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how do i make my game popular, make all people reach my game atleast see my game

Advertisement. Actual, real advertisement. With a budget. A big budget.

But to be really popular, you need to have a very good game. I "saw" your game's page. It does not interest me. Exploration horror games are a dime a dozen. The genre was once midly interesting when playing Slender Man but the novelty factor quickly faded for me.

Horror games being "popular" on Itch, does not mean that horror is popular everywhere and it does not mean that all horror games on Itch are popular. It means you will compete with all the other horror games.

If we assume you are an average skilled developer and story teller (which already is over the average combined in one person), there would still be about 600 better horror games released the last 30 days. https://itch.io/games/last-30-days/tag-horror . Oh, seems your game is quite high on the list. About 40/1200. So maybe you should give advice on how to have a popular game to the 1100 games below your's in popular ranking. In 2024 there were  about 17000 horror games released on Itch. https://itch.io/games/tag-horror/year-2024 ... To put that into perspective, the entire Steam catalogue only has about 16000 horror games.

And seriously, do people really write like that? Your profile I mean. It is AI generated, is it not? Were there once marketing people that phrased like that, and the ais copied that? Or did you write that? At Soul's Nightmare, we specialize in developing spine-tingling horror games that push the boundaries of fear. From eerie atmospheres to heart-pounding gameplay, we aim to deliver unforgettable moments of terror. It promises everything and tells nothing. Empty marketing babble.

Oh, and you should have a demo for your paid game. This is Itch and not Steam.

Oh, thanks, finally something useful.

I guess in practical terms your best bet might be attracting youtubers and other streamers to play your game. But honestly you are doing rather good, considering just how much horror games are released every month. There is some kind of critical point where streamers would seek out your game to get popular. You can see that happening in comment sections of page 1 games. And you are already on page 2 - of the 30 days segment at least.