Hi there, I am making a twin sticks shooter with a friend game and if everything goes well I could have a 1st level demo ready in 2024. The game is 1 year in development by now. What I don't understand is how to reach the point of release, and I guess is a difficult task for every dev in here. It used to be popular to release a Kickstarter campaign but I am not sure if people is still backing projects in Kickstarter, since there are many small indie publishers out there now. 

I don't know how to proceed or what is the best way for doing this. I think since we haven't release anything yet, and our names are unknown in the industry we may need to start building a community but I don't know how to do that either, I feel I'm not smart enough. 

I am not posting in Help Wanted since I don't think It may belong there and I don't have material to show yet, I'm just asking for opinions, just a normal conversation. I wish my post don't lay in the wrong spot.

Any ideas or tips? I really appreciate any advise. Thanks a lot.