Berin

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (4 children)

@Kelly @gamedev Chris went through the numbers in this blog post and the one before and apparently, yeah.
https://howtomarketagame.com/2024/08/21/valve-just-took-away-a-valuable-visibility-tool/
According to one developer quoted in that post, about 75% of trackable wishlists of their sequel were achieved through crosspromotion from the first game's page.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

@savvywolf @gamedev That doesn't really serve the purpose these cross promotion methods were devised for. These are meant to help you gather wishlists for your upcoming games, which is supposed to ensure a successful launch by getting you into steam's promotional algorithms (e.g. Popular Upcoming) as quickly as possible.
I agree that most of these techniques are too intrusive from a player perspective, though. I'd add a link in the main menu and heavily discount old games at most 🤔

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@Boomkop3 Yeah I guess 🤔 I wish they could provide an optional image-button UI for the socials widgets so theyre easier to see at least..

Chris also wrote that his next blog post will be about alternative strategies to cross-promote games. I'm curious what he'll come up with

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[Blog] Valve just took away a valuable visibility tool

Blog post by Chris Zukowski (How to Market A Game)

https://howtomarketagame.com/2024/08/21/valve-just-took-away-a-valuable-visibility-tool/

@gamedev

#GameDev #GameMarketing #Steam

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@cevn I'm happy that they could go all out with the CGI this time around but I didn't agree with the art direction and some of the characterization. Reinhard and Kircheis' designs I especially dislike, where are their luscious locks... they look like run-of-the-mill ikemen now :BlobhajSadReach: And since they decided to continue the plot with a movie series I kind of lost track of it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

@literalgrill @anime

The last 100+ episodes anime I've watched must've been all of the original Legend of The Galactic Heroes! It's a classic :blobcatcoffee:

Apart from that, Hunter x Hunter and Naruto

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

@yuri Synopsis:

Magical girls are a specific class of worker that has spent years mastering the drawing of magic from their planet’s five moons. They use this magic to fight creatures of darkness that congregate in the no-man's-land between cities. Kotori, a plucky new magical girl, hopes to find a job in one of the famous guilds of Larimar City. During a test for a guild, she and her familiar Brie Butternuggets will meet Kaida and Gigi, who are on a mission of their own for the Songbird Guild.

 

Demo Release: The Songbird Guild, a yuri magical girl RPG/Visual Novel hybrid by YuriSoft

Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238940/The_Songbird_Guild/

Itch.io:
https://yurisoft.itch.io/the-songbird-guild-demo

VNDB:
https://vndb.org/v52242

@yuri

#Yuri #VisualNovel #Gaming #QueerGames #IndieGame

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New Rules for Steam Store Page Descriptions

TLDR You may no longer add:
- Links to external sites (use dedicated fields instead)
- Links or images pointing to other games on Steam
- Images that mimic Steam UI elements

https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/4145017/view/4201376568915048835

#Steam #GameDev #IndieDev #GameMarketing
@gamedev

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Draknek just announced their "New Voices Puzzle Grant" for 2024!

It's a USD$15,000 grant for developers from traditionally underrepresented groups who are working on puzzle games!
Includes 1-on-1 mentorship and super flexible terms when it comes to how the money is used.
Deadline is October 7th 2024.

More info in the link here: https://grants.draknek.org

@gamedev

#GameDev #IndieDev #PuzzleGame

 

The Melbourne Queer Games 2024 Festival is open for submissions until August 23, 2024

There are no geographical restrictions regarding the submissions. Queer games from all over the world are eligible, and entry is free!

http://mqgf.com.au

@gamedev

#QueerGames #IndieDev #GameDev

 

How To Market A Game: What Steam’s big demo update means for your marketing strategy

New blog post by HTMAG on what to do after the steam demo changes:

https://howtomarketagame.com/2024/07/31/what-steams-big-demo-update-means-for-your-marketing-strategy/

@gamedev

#GameDev #IndieDev #GameMarketing #GamesMarketing #Steam

 

A Tithe in Blood, upcoming dark yuri visual Novel by Studio Élan

Synopsis:

Grief-stricken, a young woman discovers blood magic and uses it to explore an alternate universe. There, she finds the bright & beautiful Yasue, a full-fledged mage. But things aren't as they appear…

Demo and VNDB:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2989270/A_Tithe_in_Blood/

https://vnstudioelan.itch.io/a-tithe-in-blood

https://vndb.org/v51138

@yuri

#Yuri #VisualNovel #IndieGame #Gaming

 

Spooktober 6th Annual Visual Novel Jam (September 1st 2024 - October 1st)

The Spooktober game jam will start in a bit more than a month! It's the biggest competitive visual novel jam of the year ✨

In preparation for the event, there are going to be several team-building events throughout August on the DevTalk discord.

They are also still looking for more sponsors and judges!

https://itch.io/jam/spooktober-2024

@renpy

#GameDev #IndieDev #GameJam #VNDev #RenPy #VisualNovel

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[Guide] Ren'Py Tutorials by Feniks

Feniks' tutorials are a great way to get acquainted with Ren'Py; even devs who already have some experience might learn a new thing or two!

Each topic is explained in detail and there are quizzes at the end of each chapter.

https://feniksdev.com/navigation

@renpy

#RenPy #VNDev #IndieDev #GameDev

 

New Ren'Py Lemmy Community!

Heyo, I made a community for Ren'Py developers to ask for help and share their projects! Feel free to tag it to crosspost your mastodon posts, just like this post here. (But read the rules first, please)

https://discuss.tchncs.de/c/renpy

@renpy

#RenPy #GameDev #VNDev #IndieDev #VisualNovel

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

@Kiosade @Drusenija Today was early access, the official release is July 2

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

@Drusenija This is one of my favorites so far!

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How will you spend your time during this maintenance?

I'll clean my desk, and get a bunch of energy drinks and snacks, probably.

#FFXIV @ffxiv

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

@Drusenija pls squeenix....my crops are withering and ravens are eating my mustard seeds...just a few more glamour plates 🥺

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

@Drusenija the increased armory bonus 👀

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

@Drusenija @Berin Your glam is really cute!! I really dread cleaning out my inventory 🫠 I plan to play picto so, i should prepare some gear as well..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

@ffxiv Also story-wise, Yoshi-P recommends to take a look at the Alliance raids and the convocation... 👀

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