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Is it better to promote and focus on One Game? Or make a bunch of smaller games on Itch.io?

A topic by Rex created 44 days ago Views: 216 Replies: 8
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I need advice from the elders of the site.

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Dunno, I always had a lot of little games. No idea how it works with just one. But the games I have often recommend each other, so that help gain traffic.

Thanks for the tip!

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If you're still learning and growing your game dev skills, I would recommend lots of small games. Then, you don't find that you need to rework some stuff that you did a few months ago. Also, it's good practice for releasing games

Thank you Arcane for the feedback!

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One bigger game is better I think. As for being an elder, yes I am very wise.

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I´d say ... it depends on your skills, goals and ambition ...

As a beginner it would be better to roll out a bunch of smaller projects ... to hone your skills ... to try out different genres and platforms/engines ... and to boost popularity ...

Once you have the experience and found your way ... you can start a more complex/bigger project and focus on the genre/engine that suits you best ...

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I worked on a game for five years and never published it. Now I do a small game once a year for friends and family for Christmas. This way I gain experience on the complete process and build up a library of my own assets. I don't make any money with my games. I guess if you want to make money you would need to invest in marketing  and your game should better be good. Which your first game - honestly most likely - isn't.

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Personally I am working on one big game, Not one that's mechanically advanced, but story rich.On the other hand, in my off time, I like to work on the plot and lore of another game/VN I might want to work on in the future

On top of that, If I am bored, I study the game platforms that I want to put said games.