Steam published its Top Sellers list. There are tons of F2P games and the majority of projects that are selling well aren't from 2024.

It gives me both good and bad expectations: examples like Cyberpunk 2077 and No Man's Sky suggest that proper support can make exceptionally long sales even despite rough release. But without the initial spark it may become harder and harder to release any new games and compete with long-lasting projects.

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/bestof2024

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Such an easy and festive way to explain UV unwrapping to your friends and family!

Well, yeah...

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At first, you may be confused about this image in a gamedev chat. But then you will open the comments!

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Ghostrunner II is free on Epic Games Store, so it collapsed right after the giveaway has begun!

UPD: You can get it from the app, if needed. And the giveaway will last for 24 hours, so you still have time.

UPD2: It's up and running again! https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ghostrunner-2

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Admin's easy tips to get holiday spirit!

𝟭. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀

• Total downloads hit 53.9B (+0.5% YoY).
• In-app purchase (IAP) revenue climbed to $58.9B (+2.9% YoY).
• The average revenue per download (RPD) was $1.17.

𝟮. 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰:
• My Supermarket Simulator 3D: 64M downloads, $3.6M IAP revenue.
• Squad Busters: 46.1M downloads, $61M IAP revenue.
• Screw Puzzle: 45M downloads, $5.3M IAP revenue.
• Pokemon TCG Pocket: 35M downloads, $160.1M IAP revenue.
• Capybara GO: 14.1M downloads, $52M IAP revenue.

𝟯. 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹:
• 23,095 new games launched.
• New games brought in $3.43B in IAP net revenue (5% of total revenue).
• They accounted for 5.57B downloads (9.7% of total downloads).
• Success rate: ±1.3% (measured as games earning $1M+ in IAP revenue).

𝟰. 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲𝘀:
• Match 3D: +46%, $300M.
• Visual Novels: +48%, $615M.
• Merge: +55%, $1.1B.
• Casual Casino: +82%, $2.8B.
• Action/Brawl: +131%, $832M.

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A good looking first person controller for Godot Engine with ragdoll, bells, and whistles!

Source #GodotEngine

Okay, he got me this time: the truth has been unveiled!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOrYKHwymIQ

Checkmate, folks!

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Iconic one 😊

A crazy details and bugs of GTA San Andreas:

It's mind-blowing that someone messed up with lighting on PC, then hardcoded it into cars, and then never fixed. A huge game that looked significantly worse on PC for this specific reason.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjpqdfZfhRc

You can support a nice 2D roguelike recently published by our fellow chat member!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2818080/Echoes_of_the_Abyss/

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It's official: Type-C is now the only allowed charger for portable devices in the EU. Even Apple gave up and now making its phones with USB.

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Gaming on holographic display be like

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The UK government tries to give away all creative work from UK-based entities to AI training by re-writing copywrite laws with what they called a "balanced update":

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/uks-ai-copyright-proposals-would-irreparably-harm-ed-newton-rex-w0vhc/

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