Clark Tank: Analyzing Steam Top 50 and Playing Automation Empire! (Recorded on Nov 22, 2019)

I'm veteran indie game developer Ryan Clark, and this is the Clark Tank!
Every third Friday at 1pm Pacific time we stay on top of the latest game industry trends by examining the Steam top 50, scrutinizing the latest Kickstarted games, and by playing the most prominent recent releases. We discuss game design and market potential, as described in my article: http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/RyanClark/20150917/253842/What_Makes_an_Indie_Hit_How_to_Choose_the_Right_Design.php

0:32 Automation Empire Trailer
1:57 Google Stadia Launch
4:19 GDC Summit to help Devs find Funding
5:26 Video Essay Idea: Game Hooks
9:05 Video Essay Idea: Designing for Depth
10:36 Video Essay Idea: Rolling Your Snowball
13:29 Video Essay Idea: Never Forget Anything
15:30 Video Essay Idea: Indie Middle Class
17:27 Spotlight: Half-Life Alyx
19:34 Article: Steam Nudging players to update reviews
20:57 Article: Genre Viability
29:27 Article: How Players Shop on Steam
35:50 Steam Spy Followers
38:38 ICO Steam Newsletter
41:17 Steam Top 50
50:43 Steam Top Wishlists
51:38 Steam New and Trending
55:45 Hypstagram and state of the Indiepocalypse
57:03 Playing Automation Empire

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