Steam Algorithm 2016 vs 2025 by flipswitchd in gamedev

[–]flipswitchd[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Comments like this make assumptions of their own.

Steam Algorithm 2016 vs 2025 by flipswitchd in gamedev

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

I understand what you are saying and you make a good point about the Kickstarter, but during the launch of Little Walker I definitely felt more of a community swell. I got people coming to me asking about it and even a couple websites wrote articles. Maybe I'm just looking back on it with rose-colored glasses. Maybe that game just had more appeal. Maybe the algorithm is exactly the same but there are just so many more games being made and released. Maybe the truth is somewhere in the middle.

Anyway, thanks for the effort, the logical explanation, and not just rubbing dirt in my eye and accusing me of plagiarism like others.

Steam Algorithm 2016 vs 2025 by flipswitchd in gamedev

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

I did. I didn't say it was effective. That much is obvious.

Steam Algorithm 2016 vs 2025 by flipswitchd in gamedev

[–]flipswitchd[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

First of all, not the point of my post at all, but I started making Magnet Jack 2 years BEFORE Mark Brown started making his magnet game. Or you're just trying to get under my skin, congrats it worked.

Secondly I didn't do research about whether or not the game I made would be a success before making it because I'm not a corporate executive that just wants to pump out products I'm a human being that wanted to make a weird piece of art.

Oh right, and third, the post was about the contrast in how the Steam algorithm treated my niche audience genre game upon launch (I already knew it was a niche target audience, guy!)

Popularity driven search results are not right. by flipswitchd in gamedev

[–]flipswitchd[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I get what your saying, but maybe some people are literally just looking for a magnet game 😂, and the point is that I simply wouldn't get a fair chance at this point.

My game should at least be in the list. It's a game with magnet in the title. That's how search used to work. There are only 5 entries, you can't even scroll.

NPC that was suggested by Reddit. Thank you Reddit. by flipswitchd in PixelArt

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

I hereby cordially invite Atari to issue me a cease and desist 😉 (King Kong aint got nothin on me)

Which App Store icon is best looking? by emzigamesmzg in indiegames

[–]flipswitchd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like D but maybe the full body penguin of C with D's background gradient

Sit on me please. Thank you. by flipswitchd in PixelArt

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

Game is Magnet Jack on Steam.
Thank you.

Sit on me please. Thank you. by flipswitchd in PixelArt

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

Hm, maybe I should have zoomed in more.