Bryden Keks
@brydenkeks.bsky.social
Game market/ing analysis 🧑🏻💻Partner Program @ IndieBI | he/him | Past: Evolve PR | 📧 bryden.keks @ http://indiebi.com
Now if it was a worm light we’d be talking here
July 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Now if it was a worm light we’d be talking here
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you know what, shout out to parodius for shifting 100K day one
Mario Kart: World had the biggest launch sales for a console launch title in Japan
June 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
you know what, shout out to parodius for shifting 100K day one
Procrastinated playing Mario Odyssey so long that my Switch 2 launch came with a 3D mario game
June 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Procrastinated playing Mario Odyssey so long that my Switch 2 launch came with a 3D mario game
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Folks, it's time for *that*.
You know, the part where we ask for money.
We've shown you we can do the work, but if we want to keep doing the work, we need some support. Help us prove there's an audience for good writing, and better writing about games and other media.
Here's the pitch:
You know, the part where we ask for money.
We've shown you we can do the work, but if we want to keep doing the work, we need some support. Help us prove there's an audience for good writing, and better writing about games and other media.
Here's the pitch:
The One Where We Ask You For Money
It’s about that time, folks.
skyboxcritics.com
May 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Folks, it's time for *that*.
You know, the part where we ask for money.
We've shown you we can do the work, but if we want to keep doing the work, we need some support. Help us prove there's an audience for good writing, and better writing about games and other media.
Here's the pitch:
You know, the part where we ask for money.
We've shown you we can do the work, but if we want to keep doing the work, we need some support. Help us prove there's an audience for good writing, and better writing about games and other media.
Here's the pitch:
Playing Clair Obscur as a 32yo and trying not to self-insert every 15 seconds
April 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Playing Clair Obscur as a 32yo and trying not to self-insert every 15 seconds
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Thinking about when I demoed To a T in December. I turned to Keita Takahashi and said that I love that he's so committed to making oddball games that go off the beaten path and asked what draws him to that philosophy. He looked at me very sadly and said "I was trying to make a normal one this time."
February 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Thinking about when I demoed To a T in December. I turned to Keita Takahashi and said that I love that he's so committed to making oddball games that go off the beaten path and asked what draws him to that philosophy. He looked at me very sadly and said "I was trying to make a normal one this time."
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This demo is the most emotionally affecting demo I've ever played. Just gorgeous and real and subtle in so many ways. The childhood vibes are just perfect. Cannot wait for this game ⚽
Demo out today as part of #SteamNextFest 💻
s.team/a/2367820
PlayStation:
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
Xbox:
www.xbox.com/en-us/games/...
Nintendo: 🕒 Page Coming Soon
s.team/a/2367820
PlayStation:
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
Xbox:
www.xbox.com/en-us/games/...
Nintendo: 🕒 Page Coming Soon
despelote on Steam
A slice-of-life adventure about childhood and the magical grip soccer held over the people of Quito, Ecuador in 2001.
s.team
February 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This demo is the most emotionally affecting demo I've ever played. Just gorgeous and real and subtle in so many ways. The childhood vibes are just perfect. Cannot wait for this game ⚽
I’m glad that some of the ferries from Vancouver to Vancouver island still have arcade rooms (my fav to play in the 90’s/00’s was Daytona USA)
February 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I’m glad that some of the ferries from Vancouver to Vancouver island still have arcade rooms (my fav to play in the 90’s/00’s was Daytona USA)
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Super proud of the team for shipping our new IndieBI Discount Advisor! 👏👏👏 Strategy planning, assistance with data-driven best practices, full automation - the amount of extra revenue and and time saving this can bring devs publishers with Steam and console games is pretty wild
Introducing the ✨IndieBI Discount Advisor✨!
Adopting a stronger discounting strategy on Steam and Consoles can improve a game's total revenue by an average of 26% 📈
If you're a gamedev or a publisher, we hope our Discount Advisor will help you do amazing things for your games' financial health 💵
Adopting a stronger discounting strategy on Steam and Consoles can improve a game's total revenue by an average of 26% 📈
If you're a gamedev or a publisher, we hope our Discount Advisor will help you do amazing things for your games' financial health 💵
February 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Super proud of the team for shipping our new IndieBI Discount Advisor! 👏👏👏 Strategy planning, assistance with data-driven best practices, full automation - the amount of extra revenue and and time saving this can bring devs publishers with Steam and console games is pretty wild
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Wheel World is like Burnout Paradise + vibes.
You should download the demo to Wheel World.
You should download the demo to Wheel World.
February 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Wheel World is like Burnout Paradise + vibes.
You should download the demo to Wheel World.
You should download the demo to Wheel World.
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"these guys know so much about ___ it ruined their life" is a phrase that lives in my brain
February 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"these guys know so much about ___ it ruined their life" is a phrase that lives in my brain
Checked on my bike that’s been chilling in my friend’s storage for 2 winters and it has not completely rusted! A win
February 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Checked on my bike that’s been chilling in my friend’s storage for 2 winters and it has not completely rusted! A win
Distilling Final Fantasy VII Rebirth down to its alkaline form by playing it on Steam Deck
February 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Distilling Final Fantasy VII Rebirth down to its alkaline form by playing it on Steam Deck
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y'all ever see a take so bad you are forced to immediately go to sleep?
February 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
y'all ever see a take so bad you are forced to immediately go to sleep?
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💠 1000xRESIST Has Sold Over 70,000 Copies!! 💠
To celebrate, we are on SALE at -25% off on Steam!
We also commissioned @themaarika.bsky.social again to give life to BBF x Healer 😍
Read our update below 👇
To celebrate, we are on SALE at -25% off on Steam!
We also commissioned @themaarika.bsky.social again to give life to BBF x Healer 😍
Read our update below 👇
1000xRESIST - From You, 70,000 Copies Ago - Steam News
It’s been another ~4 months since our last update – and what a WILD time it’s been
store.steampowered.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
💠 1000xRESIST Has Sold Over 70,000 Copies!! 💠
To celebrate, we are on SALE at -25% off on Steam!
We also commissioned @themaarika.bsky.social again to give life to BBF x Healer 😍
Read our update below 👇
To celebrate, we are on SALE at -25% off on Steam!
We also commissioned @themaarika.bsky.social again to give life to BBF x Healer 😍
Read our update below 👇
I am beating Earthbound today
February 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am beating Earthbound today
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WE.
ARE.
HIRINNNGGGGGGG.
Join our incredible Originals team and help us make some top-quality game trailers, gameplay videos, TikTok/Reels content, and more. Full-time, remote gig in Canada.
Apply now or pass it on: www.evolve-pr.com/jobs/
ARE.
HIRINNNGGGGGGG.
Join our incredible Originals team and help us make some top-quality game trailers, gameplay videos, TikTok/Reels content, and more. Full-time, remote gig in Canada.
Apply now or pass it on: www.evolve-pr.com/jobs/
January 31, 2025 at 11:48 PM
WE.
ARE.
HIRINNNGGGGGGG.
Join our incredible Originals team and help us make some top-quality game trailers, gameplay videos, TikTok/Reels content, and more. Full-time, remote gig in Canada.
Apply now or pass it on: www.evolve-pr.com/jobs/
ARE.
HIRINNNGGGGGGG.
Join our incredible Originals team and help us make some top-quality game trailers, gameplay videos, TikTok/Reels content, and more. Full-time, remote gig in Canada.
Apply now or pass it on: www.evolve-pr.com/jobs/
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Really happy to talk to Gareth Damian Martin about Citizen Sleeper 2, science fiction, and how tabletop games and digital games are talking to each other.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector developer Gareth Damian Martin talks about the game with Cameron Kunzelman. www.pastemagazine.com/games/citize...
Bodies and Long-Term Harm: Gareth Damian Martin Discusses Citizen Sleeper 2
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector developer Gareth Damian Martin talks about the game with Cameron Kunzelman.
www.pastemagazine.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Really happy to talk to Gareth Damian Martin about Citizen Sleeper 2, science fiction, and how tabletop games and digital games are talking to each other.
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i spent 230 cycles in citizen sleeper 2 for polygon. days later, i’m still thinking about those who tagged alongside me, how strategizing around stress and starvation made for a bigger impact of the game’s themes, and the importance of sticking together. my review:
www.polygon.com/review/51584...
www.polygon.com/review/51584...
Friendship is survival in Citizen Sleeper 2
It achieves a Cowboy Bebop-like sense of friendship and community
www.polygon.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
i spent 230 cycles in citizen sleeper 2 for polygon. days later, i’m still thinking about those who tagged alongside me, how strategizing around stress and starvation made for a bigger impact of the game’s themes, and the importance of sticking together. my review:
www.polygon.com/review/51584...
www.polygon.com/review/51584...
I was talking to my cousin (12yo) about Pikmin and his response was “but doesn’t it cost money?” I pressed the point a bit to which he said he prefers F2P games because 1) It’s what friends are playing 2) The initial entry to play doesn’t involve convincing parents to buy something
Over 60% of new video game buyers in the US will buy a new video game once every 6 months - or less frequently.
For video game players overall, over 75% of US video game players say that most influential characteristic of a game that will get them to play is that game is free to play.
For video game players overall, over 75% of US video game players say that most influential characteristic of a game that will get them to play is that game is free to play.
January 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I was talking to my cousin (12yo) about Pikmin and his response was “but doesn’t it cost money?” I pressed the point a bit to which he said he prefers F2P games because 1) It’s what friends are playing 2) The initial entry to play doesn’t involve convincing parents to buy something
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The Video Game History Foundation Library is now in early access. For free. For everyone. Wherever you are.
Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library...
Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library...
library.gamehistory.org — Now in early access
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Video Game History Foundation Library is now in early access. For free. For everyone. Wherever you are.
Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library...
Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library...
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I need people to understand that starting a small studio in the early to mid 2010s is not the same as starting a small studio in 2025
(and also for people not to harass those who don’t yet understand this)
(and also for people not to harass those who don’t yet understand this)
January 30, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I need people to understand that starting a small studio in the early to mid 2010s is not the same as starting a small studio in 2025
(and also for people not to harass those who don’t yet understand this)
(and also for people not to harass those who don’t yet understand this)
I'm hopeful that game scope continues to become valued as an art to pull off in the right scale. Touching the walls of a world is good! From what I read of Eternal Strands impressions so far, I'm really excited to play.
January 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I'm hopeful that game scope continues to become valued as an art to pull off in the right scale. Touching the walls of a world is good! From what I read of Eternal Strands impressions so far, I'm really excited to play.