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If your goal is to publish a high quality independent game, Steam is not relevant. If you have something truly original and worth sharing, the audience is more

If your goal is to publish a high quality independent game, Steam is not relevant. If you have something truly original and worth sharing, the audience is more than desperate to find you and they will regardless of your marketing strategy, or lack of one. The tail does not wag the dog. I cannot remember the last time the layperson consumed most of what they do from genuine interest. Astroturf still sells, but for how long?

TulliusCicero 4y ago
> If you have something truly original and worth sharing, the audience is more than desperate to find you and they will regardless of your marketing strategy, or lack of one. I'm sorry, but this is incredibly naive. Yes, some gamers are like that, sure, but most aren't constantly scouring the internet for any hint of the games they like, even if they're into indies. I'm way more knowledgeable about video games than almost any of my gamer friends, and I still don't know that much, there's just so many games out there these days.
- Ekaros 4y ago
  Steam has tens of thousands of games. Dozens if not hundreds of those are excellent. And at times very affordable. Average gamer really have no reason to hunt good games outside Steam. And then when you get outside you have platforms like Itchio.io. With even more stuff and lot of it free.. For money you really need to be on Steam. Or be very prominent on level of Minecraft.
Nemrod67 4y ago
As a lone gamedev with a game fresh out on Steam.... I hope that is the case XD Not so sure tho... Luck has a bigger part in any Human endeavor than what any of us says :p
- 12ian34 4y ago
  I'll bite... what's it called?
  - Nemrod67 4y ago
    https://store.steampowered.com/app/914930/Alcyon_Infinity/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/914930/Alcyon_Infinity/ ;)
    - 12ian34 4y ago
      Thanks, nice work! Added to wishlist - don't love the graphical style but the mechanics look very fun, and I do wish there were more local co-op games like this.
Gigachad 4y ago
The majority of users find and buy games through the steam UI. If you aren't on that store, you are losing sales. You might still find sales externally but you are not going to sell nearly as much. The loss in sales will easily hurt more than any cut Valve takes.
KerryJones 4y ago
Ahh, the ol' "if you build it, they will come" strategy. Pretty much considered a fallacy at this point. https://samuelmullen.com/articles/startup-fallacies-if-you-build-it-they-will-come/ https://samuelmullen.com/articles/startup-fallacies-if-you-b...

TulliusCicero 4y ago

> If you have something truly original and worth sharing, the audience is more than desperate to find you and they will regardless of your marketing strategy, or lack of one. I'm sorry, but this is incredibly naive. Yes, some gamers are like that, sure, but most aren't constantly scouring the internet for any hint of the games they like, even if they're into indies. I'm way more knowledgeable about video games than almost any of my gamer friends, and I still don't know that much, there's just so many games out there these days.

Ekaros 4y ago
Steam has tens of thousands of games. Dozens if not hundreds of those are excellent. And at times very affordable. Average gamer really have no reason to hunt good games outside Steam. And then when you get outside you have platforms like Itchio.io. With even more stuff and lot of it free.. For money you really need to be on Steam. Or be very prominent on level of Minecraft.

Nemrod67 4y ago

As a lone gamedev with a game fresh out on Steam.... I hope that is the case XD Not so sure tho... Luck has a bigger part in any Human endeavor than what any of us says :p

12ian34 4y ago
I'll bite... what's it called?
- Nemrod67 4y ago
  https://store.steampowered.com/app/914930/Alcyon_Infinity/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/914930/Alcyon_Infinity/ ;)
  - 12ian34 4y ago
    Thanks, nice work! Added to wishlist - don't love the graphical style but the mechanics look very fun, and I do wish there were more local co-op games like this.

Gigachad 4y ago

The majority of users find and buy games through the steam UI. If you aren't on that store, you are losing sales. You might still find sales externally but you are not going to sell nearly as much. The loss in sales will easily hurt more than any cut Valve takes.

KerryJones 4y ago

Ahh, the ol' "if you build it, they will come" strategy. Pretty much considered a fallacy at this point. https://samuelmullen.com/articles/startup-fallacies-if-you-build-it-they-will-come/ https://samuelmullen.com/articles/startup-fallacies-if-you-b...