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Humble Bundle vets launch new game discovery platform

Digiphile is being pitched as an intentionally curated storefront 'driven by people, not algorithms.'

www.gamedeveloper.com

"Everything starts with curation. Each Digiphile collection is a limited-time event, made in collaboration with respected voices in each genre to create meaningful showcases that celebrate what's worth playing right now," said Hill.

"We've also built systems that fix long-standing issues in the bundle space, most notably The Digiphile Exchange, which ensures games reach real players instead of sitting unused. Players can trade in keys for games they already own and receive credit toward other titles featured in our collections. This keeps engagement high and key waste low, a necessity for publishers looking to secure more keys for future promotions."

https://www.digiphile.co/

So... game bundles, but you can trade your duplicate keys for other games from other bundles I guess. Seems like a neat idea depending on how it's done.

Digiphile's inaugural game collection, Return of the Immersive Sim, has been launched today in support of the Arbor Day Foundation. It features titles such as System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster, Perepiteia, Shadows of Doubt, and CTRL ALT EGO.

Curious to see pricing on this (it's not live yet), and also curious to see how this exchange thing works.

 

[IFireflyl]

 

[Kenneth Haight]

see that guy, stay away from him he's a digiphile

GTFO with that name

Edit: this is actually really cool, I just can't cope with the name

 

[Rocinante618]

Name: Digiphile
Social Media Presence: BlueSky Reddit and Instagram

bruh

edit: Limited Time Events (FOMO) & given the social media presence you very well know what game bundle and to which charity your money will go.

 

[TommyCronin6969]

 

[Muskrat_Farms]

Terrible name but I like the key exchange idea. Humble Bundle went to shit a long time ago so fingers crossed this is like the original Humble days

 

[justiceiro]

Announcing a bundle platform without announcing any bundle with it doesn't inspire me much confidence.

 

[Diseased Yak]

Announcing a bundle platform without announcing any bundle with it doesn't inspire me much confidence.

Hah, yeah, I mean it sounds neat, but why go public with nothing? It would make more sense to release with an impressive opening bundle. Eh, I'll sign up for their email just to keep an eye on it.

 

[Fahdis]

Me at Marketing for Free at this Company

Friend: Bro, check out this games Bundle.
Me: Yes, I am indeed interested in small... exclusive bundles.
Friend: You sound like a Pe...
Me: I'm NOT a Pedophile. I'm a Digiphile!
Friend: ...nis.

 

[jshackles]

Announcing a bundle platform without announcing any bundle with it doesn't inspire me much confidence.

They've announced their first bundle but it's not live yet

Digiphile's inaugural game collection, Return of the Immersive Sim, has been launched today in support of the Arbor Day Foundation. It features titles such as System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster, Perepiteia, Shadows of Doubt, and CTRL ALT EGO.

 

[Pejo]

Man I wish I could trade unused keys from Choice for other games, even at like a 5-1 rate or something. I'll keep an eye on this.

 

[jshackles]

Their FAQs are up (an a sites.google.com domain lol)

Help Center - Exchange

What is the Exchange? FAQ The Digiphile Exchange lets you trade in games you already own from a bundle for credit, which you can use to claim other previously bundled titles, either for yourself or as a gift. It’s a way to get more value from bundles and discover new games, even if you already own

sites.google.com

The initial bundle was briefly live on the site, but it's been taken down again for unknown reasons. Sounds like a rough launch.

How Credits Work

• You'll earn 10 credits per dollar tier the game was originally part of. Example:
  
  • A game in the $12 tier = 120 credits
• To claim a game from the Exchange, it costs 3x the trade-in value.
  
  • Example: That $12-tier game costs 360 credits to claim

 

[kevboard]

Digiphile sounds like someone who's jerkin off to digimon rule34

 

[jshackles]

https://www.digiphile.co/collections/return-of-the-immersive-sim