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My new free 2d game seems to have no appeal at all

A topic by C4Games created Feb 01, 2024 Views: 507 Replies: 10
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https://c4games.itch.io/chis-quest-four-lost-diamonds

so far i have zero downloads, either my game looks terrible or people are not interested in 2D games at all

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Its ok. It is a game of patience and positivity. Try thinking of other ways to solve problems. Like in this case you could have advertised it in the release announcements. Just be patient.

thanks a lot!!!

Will wait and see how it goes..

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You published your game less than a week ago. It takes time, and promotion work.

thanks.. will wait and see how it developes.!!!

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It looks quite nicely presented and appealling. It might just be that very few people are seeing it in the first place. You might need to do publicity elsewhere- like the social media stuff that everyone hates. A browser build might help you get more plays. If you do this, consider releasing on Newgrounds too.

Thanks for the feedback!! And your suggestions.

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Take advantage of the feedback section of itch forums. Other creators can give feedback on your game's appeal and even play it for feedback

When I checked out your game's page I assumed it was a puzzle or adventure game by reading the tagline and story. But when I watched the trailer it made me think it was a lot more like Hollow Knight (the effects looked great by the way) I think the tagline and summary of your game could have better pointed to being a 'atmospheric 2D adventure' to give the game more kick and appeal. The story seemed fine but was very vague as to why I should play it when you could boast about it being a dark, mysterious 2D fighting game with bosses

If your goal was to make a Hollow Knight inspired game (just presuming here, sorry if I am wrong) then research how fans refer to their  game such as using a souls-like or hollow-like style game in your tag to draw relevant fans in. Personally 'whimsical game about a cute character called "Chi". ' sounds generic to me but a 'atmospheric 2D hack n' slash inspired by Hollow Knight' will get more people interested if the genre or style of game resonates with them. 

Take that with a grain of salt. Marketing is hard and I am not an expert - hope you get more traffic though

Amazing feedback.. thanks a lot for this. I think you got lot of valid points. Will revisit my tag line and description thanks.. 

Thank you everyone for your feedback, finally getting some traction.. 

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