Game analytics made simple

TL;DR

Talo provides a complete analytics setup designed specifically for indie games. Track what players do with events, monitor their progress with stats, create player segments with groups and see real-time insights into how players play your game.

Talo is extremely easy to use: you can start learning more about your players with just a few lines of code and our Godot plugin or Unity package.

Track meaningful player actions

Want to know what players are actually doing in your game? Event tracking lets you decide which actions to monitor - like completing levels, making story decisions or finding secrets.

You can add custom properties for extra context, like which story decision was made or what level was finished. Talo batches everything automatically and handles the complicated networking, so you can focus on building your game.

Each event also attaches useful metadata like the player's operating system, game version, window mode and screen size. This makes it simple to debug platform-specific issues.

See which features get used most by comparing event counts over time. Track character pick rates, item usage, or where people get stuck. Dig deeper with event properties - like seeing if players prefer HP potions over MP potions.

Monitor player progress with stats

Events show what happened, but game stats track progress over time. Metrics like total secrets found, puzzles solved, enemies killed and distance traveled can all easily be tracked with Talo.

With game stats, you get control over min/max values, defaults and how often stats can update. Talo manages all this validation for you to help prevent cheating.

Mark stats as global to see totals across everyone playing. Watch real-time numbers like total quests completed or deaths worldwide directly from the dashboard. Stats make it easy to answer questions like how hard specific levels are or how many players have reached certain milestones.

Stat history gives you snapshots over time, which you can use to build features in your game. Like showing daily global attempts in a puzzle game, or letting players see how they stack up against the average.

Segment your player base

Not all players are the same. Player groups let you split your player base by behaviour, progress or activity. Groups update automatically when players match (or stop matching) your criteria.

You can make groups for players who beat the main story, identify players stuck in the tutorial, or compare Steam vs Play Store players. Mix and match conditions with AND/OR logic to get as specific as you need.

Groups work seamlessly with stats and events. Filter by stat values (e.g. players who beat level 5), players who logged in at specific times, or player properties (e.g. beta testers). You can even unlock content for specific groups without pushing an update.

Understand player journeys

Every player goes through your game differently and Talo can keep a full event history for each player so you can retrace their steps and see exactly what they did.

When someone reports a bug (through Talo's game feedback), their event log could give clues for debugging steps. Filter by event name or properties to find specific moments, like when they hit max level or cleared a certain challenge.

Mix event histories with player properties and stats to get the full story. See not just what the player did, but what their inventory was, their chosen character and what platform they were on.

Groups are also great for beta testing, allowing you to check out what your beta testers are doing engaging with and what content might need some more work.

Real-time player insights

Talo can track online players in real-time. You can set custom statuses like "In a match" or "In a lobby" to see what players are doing, live from the dashboard. The dashboard updates live as events roll in, stats change and players come and go.

Player presence works with the Talo Socket too, so you can easily build social features like friends lists, parties, or activity feeds without.

Privacy-first analytics

Privacy is core to Talo' design: personal player data is not collected. Players can stay completely anonymous - no need for emails, names or anything identifiable.

Deleting, managing and exporting data in Talo is simple. You can delete a player's data with the click of a button directly from the dashboard.

How it all works together

Here's an example of how Talo's analytics features seamlessly work together:

Track a "Level completed" event with the level number, time and death count. Make a "Levels completed" stat that increments when a level is completed. Create a group for players who finished the first 10 levels in under an hour - these could be your speedrunners.

Make another group for players who took 2+ hours with 20+ deaths per level - this might be a signal that your game needs better tutorials or some difficulty tweaks. Check their event histories to see exactly where they struggled.

Global stats will allow you to see averages and quartiles across metrics like deaths and time taken to complete a level. You can even add the best speedrunners to a group, allowing them to unlock extra content in your game.

No complex queries, no custom code. Talo handles all the backend complexities so you can build your game and use real insights to improve it.

Get started

Setup takes a few minutes. Grab the Unity package or Godot plugin, make a free account, and start tracking stats or events with just a few lines of code.

Check out the live demo below to see how it all works with real game data.