If I develop chess variants, what should I pay attention to that other games tend to get wrong? Is it even worth trying to break into this space?
chess is a puzzle game not a strategy
why would they be on steam? it's not really a gamer type game. don't the big sites already offer fisher random and such
why would i play your goofy chess variant when i could just play chess, or some game that isn't chess-but-x
>>2508660>Why is chess so popularit's old. and not bad for an old game. everyone knows of it, but few people know it.>but there are no popular chess variants on steamthere are plenty, and not just on steam. but that's the problem. divides the audience.people capable of playing and enjoying those kind of games are usually capable of making those kinds of games themselves.for a long while now, games have been all about marketing.there are so many chess games on steam it's not even funny. type "chess" in search. and that is just off by name, where most are implementation of the base game.if you want to make money making games, find an unknown game with a cool concept, completely rework it through constant playtesting and refining, then when all core gaming concepts are implemented,(ends at the peak of fun, a session is around 45 minutes, makes you feel like your actions matter, but keeps it "fresh", and doesn't rely on single strategy, bunch of other psychological tricks),you do an astro turf campaign, get few popular streamers to review your game,and if you get really lucky, you just about made your money back.https://www.steampageanalyzer.com/blog/how-much-does-steam-game-makeWith what above is saying, you'd need to aim to release 4 games or so a year minimum.anything less than that, stick to burger flipping.
>>2508713>but few people know iti shudder to know what kind of animals you associate with
>>2508736https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/49761-how-many-americans-play-and-follow-chess
>>2508660alex has my ideal body type for a woman, shame she bogged herself
>>2508743we call 'em mutts for a reason
Chess has a marketing problem, it seems like a stuffy old game for old fucks. Rename the pieces>KingBeta>QueenKWEEEEENNNN>BishopInfluencer>KnightSimp>RookGoontower>PawnSIGMA, because they just move forward on their grindsets
>>2508892https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgDkl3qi9yg
>>2508660Few people play chess vidya, even fewer will be into derivatives. Instead, take the chess theme and make something else, like rogueshite or horrorslop (with waifu). I think a Balatro clone with simplified gameplay and extremely addictive scoring gimmick could do the trick.
>>2508902Shotgun king
>>2508660>lust provoking image>mundane questionThank you, next
>>2508916>next
>>2508864One of them has nudes. Was disappointed.
>>2508938Who be these wenches
>>2508938WE'VE GOTTA ATTACK EM
