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@XanderwoodGameDev 5 сағат бұрын
Wow congrats man!
@TheShelfman 5 сағат бұрын
Thank you!
@JacoPieterse 9 сағат бұрын
Congrats on launching your game and getting your requred reviews!!! You're kicking my ass and I have a free game 🙊
@TheShelfman 9 сағат бұрын
Thank you!
@ConradProteus 17 сағат бұрын
Unfortunatley, 100 units in first week of release is not a good result
@TheShelfman 9 сағат бұрын
Depends on the expectations and the wishlist count! If you have 10k wishlists and expect 1k sales in the first week, 100 is definitely not a lot But 100 was for sure a lot in this case
@alxdrksoul 18 сағат бұрын
I read about this a long time ago, but using twitter instead of tiktok, and I also hate twitter hahahaha but maybe one day when I come close to making anything that resembles a game, I might have to do this too 😅 congrats for your game !!!
@TheShelfman 18 сағат бұрын
@@alxdrksoul thank you! And yeah I can definitely recommend it. It's not always fun, but helps in the long run
@LuckyRaphi 19 сағат бұрын
People dont like tiktok? What do you use facebook? 😂 Ypu know that every funny video is on tiktok first?
@greguar86 19 сағат бұрын
so you have 300 units sold, 900 wishlists, 3k gross revenue and a really cool looking game in a fun genre. why launching with so little number of wishlists ? have you tried steam nextfest with a demo or anything to gather more wishlists ?
@TheShelfman 19 сағат бұрын
The marketing was surprisingly tough for this game pre-launch I did do next fest and it got me most of my wishlists, but people just didn't want to cover it really. Only a couple of people did, which was awesome obviously but didn't do much for the game. It was disappointking, and scared me for launch, but I also saw it as a learning opportunity. So I now know better what to do with my next game!
@hotworlds 21 сағат бұрын
This one weird trick publishers DON'T want you to know!!
@TheShelfman 19 сағат бұрын
Ssshhht don't tell anyone
@dre_rona 21 сағат бұрын
When I release my game on steam I'll just make 10 accounts or something so I can get that SWEET SWEET positive review score
@TheShelfman 19 сағат бұрын
That'll be one expensive experiment 😬
@ChicoAzevedo 22 сағат бұрын
I also HATE tik tik but i can make a deal with the devil when i release my game.
@TheShelfman 19 сағат бұрын
That's the spirit!
@HankHankerson Күн бұрын
Everyone defending tik tok on here are mentally ill, bunch of real life losers
@HankHankerson Күн бұрын
“Put it on tik tok” is you advice? Your a scumbag dude
@FinalMyle Күн бұрын
I love people that hold Lav mics and talk into them. LOL They are designed to clip it and forget it, man. Maybe it's a comfort thing? \_(O_O)_/ The first question you have to ask yourself, "Is my product marketable?" If the answer is yes then share, share, share, and share some more. The more exposure you get the more of a return you will receive. Keep in mind though who your target audience is. We as creators like to think that it's everyone but in reality, it isn't. Don't waste your time and energy in a place where it shouldn't be focused. If you've done it properly and everyone has answered your CTA then your product, whatever it may be, will explode, in a good way, on launch. Steam and Epic are fairly easy to gauge, they both have a Wishlist option. :) Wishlist = CTA. Happy creating, everyone!
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
Hahaha I just love holding the lav mic! It's definitely a comfort thing considering i dont like my hands just being awkwardly beside my body And for sure! I was lucky to hit the right audience for my game!
@FinalMyle Күн бұрын
@@TheShelfman I'm just teasing you anyway but, yeah, great job on the release. :)
@cobaltplasma Күн бұрын
ok, legit, your video hooked me, I will like, subscribe, comment, and buy your game. I don't know if I'll get on TikTok to sell my own wares though, but... you got me halfway there, who knows? Awesome stuff man, congratz on everything :)
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
I appreciate that, thank you!
@cobaltplasma Күн бұрын
@@TheShelfman you're most welcome, looking forward to seeing what you cook up next :)
@charlesscholton5252 Күн бұрын
I hate TIKTOK with a passion..
@michconnor6271 Күн бұрын
So weird how people pretend tiktok is some uniquely horrible thing. You're literally on youtube right now, youtube shorts have all the exact same videos as tiktok
@jackothelantern Күн бұрын
Because youtube copied tiktok, its not the other way around.
@tymondabrowski12 23 сағат бұрын
There are differences. First, many people dislike shorts and try to avoid it, install plugins that remove them etc. Second, many users probably browse/watch shorts the same way they watch videos: they look for an interesting one on a main page or search for it. That's different than a stream of tiktoks autoplaying for you. You make a (somewhat) conscious decision to watch a specific short.
@ThyTrueNightmare Күн бұрын
if you don't want to set up a green screen and have an NVIDIA GPU, you can use NVIDIA broadcast to move the background form anywhere. If your using a camera it might be possible to feed any recorded footage through the program using OBS as a virtual camera and then capturing the output using another instance of OBS. I use 2 OBS instances when streaming D&D so my players can still see my camera on discord
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
Will definitely keep that in mind, thank you!
@ThyTrueNightmare Күн бұрын
@@TheShelfman I legit have been using it purely for background remove for videos and streams for years now
@donut_ask Күн бұрын
I'm also making a sort of cozy 'pointless' game. This channel is just pure gold🥇
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
Good luck with it! And thank you😁
@mrkefirek9 Күн бұрын
good video
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@Colorlavie Күн бұрын
Ok, what is TikTok ? I'm going to test it for my video game (Angor : 21 wishlist on steam😂). Have you pro account ? Thanks for you trick !
@robediodde Күн бұрын
Ok but seriously, that mic is designed to be clamped on your clothes
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
You would be correct, I just prefer holding it so my hands aren't just awkwardly beside my body lol
@robediodde Күн бұрын
@@TheShelfman oh, wow, you didn't have to answer my random passive aggressive comment. Let me check your game out 😅
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
@@robediodde Hahaha appreciate it!
@foldupgames Күн бұрын
Good job, Shelfman!
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
@@foldupgames thank you!
@sfgmonah Күн бұрын
You hate tiktok? Are you blunt or something?
@SubzeroBlack68 Күн бұрын
TikTo- 🤮... I cant even say it
@jameshughes3014 Күн бұрын
I love this video so much. I am afraid to post anything on social media, but this has convinced me to overcome that silly fear .I've been considering giving up game dev because of that. But it's great to see your success. I hope you have a ton of success.
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
@@jameshughes3014 thanks! I hope you give it a shot, it might help😁
@Maxx_J Күн бұрын
Why the Roblox hate? 2:09 😭😭😭
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
@@Maxx_J you know what, I'm not quite sure🤷♂️ I just always really disliked it lol
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
I can't believe that I have to write this, but... I'm not telling you to USE tiktok. I don't, either. But I'm recommending to post on it to promote your game despite the fact that you hate the content on the platform... You don't have to be a consumer to be a creator on there
@AndrisGameDev Күн бұрын
The funny thing is that tik-tok first shows your videos to locals, in my case Hungarians - and it does not consider language. Let alone this and the super low English skills of Hungarians mean poor views, but then Hungarians are also not that much into my kind of stuff and are totally unwilling to buy games, they pirate them instead. I hate geo-locking!
@hocineache7033 Күн бұрын
@@AndrisGameDev is there a way to by pass that?
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
@@AndrisGameDev oh yeah that's definitely a thing! People I know irl have found me on tiktok which was super weird considering they don't care about the stuff I post about. But thankfully it does get pushed outside of the Netherlands. Maybe not as much as I'd like, but once it hits the algorithm, it's going!
@LucidVisions Күн бұрын
I genuinely laughed out loud at Jeff Beezos 🐝
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
Jeff Beezos at your service
@GingerNingerish Күн бұрын
The pre launch scaries are way too real
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
@@GingerNingerish so real😭
@KeyboardKrieger Күн бұрын
I really hate TikTok but the cool part is that followers don't mean a lot. You can get I viral video out of the sudden,...but also the next video can have just 1000 views again. Like gambling 😁
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
@@KeyboardKrieger yeah followers are beyond useless. Comments are where it's at. That is, if they relate to the content and in this case relate to a possible sale
@WilmarNM Күн бұрын
Congratulations on your success! I wanted to tell you something that I don't know if you had taken into account. As the name of your game has a French character (I think, the "â"), that could be playing against you. After watching your video I tried to search for the game on Steam, but nothing came up, because I was typing a simple "a". When you edit your game page in Steam, there is a section called "Search Keywords". I think it might be worth adding your game name there without the â, so you can make sure it shows up for people even if they misspell it.
@mikemilkshake205 Күн бұрын
We rather keep our honour than use TokTok
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
lmao you don't have to use it, just post on it🙃
@PenguinjitsuX Күн бұрын
That's actually a solid tip. I was expecting something else, I don't know what, but this is really good advice. I wouldn't want to touch TikTok like you also mentioned, but we have to just accept that it's a popular social media platform and one of the best places to advertise stuff.
@Ferenc-Racz Күн бұрын
Hi. Are you using marching cubes?
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
I don't know what they are, so....probably not?
@Ferenc-Racz 23 сағат бұрын
@@TheShelfman Maybe you know the game "Townscaper" which is similar what you want to do in your game. That game is using this technics. So with marching cubes and wave function collapse algorithm you can write an algorithm which could generate the whole maps as you presented in your game.
@willianschneider1778 Күн бұрын
no way that I'm using that radioactive garbage that is that other place. I'd rather sell 0 copies than to use that thing.
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
lmao fair enough to each their own i dont use it to watch, only to post🤷♂️
@LighthoofDryden Күн бұрын
The pink material switch joke really got me, this video is great I still don’t want to reopen tiktok though 😬 the platform stresses me out
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
Thanks! I don't blame you. I think people should understand that I don't watch tiktok myself, I really dislike it. But posting on it is clearly worth it!
@LighthoofDryden Күн бұрын
@@TheShelfman oh totally, I 100% got that from ya! Posting is scary though, comments are wild on that app. You’ve got fortitude
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
@@LighthoofDryden yeah people can be ruthless haha but it's somehow easier to not care over there because it feels much more disconnected
@Uhfgood Күн бұрын
I hate this term "cozy" for certain kinds of games. Stupid buzzword.
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
I mean, it's true. They are cozy games. It's the name of the genre🤷♂️
@lollol012 Күн бұрын
@@TheShelfmanI understand why it's called that way, but god help me if it isn't one of the most puke inducing names for me personally. Literally any game without combat and with a warm enough color scheme gets slapped with the "cozy" buzzword nowadays. Also, without calling out names, a *lot* of the "cozy" games are just boring as fuck, and they were clearly only designed to be "cozy" because the game designer was too talentless to add in more challenging mechanics (which, surprise, are harder to balance and make fun), and that person understood it, so they went all-in on the "cozieness" rather than actual fun gameplay. This isn't the case with all such games, obviously, but it applies to a large enough percentage to irreversibly taint this buzzword even farther.
@Uhfgood Күн бұрын
@@TheShelfman - Cozy is not a genre, it's an adjective. Meaning snug and/or warm, and synonymous with "comfortable". I don't feel snug or warm playing any kind of game. If it's pleasant and/or stress-free, still doesn't mean cozy. I've been watching a lot of game development related content, and it's only been within the last year or so that I've even heard of it referring to a type of game.
@rameynoodles152 23 сағат бұрын
@@Uhfgood That's just you then. The Long Dark specifically makes me want to bundle up in a blanket while I play it.
@Uhfgood 22 сағат бұрын
@@rameynoodles152 - doesn't make it any more a genre and any less a buzzword, it still sounds stupid
@malimakes Күн бұрын
Honestly I don’t get all the hate tiktok gets. This is great and you totally deserved it!!!
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
Appreciate it man! And I guess it's all the terrible content and the cringy stuff haha Ah well! If it works it works
@Foxyrobo Күн бұрын
So I'm not the only one who doesn't want to touch the horrific, odious, cantankerous, disgusting, overstimulating, odious, foul, awful, unpleasant, unruly, unreasonable, horrible, cruel, entitled-narcissistic-iPad-kid-disease-ridden swamp known as TikTok with a 39 and a half foot pole! Would youtube videos (or even shorts) work instead?
@ThinkWithGames Күн бұрын
Sounds like it might be worth looking into Tiktok, I'll keep this in mind
@Kyle-nh7bw Күн бұрын
I love Tiktok (Jk)
@mingamerking Күн бұрын
I love how this whole community in the comments all hate tiktok
@TheShelfman Күн бұрын
@@mingamerking understandably so😂
@mingamerking Күн бұрын
@@TheShelfman very much understandably so
@edward3190 Күн бұрын
Either they don't actually need to sale a game, or they hate money.
@GameDevStudiesFR Күн бұрын
game look hurts my eyes, too much pixel and game play is quite boring. Please work on something more exciting.
@KeyboardKrieger Күн бұрын
I heard your mom is exciting. Maybe he should work on her? 😅
@sockjok_animations1638 Күн бұрын
You hear that everyone! This person said the game play was quite boring, obviously he's objectively correct and the only voice of reason on the internet, we should listen to them! Seriously, dude, the world doesn't revolve around you. Can't even spell Game Dev right
@IMakeGame 2 күн бұрын
good that you can make money from your game now :)
@TheShelfman 2 күн бұрын
@@IMakeGame still blows my mind. Now to make a game that can make that a full-time thing!
@NowKnownMAWO 2 күн бұрын
I don't want to use TikTok :|
@TheShelfman 2 күн бұрын
@@NowKnownMAWO i understand, me neither, but it's helped so much!
@NowKnownMAWO Күн бұрын
@@TheShelfman Okay thanks, I might create a acc just for the game dev stuff with focus on marketing & advertising!
@Vic-ol8hj Күн бұрын
All the little dumbasses do tho
@valentineDev 2 күн бұрын
So... I have to touch tiktok? shit
@TheShelfman 2 күн бұрын
@@valentineDev I'm sorry 😞
@A120AMIR12 Күн бұрын
Easier than grass trust
@BobbeDev 2 күн бұрын
Can I just gamble for money instead? I’m not touching TikTok
@TheShelfman 2 күн бұрын
@@BobbeDev yeah that works for me. It'll make you about as miserable as tiktok
@Foxyrobo Күн бұрын
90% of tiktokers quit before hitting it big
@PenguinjitsuX Күн бұрын
@@Foxyrobo The point of this isn't to try to "become" a TikToker, but to just use it as a place to advertise. The more you post, eventually some of those TikTok's will get you the views and sales you need. No need to continue after a certain point, it's up to you how long you want to advertise for but it's more of using it as a tool rather than trying to become an actual TikToker.
@andygeers 2 күн бұрын
I found this super interesting - I've been experimenting a little with TikTok but never got anywhere (yet!) But this encourages me to keep going. Just to clarify: when you talked about "promoting on TikTok" - do you just mean free / organic posts? Or actual paid promotion?
@andygeers 2 күн бұрын
But also... Is the "3x" in your title just a random number? How did you calculate that?
@TheShelfman 2 күн бұрын
Thanks! I meant just making posts myself haha. Not paid promotion, I'm not sure how useful that would be on tiktok as I don't have any experience with that. As for the 3x it's mostly a guess, but I had about 100 sales before the tiktok, and about 300 after. So 3x isn't too far off considering the views/comments
@andygeers 2 күн бұрын
@@TheShelfman That's so great, well done!
@cfdj43 2 күн бұрын
There's now a bunch of cool indie Devs on tiktok, it's nice to see a tiny community growing
@TheShelfman 2 күн бұрын
For sure! Love seeing people achieve their dreams
@AIAdev 2 күн бұрын
This is so cool Jordi! So glad to see you having success after all your hard work. UU UU is a double U ( W ) BTW and if you didn't know that's what it meant you have to like this comment and sub to TheShelfman
@TheShelfman 2 күн бұрын
Appreciate it AIA (thanks for getting people to subscribe to me, very cool)