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What Platforms do you Release Your Games on?
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 9:39 am
by KrunchyFriedGames
And which have been the most succesful? We haven't exactly set the world alight yet, but I thought I'd share the statistics for our first free browser game:
Witches and Bandits and Swords (Oh My)
Kongregate Plays 3,037, Reviews 10 (9 positive, 1 negative), 10 followers, Rating 2.95/5
Newgrounds Plays 2,698, Reviews 5 (5 positive), 8 followers, Rating 3.26/5
Itch.io Plays 438, Reviews 1 (1 positive), 4 followers, no star rating system
Gamejolt Plays 101, Reviews 2 (2 positive- both from streamers), 2 followers, 5 game followers, no star rating system
Re: What Platforms do you Release Your Games on?
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 10:35 pm
by Zelan
itch.io actually does have a star rating system, but I rarely remember to use it, and I would guess a lot of others don't remember to either.
I've only used itch since I'm very very much a hobbyist dev and not looking to make a whole lot of money or anything. My first game, The Dark, has 615 views, 144 downloads, and 2 ratings for an average of 4 stars. My second game, which was a super short demo for a project that I never finished, has 2058 views, 240 downloads, and 3 ratings for an average of 3.66 stars.
Re: What Platforms do you Release Your Games on?
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 5:20 am
by KrunchyFriedGames
Zelan wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2019 10:35 pm
itch.io actually does have a star rating system, but I rarely remember to use it, and I would guess a lot of others don't remember to either.
I've only used itch since I'm very very much a hobbyist dev and not looking to make a whole lot of money or anything. My first game,
The Dark, has 615 views, 144 downloads, and 2 ratings for an average of 4 stars. My second game, which was a super short demo for a project that I never finished, has 2058 views, 240 downloads, and 3 ratings for an average of 3.66 stars.
Ah right, I didn't know that.
Yeah, Kong and Newgrounds are definitely worth checking out if your games can be played on a browser as they usually get more views- the only downside is that VNs don't tend to be as popular on the more casual sites.
Will have to check out your games sometime
Re: What Platforms do you Release Your Games on?
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 6:26 pm
by Kokoro Hane
I've used itch.io, Gamejolt, and RMN. I've definitely garnered the most success and downloads from itch.io! But GJ isn't bad either, and I was surprised how many DLs I got for one of my VNs I posted at RPGMaker.net. But itch.io definitely is the highest!
Re: What Platforms do you Release Your Games on?
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 8:24 am
by isobellesophia
I would love itch.io, but i dont have any account yet, but sooner or later.
Itch.io is what i like, because you could also let your game profile into a good style for it, and i seen people post indie and novel games, (especially renpy and unity3ds.)
Overall, good ratings.
Re: What Platforms do you Release Your Games on?
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 9:34 pm
by Shanter
It seems to me that you need to first understand who your target audience for the game is