Kerbal Space Program
Game
Documents about Kerbal Space Program
PocketGamer.biz20 min
Session: Cutting Through The Noise – How To Get Your Game Noticed In A Challenging Market. Markus...
In a saturated gaming market where nearly 200,000 titles were released across major platforms last year, achieving visibility requires a shift from traditional, high-budget marketing toward creative, strategic, and audience-focused engagement.
- With nearly 200,000 titles released across major platforms last year, developers must abandon traditional, high-budget advertising in favor of creative, audience-focused engagement strategies.
- Marketing success is driven by platform-specific content, such as the technical community-building on Reddit seen with Kerbal Space Program or the viral, quirky short-form content used by Cult of the Lamb on TikTok.
- Creative, low-budget campaigns—such as the puppet-themed marketing for Resident Evil Village—often outperform high-production-value trailers by prioritizing emotional resonance and humor.
PocketGamer.bizFeb 2025
Extra Credits9 min
Games You Might Not Have Tried - ep 5 - Find New Games - Extra Credits
This overview highlights a curated selection of video games chosen for their novelty, innovative mechanics, and unique narrative approaches rather than traditional metrics of production quality.
- Prioritizing creative risk-taking and unconventional design often yields more memorable and intellectually stimulating experiences than traditional high-production-value titles.
- Thomas Was Alone demonstrates how simple mechanics can serve as effective narrative metaphors, while The Unfinished Swan highlights the value of aesthetic innovation.
- Titles like Mark of the Ninja and FTL prove that refined genre-specific mechanics—such as stealth systems and roguelike structures—can define a game's success regardless of budget.
Extra CreditsMay 2013