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People are much more likely to click a link than do a Google search. There’s no need to do anything really, but if you’re complaining about lack of attention, w

People are much more likely to click a link than do a Google search. There’s no need to do anything really, but if you’re complaining about lack of attention, why wouldn’t you maximize your (people who see the post) -> (people who visit the steam page) conversion rate? The indie dev subreddit has no rule against making your game name a clickable link. (The whole point of the subreddit is kind of self promotion for indie devs…)

arp242 4y ago
I don't really know what the standards on that subreddit are, but in my reading the author of this post is looking more for a "community discussion" rather than "promotion" here. Trying to promote your product can distract from the community discussion aspect. Aside: one problem is that from looking at [1] is that I have no idea what kind of game this is; I get that it's mostly story-based, but is this a point-and-click adventure? Or more like Gone Home? Or something else? "3D visual novel" almost sounds like a movie in a .exe format. I feel like I'd be spending €19 for a cat in a bag. [1]: https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_wreck https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_wreck
- kevinventullo 4y ago
  From Wikipedia: “Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with static or animated illustrations and a varying degree of interactivity.” To my understanding, it is a stretch to call them video games at all. More like “Oops! All Cutscenes”.
  - setr 4y ago
    They’re basically choose your own adventure books, in digital format. You could say it is the exact minimum level of interaction required to differentiate between games and say movies. But they’re also a major class of video games since the 80s, and still a popular format for Japanese games (nearly every dating sim you’ll find is a VN), so their choice of label isn’t likely the problem

arp242 4y ago

I don't really know what the standards on that subreddit are, but in my reading the author of this post is looking more for a "community discussion" rather than "promotion" here. Trying to promote your product can distract from the community discussion aspect. Aside: one problem is that from looking at [1] is that I have no idea what kind of game this is; I get that it's mostly story-based, but is this a point-and-click adventure? Or more like Gone Home? Or something else? "3D visual novel" almost sounds like a movie in a .exe format. I feel like I'd be spending €19 for a cat in a bag. [1]: https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_wreck https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_wreck

kevinventullo 4y ago
From Wikipedia: “Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with static or animated illustrations and a varying degree of interactivity.” To my understanding, it is a stretch to call them video games at all. More like “Oops! All Cutscenes”.
- setr 4y ago
  They’re basically choose your own adventure books, in digital format. You could say it is the exact minimum level of interaction required to differentiate between games and say movies. But they’re also a major class of video games since the 80s, and still a popular format for Japanese games (nearly every dating sim you’ll find is a VN), so their choice of label isn’t likely the problem