Visibiity of Indie game and Developers
I'm asking to add "Indie game" as a category and not just as a tag. To begin I would like to site an original post that was Declined.
This letter was declined because the games are auto tagged as "Indie game". My counterpoint is that a common user doesn't know how to search by tag. It is not as accessible as the category search. For smaller streamers and game developers it is difficult for a casual user of the app/site to discover their content. For example "Adventure Lamp" has 4 Followers and is greatly unknown. It is a fantastic game, but under the current structure it is virtually impossible for this game to be found by casual viewers. A game in the Retro category can be found via thumbnail or inclusive streamer title. The visibility issue of the tag system is that options only appear under the Browse page of the app/site. From the home page, searching using the main search bar at the top of the screen does not allow a search for tags. It restricts the user experience, and forces the viewer to know the category or game title above all other search criteria. It also hinders the growth of small indie streamers.
Thank You,
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AgusArranz commented
If Twitch as a platform still cares for the small games community then this is a must have. Indies are the heart of the industy and this would encourage more streamers to show new games to their audiences.
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tinygh0stt commented
This is super important. I predominantly play indies, and I sometimes I can't even find the game listed on twitch for the small ones so I play in Just Chatting? Not only would an Indie category be great to find other indie streamers and make friends in the community, but I would able to find the smaller games I never even heard of WAY easier than just a tag.
PLEASE PLEASE consider opening up an Indies Page.
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RawrTigerlily commented
I agree that finding indie games should be easier than it is currently, and making it a real category would be a huge improvement over the way it "works" currently.
710 upvotes on the previous post, it would seem there are a considerable number of Twitch users that agree.
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RTFXSTUDIO commented
I agree it should be a category! I love watching indie games and supporting game devs
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ED511mex commented
Tratar de darle mas filtración a juegos indie, por que, por lo regular los creadores de contenido chicos con juegos poco conocidos no se logran ver casi nunca y aunque busques una categoria en especifico solo se van por juegos populares , es mi opinión