Post by CoderGenius72 in How do you actually "promote" a game

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Firstly, the game is good, so this is not an issue. You are indexed.

My first suggestion is to add a web version. Tons more people will play the web version, than the downloadable version. The only way people even download my game is a charity bundle.

Secondly, using reddit.com and other socials are helpful. The itch.io community can also help, but not as much. However, devlogs only do anything once you have followers. They are useless right now.

Lastly, it can take a while. You can't make it to "New and Popular" anymore, because the game is not new. You will have to aim for reaching the Popular list for the smaller tags.

Also, check that your sensitive/adult content is off to avoid the adult stuff on new and popular.

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SpinnX18 days ago

Yo thanks for the tips, yea i'll try and i have a few friends helping with promotion/trailer so uhh- also I can't make a browser version sadly because of several reasons but when i released a huge update once people saw me on new and popular! So that's a thing! Also idk if maturity is on or off ill check. Thanks!

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redonihunter18 days ago (2 edits)

I think it was meant that you in your settings need to turn off maturity, else you will see those games while browsing.

(If you actually have a game with sensitive content, you cannot turn it off. A feature that often gets complaints.)

Oh, and redo your css please. Your page is not useable. You obfuscate the mouse cursor. That is not allowed. You can't use the css to hinder any User Interface features of Itch. If you make me miss my click, because I cannot accurately see where I will click, that is a very bad thing.

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SpinnX18 days ago(+1)

Oh yeah the mouse, I'm trying to calculate the offset and even in the game this was a headache but I probably forgot about it cuz I got comfortable, anyways thanks!

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redonihunter18 days ago

You can't make it to "New and Popular" anymore

New & Popular is the same as Popular with only a bit more emphasis on New. Just look at the number of games. It is the same number.

Popular has also a historical and a current component.

Aiming for target audience tags is a good strategy in my opinion. Also, with only a few hundred games in a tag combination a game would even be still visible in recent even if it were the oldes game of them. 200 games is only 6 pages. That can be scrolled in a few seconds.

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