Windows Still Dominates Indie PC, But the Best Indies Aren’t Windows-Only
Steam got 3,449 new enriched games this week, and 3,447 of them support Windows. That’s not a market trend so much as a monopoly with a courtesy nod …
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State of Early Access in 2026: messy, massive, and still worth the risk
Early Access has a reputation problem. On one side, it’s where some of PC gaming’s best indies quietly become monsters; on the other, it’s where …
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Review Pileups: Which Indie Games Players Can’t Stop Rating
A tiny slice of Steam gets most of the conversation. Across 83,115 tracked games, the average review score sits at 78.7%, but the real story is …
Rust vs Phasmophobia: 1.3M Reviews vs 95.6% Positive
One of these games has 1,340,720 Steam reviews. The other has a 95.6% positive rating. That tells you almost everything about this matchup: Rust is …
One game has 35,000,000 owners. The other has 10,000. That gap says more about visibility than quality.
One game has 35,000,000 owners. The other has 10,000. That gap says more about visibility than quality. If you only looked at Steam reach, Stardew …
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Milestone Watch: 8 indie games crossing numbers that actually matter
Steam is drowning in volume right now: 83,115 games tracked, 3,856 new releases this week alone, and an average review score of 76.0%. In that kind of …
Dice, stained glass, and skeleton retail: Steam’s weirdest indie week in numbers
Steam added 2,611 new games this week, pushing the tracked total to 83,115. Against that flood, the five indie games below all hit the same estimated …
Cozy games are booming, but most "cozy" lists feel like they were assembled by dartboard
Steam is packed with farming sims, life sims, and low-stakes crafting games, but only a handful really stick the landing. The best cozy games …
A $4.49 mystery with a 99.4% positive score should not be this easy to miss
There are plenty of indie puzzle games with clever hooks. Very few land 170 reviews, a 99.4% positive rating, and an estimated 10,000 owners within …