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Would other platforms also work as well? I have reached a little of an audience on Bsky, but most of my stuff hasn't included hashtags, which has probably limited my reach.

I've wanted to post some prototypes of games and art recently, and while I do have a bit of a following, I haven't gained a following that is dedicated. The only place where I do have an audience is on other people's Discord servers, but it doesn't help a lot since nobody cares who you are in those places. I think having a small following would be good to start off with when I do start doing bigger projects. I'm thinking starting a smaller project that I'm capable of doing without taking too much time can help. Horror games get a decent amount of views and while I do enjoy some of the games, that's just isn't my thing, and I would like to start building up some concepts, ideas, and characters, but it just doesn't seem like I would get a following by only presenting some original concepts and characters at this stage. What should I do about this?

I don't have much experience with the PS1, besides a couple a games like Silent Hill, but both options might work just fine. The low res one will likely be faster due to not rendering extra pixels, but I don't think it will make much of a difference in speed due to the style being low in system requirements.

The atmosphere tends to be pretty big for me. Instead of being scary at a few moments due to jumpscares, a good horror game gives the sense that you're not safe and makes you feel unsettled the entire time while playing it. Horror is obviously more complex than that, but most of the good ones I've seen have a good atmosphere and a good presentation.

The tutorial, although you don't have to (if it lets you). Though, I would, because you'll be way less confused if you play the tutorial first.