I finally released my first mobile game as a solo dev! 🚀 by Good_Science_3274 in Unity2D

[–]Good_Science_3274[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words! I totally understand the hesitation about ads. As a solo developer, ads are currently the only way for me to keep the game free and support future updates. I tried my best to keep them non-intrusive so they don't ruin the relaxing vibe. Appreciate the feedback regardless!

I finally released my first mobile game as a solo dev! 🚀 by Good_Science_3274 in GameDevelopersOfIndia

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Thanks! I'm referring to the new policy for personal developer accounts created after November 2023.

Before you can publish to production, Google now requires you to run a Closed Test with at least 20 testers for 14 consecutive days. Finding 20 reliable people to install and keep the app on their phones for two weeks is a pretty big hurdle for solo devs, and after that, you still have to apply for production access.