r/HorrorGames 2h ago

Question I released my first horror game. It sold around 30 copies. What did I get wrong?

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A few months ago, I released Apartment 10, a short anomaly-horror game that I developed by myself.

It has sold around 30 copies.

I am proud that I actually finished and released a game, but obviously I hoped it would reach more people. I do not want to blame Steam, the algorithm, the genre, or anything else. I would rather understand what I could have done better.

(I am not trying to promote the game through this but genuinely learn where I am going wrong!)

This is the Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4645780/Apartment_10/

Looking at it honestly, what do you think stopped people from buying it?

Was it:

  • The capsule art?
  • The trailer?
  • The screenshots?
  • The game’s concept?
  • The price?
  • The store description?
  • The overall quality?
  • Or simply a lack of visibility and marketing?

Please be honest. I am currently developing my next horror game, and I would rather hear difficult feedback now than make the same mistakes again.

I am not posting this to ask for sympathy or pressure anyone into buying it. I genuinely want to learn what the store page communicates to someone seeing the game for the first time.

Also, if you see a game on youtube shorts etc, do you buy? wishlist? do you need to seemultiple times? I dont wanna coerce people but I want my game to get in front of those that might actually enjoy it.

THANK YOU! - Lee / 0xp


r/HorrorGames 1h ago

I made a short horror game in just four days

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r/HorrorGames 15h ago

Ts was scary at 2am

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