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Top 50 Xbox Forum Communities in XBLIG

Monday, May 24, 2010
By: Matthew Doucette

I was curious to the Xbox LIVE community involvement in Xbox LIVE Indie Games, and researched the games with the most Xbox Forums threads and posts. Here's the top 50 as sampled on May 24th, 2010. Discuss on XNA Forums or Xbox Forums.

Rank	Game	Threads	Posts	Notes
1.	Avatar Golf	71	753	Dream Build Play 2009 top 20 finalist
2.	Easy Golf	60	670
3.	BIOLOGY BATTLE	38	384	Dream Build Play 2008 top 20 finalist
4.	Miner Dig Deep	49	284
	Duality ZF* :)	1	152	#7 in Dream Build Play 2009, #5 in Dream Build Play 2010
5.	Dungeon Adventure	14	149
6.	Clover	25	142
7.	Weapon of Choice	33	132	#3 in Dream Build Play 2008
8.	Kodu Game Lab	26	123
9.	I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1	12	117	#1 rated XBLIG in U.S.
10.	Blow	16	116	Dream Build Play 2008 top 6 finalist
11.	Echoes+	5	106
12.	ezmuze+ Hamst3r edition	19	105
13.	Solar	13	99
14.	The Exterminator	9	98	4,000pt contest; makings of a 12,000pt contest
15.	Decimation X :)	10	89	#1 rated XBLIG in Japan
16.	Word Soup	23	88
17.	RC-AirSim	17	85
18.	Classicard	8	73
19.	Gamerbots: Third-Robot Shooting	6	73
20.	Magic Synthesizer Mike (魔法合成屋さんのミケ)	2	59	Invalid placement due to spam postings.
21.	ZenHak	7	56
22.	Artoon**	11	53	Dream Build Play 2008 top 20 finalist
23.	Rumble Massage	8	52
24.	In the Pit	4	51
25.	Little Racers	11	48
26.	bricks4ever	18	47
27.	Fireplace	6	47
28.	Landmark	17	44
29.	Cavein - Miner Rescue Team	10	44
30.	Colosseum	8	43	Dream Build Play 2008 top 20 finalist
31.	Bowling X	7	41
32.	Wordzy	10	39
33.	Bloc	8	37
34.	StarPilot	6	37
35.	myFishtank	5	37
36.	Angry Barry	5	35
37.	Fishing Girl	3	35
38.	Trino	9	34
39.	Ladybird Galaxy	5	34
40.	Groov	6	33
41.	Carneyvale Showtime	6	32	#1 in Dream Build Play 2008
42.	Beat Hazard	7	31	#4 in Dream Build Play 2010
43.	NextWar: The Quest for Earth	7	30
44.	Fireworks HD	6	30
45.	Swords and Monsters	5	30
46.	Streets of Fury	4	30	Dream Build Play 2008 top 20 finalist
47.	Orbyx - Mystic Orbs of Chaos	2	30
48.	Hexothermic	11	29
49.	Galax-e-mail	8	29	Dream Build Play 2008 top 20 finalist
50.	Iris	4	29

*Duality ZF has not been released yet, and therefore has no official forum. Figures based off a single thread.
**Artoon was pulled from Xbox LIVE Marketplace due to possible trademark infringement (source).

Discuss on XNA Forums or Xbox Forums. Our Duality ZF game would come in at #5, if released and had its own forum, and our Decimation X game comes in at #15. Make what you wish of it. If there's any mistakes or any notes I should add, please contact us.

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About the Author: I am Matthew Doucette of Xona Games, an award-winning indie game studio that I founded with my twin brother. We make intensified arcade-style retro games. Our business, our games, our technology, and we as competitive gamers have won prestigious awards and received worldwide press. Our business has won $190,000 in contests. Our games have ranked from #1 in Canada to #1 in Japan, have become #1 best sellers in multiple countries, have won game contests, and have held 3 of the top 5 rated spots in Japan of all Xbox LIVE indie games. Our game engines have been awarded for technical excellence. And we, the developers, have placed #1 in competitive gaming competitions -- relating to the games we make. Read about our story, our awards, our games, and view our blog.