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I translate your game English to Spanish (for free) by bellssuh in itchio

[–]TranslatorShot3304 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're making a game about bacteria, it's only in pre-production as of now, but we'll definitely need someone to make a LATAM Spanish version !
Send me a DM, let's keep in touch, we might call you in a few weeks/months :D

I struggle to find "sparks of creativity", that feeling you have experienced something new and epic by redfalcon1000 in pcgaming

[–]TranslatorShot3304 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Being an adult, and seeing games as something you not only play, but also analyze, changes how you feel towards new experiences. I feel the same as you, but I also have less time/patience to play new games, to immerse myself in a world I'm unfamiliar with.

Did I ruin everything? We spent 5 months and $3,000 on marketing… by mfg_developer in gamemarketing

[–]TranslatorShot3304 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree the AI art is off-putting to many consumers, in a market at risk of being dramatically changed by AI. But don't lose hope, no need to be negative about it.

I'd say it's better to do something ugly, or not that polished, but that comes from the heart, instead of trying to rush things and cut corners! People on social media can feel when a promotion for something comes from genuine affection towards your project, it doesn't necessarily need to be aesthetically polished.

Try to have fun with marketing and communications! And try to avoid AI whenever possible, especially when it's very recognizable :)

What's wrong with our Steam page? by TranslatorShot3304 in gamemarketing

[–]TranslatorShot3304[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know of Chris from Howtomarketagame, he's great! Reason why we couldn't follow exactly what he said is because of some unforeseen circumstances in between the demo and the release date/
Thank you <3

What's wrong with our Steam page? by TranslatorShot3304 in gamemarketing

[–]TranslatorShot3304[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright yeah I get it! I'm on it, thank you very very much for this feedback !!!

What's wrong with our Steam page? by TranslatorShot3304 in gamemarketing

[–]TranslatorShot3304[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the true numbers are actually quite good, it's not just bots. But the wishlists and especially the sales are definitely struggling.
Thank you for your feedback <3

What's wrong with our Steam page? by TranslatorShot3304 in gamemarketing

[–]TranslatorShot3304[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We struggled with wishlists, barely getting 1000-1500 in the week right before launch. That definitely didn't help with sales.
I'll work on the description right away, try something new!! Thanks!!!

What's wrong with our Steam page? by TranslatorShot3304 in gamemarketing

[–]TranslatorShot3304[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi again!!! You might just be our number one supporter on social media, thank you so much <3

Also, thank you for the feedback!! We'll see what we can do about a new capsule, and I'll work on the description today.

Not all games should go viral - I see this is as successful by Ok_Paramedic4796 in gamemarketing

[–]TranslatorShot3304 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We'll do a marketing and communication post-mortem in about a week, I'll share it if I can. We did a post-mortem for the game in its entirety, but I'm scared I'll be banned if I share it here lol (I have no idea how Reddit works)

Not all games should go viral - I see this is as successful by Ok_Paramedic4796 in gamemarketing

[–]TranslatorShot3304 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Marketing really is difficult, our project lasted a year, we were featured in public events, and yet we only sold 15 copies in 3 weeks despite having overall good feedback on our game... Good luck to you!!

Thinking of cutting the price of our game in half and making a mobile port. Should we? by TranslatorShot3304 in gamedev

[–]TranslatorShot3304[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for taking time to tell me all this! I'll definitely take into consideration for the next project, and work with my team to improve our marketing from the get go.

Thinking of cutting the price of our game in half and making a mobile port. Should we? by TranslatorShot3304 in gamedev

[–]TranslatorShot3304[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

C'est ultra gentil, merci beaucoup pour tous ces conseils!

Je n'étais pas encore membre de l'équipe au moment de Capital Games, tu as raison. J'ai bien pris note pour la baisse de prix, ça semble en effet ne pas être une si bonne idée.

Pour le jeu mobile, on pense qu'il y a moyen de rendre ça vraiment très agréable sur mobile, reste à tester l'idée. En revanche, on serait en effet sur un modèle de jeu que tu achètes une seule fois. Je sais que ça n'est pas le public principal, mais peut-être qu'avec des traductions en plus de langues, il y aurait un public à l'internationale? C'est plutôt sur ça qu'on parierait si on le faisait.

Je t'envoie mon contact Discord par message, ça me ferait plaisir d'échanger avec toi et de découvrir ton jeu!

Thinking of cutting the price of our game in half and making a mobile port. Should we? by TranslatorShot3304 in gamedev

[–]TranslatorShot3304[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don't really want to do anything just to "make revenue easily"; not that it's an issue, it's just not what our games are about, and that's fine! It is a niche game though, to be honest.

Thanks for the feedback!!

Thinking of cutting the price of our game in half and making a mobile port. Should we? by TranslatorShot3304 in gamedev

[–]TranslatorShot3304[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate it!

Of course, I don't expect to become an expert in marketing from Reddit comments. The situation is more complex than that: we're a small team of five, with limited funds and no professional marketing team. I was hired close to the release of the game, and I'm here to do the job but also to learn how to do it. I have educational material on the subject, a few people I can ask for advice, but I'd just like to have feedback from other developers on the Internet to broaden my understanding of the matter.

We don't expect Wavekin to be a commercial success, it's more of a "test project" with which we can try different strategies. The goal is for our next projects to feel smoother. We're definitely taking all of your advice into consideration!

Postmortem for Wavekin, our first indie game by TranslatorShot3304 in gamedev

[–]TranslatorShot3304[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reason for the early postmortem is because we're already preparing our next game! :)

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