About Session
In 2025, headlines consistently touted the success of indie games sold on Steam – titles like PEAK, Hollow Knight: Silksong, R.E.P.O and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 signaled the beginning of an era where small teams could compete against their AAA counterparts on the same platform.
In this lecture, Kristian Roberts (CEO, Nordicity) takes you under the hood and delves into Steam data to better understand what’s at play for indie game developers in this new era. Kristian will explain what data points like revenue, sales, genre, CCUs, review score – paired with other data points such as company headcounts, wages, and expenditure profiles – tell us about successful indie game titles and broader industry trends. Kristain will also explain how indie game companies can capitalize on these insights to optimize their own releases on Steam.
