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Congrats to the top 10 "TRENDING FREE" games on Steam! We started the week at #5 and just hit #1! 1. Origins Trading Card Game @origins_tcg 2. Melvor Idle 2 @melvoridle 3. Banana Airways @CaptainBancmt4 4. Mortuus 5. Dungeonbound @louiidev 6. FrontWars 7. Dude, Trust Me @sefikstudios 8. Traffic Architect @TrafficArch 9. Character House @characterhouse1 10. My Party Is Grinding @MyPartyGrinding Who's tried any of these games?

Hey Bynx, great to meet you. I'm the founder of Koin Games, the studio building Origins. Like Kevin, I'm a big fan. I've been watching since the early days of Snap, back when you won the Conquerors broadcast. I want to start by saying I appreciate that you take the time to look up a company before deciding on working with them. Hopefully, after I clear a few things up, you might still be open to the idea of working with Origins. Here is a quick history on how Origins TCG started with blockchain and NFTs and ended up like Counter-Strike on the Steam marketplace. From day one we have had one simple dream: to bring the physical collecting experience from Pokémon, One Piece, and Riftbound into digital TCGs. There's something so special about being able to fill out your binder, trade with friends, and collect things that have real value, even if you never intend to sell them. As my wife always reminds me, "Why does it matter if the price goes up if you never sell anything?" 🙂 When we started this journey, it was at the very beginning of using blockchain and NFTs for games. There were a lot of messy things back then, but there was also so much hope that blockchain was the answer to true ownership in digital. So we started to build in that direction. We partnered with Immutable, and we announced (but never launched) Project O as a game that would use blockchain and NFT tech to give players true ownership. But as we kept building, the adoption we all expected never happened, the stigma with gamers kept growing, and ultimately we realized that if we wanted to reach our goal of true ownership in digital, we needed to look outside of blockchain. The obvious answer was to follow in the footsteps of the most successful digital collectible ecosystem of all time, Counter-Strike, and to build on Steam. Just to make it very clear we have zero blockchain in our game, and we never will. Origins is simply a really fun game that gives every player every card for free, and just like Counter-Strike, every item you can buy is limited, rare, and truly yours. We know not everyone cares, but we believe players deserve free and fair competition. We believe players deserve to own the items they choose to spend money on. I'll finish by saying that while it hasn't been the smoothest path from where we started to where we are now, I'm very proud of the journey we've been on. Most of my favorite products and companies, like Apple, Fortnite, and Tesla, made some massive mistakes along the way to finding something great, and I believe that's what's happening with Origins. Thanks for taking the time to read this, and if you're open to it, I would love to jump on a call and chat. My DMs are open.

Well this wasn’t on my BINGO CARD for today….. but it’s pretty exciting! 3.3K concurrent viewers in the @origins_tcg Twitch category. Currently the 3rd highest amongst all card games. #SteamNextFest

It's time to VOTE….. In just over a week @origins_tcg will do something never done before. We are launching the 1st limited print run of digital sealed booster boxes and digitally graded cards on @Kickstarter (link in comments) •Build your collection •Flex them in battle •Trade with friends •Sell on Steam More on this later For now need your help to decide the final "Kickstarter Exclusive" promo, between these two cards by Daniel Alberti. Van Helsing or Rapunzel, vote in the comments.

Imagine heading to your favorite LGS on a random Tuesday night with just your phone in hand, for a night of intense competition with other local Origins players. You're competing for that store-exclusive promo, and maybe pre-ordering a booster of the upcoming collector set. All with a Digital Game… We call it the Digital LGS Program, and it makes @origins_tcg the 1st digital card game to distribute sets through local game stores around the world. - Local Weekly Tournaments - Exclusive "In Person Only" packs and promos - Pre-Orders of upcoming collectible sets (not available in-game) with rewards for supporting your favorite LGS - and BEST OF ALL, finally getting to meet up with real humans, enjoy some competition, and make IRL friends. While the "In-person" events officially kick off in early 2027, stores don't have to wait. Set 1 goes live on Kickstarter on Oct 27th, and unlike most TCG Kickstarters, we're working with local stores on the launch. In just 2 months we have already chatted with over 30 stores interested in joining. So if you're an LGS, reach out. My DMs are open. Let's jump on a call and chat. Oh, and we also have a version of the program for streamers and content creators! Players or Collectors, want to help Origins spread across the world? Tag your favorite LGS or TCG creator below.

What a great way to start the day..... Just realized that our game @origins_tcg is now the #2 game under TOP DECKBUILDING DEMOS on Steam, next to the one and only @PlayGuildrun. If you haven't already, take this as your sign to try both games this month. I may be a tad biased, but they are pretty awesome!

Italy ❤️’s @origins_tcg And Origins ❤️’s Italy!

Seeing posts like this in Discord makes you believe that your little indie game is going to become a BIG indie game. 500+ hrs in a Steam demo designed to be completed in 2 hours…

People have been saying we understand “Play like Heathstone” but what do you mean by “Collect like Pokemon” and “Trade like Counter-strike”? - Sealed limited print runs (once they are gone, they are gone) - Graded Cards (you don’t just chase the card, you chase the perfect grade as well) - God Packs (you know what those are) - Error Cards (every card has a very small chance to glitch and become a 1 of 1 error card) Everything you love from physical collecting, but in digital. You can buy, sell, trade, collect and use them in the 1st ever “Free-to-Compete” digital card game!

Well… I’ll be honest, even though I’ve been waiting and praying for our moment, I really wasn’t expecting this to happen today! For indie studios like @koingamesio, you pour your heart and soul into building what you believe is something very special, only to realize that unless people find you, no one will ever experience the magic you have spent years building! Even though, against our true goal of becoming the next great competitive and collector ecosystem, today is just a drop in the bucket, it feels good. Really good!