Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)?

Re:Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)? by joegibbs on Sunday August 25, 2024 @01:28AM (#41344640)

Thank you! If you replace a prologue (as standalone game) with a demo, can you transfer the wishlists?

Marketing isn’t my strong point, if I ever had the money to make another the first person I’d hire would be marketing. My boss owns a PR agency and she said she can help in getting it out to journalists but that’s about it. I tried CPC and it came in at about $1/wishlist.

Are there any methods of marketing you recommend?

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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)? by spacebacon on Sunday August 25, 2024 @01:59AM (#41344778)

This is a good start … A press release may be a good next step.

Maybe announce a unique competition with a paid prize (if steam allows this).

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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)? by YesBox on Sunday August 25, 2024 @09:41AM (#41347247)

Ask steam if you can swap out the store pages. I've never seen it done before though.

$1/WL is good (not great or bad), depending on how much your game is going to cost and the projected WL->Sale conversion.

I recommend you read through most of the articles and blog posts here: www.howtomarketagame.com

It's a good starting place.

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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)? by joegibbs on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @04:38AM (#41377358)

In case anyone has the same problem, I asked and they can't. Luckily I only have couple of hundred wishlists on the prologue so I'll switch it out easy.

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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)? by hoseja on Monday August 26, 2024 @09:36AM (#41356973)

Send a playable, presentable demo to Splattercat.

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