I always get more nervous when a game gives me time to prepare. the alarm goes off, you start checking everything around you, and suddenly every door feels like a terrible idea..
curious which is worse for you: knowing something is coming or getting no warning at all?
I wish I was joking. we showed a tiny clip of our game and people immediately started investigating the contents of the fridge. someone found the milk. then the fridge became the protagonist. now it’s apparently the final boss. we’ve accepted our fate.
What would you put in it?
I'm currently researching influencer marketing (especially interested in X and Reddit) for indie games and would love to hear from devs who have actually tried it.
I'm especially curious about cases where a creator's coverage led to a noticeable change in Steam traffic or wishlists.
If you're comfortable sharing:
• Who covered your game and on which platform?
• Was the coverage paid, key-based, or completely organic?
• Roughly how large was their audience?
• Did you see a noticeable change in Steam traffic or wishlists afterward?
• Would you consider that campaign/coverage successful?
Exact numbers obviously aren't necessary. Even something like “we normally got ~20 wishlists/day and got ~200 after the video” would be really useful context.
I'm particularly interested in smaller and mid-sized creators with highly engaged audiences, since follower count alone seems like a pretty weak metric.
Would also love to hear about the opposite: have you worked with a creator who had impressive numbers on paper but generated almost no measurable impact?
I'm researching this specifically for indie game marketing, so I'm hoping we can get some actual developer experiences rather than another generic influencer list.
choose carefully, he lives right next door
I’ve been looking for Discord communities where indie devs can actually share their games without it just being a wall of self-promo.
I found a few servers with dedicated showcase/promo channels, but I’m curious if anyone here has actually gotten meaningful results from Discord.
Any servers you’d recommend for:
Especially interested in places where people actually check out the games being posted, not just other devs dropping links and leaving.
What’s worked for you?
been working on The Apartment, where your home gets a little less trustworthy every day, rent is still due though
been working on The Apartment and the TV somehow became one of my favorite parts of it. apparently giving the player information is more fun when you can't trust it
I wanted to capture that feeling of losing control while everything around you still looks almost normal. Like you know your apartment, you know your routine, day after day, and then.. you realize the rules were never yours. That feeling really gets to me, anyway.
Still working on it. And I'm pretty happy with how this place makes you feel. Hopefully this kind of vibe clicks some of you:)
This hit me with nostalgia instantly. Original Resident Evil 3. Who else grew up with this?