Kartridge: The Ultimate Indie Game Hub — What You Need to Know

Kartridge: The Ultimate Indie Game Hub — What you need to know

A PC downloadable game storefront and community platform created by Kongregate (announced March 2018; open beta launched November 2018).
Focus: curated indie games, community features, developer-friendly tools and revenue terms.

Curation & discovery: editorial picks plus recommendation systems to help smaller indies get noticed.
Community & social: game-specific chat rooms, forums, player reviews, and moderation tools (including sentiment-based automated moderation).
Rewards & progression: platform-level quests, badges, XP and “Kartridge Tokens” (tokens historically redeemed toward purchases).
Developer tools: easy upload process, customizable store pages, analytics, and developer-friendly revenue split (notably 100% of first $10,000 in sales for developers during launch terms).
Cross-platform client: desktop apps for Windows and macOS (web storefront exists too).

Indie developers seeking more curation, control over storefront presentation, and promotional support.
Players who prefer discovery, community-driven features, and reward systems that incentivize playing and engaging.

Pros: stronger curation, developer-friendly terms, community features, curated discovery.
Cons: smaller catalog and userbase than major stores (e.g., Steam), so discoverability depends on platform growth.

Developers: polish your Kartridge store page art and metadata; use built-in analytics and curated badge opportunities to increase visibility.
Players: engage with badges/quests to earn tokens; follow editorial lists and curated collections to find quality indies.
If you’re comparing stores, weigh curation and community features (Kartridge) against catalog size and player base (larger platforms).

Sources: Kongregate blog/press posts and coverage from PC Gamer, GamesBeat, TechRaptor (Kartridge announcement and launch coverage).