Hi everyone! 🍬
We've just shot off our email to itch support asking them to import the jam submissions into the bundles and equalize the revenue splits. Once they've populated our bundle pages, we'll forward the bundle links to all of you so you can confirm your final participation!
What can I do in the meantime?
Now's a great time to polish up your pages on itch.io! We've compiled a collection of resources that'll help you spiffy up your pages, from figuring out the best dimensions for banners and screenshots to some of the backend Metadata that'll help more folks find your projects. Check it out here!
Are you having trouble getting images down to 3MB each? Compress and optimize .webp, .png, and .jpg images using TinyPNG, and your .gif animations with ezgif.
We also highly recommend compiling a press kit for your project as well. A proper press kit easily lays out information like release date and genre for reviewers and writers so they can write articles faster. The following resources are intended for Digital Games, but can give you a pretty great idea of what to include for other media:
- carrd presskit template by npckc
- presskit() 2.0 by Rami Ismail
- Notion PressKit 2.0 by KrisWB
- FeePresskit by Feemagie
- The IndieGameDatabase can also generate a press kit for you, with the added bonus of adding your game to Twitch's stream categories
Game Showcases & Festivals
For our game developers, we've rounded up a few showcases & festivals you can consider submitting your projects to! Please be sure to carefully read each form and FAQ before submitting to make sure you qualify.
- Melbourne Queer Games Festival 2024 — Open until August 30, 2024
- PLAY - CREATIVE GAMING FESTIVAL 2024 (Submission Form) — Open until September 1, 2024
- Queer Indies Showcase — Open until September 6, 2024
- Indie X — Open until September 15th, 2024
- NOVELASIA - South East Asia Visual Novel Showcase 2024 — Open until September 22, 2024
- Independent Games Festival — Open until September 30, 2024
And as always, remember to follow us on our social media! We'll be getting ready to hype ourselves up as we get closer to October, so help us get seen!
Thanks again for joining us~
The Queer Halloween Stories Bundle Team