I’ve been following this project for several years now and am beyond excited to finally wishlist, buy, and play your game. And yes, I will be buying thank you very much. Congratulations on making it this far 🎉🎉!
This is one of the few channels that I don't really understand why it hasn't taken off. Maybe it's just not frequent enough uploads? You have a great charm to your admittedly mild manner, you have a fun point and click game, you've got interesting things to say. Come _on._
Actually *uploading* to Steam is honestly an even worse experience than setting up the store page/doing the onboarding. Just utterly confusing and documented even worse by Steam, also some important stuff (depot settings fe) are honestly straight up hidden.
I once contacted Valve technical support for technical support, they said they don't offer technical support. So I went to the community hub for help and they rudely scoffed 'why did you go to technical support for technical support'? That's when I realised how poorly the company operates and how their supporters are have been brainwashed into liking them like a cult.
I've put a game and two demos on steam, always forget how to do it in between, and am always amazed that I managed to work it out! Once it's done it does work well enough, but they do not make it easy.
as a self employed, ltd company owner in the UK I can confirm. nightmare, and don't get me started on self assessment tax returns. if you can, get someone to do it for you.
Every time I see your game on my wishlist I smile and I get a tinge of excitement. Also I wanted to say I think it’s very impressive what you’ve accomplished. Your game looks very nice, the art design is beautiful and I really can’t wait to play it. You’ve come a long way
the wishlist system just screws over devs. It should be based on engagement. Im not sure about others but I use my wishlist to know when a game goes on sale not when its released.
In the Steam Store in the MORE LIKE THIS section I can see that you need to work on your tags to show up with the adventure game audience. Now its showing partially related games.
I think it's more important to sell on multiple platforms than just Steam. Steam will be where most of the sells will be, but you can still get (at least 30%, I think, it was a while since I saw the GDC talk) income from itch, GOG, Epic, and Humble Bundle.
Thing with 'Wishlist' is pretty deceiving. It doesnt actually mean people will rush to buy your game on release day, or in a year either, it is just a proof of 'slight interest', most of the people uses 'wishlist' and 'follow' to catch games they are interested on heavy discount. Almost every title on Steam get %40+ discount after 6 months of release date. Unless yours is not a hyped up game like Hades, Stardew Valley, Terraria, Return to Monkey Island etc. conversion rate to sales of wishlisters is going to be about 3-5/100, just saying this so you wont be disheartened on the release day like many developers, in time sales will fly, youll get offers from bundles and other platforms. Cheers, ill personally purchase your game on day one.
If more wishlists get him better exposure on Steam, then there's absolutely no reason not to encourage as many wishlists as possible. It's not like he has shareholders breathing down his neck asking about the wishlist/sales conversion ratio.
I put my point and click game on steam a few years ago. It made the money back (just about) but the reviews and comments were brutal. You’ve gotta be thick skinned (which I’m not) Edit: for some reason TH-cam isn’t allowing me to respond to the replies but my game is called Bayou Island. Please don’t tell me the current rating though 🙏 I haven’t looked at my store page in 4 years as I was finding it kinda… upsetting
@@perttu3387 thanks it’s called Bayou Island. I got very upset seeing the reviews so I haven’t gone to my store page in 4 years so please don’t tell me the score 🙏
I think steam makes the developer backend stuff intentionally complicated to filter out people who aren't willing to invest a lot of time into making a nice page (in hopes of filtering out low quality steam pages). Not to say I'm endorsing that but I know similar tactics have been used by other businesses and organisations in the past.
If you need help with the music I would be more than happy to help! Love your vids and I will definitely buy the game when it comes out! I remember the early game dev videos, it looks totally different now!
Wishlisted. You're a cool guy. For sure. Do you know the "crimson diamond" project? A ega game. Also made by a one "man" army. Why don't all of you get together and share, make a convention or podcast about ALL the stuff in being a solo developer. Especially the financial side and "real life" side of this whole affair. As it is the most complicated part of the deal. Right? If you want a german translator. Let me know. I am also fluent in(american) english but lived in the uk for a few years so I would likely get "the gist". Or use ai if you want.
will absolutely wishlist it tonight - and I recommend a weekly post on r/adventuregames - I see you posted in there 2 months ago, but seriously, once a week - there's potentially 20,000 eyeballs on it. But marketing is really boring, I feel your pain. Any word on auditions for voice acting? Will it be advertised via your Discord?
Are there any plans to put this on GOG? I know Phantom Fellows, another upcoming indie point and click I'm waiting for, is on both. I'd love to support the game and DRM free software at the same time. Also, wishlisted!
If you haven't started voice actors as of yet I'd be interested in lending a voice to it , no credit or payment required , I have all the audio equipment to do it and audition . High quality mic too .
I'm toying with an idea of an adventure game with ChatGPT-generated backgrounds, -assisted story and 3d characters based on ChatGPT concepts. So far spent a month and I'm nowhere. Is it actually worth it anyway?
@@pcd I have released a game in 2015 which I spent 5 years making (it's called Among the Heavens), now I believe the market is overcrowded due to how easy it is to make games these days, so really afraid to invest the time it would require to make everything by hand. Yet I have developed the game engine myself.
I thought "Steam" would win but I'm surprised how close behind "Wishlist" actually was. Say it a few more times and maybe your daily wishlists will go up?
Wishlisted, System requirememnts arent accurate? its a point n click adventure game, would i be able to run it on my 486dx2?! Full throttle runs great!
QUOTE - You made a boring process even more boring. well you needed a break to calm down in-between midget p@rn and mrbeast videos anyway, so he did you a favor.
@@pcd I see what you mean, but it sounds like an excuse for losing the original charm. It’s a shame when "business" takes over and the creativity fades. Anyways, I wish you the best!
@@Mom_Im_On_TV I think his videos still have tons of charm. He put a lot of effort into making this video fun. There's editing out the wazoo, a counter that's meant to be amusing, lots of wry humor about the problems with Steam, _et cetera._ It's one thing to not enjoy his sense of humor, but another to suggest he put no effort in! He put a lot of effort in. It probably took him 20 hours to edit this, if not more.
Please consider giving my game a little wishlist... store.steampowered.com/app/2967630/The_Biggleboss_Incident/
I wishlisted it the day you announced it - looking forward to seeing the result of your hard work :)
Done
"Wishlist it, don't buy it"...well I am going to buy it because you can't tell me what to do!
Yeah,. that'll teach him!
I’ve been following this project for several years now and am beyond excited to finally wishlist, buy, and play your game. And yes, I will be buying thank you very much. Congratulations on making it this far 🎉🎉!
This is one of the few channels that I don't really understand why it hasn't taken off. Maybe it's just not frequent enough uploads? You have a great charm to your admittedly mild manner, you have a fun point and click game, you've got interesting things to say.
Come _on._
Just popped up on my TH-cam feed. Literally the most British video I've ever seen. Wishlisted.
My family will now eat dinner 5 minutes later. I don't know how you live with yourself.
Actually *uploading* to Steam is honestly an even worse experience than setting up the store page/doing the onboarding. Just utterly confusing and documented even worse by Steam, also some important stuff (depot settings fe) are honestly straight up hidden.
I once contacted Valve technical support for technical support, they said they don't offer technical support.
So I went to the community hub for help and they rudely scoffed 'why did you go to technical support for technical support'?
That's when I realised how poorly the company operates and how their supporters are have been brainwashed into liking them like a cult.
I've put a game and two demos on steam, always forget how to do it in between, and am always amazed that I managed to work it out! Once it's done it does work well enough, but they do not make it easy.
Wishlisted dude, but want to buy it as well. I have seen the sweat and tears you had over this game. The minimum to buy it. ;)
as a self employed, ltd company owner in the UK I can confirm. nightmare, and don't get me started on self assessment tax returns. if you can, get someone to do it for you.
Wishlisted! This game looks super cute and original.
Every time I see your game on my wishlist I smile and I get a tinge of excitement. Also I wanted to say I think it’s very impressive what you’ve accomplished. Your game looks very nice, the art design is beautiful and I really can’t wait to play it. You’ve come a long way
the wishlist system just screws over devs. It should be based on engagement. Im not sure about others but I use my wishlist to know when a game goes on sale not when its released.
In the Steam Store in the MORE LIKE THIS section I can see that you need to work on your tags to show up with the adventure game audience. Now its showing partially related games.
I think it's more important to sell on multiple platforms than just Steam. Steam will be where most of the sells will be, but you can still get (at least 30%, I think, it was a while since I saw the GDC talk) income from itch, GOG, Epic, and Humble Bundle.
Yeah I will try to diversify. Steam is the big fish, but also want to be on iOS too.
Thing with 'Wishlist' is pretty deceiving. It doesnt actually mean people will rush to buy your game on release day, or in a year either, it is just a proof of 'slight interest', most of the people uses 'wishlist' and 'follow' to catch games they are interested on heavy discount. Almost every title on Steam get %40+ discount after 6 months of release date. Unless yours is not a hyped up game like Hades, Stardew Valley, Terraria, Return to Monkey Island etc. conversion rate to sales of wishlisters is going to be about 3-5/100, just saying this so you wont be disheartened on the release day like many developers, in time sales will fly, youll get offers from bundles and other platforms. Cheers, ill personally purchase your game on day one.
If more wishlists get him better exposure on Steam, then there's absolutely no reason not to encourage as many wishlists as possible. It's not like he has shareholders breathing down his neck asking about the wishlist/sales conversion ratio.
The trailer is really good, looking forward to the completed game, wish listed of course :-)
I put my point and click game on steam a few years ago. It made the money back (just about) but the reviews and comments were brutal. You’ve gotta be thick skinned (which I’m not)
Edit: for some reason TH-cam isn’t allowing me to respond to the replies but my game is called Bayou Island. Please don’t tell me the current rating though 🙏 I haven’t looked at my store page in 4 years as I was finding it kinda… upsetting
What's the name of your game? I'm a point and click fan and would like to check it out
@@perttu3387 thanks it’s called Bayou Island. I got very upset seeing the reviews so I haven’t gone to my store page in 4 years so please don’t tell me the score 🙏
What's your game? I'm always on the lookout for a decent point-and-click game.
@@Selrisitai it’s called Bayou Island. And thanks, I wouldn’t call mine a great game though, I’d skip it ☺️
How long did u take to make the game
Wishlisted. Good luck mate!
I think steam makes the developer backend stuff intentionally complicated to filter out people who aren't willing to invest a lot of time into making a nice page (in hopes of filtering out low quality steam pages). Not to say I'm endorsing that but I know similar tactics have been used by other businesses and organisations in the past.
If you need help with the music I would be more than happy to help! Love your vids and I will definitely buy the game when it comes out! I remember the early game dev videos, it looks totally different now!
I already dread the time I have to do that for my game.
Great video, loved to see what is required for a game to be on Steam. Game wishlisted!
Great video ! Looking forward to the Release!!!
Wishlisted! I’m looking forward to playing it! 🎉 How do you audition for voice acting?
The pops are off the charts!
Wishlisted. You're a cool guy. For sure. Do you know the "crimson diamond" project? A ega game. Also made by a one "man" army. Why don't all of you get together and share, make a convention or podcast about ALL the stuff in being a solo developer. Especially the financial side and "real life" side of this whole affair. As it is the most complicated part of the deal. Right? If you want a german translator. Let me know. I am also fluent in(american) english but lived in the uk for a few years so I would likely get "the gist". Or use ai if you want.
will absolutely wishlist it tonight - and I recommend a weekly post on r/adventuregames - I see you posted in there 2 months ago, but seriously, once a week - there's potentially 20,000 eyeballs on it. But marketing is really boring, I feel your pain.
Any word on auditions for voice acting? Will it be advertised via your Discord?
Wishlisted my man!!!
put in on this list as soon as i heard it was there!
Cool video i gain a 1 more braincells watching
Will you share sales updates and marketing attempts in the end? Because that'd be major knowledge goal to anyone who've followed your journey...
Definitely!
Are there any plans to put this on GOG? I know Phantom Fellows, another upcoming indie point and click I'm waiting for, is on both. I'd love to support the game and DRM free software at the same time. Also, wishlisted!
that's a really good thumbnail
Added!
If you haven't started voice actors as of yet I'd be interested in lending a voice to it , no credit or payment required , I have all the audio equipment to do it and audition . High quality mic too .
Stay tuned for a casting call on twitter at some point in the near future!
@@pcd can do
Can you also post the casting call as a TH-cam announcement? Not all of us are on Twitter
Yep no worries; I'll do a community post here.
@@pcd I can't remember the last time I got a notification for a community post. Can you make a TH-cam video about it, too?
I'm toying with an idea of an adventure game with ChatGPT-generated backgrounds, -assisted story and 3d characters based on ChatGPT concepts. So far spent a month and I'm nowhere. Is it actually worth it anyway?
I think the fun is in making the stuff yourself!
@@pcd I have released a game in 2015 which I spent 5 years making (it's called Among the Heavens), now I believe the market is overcrowded due to how easy it is to make games these days, so really afraid to invest the time it would require to make everything by hand. Yet I have developed the game engine myself.
I have only 3 wishlisted items on my page, and The Biggleboss Incident is one.
CONGRATS! Added!
Yes.
I thought "Steam" would win but I'm surprised how close behind "Wishlist" actually was. Say it a few more times and maybe your daily wishlists will go up?
Wishlisted, System requirememnts arent accurate? its a point n click adventure game, would i be able to run it on my 486dx2?! Full throttle runs great!
dang dude after 4 years you finally did it, what are you going to do if it doesnt go well?
Probably go to the pub.
Ok... but what does the rule on price parity say?
Watching this video. A- it's your parents house, B- Your game is as good as your trading skills.
You made a boring process even more boring.
QUOTE - You made a boring process even more boring.
well you needed a break to calm down in-between midget p@rn and mrbeast videos anyway, so he did you a favor.
You should get sponsored by keeps to stop the baldness
I mean... Thanks for jumping onto the internet to highlight something I'm already self-conscious about, friend!
@@pcd Yo, I'm 34 and thinning on top. Just power through, dawg, we're all suffering.
This videos used to be fun and more often :/
I think this is a solid meta statement for the nature of creative projects. We’re in the business end now!
@@pcd I see what you mean, but it sounds like an excuse for losing the original charm. It’s a shame when "business" takes over and the creativity fades. Anyways, I wish you the best!
@@Mom_Im_On_TV I think his videos still have tons of charm. He put a lot of effort into making this video fun. There's editing out the wazoo, a counter that's meant to be amusing, lots of wry humor about the problems with Steam, _et cetera._
It's one thing to not enjoy his sense of humor, but another to suggest he put no effort in! He put a lot of effort in. It probably took him 20 hours to edit this, if not more.
@@Mom_Im_On_TVI am convinced you are an AI bot. Prove me wrong.
@@Selrisitai I did not imply that he made no effort. Im getting the game buddy, dont worry :)
Wishlist mate, looking great can't wait till it com!es out
machine translation to spanish ?