Simon Carless

Founder, @GameDiscoverCo. Board @GameHistoryOrg. Newsletter: (Not on X any more!)

[Simon Carless @simoncarless]

Stopping posting on this platform - check GameDiscoverCo on BlueSky - https://t.co/7KkU3bMEbF - for further updates. Thx!

[Simon Carless @simoncarless]

@AntennaGames can you DM/email (simon at gamediscover dot co) about something we wanted to ask you? Thanks!

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@GergelyOrosz This happened to my newsletter on Tuesday (went to 41k people) and was both a) truncated b) broken (the redirect didn't always work!) It seemed to redirect to either the website or app. My newsletter on Friday had neither. So if you were part of 'fixing' this for all - THANKS :)

[Oakland Ballers @OaklandBallers]

Introducing Scrappy's Sanctuary for Lost Animals. 🐘

[Simon Carless @simoncarless]

@loudmouthjulia Great, I'm a Puck subscriber already!

[Simon Carless @simoncarless]

What were the top new games on Steam in Jan. 2025 by revenue? Pic below, analysis over here: https://t.co/4lgNoM1l3j

[Simon Carless @simoncarless]

The latest game discovery news (free) and Steam debut analysis ($) are in the new GameDiscoverCo newsletter: https://t.co/OFOU1lFcOe

(It also includes this 1987 graph - via the Video Game History Foundation's new archive - https://t.co/gz5eVaMdSR tho. Atari deth, NES rebirth!)

[Video Game History Foundation @GameHistoryOrg]

The Video Game History Foundation Library is now in early access. For free. For everyone. Wherever you are. Read more: https://t.co/JGfP15496e

[Simon Carless @simoncarless]

.@GameDiscoverCo's latest newsletter looks at how Dungeon Clawler sold >200k copies across Steam and mobile in just 2 months: https://t.co/ORcmE2PfSw

[Simon Carless @simoncarless]

.@GameDiscoverCo's 'trending' unreleased Steam game countdown for this week is headed by Doom: The Dark Ages, with Endless Legend 2 and Over The Hill as new entries. More analysis on LinkedIn: https://t.co/8hvU0sFBF6

[Simon Carless @simoncarless]

Friday's GameDiscoverCo newsletter (free links, $ analysis) takes a look at the success of Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth on Steam, which debuted this week as the highest-CCU Square Enix Steam game to date, except FFXIV and the recent Dragon Quest III remake: https://t.co/gR1AEnQvab

[Simon Carless @simoncarless]

Friday's GameDiscoverCo newsletter (free links, $ analysis) takes a look at the success of Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth on Steam, which debuted this week as the highest-CCU Square Enix Steam game to date, except FFXIV and the recent Dragon Quest III remake: https://t.co/gR1AEnQvab

[Simon Carless @simoncarless]

Our latest @GameDiscoverCo newsletter looks at which months are busiest for Steam games (both from 'Hype' and performance!) to ask - is there a perfect time to release your game? https://t.co/aiKbEXjaQs

[Simon Carless @simoncarless]

Here's @GameDiscoverCo's latest trending Steam follower ranking for the hottest unreleased games, Jan. 13th-20th. More info & analysis on LinkedIn: https://t.co/S97h1NwEVZ

[Simon Carless @simoncarless]

Here's @GameDiscoverCo's latest trending Steam follower ranking for the hottest unreleased games, Jan. 13th-20th. More info & analysis on LinkedIn: https://t.co/S97h1NwEVZ

[Simon Carless @simoncarless]

Bay Area (East Bay!) game dev crew, our monthly meetup is again at McNally's in Oakland's Rockridge district, on Wed, Jan 22nd: https://t.co/5RZg7gzwQH (Sign up for reminder emails here: https://t.co/c1iiVAvhFA….)

[GameDiscoverCo @gamediscoverco]

So how about that Switch 2, huh? The latest GameDiscoverCo newsletter - https://t.co/DvZ6pp8nGk - also with lots of links (free) and Steam analysis for the week ($), makes some higher-level comments on its market position & discoverability.

[Simon Carless @simoncarless]

What were the top-ranked PlayStation and Xbox games in 2024 by a) cumulative DAUs (daily active users!) b) average daily DAUs? @GameDiscoverCo has details and analysis: https://t.co/ECT3eTOF2Z

[Simon Carless @simoncarless]

What were the top-ranked PlayStation and Xbox games in 2024 by a) cumulative DAUs (daily active users!) b) average daily DAUs? @GameDiscoverCo has details and analysis: https://t.co/ECT3eTOF2Z

[Simon Carless @simoncarless]

Our latest free @GameDiscoverCo newsletter looks at Songs Of Conquest and the inspirations the game took to hit 500k sales on Steam: https://t.co/hBZ9BdoTzS (Spoilers: finding an under-served niche and making a game in it is a really good idea. But how do you find the niche?)