The former business development team from Humble Bundle has announced Digiphile, a discovery platform offering a community-focused approach by fans, not algorithms.
A group of former Humble Bundle business developers have launched a new digital storefront called Digiphile in a bid to deliver the ânext big thing in community-focused discovery.â The platformâs founders believe what fans need isnât more choice (with thousands of new games landing on the Steam platform each year), they need better curation and discovery, and thatâs what Digiphile aims to do. Digiphileâs Collections attempts to bring back the âgood old daysâ of gaming bundles, functioning as community-wide events that include curator engagement and guest curator deep dives, rather than relying on a âfacelessâ algorithm.
Digiphile Founder Alex Hill says, âWorking at Humble Bundle was a dream come true for a fan like me. And Iâm not alone. We were all fans of Humble Bundle even before we worked there,â adding, âNow weâre committed to staying true to Humbleâs spirit and building what we loved about it in the first place.â The Digiphile platform is the self-proclaimed result of years of feedback from the Reddit community and video game publishing partners, crafted to address the fan concerns and better amplify usersâ voices.
Their inaugural games collection (or bundle), Return of the Immersive Sim, supports the Arbor Day Foundation with a lineup that includes 2025 releases and more, with System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster, Perepiteia, Shadows of Doubt, Fallen Aces from 2024, 2023âs System Shock, Blood West, and indie title CTRL ALT EGO. The Arbor Day Foundation is an initiative that seeks âto shape the future through trees,â bringing trees to where theyâre needed most.
Digiphileâs one-year plan includes evolving the platform into a space for users to connect, share, and contribute to community-driven goals, all while supporting causes they care about. Co-founder Andy Franzen says, âWe are self-funded and completely independent, meaning we answer to our community, not shareholders,â emboldening the idea that the curation of the platform will be done by humans and not algorithm guesses.
The first bundle from Digiphile is available on its official website, and more information about its community plans can be found there.
This sounds like an exciting venture! It’s great to see former Humble Bundle devs branching out to create something new. Looking forward to seeing how Digiphile develops and what unique features it will offer.
Absolutely, it really is exciting! It’s interesting to think about how their experience with community-driven sales at Humble Bundle might influence the way they approach user engagement and curation on Digiphile. Looking forward to seeing how they shape this new platform!
Absolutely, their experience with community-driven models will likely shape Digiphile in unique ways. Itâll be fascinating to see how they integrate user feedback to enhance the discovery process. This could set a new standard for platforms focused on human connection!