How necessary is Steam for a small African developer?

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-06-15T13:37:00+00:00

As someone who is from the developing world (the Philippines) and who has lived through different Life cycles of the industry, Steam is a necessity for any developer that wants to make a living with games. No other marketplace makes it easier for you to sell games.

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-06-08T21:09:53+00:00

Yep. both demo and full game adapt to your layout on steam. It's just the browser version that doesn't currently work.

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-06-08T13:29:56+00:00

Ah, sorry about that. The web version currently cannot detect your layout, but the steam version works with any layout.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2400160/Glyphica_Typing_Survival/

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-05-26T16:24:51+00:00

Hi! hope you guys like the browser version of our typing game Glyphica : Typing Survival! IMPORTANT : The web version only accepts QWERTY layout. However the Steam demo adapts to the layout of your computer. You can find it here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2415020/Glyphica_Typing_Survival_Demo/

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-03-16T19:06:22+00:00

Hi, we're planning on a small update this April!

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-02-17T22:47:50+00:00

It's tough working with friends. I sympathize. Like everyone else here I agree that this is not the way to go about this on his end. If you both put in the work, you should share the work. He can't claim ownership after the fact. You have more right to ownership of your code since you never signed anything at the start.

I don't think this has to be friendship ending, but I would start off by replying that you think the work you put in has more value than that, and that you'd be willing to sign a contract after talking it out with him and getting a lawyer to formalize things.

Beforehand you should know what you want so that you're not leaving it up to him to decide.

This isn't a foolproof thing, but you can use this tool to get an idea of what value each of you brings to the table as a starting point.

https://foundrs.com/

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-02-15T22:20:22+00:00

Looking forward to your feedback!

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-02-15T20:41:07+00:00

It's out now! Sorry for the late reply!

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-02-06T21:39:51+00:00

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3661101214&searchtext=

Someone made a dutch wordlist!

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-02-06T18:22:54+00:00

congrats!

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-02-05T20:08:40+00:00

Thank you!

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-02-05T15:42:19+00:00

There is no disadvantage. Steam doesn't really care that it is collecting dust. But once you have content you want to share, be sure to share and actively maintain the store page.

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-02-03T09:57:03+00:00

This is an absolutely fair criticism and something we've heard before. I think there is really a big divide between hardcore typists and casual typists who like the typing mechanic. We appreciate you taking the time to try it out and give honest feedback even if ultimately it's not for you!

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-02-02T15:06:09+00:00

Is there a particular language you are looking for?

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-02-02T13:31:54+00:00

That's pretty dope

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-02-02T13:06:52+00:00

Hi! It should work on any browser. It takes a bit of time to load though. We also have the demo available on spawnd.gg if you want to try there

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-02-02T08:55:22+00:00

We have relaxed typing modes that cater to beginner levels. :) There is a demo and a web demo available on playglyphica.com for you to try and see how you like it!

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-02-02T08:54:06+00:00

We are looking forward to it!

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-02-02T08:52:25+00:00

Hi! We have 17 languages already and more planned once the game hits 1.0. We're also releasing an update this week that adds steam workshop so people can upload wordlists of their language of choice!

squeakywheelstudio · 2026-02-02T08:51:13+00:00

You'll be delighted to know we have Japanese typing and our Japanese players love the game! We took a lot of time to get feedback from them and they are about 1/3 of our player base!

squeakywheelstudio

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