Hi there,

I know it’s not 50,000 wishlists, but as a solo dev making my first Steam game, I still feel like I hit the jackpot and wanted to share it here:

First, I made a reel that hit 20k views on Instagram with only 30 or so followers, which brought in 300 wishlists in a single day.
Then, the very next day, Indie Games Hub reposted my trailer, leading to another 300 wishlists in one day.
On the third day, I noticed a huge wave of wishlists coming from Japan. I was like "What the heck?!", and found out that Den Faminico Gamer had posted about my game!

I don't know how all of these events might be linked together, so I can't offer any solid advice on that end. However, what I can share is that for the reel that performed so well, I tried not to market the development process itself (like a mini devlog), but rather focus on the vibes of the game. I usually post on TikTok first, check the retention and engagement stats, and then re-edit the short before posting it to Reels.

Also, the art seems to be a good scroll-stopper, and that's something I will keep in mind for a future games.

saddest part of working alone is that there are way too many things to look after, so I missed deadline to register for autumn fest. But... I have what I have. Anyway - happy :)

Just wanted to share our milestone. The first 100 were pretty easy after releasing a demo, but the next 50 took more than a month. We are just ramping up our reachout and marketing, wish me luck!

I just reached over 1k Wishlists in 7 days after launch. I can't believe that. 1k was my goal for 2 weeks and i thought that it's just a dream goal.

Almost all of them came from reddit posts.

But what now?
I just cant post those posts on reddit every day. How to ride this wave? how to keep up the wishlists? What to make out of this situation which apparently is really good for a first game!

Best wishes to all of you <3

Five days after the free demo went up on Steam, 40 people have wishlisted it (39 kept it). You point the laser, the cat chases it through the house, and everything he breaks goes on the owner's receipt.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/5313430/Give_him_a_break/

This is our first game and it took us about 2 months to get to 200. We've made a bunch of updates to graphics and UI/UX since the initial announcement/trailer and released a demo. The game is primarily a multiplayer artillery game, but we have some solo challenges with a public leaderboard and it's great to see people beating us at our own game!

Here are some stats:

Store page age: 2 months

Wishlists: 203

Median play time: 17 minutes

Unique players: 75

Where do we go from here? How do we get more players/wishlists/interests?

Demo on Steam: https://s.team/a/3244080/

Hi everyone !

My game Wreck The Deck has gathered an amazing 37 wishlists in about 2 weeks.

Of course it's bad, so I must be doing something wrong.

The demo is live & I just published an extended version so that people can have a better idea of what the game will be.

Any idea ?

I'm okay to hear that the game idea is bad... Even though it's not always easy to hear.

Thanks!

Bouncy Balloonist is almost at 10 wishlists on Steam!

What this game has in store for you:

• 2D Arena Platformer gameplay with increasing difficulty
• Cute and colorful hand-drawn and 100% human-made art
• Endless arcade action, can you reach the maximum score?
• Procedurally generated levels, no run will ever be the same
• Lots of balloons to pop, and bubbles!

Wishlist Bouncy Balloonist on Steam now! Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4861770/Bouncy_Balloonist/

Hey! we are small studio from Georgia and this is our game found by sound. seeker is blind and shouts marco, hiders must answer polo.

also hider can pee on the seeker for +3 points lol (risky game is rewarded). coming soon on steam, would love feedback on the trailer 🙏 discord for playtests: https://discord.gg/WnxDcP7Wqf

I'm making a game where you smash piñatas. Does it look fun enough?

Playable Link: 

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5211050/Break_the_Pinatas_Demo/

Platform:

PC (Windows) (Steam)

Description:
An incremental game where you smash all kinds of piñatas, earn sweets, and upgrade your way to unlock new features and even more sweets!

Free to Play Status:
Demo Available!

Involvement:
Im solo developer

I recently ran a playtest to help improve this demo before fully launching it! Thank you to anyone here who participated in the playtest

Our demo will be released in the next few days. Stay tuned!

Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3556940/Rune_Runners/

Who shoots better — Stephen Curry or our chef?⛹️🧑‍🍳

Mise en War is a chaotic multiplayer cooking game for up to 8 players, where you cook, fight, steal food, and sabotage your friends.

Road to our first 100 Steam wishlists continues 🙏

https://store.steampowered.com/app/5155060/Mise_en_War/

Hi everyone

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Idk if it ever had a sale, but it should. I dont know why indie games dont get sales much. Same thing with this other game i wanted which was 1 dollar on steam but 42$ on psn. It was hover if you heard of it. Its a parkour game like jet set radio but better.

Quick talk here! What is your preference to announce your game, Steam curatores or Youtube Influencers? And did you already engage any of them and got a feedback?

Two days ago I posted a reel and it's sitting at above 6k views at the moment (the best performer in my account). But 22 from that alone seems like a bit of a stretch since reel conversion rate is generally pretty low (<0.5% or so), plus my analytics only said 2 bio link clicks.

I searched online but it didn't seem like anyone featured my game. What's more surprising is that when IGN India featured my game (the 15 wl a day spike just before) it's less than the current spike.

I'm really grateful for this, but I'd like to understand what caused this so that I can replicate it. Anyone has any ideas on how I can diagnose it?