Discovery model

Indie discovery should not start with an audience requirement.

RetiPie’s feed philosophy gives new games room to be tested, keeps creator diversity in view, and uses player behavior to learn what deserves more reach.

Indie creators evaluating distribution

The feed deliberately keeps room for new and unproven games, so a new creator is not hidden only because they arrived without followers.

Quality, return rate, play duration, skip behavior, recency, and diversity signals matter more than creator size alone.

Every new release gets tested in front of real players instead of starting at the bottom of a ranked list it can never climb.

The signals are things players actually do: coming back, playing longer, swiping past. Nobody can buy their way up, and nobody is buried for being small.

Diversity counts as much as performance: the feed mixes genres, creators, and fresh releases so it never collapses into the same ten games.

The goal is not random rotation; it is fair testing followed by evidence-based promotion when the game performs.

Keep learning

Move through the practical RetiPie Learn path without jumping straight into API reference.

Publish into discovery

Learn why the platform exists for small teams and solo creators.

Player surface

See how mobile browser play supports quick discovery.

Technical docs

When you are ready to implement, move from the Learn narrative into the exact RetiPie docs.

Quick Start

Upload a first playable game and move it through the creator flow.