Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Alyssa Kollgaard, COO of Akupara Games, shares an indie publisher's perspective on overcoming the biggest challenges in games today: discoverability and the attention economy.

Learn how Akupara thinks about games made for niche audiences, why this publisher prioritizes Unity projects, and their key takeaways from reviving the decade-old survival classic, Rain World, and bringing it to new platforms.

Explore the Akupara Games catalog: akuparagames.com

More from Alyssa Kollgaard in the 2026 Unity Game Development Report: on.unity.com/2026GameDevReport

Featured game credits:
Sorry We’re Closed | à la mode games | Akupara Games: on.unity.com/PlaySorryWereClosed

The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon | Spooky Doorway | Akupara Games: on.unity.com/PlayTDD_BotM

Rain World: The Watcher | Videocult | Akupara Games: on.unity.com/PlayRainWorldTheWatcher

[0:00] Intro
[0:42] The discoverability challenge
[1:26] Tackling common porting problems
[2:10] Rain World: Sustaining engagement
[2:57] Choosing dev tools
[3:45] Looking ahead

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