>spend last two years of my life making my own game>basically been a NEET and done nothing but create my dream game>release it>134 purchases, 14 reviews Life is fucking cruel People would rather play AI slop than the game I poured my soul into
14 reviews ain't bad. Especially if they're positive.
this is not your game
link to game?
>>744669140what's your game so can i make an AI copy of it in a single afternoon and eclipse your sales
You could make the greatest game in human history and it would sell nothing because you're a literally who with no marketing department.Meanwhile, AAA studios keep making abject trash that sells millions. Why? Because publishers pour billions into marketing.Wnat your game to sell? Hire someone who will fucking tell people about it.
>>744670083how do I into marketing? I'm also making a game and I'm literal who
>>744669140>>744670413you shill your game on /v/, plebbit and other sites you mongsdo you know how many games come out weekly on steam?also post your game name
>make a game>Dont know how to market or advertise>doesnt even post game on VIDEOGAMES thread on VIDEOGAMES imageboard>game flops>???>no profit>lifeiscruel.mp3You've played games for how long? And just magically thought youd be a millionaire after throwing it out there?
>>744669140>publish a game>don't tell anyone about it>it flops
>>744669140not bad for a random game nobody knows about
shill it here dumbass
>>744670939He might be afraid that people will call it shit and retarded. This is /v/ after all.
>>744670413understand current marketing trends and how to actually advertiseTwo recent games off the top of my head that got crazy popular but sucked apparently where that chainsaw girl game and that low poly dark souls clone with the big tittied shopkeeper.tl;dr "memes" or fapbaityou decide>>744671203Any publicity is good publicity afterall
>>744670632>>744670939>>744670942>>744671152>>744671203I posted it in the dev thread and people called it troonslop and I got literal death threats
>>744671203That's exactly why he won't post it, if the game even exists at all.Everytime I see these people complain about their games flopping they put out some of the lowest quality unpolished indieslop imaginable.
>>744670413Literally buy an ad retard
>>744671298don't be a pussy, fucking post the name of the game. it's just words on the internet
>>744669140What did you expect?
>>744671298did you expect anything less from 4chan???
>>744671298>advertise your game on 4chan>can't handle death threats from anonymous schizosmaybe reddit is more your speed
>>744669140and i bet it has a lower review score than concordhaha SAD!
>>744671298So it was shit?
>>744671298>OH I GOT LITERAL DEATH THREATS>OH MY GOD I'M SO SCARED MY VAGINA NOOOOOOOOOOOOWhat a fuckin pussy.
>>744669140Your soul isn't worth much.
>>744671298man people have successfully shilled the most random shitjust drop like five keys in a thread like cat notebook didhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1003490/cat_notebook/
>>744669140that's cool though. you should be proud.
>>744669140>People would rather play AI slop than the game I poured my soul intoYou aren't entitled nor recognition to sales just because you put in effort. That's life.
>still hasn’t posted the game Gamer moment
>>744670413Post on xittterPose cool clipstag those reposters they'll alone get you a few thousand purchases
>>744669140bruh what the fuck is it calledsend it to streamers for free and make them play itthis is not that hard
>>744670083>You could make the greatest game in human history and it would sell nothing because you're a literally who with no marketing department.Biggest cope amateur devs tell themselves.
>>744671685There is no game
>>744669140You forgot marketing is as much a part of development as coding the core systems
>>744671685There is no game. OP is just larping as a dev for attention
>>744669140The easiest way to get your game viral is to have a major repacker release the pirated version. That's how bottom of the barrel games like Valheim and Palworld got famous. Out of the box MP even for pirates.
>>744671298was it a 2D pixel art platformer about depression?
>>744671298>I got literal death threatson 4chan that's like breathing
Why would you want normies to play your fucking game. I only want my /v/ bros to play mine
>>744671203If you’re afraid of criticism good or bad you shouldn’t be trying to “make it” in a creative space, simple as.
>>744669140If it's your dream game then why do you expect other people to pay for it? If you are selling a product it should tailored for what the consumer wants, not what you want.
>>744671298what did you expect?you solo developed and published the game investing 100% of your time on developing and your investment in publishing reduced to pressing [PUBLISH] button.what did you expect? that just because you put in the work you are entitled to success? next thing you say will be that just because you are nice and respectful to foids you are entitled to sex?!
>>744671298boohoo nigger
This feels a lot like those tiktok "a liberal punched me while I was selling dogtags" kind of advertisement. On 4chan of all fucking places.
>>744669140post the game.
Maybe next time make a game that people actually want to play.
Most ideas are bad ideas and very few things translate to felt-fun when the idea leaves the idea state and becomes playable
Honestly 134 purchases ain't bad. But you gotta advertise it somewhere though. Like on reddit, fucking make some tiktoks. A totally not an advert for my game thread on /v/ :^) or just buy an ad here. I think its relatively cheap iirc.
>>744669140>I got a letter>From my wife>Is Natasha really here?
>>744671827This, cute 30 second clips and 2 minute videos is how Motorslice blew up in popularity during its development and already had a fanbase upon release, and that's a game made by two Brazilian brothers.https://youtu.be/uFStqjjuqr4
>>744669140just make a better game next time
Jesus christ, OP, I had to do your fucking work for you, fucking dumbasshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4160910/Cig_Walk/
>>744671903It's shrimple fact. Plenty of legendary artists and writers got no recognition until after they died because no one knew and those who knew didn't care.
>>744675797Rape
>>744676028I like how it looks but it seems to be a walking sim
>>744676028doesn't look bad t b h, might check it outbut i also don't think that's the game from op's image
>>744670939>how to market or advertiseunless you have 6 digits or more to pay youtubers/twich fags and hope for the best that your game will become a meme or huge you won't do shit with a little marketing
>>744669287What is he?
>>744676482You know what? I also have doubts that it actually is, but it looks like a duck, and has, holy shit, 4 reviews on steam. I played the odds. If that's the game, that's the game. If it's not, then this is now a Cig Walk official thread, free advertisement, until OP POSTS HIS OWN FUCKING GAME
>>744676847>>744676482Oh now I feel foolish. OP got 14 reviews, not 4. Back to the hunt.
op made a walking sim. called it a game. and now thinking about the rope.many such stories.
>>744671298>called it troonslopwell why make troonslop
>>744676951he probably removed 10 negative ones.
>>744676028I hate this retarded pixelated on purpose lookjust make low poly but high res, not shit that looks like 360p stretched to a modern resolution
>>744671298wow, did they kill you?
>>744669140>>spend last two years of my life making my own gameyou should be glad that 134 people bought your game you ungrateful lil shit
>>744671298poast game nao or death threats
shill me your slop, I've boughteded 0 review games before
>>744676028>>744669140looks nice but its a walking simulator, what did you expect ? and 2 years ?! jesus...
>>744669140ppl want to play fun games not read your "soul" ie trauma dump blog famalam
Massive youtuber here. 88% of game sales these days come from youtubers hawking your game. For reference, if I have a positive experience with a game, tell my audience to buy it, I can generate about 111 sales of a $40 game per 7,000 views.As a youtuber, I am far too busy and disconnected to try or look for indie games to play. Instead, devs flood my email begging me to play their (most of the time) slop. So what you gotta do is just start cold emailing youtubers with a key and hope they're bored or interested enough to play it.I actually played 3-4 games from a guy simply because his email was genuine and real, and not corpo-speak slop, and years later I learned he was a regular poster in amateur game dev threads, and when /v/ had that mock awards show for indie slop, I saw his stuff being hawked there and was like "Oh hey I know that guy."As long as your game isn't a rogue like deckbuilder, it should stand out among the slop.
>>744677625That's pretty sad but streamer parasites have been pretty obvious part of marketing since PUBG got popular because of them.
>>744675847Yep, I kept seeing this in my YouTube recommendations and check it out. I didn't buy the game, but I talked about it with anons inb4 MUH PAY VIA EXPOSURE stfu devs love free marketing
>>744677457>not read your "soul" ie trauma dump blog famalam>opens thread anyway
>>744671298Post the game or I'll kill you
>>744676437>>744676482>>744677442The only reason you guys are glazing his game is because it's a cheeky-breeky Russian simulator.
>>744676028>https://store.steampowered.com/app/4160910/Cig_Walk/man slavs sure love their cement apartment blockswhat a shit holeif you wasted 2 years of your life, you didnt manage your time and resources properly. you are supposed to do quick demos and basics of gameplay to see if it works and get feedback, then you spend 2 years. you dont just randomly waste 2 years of your life with no positive feedback or reason to do so.notch went around stealing everyone's games concepts until one caught on, like 2-3 months tops per , if that
There ya go fuckhead, plus one sale. Now quit crying.
>>744670413You'll have to find somebody else to ask that. I ended up giving $20k in the equivalent of Turkish Lira to someone who I thought was PewDiePie on Discord. He promised me he would play the game and make a video about it but he never did. He deleted his account as soon as he took my money.
>>744676028but op said 14 reviews?
>>744678237Keep reading the thread, dummy.>>744676951
>>744677748PugG's a bad example because they had oil money funds to mass advertise via shills. When the same sloptubers all start shilling a game at the same time it's because their agencies are getting paid bazonga bucks to do so. It's inorganic as fuck. It totally works though. Just look at ARC Raiders.For real indie game devs, just hope a youtuber vid pops off with your game and hope they had the common courtesy to link it to your steam page. Here's an example of a successful indie game devs email:
>>744676028It looks alright and could go in his portfolio I guess. Would hire this guy as a 3d artist.
>>744669287>>744669942there is no gamethis is a crab bucket thread meant to discourage anyone from trying their own indie gameI bet this person isn't even OP >>744671298but I believe in (You), I know you have what it takes to create your own vidya
>>744671298> people called it troonslopLet me guess, a platformer?>muh internet death threats!lol faggot
>>744678058A cool setting is definitely important for generating interest for a game
>>744670942>literal death threats What did people mail letters to your house? You sound like a faggot
Cig Walk is NOT OP's game. I repeat, Cig Walk is NOT OP's game.This is not a drill!It still looks cool but do not be duped, this is a studio that released two games in one day. I was mistaken. I was duped, do not repeat my mistake, make new ones!
>>744678963whoops meant for >>744671298
>>744677978learn to read...or uh think, maybe just bash a rock against your noodle until things make more sense
>>744669140>Silent hill 2 and gta3 with doomed backdrop but le heckin voxels dood. Looks generic and like a mod made 20 years ago. You lack vision. Become a team cuck and contribute at your talent level. Your welcome.
>>744676785Found OP's game LOL
>>744677202They threaten to do so thoughtbeith
>>744671903I'm not a game dev and never will be so no it's not cope.
>>744679750more of threat of text innit
>>744680192Words hurts nigga
>>744678317Despite being cynical, this is still pretty fascinating. This is all tied to the homogenization and decline of gaming as a whole. There is a reason why everything is mediocre trash. Indie games aren't any different in this sense.
>>744678317this is just kingdom rush
