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Have an Indie category like Retro/Creative/IRL/etc

It would be super lit to have an Indie category to play lesser-known games. Very often I'll try to stream an Indie game and it either wont be listed on Twitch or have 0 viewers. It would be beneficial to indie devs too to get their name/games out there.
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  • Kumkw4t commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    The perfect solution would be an "Indie" category but when a streamer chooses this category (or the retro category) he would have to fill a new option with the precise name of the game. That way, people could search through the Indie/Retro category and give more visibility to old/small games but also search for a specific game if they want to o/.
  • Clammiee commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Would love to have an "Indie Game" section both for devs and indie game players!

  • SektorFire commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I personally dislike the "Retro" category as it makes it difficult to find specific games that you'd like to watch. You have to hope that the streamer has listed the game's title accurately in the title so you can even find it. I think it's redundant when you already have a retro tag already that helps you find those type of games and indie does as well. I think maybe having "Unlisted" or something similar for a category would help without creating a mess of a category like Retro is now.
  • Ybrik_fr commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I searched how to send ideas to twitch just to ask that!
    And now I see when it was posted and I'm a little bit disappointed...
    Hope this will be made!
  • Arwin commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Hey we have a small web project with a team of mine that concerns this matter (To be able to filter Streams/Games) to the very core. We have a set of detault genres/themes on: https://shikenso.com/?tab=1

    Yet to get more Data on the streams - a streamer need to register and upload his schedule and set tags to his schedule/streams. Once a user for example uploads a schedule for an indie game and even tags it with "speedrun" "indie" etc. poeple can filter them out in our calendar. We are still a startup so obviously we still lack the data and have to make the community aware of these features.

    Feedback and innovative ideas on this matter appreciated!

  • Dezorn commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    As a streamer that mainly showcases Indies I fully support this. If only I could give more than 3 votes!
  • Nalyo Gaming commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    AGREED!!! We need an Indie Category.. I am actually blown away that this even has to be asked for by now, lol..
  • RubidiumMoon commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Following my previous post, I just think the main directory itself should have genre categories that way games are easier to find. You should be able to search for just RPG games or just Fantasy games. People who would determine the genres of games would be the developers. Like there are communities, but I feel it would be better to have official game categories just like IRL and Creative do. I mean, why categorize creative and IRL and not the games themeselves? There are millions or games and being able to filter or search for specific genres would improve discoverability and searchability.

  • RubidiumMoon commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I think the best idea would be to have a main Indie Game Directory and have every individual indie game directory (as in the directories like Darkest Dungeon) as like subcategories or something that way, you have the main category and then people can search in there for a specific game. Kind of likehow Creative and IRL function. Communities are great, but one there are too many indie communities because everyone makes their own category; two, they don’t separate per game so it’s still harder to find what you want as you can’t search for a game within a community; and three, communities don’t get as much exposure as Game Directories do. Communities are good for things like “Positivity” and “LGBTQA” and things like that, but are not good for part promoting game communities.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Games + Demos isn't a good enough category. Something highlighting JUST Indie games, not just un-cataloged games, would be great!

  • TwittlesTV commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I would love to see this because there are so many titles out there that deserve more love and attention

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