Akupara Games on publishing, platforms, and Rain World’s revival

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: https://www.akuparagames.com/ More from Alyssa Kollgaard in the 2026 Unity Game Development Report: https://on.unity.com/2026GameDevReport Featured game credits: Sorry We’re Closed | à la mode games | Akupara Games: https://on.unity.com/PlaySorryWereClosed The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon | Spooky Doorway | Akupara Games: https://on.unity.com/PlayTDD_BotM Rain World: The Watcher | Videocult | Akupara Games: https://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 #MadeWithUnity #Unity #GameDev #AkuparaGames