Indie games,
mapped by how they actually play.
Mechanics, loops, progression and player intent — not just Steam tags.
441 games read on Steam98 profiles publishedBrowse the catalogue →
One game, many ways to find the next one.
Shypiard maps a game by how it plays, then opens similar games, mechanics, genres, play styles and collections.
Valheim
Valheim →New games reach Steam every day. Shypiard reads them.
Small and new games appear next to the big names, with their real Steam figures.
441 games read on Steam · 130 new or small games · 87 demos · 57 in Early Access
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Under 1,000 reviews
Games with demos
441+ games read on Steam
14,084 Steam releases in the Observatory · 200 launch outcomes read · 100 survival games in the dedicated corpus
How specific games actually launched.
You can see the market.
Now map your own game.
Launch is infrastructure.
The same map studios use to see the games around theirs and position their Steam page.
- Submit your game
- See the games around yours
- Compare with similar games
- Position your Steam page
- Prepare your launch
Diagnostic, strategy, production and velocity still live in the studio method — not as the front door.
Creators: find indie games before everyone else.
We do the work. We don't just advise.
The studio work stays: Steam page, creators, velocity. It no longer has to introduce the whole product.
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