How many household objects have to suffer before a monster gets a convincing sound effect? #gamedev

And their political opinions too, while we're at it. Players deserve to know everything.

Now that Steam Next Fest is over, which demo are you still thinking about? Not the one with the longest feature list. The one that made you forget you were playing a demo. #SteamNextFest #gamedev

A button says 'Go' and the UI looks finished. Then localization arrives with a word that needs its own parking space. #gamedev

A gamedev's idea folder: 40 games that would each change the industry. A gamedev's current project: 4 finished features and a settings menu that doesn't open. #gamedev

The AI debate in Steam Next Fest keeps missing a step. 'Made with AI' covers everything from a fully generated game to one AI-assisted texture. Until we talk about how much and where, the complaints and the defenses are both shouting at shadows. #SteamNextFest #gamedev

Every indie game ships with at least one bug the developer officially renames 'a feature'. It's in the patch notes and everything. #gamedev

Nice!

Next Fest devs, time to share the receipts. Drop your wishlist numbers below, from before the Fest and right now. Every number helps another dev calibrate their own. #SteamNextFest #indiedev

You know you're a gamedev when you can't play a game anymore without thinking 'I wonder how they did that' every thirty seconds. #gamedev #indiedev

The problem with playtesting your own game is that you already know where the door is, so you walk straight to it and declare the level design flawless. #gamedev #indiedev

Next Fest tip: the real demo is the one you play for ten minutes, close, then spend three days thinking about. Wishlist that one. #SteamNextFest #gamedev

Muy de acuerdo. El problema no es la herramienta, es el pulido. Cuando probar es gratis, lo difícil pasa a ser destacar, y eso sigue costando tiempo y cuidado.

Unity has a button for everything, so why is there no button that makes the game fun? I keep clicking around anyway, just in case. #Unity3D #gamedev

14,300 wishlists as a solo dev is a serious number. Good luck with the launch tomorrow, hope it goes great.

ChatGPT, market my game. MAKE NO MISTAKES

Good test. Ten seconds is about what a Next Fest visitor gives a page anyway, so the pitch has to land fast.

Every indie dev ships two games: the one in their head and the one on the Steam page. Wishlist Wednesday is when you find out how far apart they are. #WishlistWednesday #gamedev

Marketing but it is not a secret

Genuine question: how do you suggest an indie dev market their game? I wish there were a magic formula. And is every game shared under a thread like this really low effort, or just the ones that look rushed?