Valve revamps Steam's Discounts & Events feed, boosting indie visibility

Valve quietly updated Steam's Discounts & Events feed to be more personalized based on playtime, wishlists, and purchases. Publisher Hooded Horse reports one of its games got 7,341 visits from the feed in a month versus a prior average of 2.8.

• Discounts & Events feed now tailored to wishlists and purchases
• One Hooded Horse game got 7,341 visits in a month vs 2.8 before
• Another game grew from 6,000 visits in five months to 14,000 in one
• Publisher calls it the best traffic source for niche indies