your own spotlight rather than fight 4,300 others for the algorithm’s attention.

We analysts often get obsessed with these kinda of events, but the impact is modest even for the biggest games, and minimal for anything outside the top 25 (hell, top 10). Some games will benefit. Most won’t.

My advice would be to stop putting so much weight on wishlists and watch two things instead: demo playtime and demo-to-wishlist attachment rate.

Both measure whether people who tried the game actually liked it enough to come back, which is a far better predictor of launch conversion than a wishlist count that mostly captures idle curiosity.

More on Subtack (Link in bio!)

[PanditFootball.com @panditfootball]

Jelang kick-off Piala Dunia 2026, seluruh tim sudah menyetor daftar lengkap skuad masing-masing. Kami akan coba mengurai ketebalan skuad setiap negara peserta.

Dimulai dari grup A. Gimana menurutmu skuad depth Meksiko, Korea Selatan, Republik Cheska, dan Afrika Selatan?

[K-pop Idol Stories - OUT NOW!!✨| Wisageni Studio @WisageniGames]

˗ˏˋ 📢 ˎˊ˗ Announcing "K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut" Creator Program!💥

As the survival show to debut is getting more intense, we’re looking for creators to join the new idol group program💫

Help us share the post and tag your favorite creators so they don't miss it!

Apply before the final debut begins in Summer 2026!
👇👇👇
https://t.co/M3xZ35KrlI

#indiegame #kpopidolstories

[DonghuaStuff @DonghuaStuff]

"Blades of the Guardians" Season 2 New Countdown Poster

6 days left until season 2 releases!

[Catsuka @catsuka]

Malaysian sakuga : "Nirnama VS Tok Long Senyum".
A 5-min short film by Mintt Studio for the promotion of the comic book by Hilal Asyraf.
Full video >> https://t.co/LWjVcU6jKA

[Asbak - Wishlist on Steam! @ASBAK_Game]

/／
📢 Asbak on Steam Next Fest
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Along with this announcement, we're showing you our latest animated gameplay trailer. What do you think?

#asbakgame #indiegame

[Catsuka @catsuka]

"Pilgrims" opens today in Korean theaters.
A 1-hour low budget feature film directed by Pyeon-Gang Heo.
Trailer >> https://t.co/cVlaiwMH26

[Southeast Asian Games Showcase (SEAGS) @SEAGShowcase]

The ✨Southeast Asian Games Showcase 2026✨ premieres on June 6th at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET, featuring exclusive reveals, new trailers, and updates from SEA games and devs!

Subscribe to our streaming channels!
🔴 https://t.co/4PUtmifyKk
🟣 https://t.co/eiHogLgacU

#SummerGameFest

[Mini Tank Mayhem 🪖 🃏| Now Available! @MiniTankMayhem]

Big news commanders: Mini Tank Mayhem is now Steam Deck verified!

Your runs are officially portable now. Take the mayhem wherever you go 🔥🔥🔥

Link: https://t.co/wsubVUb7z4

[YNAD @danymuhammad]

A Solo dev gets Overwhelmingly Postives Review on Steam, wow.

Congrats to the Novatetsu🔥

[The Indonesian Anime Times by @kaorinusantara @idanimetimes]

The Indonesian train simulator game "RUNNING TRAIN", developed by Novatetsu Games (@rts_trainsim), has received an "Overwhelmingly Positive" rating on @Steam after more than 500 reviews, 98% of which are positive.
#trainsimulator #indiegames

[The Indonesian Anime Times by @kaorinusantara @idanimetimes]

"Djakarta Ennichi 2026" was officially cancelled just a few hours before its scheduled Start, with organisers citing technical and operational difficulties behind the decision.

[Mentega Goreng 🧈 【Negi no Tomodachi】 @MentegaSennn]

🧵 halo semuaaaa! makasi sudah menggunakan web unofficial #CF22 interactive map gw. semoga kalian terbantu sama project gabut gw kwkwk

btw, (krn gw gabut,) gw pengen share insight menarik yang gw dapetin dari penggunaannya. ga tau apakah bakal berguna atau engga, but here we go~