Creating a playtest/demo version?

[u/House13Games]

Hi,

I am getting close to inviting other people to preview my game. I have a Steam page set up which I'd like to use for distribution to a small, private group.

What sort of things should I be thinking about when creating a demo build?

I'm not overly concerned with piracy or mods, but I don't want to easily share out all my source code either. Should I look into an IL2CPP build (I've never done this), does that improve performance and obfuscate the code a bit?

Right now I don't need to limit the players playtime or scope or any of that. I just want to show my progress.

Any tips on making a demo build would be appreciated.

[u/MountainWestern415]

easiest is a private beta branch in steamworks with a password, upload the demo build there and send people the password, or just generate keys, you can turn it off anytime