Hello everyone, i recently published my first own game http://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=77914, but didn't get the bills and whistles i was expecting for, so im asking : What's the best way to market my game?
I'm participating in a computer competition project and i need to get Likes on my facebook page and Views on my youtube channel ASAP, so what's the best way to do so? without paying anything..
Thank you!
How to make a game Popular?
Re: How to make a game Popular?
You posted it yesterday, people need to time this community doesn't have 5000 active members and you can't ask for popularity just like you can't ask for attention.
Re: How to make a game Popular?
Sorry i didn't mean on this website to be exact, i meant to make the game worldwide popular, what's the best way to market a game?
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Re: How to make a game Popular?
Hi,
Please don't include an embedded video in your signature. It's a bit rude - less than insulting people but more than SPEAKING WITH ALL CAPS. Moreover, it can also be counter-productive: it makes me want to mark you as an enemy so I don't see your posts.
Now, regarding your question: you are basically asking "How does Marketing work?".
Marketing is a huge topic on its own. People dedicate entire careers to study it. Big studios usually allocate more resources to Marketing than to Development.
All I can tell you is: Anything that you get here will be just the tip of an iceberg of knowledge and tasks (except obvious things like "Don't use an embedded video in your signature)
Please don't include an embedded video in your signature. It's a bit rude - less than insulting people but more than SPEAKING WITH ALL CAPS. Moreover, it can also be counter-productive: it makes me want to mark you as an enemy so I don't see your posts.
Now, regarding your question: you are basically asking "How does Marketing work?".
Marketing is a huge topic on its own. People dedicate entire careers to study it. Big studios usually allocate more resources to Marketing than to Development.
All I can tell you is: Anything that you get here will be just the tip of an iceberg of knowledge and tasks (except obvious things like "Don't use an embedded video in your signature)
- You can try sending it to review websites. RockPaperShotgun has a handy guide about how to do it.
- You can also send it to "Let's plays" on Youtube.
- You can check how other indies make their game known. The most popular strategy that I've seen is setting up a blog, a forum, etc, way before the game is done. That's what Gaslamp Games is doing with Clockwork Empires
- You can check how other games in your same niche (edutainment?) are doing their marketing.
When I write def I mean function.
Re: How to make a game Popular?
This is a great blog about marketing
Re: How to make a game Popular?
This frequently comes up on r/gamedev. Lots of good info there. Social media plays a big part.
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