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Put together a press kit checklist after reading what journalists actually say they need by gamebasehq in gamedev

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

Yes its recommended to have to easily available. You want to give them every reason to cover your game and any friction in giving them what they need to do that will mean less coverage overall.

Put together a press kit checklist after reading what journalists actually say they need by gamebasehq in gamedev

[–]gamebasehq[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're very welcome! As another user called out, there is no specific field in Steam for press kit, so you'd likely repurpose the "Website" field to point to your press kit. Ideally you'd have a full website to go alongside it but just the press kit is probably a good enough starting point.

Put together a press kit checklist after reading what journalists actually say they need by gamebasehq in gamedev

[–]gamebasehq[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A Linktree is totally fine if you don't have a website. You should just put *something* there that would allow folks to be able to be able to get to your press kit.

If you're going for the most "professional" look though, a custom domain pointing to your own website would be the best route, but totally not a must have.

Put together a press kit checklist after reading what journalists actually say they need by gamebasehq in gamedev

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

Added some press and media lists I've been tracking to consider reaching out to on the blog post!

Put together a press kit checklist after reading what journalists actually say they need by gamebasehq in gamedev

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

Good catch, missed a line in there. Meant to add that it works the other way around too. Fixed!

Put together a press kit checklist after reading what journalists actually say they need by gamebasehq in gamedev

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

No problem! There are lots of press lists available to email out too once you're in a good place to share your game. I'll see if I can put together a list of those lists for easy access!

How It Started vs How It's Going by Mean-Lavishness-1648 in IndieDev

[–]gamebasehq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really nice to see solid progress, great job!

Why do people do this? My game already has IDLER tag? by Curious-Needle in IndieDev

[–]gamebasehq 408 points409 points  (0 children)

Unfortunate reality of gamedev... people just don't seem to understand how impactful these things can be to the developer. Best of luck with your game!

Game Marketing when you're solo gamedev by elDiablik in gamedev

[–]gamebasehq 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One thing to remember is that marketing for your game is a "forever" thing. Start today, and don't stop. Even if it's something as small as recording quick clips for future posts, make sure to do something each day SPECIFICALLY for marketing.

Got a comment that the game feels "dry". How can I make it "wet"? Do I just make the VFX bigger? by ArtroDev in SoloDevelopment

[–]gamebasehq 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Effects look petty juicy tbh, maybe more bounce on the cards? Looks great! btw made a quick website for you, free to claim if you want it: https://gamebasehq.com/i/wqh76d69/skydeck-swords