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Browser Game Analysis: First Month’s Revenue and Game Metrics

Posted on May 21, 2015 by halcyon

In this article I would like to share my experience launching my first browser game. For those that aren’t familiar, Nevergrind is a browser RPG that I have publicly developed since September, 2012. Starting last month, on April 20th, players could … Continue reading →

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10 Tips to Fund Your Indie Browser Game on Kickstarter

Posted on May 12, 2015 by halcyon

Successfully funding a browser game on Kickstarter is an ominous proposition.  The search results for “browser” on Kickstarter is like a graveyard of game development aspiration. A paltry 13% of results were successfully funded. This stands in stark comparison to … Continue reading →

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Indie RPG sensation, Nevergrind, smashes all-time monthly traffic record in April!

Posted on May 1, 2015 by halcyon

On the heels of a successful Kickstarter campaign, Nevergrind smashed its all-time pageview record. The previous record, 35,981, was set in March, 2015. The new record clocks in at 94,044, 261% higher than the previous record. This was not exceptionally … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon: Planned Racial Skill Changes

Posted on April 22, 2015 by halcyon

I may as well divulge what’s planned. Ogre and Dark Elf racials will not be changed. The following will be changed in a patch coming soon. Some of the details may change, such as percentages, durations, or intervals, but this … Continue reading →

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Nevergrind traffic surges on back of Kickstarter campaign

Posted on April 20, 2015 by halcyon

Nevergrind’s Kickstarter campaign has been a benefit beyond merely meeting its campaign’s financial goals. It also reaped the benefits of its month-long, $0 marketing campaign. The campaign saw considerable success despite spending no money on marketing by spreading the world … Continue reading →

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Nevergrind climbs past BrowserQuest in Pagerank

Posted on April 4, 2015 by halcyon

You can’t expect everything to go according to plan in this browser game business, but some things have been going quite well. Nevergrind has been climbing steadily in some of our targeted key terms. For example, at this time we … Continue reading →

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