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He says your game thumbnails are not clickbaitenticing ;-)
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Hmm. Cant reply to the post above.
I believe this clickbait thing is less true for itch and more true for youtube.
It might be true for the casual gamers flocking here from some youtube videos with those thumbnails with big open eyes and shocked expression of the youtuber.
I played this game for 5 minutes and this is what happened...
Nahh, I have hopes that gamers are more resilient against clickbait. And I have not yet the impression that developers try to use clickbait. But maybe I am browsing for the wrong type of games. If this is a thing for horror games, maybe it is limited to such baity games. Usually I browse for interesting tags or related games. The thumbnail is some kind of mini trailer, and if this would spell clickbait, it typically would not be interesting, as a game. I expect a glimpse of the art style, the general setting of the game, some clues what this is or is not. Clickbait would send all the wrong signals.