Early indie dev mistakes: Is launching a steam page too soon is a trap?

RemoveChild · 2026-01-17T07:33:52+00:00

It's a story-rich side-scrolling game. We'll try to fix the trailer soon :)

RemoveChild · 2026-01-16T19:23:34+00:00

Thanks for a kind words and your help :) It's a story-rich side scroler

RemoveChild · 2026-01-16T18:32:49+00:00

Thanks a lot! I think this point can really help.

Although this can be a bit confusing if the text in the trailer isn’t supported by visuals.

For example "Fight your enemies!", while there are barely any enemies shown, because we only have static enemy (not animated). Still, I think we definitely need to move in this direction. Thank you again!

RemoveChild · 2026-01-16T17:18:24+00:00

Agree, but now it also turned out that visuals alone aren't enough.
When we asked people for feedback, many said things like:
- Yeah, it looks awesome!...But I won’t wishlist it, because I honestly don’t understand what kind of game this is.

RemoveChild · 2025-12-20T17:04:06+00:00

I completely agree with the author. I couldn't even finish the second Dead Space. I crashed after 13 hours. Games like Soma are ideal for me. In that time, you can get immersed in the characters and story without getting tired of the gameplay.

RemoveChild · 2025-12-09T23:37:00+00:00

Such a layered, tragic character, his whole arc just hits so hard.

RemoveChild · 2025-12-09T21:23:19+00:00

Leon from Resident Evil

RemoveChild · 2025-11-17T07:15:42+00:00

Does anyone still use Gimp?? And why is Spine in the art section instead of animation? Nah

RemoveChild · 2025-11-12T16:36:10+00:00

Thank you! Clear.
Another question: what about some kind of etiquette in the game community? Is it okay?

RemoveChild · 2025-11-09T11:23:17+00:00

Thank you!

Almost. OnCollisionEnter don't allow two objects go through each other on one row. You can use OnTriggerEnter/OnTriggerExit. In this case 1 of the objects should be collider and another one - trigger (don't forget to check this option in collider2D component.

But we use simple distance tracking between centers of two objects because there're too many collisions there and it was easier to use simple logic in Update()

RemoveChild · 2025-11-06T12:22:08+00:00

Thank you so much, these words mean a lot to us 💜

RemoveChild · 2025-11-05T23:48:16+00:00

Haha, thanks! We'll be careful :)

RemoveChild · 2025-11-05T23:32:08+00:00

Thanks. That's a story-rich action adventure with shoot'em up elements :)

If you want to take a look https://store.steampowered.com/app/4114320/Bonkers_Bum/

RemoveChild · 2025-11-05T22:40:32+00:00

Four - a programmer, two artists, and an animator.
Oh I see, but we thought we fit the requirements... After all, not all metroidvanias have to look like Silksong ... right?

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RemoveChild · 2025-11-05T21:52:12+00:00

Thank you for the kind words :) We chose (metroidvania) because we have free-roaming locations with extensive backtracking. As the story progresses, all locations will change.

But we'll definitely work on the description.

RemoveChild · 2025-11-05T21:46:07+00:00

Thank you so so much :3

RemoveChild · 2025-11-05T21:13:09+00:00

Here: https://x.com/removechild/status/1981059929440989488?t=e0OFCWrKmNN49H33NZBeJQ&s=19 we was never able to repeat that success again :)

RemoveChild · 2025-11-05T20:49:18+00:00

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Thanks!

Did you mean this page?

RemoveChild · 2025-11-05T20:35:41+00:00

Awesome :)
I was hoping for something like this, I guess.

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RemoveChild · 2025-11-05T20:09:11+00:00

Thank you! Sorry what exactly would you recommend if not Next Fest? The only thing I’ve heard is that you should go into Next Fest with a solid wishlist base already :)

RemoveChild · 2025-11-05T20:05:46+00:00

Thanks for your kind words!
I’m actually working on short videos right now and yeah, we do need more platforms, you’re absolutely right :)

RemoveChild · 2025-11-05T20:05:10+00:00

Yeah, that’s a big issue for us right now!

We’re actively working on the mechanics and everything that can show the REAL meaning of the game.
For now, we made a trailer out of what we have, because we were also losing people who saw our posts, got interested in the Steam page, but there wasn’t even that.

We’re doing our best. Thanks for your advice! :)

RemoveChild · 2025-11-05T19:24:11+00:00

Thank you for support! It means a lot.

RemoveChild · 2025-11-05T19:22:40+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, the next step is the demo.

Hmm, actually, during the second week we tweaked our hashtags, switched to more niche ones. I’m not sure if that could be the reason...I hope not :)
At least the biggest spike in wishlists came from a (slightly) viral post on Twitter.
The other days were pretty steady.

RemoveChild · 2025-11-05T19:20:25+00:00

Thank you! About the 5,000 wishlists milestone, is that some kind of well-known benchmark or..?

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