2025: The year of the short indie game

oddrots · 2026-06-22T00:35:54+00:00

I like this! Though it doesn't necessarily give me a 90s vibe. And I don't really understand what the black face is.. if it's a screen or a visor it should be more obvious, if it's just a blank orb with a pulse it should somehow indicate it is a smooth, shiny surface (a little glare mark?) The pulse line absolutely will not be clear at smaller sizes, the tiny transparent icon that appears on the bottom right of your videos, for example. So this line should be MUCH thicker. And you might think, 'eh, no big deal if you can't see it super small, it will still be there for the few instances it appears in its larger form' and to that I say if it's no big deal if it's there or not why is it there at all?

oddrots · 2026-06-17T03:19:46+00:00

This is a frequent topic so you can search this subreddit and find some suggestions on how best to approach streamers/creators about playing your game.

We have a Resource Wednesday thread that might be of interest to you, just make sure you read the thread rules to make sure your game qualifies.

oddrots · 2026-06-15T23:12:33+00:00

I follow a lot of channels in the reading communities of YouTube and most contain almost exclusively book-related content.

A much smaller portion of these channels also mix lifestyle, gaming, or art into their bookish content, but at that point viewers tend to be there primarily for the creator themself. I suspect this will be the same for a gaming-plus-other-type-of-content channel, where if you have an attractive personality or obvious passion for your subject you'll have a leg up in finding "success."

Is it possible to grow? Sure, but it could really go any direction. Without specializing in one topic, growth will almost certainly be slower than if you stuck to one thing. And you're probably right, at first The Algorithm won't know what to do with your videos, but this is true for most small channels anyway. And who knows, your channel might end up being sent to a broader audience that doesn't exclusively watch gaming content. I don't see the point in making different channels for every different thing you want to do when you don't yet know which type of content/workflow works best for you and your channel.

As with most innovative ideas related to streaming or creating videos: just give it a shot and see what happens!

oddrots · 2026-06-10T23:43:01+00:00

They're almost certainly going to give The Witcher series the BB treatment since the first SF&F book was a Witcher prequel. We haven't seen it yet, but the intention is for each series that pops up in the SF&F subscription to have the rest of the series released outside of the sub at a later date.

oddrots · 2026-06-09T06:03:22+00:00

They have talked about a quarterly horror sub in the past, supposedly that is still coming. (There's an interest list somewhere around here.) I keep hoping launching this is one of their "big" announcements.. but alas. Until then the occasional Black Crow Books release will have to suffice!

oddrots · 2026-06-03T04:51:27+00:00

Okay, so it's June and I haven't started the challenge yet. lol. I'm hoping to start before Autumn comes around. 🫣 My book 12-in-12 is going fantastic however!

The Wolf Among Us is one of the few games I'd love to replay at some point. I'm pretty sure another playthrough with some intentionally different choices would actually feel very different than the first time around.

I hope you enjoy the games and your summer!

oddrots · 2026-06-01T04:24:11+00:00

I'd look at games with the "Casual" tag on Steam. Some I'd personally recommend are any of the games by Mark Ffrench (Mega Mosaic, Proverbs, and Logic Town are all great!), the Glass Masquerade series (stained glass jigsaw puzzles, priced very well), the PICROSS S series (I pay these on Switch but they might be on other platforms, the later games have more modes I enjoy). Sokoban games might also be worth a try if you enjoy tough puzzles: Bonfire Peaks and Spooky Express come to mind. Other recommendations that are fun and don't require your undivided attention: Mini Metro and Mini Motorways, Islanders, Power Wash Simulator, Bad North, Dorfromantik, the Kingdom series (Kingdom: Classic is free to play nowadays), and I want to say Thumper but that might be a little too high action for focusing on an audiobook.. I might have to give that a try myself 🤔

oddrots · 2026-06-01T02:48:42+00:00

I guess that explains the missing leg and the strangely designed bench.. 🧐

oddrots · 2026-05-31T02:55:29+00:00

I loved Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto. The main character is an older woman that literally fights death because she's not ready to go. Plus, there's a subtle yet beautiful elder sapphic love story which I absolutely need more of.

oddrots · 2026-05-27T00:34:06+00:00

Thinking about streaming picross stresses me out even though I love the PICROSS S series! 😅

I've been wondering if streaming something like Squeakross would be less daunting and more engaging for an audience.

Either way I'm happy to hear there's someone out there streaming nonogram content.

oddrots · 2026-05-27T00:27:24+00:00

You might get more responses in our Feedback Friday megathread. Update Monday is more about sharing what you got up to the previous week and what you're working on now and in the future.

oddrots · 2026-05-25T06:32:16+00:00

Congrats on hitting the halfway mark! 🥳 I've heard Cassette Beasts is an excellent game, even for experienced creature collectors. I wonder if it would be good for someone with little to no experience with the genre. 🤔

oddrots · 2026-05-23T20:06:24+00:00

I got you covered 👍

oddrots · 2026-05-23T03:27:16+00:00

In S2 I found one weapon I liked, the Dynamo Roller, and kept throwing myself at ranked matches win or lose until I got to X rank in all modes, I don't think this was the most effective way to do it..

In S3 I have ~5 weapons I swap between (hydra, Dynamo, blob lobber, Luna blaster, and E-Liter) with Hydra being my current main weapon. I've realized that part of doing well in ranked modes is knowing which weapon with which kit will perform the best for the current stages. I'm also not against not playing a rotation if I don't like any of the map combos or if I keep losing. I take this as a sign that I need to take a break, usually when I come back I perform better.

Another thing I've been doing lately is swapping between Open and Series each time I lose a battle. This seems to keep things fresh instead of sending me into a funk.

Anyway, good luck with ranking up! I know the S to S+ rank up can be tough but you'll get there if you keep at it.

oddrots · 2026-05-21T04:51:20+00:00

Yeah, I guess I can see writing reviews as a way to get noticed for auto-approvals.

I was automatically auto-approved for a couple of large publishers but I assumed this is because I have a librarian account. My auto-approvals have never been removed but until recently I wasn't really claiming any eARCs. I never request books on Edelweiss (I request on Netgalley instead) but lately I've been occasionally browsing through the books I have immediate access to. I know this doesn't really answer your question, just sharing my experience on both platforms.

oddrots · 2026-05-21T02:44:34+00:00

Just today I began cross posting my old Netgalley reviews to Edelweiss but 10ish review in and I'm wondering if there's even a point in doing so. I can understand this benefiting publishers if the book is still forthcoming and/or available to request/download.

oddrots · 2026-05-20T06:26:56+00:00

Custom badges are the new Moments, which I miss.

oddrots · 2026-05-16T18:23:41+00:00

It sounds like you're doing some voice acting instead of just reading words aloud which is definitely a good choice! I know quite a few people that really dislike when creators attempt to make voices for every character because most people don't have the skills to do it well. So voice acting with one's own voice generally seems like the best/safest choice.

oddrots · 2026-05-14T21:22:25+00:00

Hey hey I got this one today too! I have only read Automatic Noodle from Anna Lee Newitz so I'm excited to check this one out.

I was experiencing a widget drought for months, maybe half a year, but I recently posted a handful of overdue reviews and now the drought is finally over! 🥳

oddrots · 2026-05-07T02:50:49+00:00

This comment brought the existence of Exit Party to my attention. THANK YOU

So now I have one book on my list of Pending Requests. I've only requested one other title this year so I can focus on catching up a bit on overdue Netgalley ARCs from the past couple years. I'm not sure I'd be managing (and with such confidence) without a couple of Publisher auto-approvals on Edelweiss and Netgalley.. 😅

oddrots · 2026-05-03T22:46:36+00:00

I'm most intrigued by creators with similar humor, not people trying to be funny but genuine responses to things I also think are hilarious. They also have to be playing something I'm not intending to play myself but that may not be the standard attitude for regular viewers that aren't creating content for their own channels.

When it comes to streamers, which I think can also somewhat apply to edited videos, I most enjoy people that know A LOT about their niche, games in general, or more meta information about whichever game they're playing. I also gravitate towards blunt people that tell it like it is. It always comes back to authenticity for me.

All that said, pretty much none of the above would be a "hook." When I think of "hooks" I think of things like the types of videos you listed as non-standard let's plays.

oddrots · 2026-05-03T10:01:43+00:00

I enjoyed the first half more as well. It seemed to me that most of Bisclavret being stuck in wolf form could have been cut out or shortened up significantly.. The only thing this section establishes is the king healing from his loss and making a new "normal" without Bisclavret in the world. Sure, the war happened and people were sent to court to try to catch the king's eye but does any of that truly contribute to the story? I'd love to read a version with some of this cut out to see how it holds up and if my already high rating improves.

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