Climb the Leaderboards in the First Ever Story-Driven Challenge Season!

This September, something completely new is coming to indiexpo!

For the first time ever, we’re launching a series of special Challenges connected by a shared storyline. Each Challenge will last only 2 days, so timing and skill will be everything.

What makes it even more exciting? These Challenges are based on well-known games already available on indiexpo, giving players a fresh reason to jump back in and prove their mastery.

With such short time windows, the events are set to shake up the leaderboards like never before and open the door to winning a huge amount of gems!

Don’t miss it—this could be your chance to climb the ranks and make history in the very first story-driven Challenge season on indiexpo!

New Features, New Speed, New Quests!

Finally, a new post to show you the latest updates on indiexpo!

So many things to say — I’ll try to keep it short!

For the Gamers:

• The website is faster!
• New design for User Pages, with your ranking shown bigger in the top-right corner!
• New language added: Czech
• New events and quests every month to earn more Gems
• On the blog, you can find more posts about the latest games uploaded to the site

For the Developers:

• On the home page (if no followed games have been recently uploaded), you’ll now see your own games! It’s incredible how many developers are using it in so few time!
• If your game supports the leaderboard, you can now click on "Create a new Quest" to make a quest linked to it
• In the stats area on your game page, you can now see the global ranking of your game, along with the games ranked directly above and below it

Coming soon...

For the gamers:

• a new area to continue to play your favourite games

For the developers:

• a new way to upload the screenshots and select the cover of your game

Win Prizes by Completing Exciting Quests!

During this first semester, besides fixing a few things (such as the Advanced Search, which now has a better design and a new filter for searching games by year), we have finally released a new important feature that we are excited about: Quests!

What are the Quests? How do they work?

We have revolutionized the Events section!

You can go to the event page, "Accept" the mission assigned (which can be to "find an object", "survive as long as possible", "get a certain number of points", etc.), then play the game and receive 100 gems as a reward!

Why this new feature?

Many sites similar to ours often organize events/jams for developers. We didn't want to follow this path, which has already been widely used by others (also because in the end, a contest can be organized very well on a forum, social media, or elsewhere). We wanted to focus more on games and players.

How to create missions linked to your own games?

The fundamental thing is that the game is playable online. Then just contact the staff (by email or on Discord) to enable the scoring system and create linked missions!

A more effective notification system has not yet been integrated, but every day we are refining and perfecting this feature!

Try to win some missions and let us know what you think!

We are sure that players will love this new gaming experience, where they can accept fun challenges and win gem prizes!

53% of the most frequent gamers play multiplayer games

At least once a week, spending an average of 6 hours playing with others online and 5 hours playing with others in person.

Who are gamers playing with?

• 41% play with friends
• 21% play with family members
• 18% play with parents
• 17% play with their spouse

54% of the most frequent gamers say that video games help connect them with their friends. 

45% say it helps their family spend time together. 

Most played multiplayer genres are:

1. 29% Shooters
2. 28% Casual
3. 27% Action

Source: Essential Facts 2017

Can be a good idea to make a new multiplayer game with the indiepad!

The average gamer is 35 years old

The average gamer is 35 years old.

MALE
UNDER 18 YEARS OLD: 18%
18-35: 17%
36-49: 11%
AGE 50+: 13%

FEMALE
UNDER 18 YEARS OLD: 11%
18-35: 10%
36-49: 8%
AGE 50+: 13%

The average female video game player is 37,

and the average male video game player is 33.

Women age 18 and older represent a significantly greater portion of the regular game-playing population than boys under age 18.

There is an equal distribution of REGULAR female Players in age.

Source: Essential Facts 2017

Ludum Dare #36 is over ! Here they are the best games !

Ludum Dare is a very big and nice Game Jam !
The 36° Jam is over few day ago.
During a Ludum Dare, developers from around the world spend a weekend creating games based on a theme suggested by the community.

 The theme of this jam was :  Ancient Technology !

Several games of this jam was uploaded on indiexpo ! So, we show us the most attractive !

Automata

Iguanados

Storm Operation System

Topkek

Tomb Of The Ancients

Miky the Inuit

Hammer Stone

The Wheel

Write Only

Place of Power

Ancient Orb

Apalis

Stoneheart

Trickery of the Kings

Cronus Tomb

But there are other cool games in this jam ! That you can see in the most recent games or using #LDJAM !

Gamers are a part of 60 percent of American homes

April 28, 2016 – Washington, DC – Gamers are a part of 60 percent of American homes, according to new data released today by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). The report also reveals that the most frequent video game player is 38 years old, on average, and has been playing video games for about 13 years.

Other key findings highlight gamers’ excitement for new technologies such as augmented and virtual reality. According to the report, more than half of the most frequent video game players are familiar with virtual reality, with 40 percent saying they will likely purchase their own VR headsets within the next year.

“This report illustrates how powerful storytelling, innovative hardware, and compelling design join together to fuel our industry’s growth and fan excitement. We are consistently upending traditional conceptions of entertainment and how consumers interact with media,” said Michael D. Gallagher, president and CEO of the ESA, which represents the U.S. video game industry. “These advancements provide new opportunities for audience engagement, and have established this industry as the leader in groundbreaking entertainment and high-tech development.”

The report underscores another rising global trend spurred by the video game industry: eSports. Half of the most frequent gamers surveyed say they are familiar with professional video game competitions. Of those respondents, 45 percent follow eSports on social media, 40 percent follow coverage on cable TV, and 38 percent stream coverage live.