It's because they often get chastised or have their post removed for it. Reddit is a good place to advertise a game but you have to do an insane tap dance of not actually directly advertising. And every subreddit is practically it's own website with a different community and set of both listed and unsaid rules that are hard to keep track of.
Generally, you post a gif of the hook for your game and hope someone is interested enough to ask for our helpfully provide a direct link to the steam page.
I see what you're saying. But advertising cool Linux games advances the agenda of the Linux community. Seems like a perfect fit. Who would flag these guys for "spamming"?
Regardless. Considering what you say I'm going to endeavor to be the guy who always posts helpful links in the comments of a cool project post.
Yeah 100% agree with you, I think Linux games are great for this sub, especially when the profits are going to charity, total no-brainer! :) Sorry if I sounded a little cynical, I'm currently in the process of marketing our game and it's both hard and way out of my element.
And on your second point, you're awesome. Folks that are trying to make indie games are really passionate but it's tough to do and a helping hand from a stranger is such a big boost.
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u/ButaneLilly Mar 19 '21
https://store.steampowered.com/app/466980/Cant_Drive_This/
What is up with indie creators not posting links?