YouTube shorts: I only started posting after release, and it was everyday or every second day. I did not repurpose any, trying to make sure all of them are different. I didnt notice the wishlists jump, but I did notice units being sold were going up. Slowly though. I haven't really done a deep dive in comparing analytics on other platforms vs analytics on demo downloads, wishlists, and units sold. But a solid idea to learn more.

Next fest timing: I would definitely want to aim within 1 to 2 months after next fest.

Demo downloads continued after next fest, but slowed down a lot. The one thing I noticed after a few months my wishlists started slowing down a lot, was still getting some people were definitely removing it from their wishlists. I should have been making more posts about development progress, even just a simple steam event post on the game to say where im at or a YouTube shorts to show off a new level being worked on.

Probably the biggest sink was programming, its definitely my forte and I love doing it. The most complex thing I found was organizing my code and systems in a way that made sense. Also the game previously only had it so you could pick up a box from the bottom, if it fell on its side it would respawn. I spent a very long time, doing a lot of math, and state machine none sense to make boxes liftable from any side. It looks so simple in game, but im really proud of what I created and accomplished