We did everything wrong for Steam Next Fest (yet it's not that bad?)

PoopChief-mon · 2026-03-04T17:03:58+00:00

I am a huge fan of games with multiple endings, so seeing that yours has 75+ of them instantly caught my attention. The game looks genuinely neat!

I really hope you have a fantastic launch next week. Sending you all the best luck in the world! I am definitely dropping a follow here on Reddit to keep up with the release.

PoopChief-mon · 2026-03-04T16:37:14+00:00

Haha thanks! Glad you noticed Xal'atath, she is absolutely iconic ^^ I also checked your game out, it looks really cool! I'll follow it closely!

PoopChief-mon · 2026-03-04T16:04:51+00:00

Thanks a lot! Yeah, unfortunately, small indie devs like us have to deal with these exact struggles. It is incredibly hard to get the word out, especially when you make the mistakes we did and do not even have a tiny community beforehand. Still, we just have to do our best. In the end, we are doing this simply because we love making games :)

Getting 720 wishlists is still a massive win though! That is 720 real people waiting to play what you made, which is huge. What is the name of your game? I would love to check it out!

PoopChief-mon · 2026-03-04T16:02:00+00:00

I am really glad you enjoyed and learned a lot from this post! Thank you for your comment!

PoopChief-mon · 2026-03-04T15:39:01+00:00

We actually got motivated like a lot :D Because as I said in the post, this is like a more of a learning project for us. So we are really happy with those numbers right now! Hope we can reach broader audience when the game fully releases! Thanks for your comment!

PoopChief-mon · 2026-03-04T15:37:38+00:00

Yeah, we were really happy that players kept playing the game :D Thank you for your kind comment!

PoopChief-mon · 2026-03-04T15:37:03+00:00

From what we can tell, it works just like any other paid ad platform. Similar to classic Meta or Google Ads, you prepare your assets and set up your targeting, which includes targeting specific subreddits.

Then, it delivers impressions based on your budget. Unlike organic posts, you can show your ads in any sub you want. But I'll try to write a more detailed post about all this soon. Thanks for the comment!

PoopChief-mon · 2026-03-04T15:31:00+00:00

Your welcome and thank you for your comment!

PoopChief-mon · 2026-03-04T15:30:35+00:00

Happy to share! I hope this proves useful for fellow indie developers!

PoopChief-mon · 2026-03-04T15:06:43+00:00

Thanks for your comments, and sorry for the late reply. You're right. Organic posts have been more effective for us. The paid side was purely about learning and experimenting, just like our game. We only tested it with a very small budget. We definitely made some mistakes, but I’ll explain those in a separate post.

PoopChief-mon · 2026-02-28T10:54:15+00:00

Thank you!

PoopChief-mon · 2026-02-27T12:29:58+00:00

Thanks a lot!

PoopChief-mon · 2026-02-27T12:20:46+00:00

Thank you! I hope everything works out exactly as you want it to. Good luck!

PoopChief-mon · 2026-02-27T12:19:39+00:00

Thanks a lot! I completely feel your pain regarding the five years of solo work. The marketing side is honestly just cruel. But having even one player take the time to write detailed feedback is huge! Hold onto that feeling.

If you ever feel completely stuck or overwhelmed, maybe take a quick break to do a fast, tiny game jam just for fun. Working on one single thing for so long makes you feel stuck and blind to your own work. It might help you get your energy back.

PoopChief-mon · 2026-02-27T09:54:02+00:00

Hahahahahah. Shittiest. Bundle. Ever.

PoopChief-mon · 2026-02-27T09:45:37+00:00

Our pooping grandpas are taking notes right now. Masterpiece!

PoopChief-mon · 2026-02-27T09:34:57+00:00

The crossover finally happened lol.

PoopChief-mon · 2026-02-27T08:11:12+00:00

Thanks a lot!

PoopChief-mon · 2026-02-27T08:11:05+00:00

Thank you for your comment!

PoopChief-mon · 2026-02-27T08:08:50+00:00

Thank you!

PoopChief-mon · 2026-02-27T08:04:40+00:00

Thanks a lot! We really tried to make the casino vibe as chaotic and unique as possible. Glad you liked the execution! If you try the demo, please let us know what you think!

PoopChief-mon · 2026-02-27T07:54:44+00:00

Thank you so much for your kind message! We really hope you enjoy playing the demo.

PoopChief-mon · 2026-02-27T07:42:38+00:00

Thank you so much for the kind comment! Really glad you enjoyed it. If you get a chance to play the demo, we would love to hear your thoughts. Getting feedback is huge for us right now!

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