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ALT STEAM DISCOUNT CHEAT SHEET Gamers who wishlisted your game are emailed when: Your game launches into Early Access Your game launches (or from EA to 1.0) Your game is discounted 20% or more STAIRSTEP DISCOUNTS Don't rush to the bottom. Do ramp up over time! DISCOUNT RANGES Minimum discount: 10% Maximum discount: 90% Minimum price: $0.49 USD Custom discount duration: 1-14 days LAUNCH DISCOUNT (optional) Begins the day your game launches Ends @ 10 AM Pacific on the 7th day You can discount up to 40% Valve suggests 10-15% You must wait 30 days between discounts Check out the official Discounting Steamworks Documentation at: Steamworks Documentation / Sales and Marketing / Discounting From the author of How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself @richtaur January 2024 valadria.com

ALT STEAM DEV CHEAT SHEET Quick access to a collection of best practices & magic formulas: THE DISCOVERY ALGORITHM Maximize your game's placement in Steam widgets Earn 7,000+ wishlists before launch (some folks say you need 10-50k!!) Translate your Steam page (game later) (start with Japanese, Chinese, Koreon) Get 10+ reviews as soon as possible! (positive or negative, just need 10) WISHLISTS About 10% of wishlists could convert to sales in the first week (this number varies wildly!). ALL wishlisters are emailed at launch! -Discount 20%+ to email wishlisters after launch. STEAM CAPSULE The single most IMPORTANT element since it's seen the most. Clear, Readable, Game name, Genre/mood Steam's background color is #162838 TRAILER Steam users SKIM through trailers!! Start STRONG! Direct to gameplay 60 seconds or less End with ONE CTA: Wishlist it or buy it Logos: omit or move to the end STEAM'S MAGIC FORMULAS Beware these numbers are ROUGH! ... More at valadria.com Made by Matt Hackett





















