Author: Karl

Loop Hero‘s been out barely a week as I’m writing this article. Yet, it’s sold over 500,000 units on Steam already according to Rock Paper Shotgun!

Loop Hero (Steam page) is only one of many indies that have achieved considerable and unforseen success. Fall Guys, Among Us and Valheim have all wildly overachieved the developers’ dreams. You can read more about Fall Guys‘ and Valheim‘s success in the other VG Insights articles.

This article explores the reasons behind Loop Hero’s success and what other indie decelopers could learn from it.

Valheim is still in early access. The mechanics are there but lacking in depth. Yet, it has sold over 5m units on Steam in about a month. So, what made Valheim so popular so quickly?

2020 was the year of games. Lockdown allowed gamers to play more and brought new people into the world of gaming.

11,622 indie games were released on Steam in 2020 – too many to play them all. There are some, like Among Us, that have reached everyone by now. However, there are a few that have got incredible ratings, yet, have largely gone under the radar to the general gamer population.

This article covers the top indie games released in 2020 that haven’t got the attention they deserve.

According to Newzoo, the video game market hit $175.8bn in 2021 – more than global movie and music industries combined.

This article covers the key areas of video game market research. It gives a general industry overview. It covers types of research and the main sources of data.

No game developer wants to spend months or years on something that will ultimately only sell 100 copies. Even though luck is an important part of game development, prior research can significantly improve your chances.

Video Game Insights has a free tool called Steam Analytics. It is a great way to do some research in minutes and see if a video game idea has any potential.

This article provides a step-by-step guide to choosing which game to make next and walks through exactly how Video Game Insights can be used.

Fall Guys has come, seen and conquered. If you follow games, your Instagram, Twitter and news feeds are no doubt filled with funky looking… umm… jelly beans?

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, welcome back to Earth! You must be one of the two guys who SpaceX sent to orbit when Fall Guys launched. In a way, you are the fall guys now that you’re back, right? Cause you fell back to earth? Anyway…

What has caused Fall Guys to be so popular and dominate our social feeds? What can game developers learn from the success of Fall Guys?