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james lantz @stiknork.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We’re making a scrabble tower defense game! Every word in the english dictionary is a unique tower ARROW pierces enemies PUNCHES knocks them back

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

46.2% of all games on Steam this month launched with an AI disclosure. That's nearly 700 titles. Here's that with rough (Boxleiter) estimates on gross sales. (Again, devs don't need to disclose ALL GenAI usage, so that excludes Codex, Claude Code, etc.)

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

20% of all games are disclosing GenAI usage on Steam. That's over a fifth of titles released since disclosure requirements. This excludes studios that *don't* disclose, along with studios that use GenAI exclusively for coding. Here's the breakdown (third tab): weloveit.io/developers/a...

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Tim Keenan @misfitsattic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Duskers 2.0 update video #4! Vents, tiny drones, making the derelicts feel more lived in, and varying the room layouts! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plz9...

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Duskers 2.0 - Update #4

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EGG @elbowgreasegames.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I just saw @weloveit-io.bsky.social featured in @pcgamer.com for its analysis of game sales on Steam. You can check out the dynamic analysis and slice the data for yourself in their Steam Revenue Report. (will post in the comments)

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Here's the latest 6,000 Playstation games mapped onto a shiny sphere for no reason except to see if it's technically possible to cram all the data together: playstation.ollanders.com/experiments/...

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Console storefronts list a handful of genres, and Steam has about 450 tags—but I think interesting things start to happen when we expand that to about 5,000. For instance, there's currently no way to filter for GAMES WHERE NOTHING IS TRYING TO MURDER YOU...

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WeLoveIt.io @weloveit-io.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Feedback requested! 👇 This is Cozy Nook; a place for getting cozy game recommendations and seeing what's just released, alongside viewing cozy content, news, creators... it's pretty crammed with cozy! You can see it here -> www.figma.com/proto/5PEwjJ... So, cozy folk, what do you think?

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Today's fun: the Steam Revenue Report: weloveit.io/developers/s... This is a snapshot of estimated earnings for games on Steam (using the Boxleiter Method), alongside different ways to slice the data. How concentrated are sales/reviews? What does a typical game earn at a given percentile? Etc.!

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The Steam Revenue Report — We Love It

Estimated earnings for every game on Steam. Constantly updated, free, and every number is clickable.

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The current biggest use of disclosed AI on Steam is 2D images (12% of all releases, 63% of all AI disclosures) among titles released since Jan '24 (when disclosure started). Code remains listed on a number of games, despite Valve dropping the requirement. More data: weloveit.io/developers/a...

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Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

We have an announcement! He Who Watches by @danga.games will launch on September 2nd! 👁️🏹 A first-person puzzle game about walking on walls, manipulating gravity, and discovering secrets! store.steampowered.com/app/1070500/...

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Dan Williams 🌮 @videospacegames.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I was proud to contribute my engineering puzzle game Pictassembler to this bundle. Please support the bundle!

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EGG @elbowgreasegames.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I'm happy to announce that @misfitsattic.bsky.social has been funded to make Duskers 2.0, a Duskers sequel, thanks to Max McGuire's project fund Stray Signal coming out of EGG's Demo Day.

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WeLoveIt.io @weloveit-io.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

How do Steam genres rise, fall and mutate? @ichiro.bsky.social, Matt & Dr Tim dig into Game DNA Project’s Tag Cascade report: we lookin to the lifespans of genres, the Steam Greenlight effect and why AI tools may be fueling shopkeeper sims. Watch -> www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYuP...

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Discovery Deep Dive #5 - Which Steam tags have stood the test of time?

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WeLoveIt.io @weloveit-io.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Here are the latest JRPGs to break through to 100 reviews on Steam! #1 Ova Magica - weloveit.io/game/129... #2 STARDUST: Wish of Witch - weloveit.io/game/393... #3 Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered - weloveit.io/game/426...

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Pulling numbers from Steam API, 7.4% of all RELEASED games have AI disclosures, but 14.1% of all UNRELEASED games do. (Per game discovery work on WeLoveIt.io.) #steam #steamgames #genai #aigames

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Working on a MEGA SEARCH for Steam devs. There are a few ways to search we can offer that's not currently possible on Steam, including # of supported players! #steam #steamgames #indiedev #gamedev

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

A few folks asked for the numbers for games released AFTER Valve added its AI disclosure policy. Here is that.

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Pulling numbers from Steam API, 7.4% of all RELEASED games have AI disclosures, but 14.1% of all UNRELEASED games do. (Per game discovery work on WeLoveIt.io.) #steam #steamgames #genai #aigames

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WeLoveIt.io @weloveit-io.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

WeLoveIt is lucky to have a bunch of talented dev friends who’ve whipped up some awesome demos for #nextfest - check em’ out below! #steamgames #steam

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

We're live! Proud to work on something that celebrates all the cool stuff in #NextFest. #steam #streamgames #steamnextfest #indiegames

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Statistic: There are 195 demos in the upcoming #SteamNextFest that contain adult content. Hentai, general porn, nude desktop companions, naked fruit, and so forth. #steam #nextfest #hentai #porn #fruit

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

There will be over 4,800 demos in this month's Next Fest, making it the largest Next Fest of all Next Fests.

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Next Fest devs: if you're interested in some free promo, or want to sponsor a spot, check this out: weloveit.io/developers/n... #steam #steamgames #indiegames #nextfest

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Wonderbelly Games @wonderbellygames.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Arcane Eats, the World's most delicious #roguelike #deckbuilder, has a new expanded demo with a GIANT update; and it’s in Steam Next Fest! store.steampowered.com/app/2640090/... We’d be delighted for you to sample what we’ve been busy cooking! But maybe Gorgon Ramsey says it best… #indiegames

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I kinda want to parody Steam's "Discovery Queue," and I'm thinking "Discovery Canal" is amusing but too outlandish. Am I getting old in my old age?

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Ezra Szanton @ezra-szanton.itch.io · 08/06/2026

FINALLY I can publicly say that Mr Magpie is being published by @bhvr.com, the creators of Dead by Daylight! It's been great working with them. Everyone on the team is bright and talented. We are super lucky to have them in our corner. youtu.be/1gHE0TOoP5g

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Mr. Magpie's Harmless Card Game - Official Publisher Announcement Trailer

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Tim Keenan @misfitsattic.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Duskers is getting a sequel! 10 years later 😅 The Steam post has more info, including the new teaser trailer - featuring the voice of Deonte (our producer). You can even wishlist it on Steam if you're into that sorta thing 😉 steamcommunity.com/games/254320...

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Steam :: Duskers :: Duskers Is Getting A Sequel!

Incredibly excited to say that, after 10 years, we're finally returning to the desolation of space to revisit the universe of Duskers! For starters check out it's shiny new Steam Page (wishlist it!), ...

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Adriaan @adriaan.games · 06/06/2026

Announcing: Hidden Folks 2 - New themes and areas. - Improved graphical quality. - Second (not text!) clue. - Lots of new mouth sounds. - Various quality-of-life improvements. - Made in #godot. Get an email when it releases: hiddenfolks.com Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4480060

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Let's have a race: which Steam tags have been the most popular over time? (Source: WeLoveIt.io) #steam #steamgames #indiegames #gamedev #data

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Still a prototype, but per @skydomehive.bsky.social's post about Popular Upcoming focusing on more-popular games, here's a prototype I call "Popular-Enough Upcoming": weloveit.io/experiments/... #steam #steamgames #indiedev #gamedev

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Do you have a game in the upcoming #SteamNextFest? I want to hear about it for an interactive thing we're doing at WeLoveIt.io. We shall celebrate #NextFest demos and solve game discovery forever. #steam #indiedev #gamedev

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Ido Yehieli - Stellar Cartography Interactive @tametick.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Turn humble villages into a thriving network of trade and prosperity to satisfy the gods. Prophet Margin is a relaxing city-building puzzle where every road, resource, and connection creates new opportunitie! store.steampowered.com/app/3624110/... #PitchYaGame

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I'm talking to Matt and Tim here about trends in Steam games. This one's about the number of screenshots on Steam games over time. #steam #steamgames #gamedev #indiedev

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Let's have a race: which Steam tags have been the most popular over time? (Source: WeLoveIt.io) #steam #steamgames #indiegames #gamedev #data

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Stars Reach @playstarsreach.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Hello, Wayfarers! Today, we have some big news for you! Stars Reach is coming to Early Access this summer, and we’ll have a lot more to share about this in the coming weeks. Watch the trailer on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUTl...

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Stars Reach Early Access Trailer 2026

YouTube video by Stars Reach

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Our "New Steam Times" newspaper view of the latest Steam games is live! Check it out: weloveit.io/the-new-steam-times The goal is to improve game discovery by making new releases more skimmable. #steam #steamgames #indiedev #indiegames

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

We've closed submissions for bsky.app/profile/ichi.... I had the thought that we could do a whole newspaper page for everyone who responded. Working title "The Indie Friend Times," but would love to do something more clever before we launch it, if anyone has ideas. #steamgames #indiedev #indiegames

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

So, from the weloveit.io/how-expensiv... experiment, the most expensive wishlists we've found are approaching a quarter million bucks. Mine is around $250.00. I'm a cheap date. #steam #steamgames #indiegames #indiedev

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Graham Reid 🌴 @grahamoflegend.com · 02/06/2026

It's official 🌴 Ourlands is out NOW! Please go and wishlist/get the game, and if you do, drop a lil review on it too! Cozy vibes are patiently waiting for you :) Get the game here: Steam: s.team/a/2074470 Epic: store.epicgames.com/p/ourlands-2...

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Andy Robertson @geekdadgamer.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

OK here we go again. It's been a year. I'm attempting to run 100miles to raise money for @parkinsons.org.uk. Would love a share. events.parkinsons.org.uk/fundraisers/...

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Do gamers wishlist aspirationally? Do they save games they never play? PRELIMINARY FINDINGS: Sampling ~55k Steam users who keep a public wishlist, and for >=1h playtimes in games, only about 18% strongly play the genres their wishlist points to!

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Hokay, I put The Cozy Steam Times together as a preview of the whole New Steam Times: weloveit.io/the-new-stea... It's a newspaper view of all the latest cozy games coming out on Steam. #steam #steamgames #cozygames #indiegames #indiedev

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We Love It

Probably the only place in the universe where you should be finding Steam games.

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

We'll be launching a new site that lets gamers browse Steam releases in a visually delightful newspaper style. As always we want to promote indies doing cool stuff. If you're interested, stick your game here → weloveeverygame.fillout.com/t/j3xw5Vn7WQus #steamgames #indiedev #indiegames

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Launching this cozy Steam game browser soon! #steam #cozygames #steamgames

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