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Go for it. It's a learning process. It's good to have milestones, small goals before you take on bigger ones. After that pong clone, take on more challenging tasks.

Late Jan is when my post went viral on reddit, so it's probably that. I don't know if itchio also contributed to the traffic. It is possible that after getting some traffic, itchio added to the attention by maybe putting it on the popular section. If I remember correctly, a fellow jam member mentioned my game at the time was in featured in a section at the bottom, but not the main feature.

Nope, haven't gotten to that part yet. Actually clueless about it and still don't know if it is something worth pursuing as a tiny fish making simple games. In your opinion, is it really helpful or necessary?

It's probably nothing an issue, unless your game becomes so popular that the big boys start to envy

@@dotcrazyclips I feel like the big boys can do anything anyway since they have the rep and a war chest. I'll worry about it if or when I get there. Seems like that's a good problem to have, a sign that something is right. Hopefully we get there.

@@TinyFishGameDev I'm working on a very little social media app using Unity. I'd love to connect with you personally if you'd love to

Thanks for the tip, I'll definitely look into it! Still pretty new to YT and am figuring things out.

Honestly I'd love to have you as a teammate

Definitely! People are very impatient and often won't download stuff, especially for a simple game from a random unknown dev and there is a risk of downloading a virus/trojan. Maybe if you've established yourself, then this wouldn't matter as much. If there is a web version, my trust goes up a bit. If I like the game, that's the time I download executables. My browser plays are significantly higher than downloads. Also, a web version works on mobile, so major points for those who make their game mobile ready/playable. When I'm out and bored, I look for games to play on my phone/tablet. Obviously, I have to skip those that I can't play, and that's a missed opportunity.

@@TinyFishGameDev Thank you a lot for your answer! Yes I totally agree, I will publish more games to play in the web untill I will have more followers then! Thank you!

@eloctopusmakesgames you can also offer a demo (a level or something) if you like, especially if you have a very large game or a paid product. However, if your engine doesn't offer web output, I think it might be better to look for alternative ways to gain users instead of having to rewrite everything.

@@TinyFishGameDev yes I'm doing it! I added the browser version of my game to the same itch page, and I had a lot more people playing it! Thanks a lot!

Glad to hear it! I found your page and tried out Urban Sprint. Pretty fun, but I might be biased since I love Crazy Taxi. Oh, you might want to add a link to your page on your YT profile. Also, one more thing I noticed, when I view all in your itch page, there are 3 games listed, but you have one more game that isn't displayed, Cooking Matching Tiles. Luckily your "Have a look at my other games" section was there (which a great idea, I'm borrowing that!)

Hi Aleks! You might want to add a link to your itchio page on your youtube profile as well as the videos. I had to search up your game to find your itchio profile (teamcloud). Most people are too lazy or would not be willing to spend that much time and effort to find an unknown game from unknown developers like us. May I ask where you published those 12 games? How long were they published? Your youtube and itchio profile only has one game, published a few days ago. Also, any lessons and tips you can share with us that you learned from publishing 12 games?

Hi Metgan games! Welcome to the channel and also to Gato. Always nice to see more games and meet more devs. Gato seems to have a couple of things rolling out soon, such as monetization and a better upload experience. Really looking forward to those changes. By the way, I took a look at your profile and just learned about iircade and atari vcs since you were developing for them. I've always wanted an arcade cabinet and was thinking of building one, just never had the time to. Do you have an iircade? I visited their kickstarter page and saw that they got 660,413 of their target 50,000 goal on 2021, but when I click their website, it's a dead link. Any idea how I can purchase their cabinet? P.S. Doodle Taxi's style looks cool!

Thank you! To anyone reading this, this guy right here was the first to ever donate/support my game! Back then, it didn't have much attention yet, and his donation preceded other donations by quite some time. I thought that would be the only donation ever. His support meant a lot to me--made my day and it boosted my confidence. So, shoutout to you and all the "1st" who donated to a simple indie game. We really appreciate and will never forget you!

I saw that the game quest competition expanded all over the world, but not sure if that applies to the site in general

Should be fine! I'm not from LatAm, but was able to join. Although, in my case, my game wasn't really dependent on dialogue, just mash buttons. I'm not sure how much it would affect games that are text heavy, like graphic novels, since LatAm is still the primary target. During the live event, people were speaking English, so it might be okay?

@@TinyFishGameDev makes sense. I think my first game might've been okay, but my second is basically a linear novel, so i might need to revisit the game concept (ofc I could still apply for the interactive fiction, but it's not really interactive)

Yeah, maybe you can update your game if it doesn't fit in the interactive fiction, or just create a new one entirely. If I recall correctly, interactive fiction and horror are some of the categories than need more entries, better chances of winning bronze, silver, or gold.

Gato is open world wide, you can upload your game from anywhere on anytime. No walls, No Barriers, all developers and players are welcome to join Gato.

Thank you, appreciate the kind words!

Go for it! Even if it doesn't earn you money, you might get more people to play and enjoy your game. By the way, your YT profile has a link to your site, which is suspended. You might want to redirect that to your itchio page (which isn't in your profile) while you sort your domain/host issues out.

Maybe/Hopefully?? Only one way to find out, but still gathering the courage at the moment!

​@@TinyFishGameDev just do it they let literally anyone make games i put my first projects on steam and they sell the best lol

@@TinyFishGameDev if your making donations on itch you'll make bank on steam

@@TinyFishGameDev yt keeps deleting my comments

@@TinyFishGameDev just do it, trust.

Sure, go ahead. Would be great if you could give me and the game a shoutout. Also, do send me a link, would love to play your game. The idea of inspiring someone/something sounds amazing!

Oh, it's your first time! Start really simple first. Chek out this video: ruclips.net/video/WKaa7VE1bEM/видео.html

It's available on Play Store, although it's not on the Apple Store. You can still play it on your browser and play it as a pwa.

Thanks for sharing. I just looked up demoscene, I didn't know that was a thing. Very interesting!

Thank you. If you just started last month and got 12k views and 8 dollars already, I think that's a great start. Certainly more impressive than my first few attempts. Keep up the good work, and do share some tips and tricks based on your experiences.

Told you that you could make it! Congrats on your first jam, hope it was an enjoyable experience for you. Do share your results, see what works and what doesn't, and maybe share some tips not listed here.

@@TinyFishGameDev will do! I'll be chiming in again soon

Don't wait, as Nike says, just do it! Won't go smooth for sure (like how my first vid had sound coming off only one channel), but you learn from it. The sooner you start, the sooner you can improve. As for the sprites for Toe to Toe, I used both Pixly(android, free) and Aseprite(desktop, paid). Just in case you're on a budget, you can compile aseprite from source, or you can use libresprite(an earlier fork of aseprite that's free).

You're welcome. You might get different results--you could be more successful with your attempt, or maybe not. Some people do think that my mild success is still a failure because it's just pocket money, but I'm still pretty happy with the outcome. It's really hard to tell what is "worth it" and what is "success". Only one person can be the judge of that--you. After all, it's your time and effort that will be spent. My definition of success wasn't hinged on the money, but on people playing my game. I love games because it brings me happiness. My goal was to bring happiness to a bunch of people, make their day a little bit brighter. I still can't believe I was able to reach that goal. Game dev is extremely difficult, so you definitely need to temper expectations. I wish I could say I 100% know the secret formula and that things will be easy this point onwards, but that would be a lie. I'm almost as clueless as when I started, just a tiny bit wiser. What I do know is that had I not tried, I wouldn't have known my answer. So I suggest you try too. You decide if it's worth it after. If not, that's fine, at least you can say you tried. Don't beat yourself up too much, a lot of people will do that for you. Good luck!

Sorry about that, but thank you for still taking the time to leave feedback. Will do better next time. Cheers!

I hope so! Stick around, let's get better together!

5:53 You can.

@@TinyFishGameDev 315$ :D

Thank you! Yep, such a small thing but makes a diff. As for "jif" vs "gif", don't think it matters! Keep calling it gif if you like!

Roughly. ~240 via itch, ~125 via ko-fi, all donations. The others were from proceeds from joining a bundle, ~ 75. My default value for donation was USD 2, but a handful donated 10, 1 donated 15, and another, 25 I think. Most donations were 1-2 usd.

@@TinyFishGameDev Oh my, that's a great amount to donate for an indie game, I guess your game was that good that someone donated $25.

@@jellycode4949I'd like to think so. And indeed, it is a generous amount, certainly didn't expect anyone to donate, even at the amount I set. It might also be due to supporting the players. I implemented some of the suggestions, and several people who liked the changes donated more than once.

@@TinyFishGameDev well, I have to say, u indeed are very capable, also open to feedback. I wonder if I will ever make even $100, I mean u can see my game's trailer in my yt channel, it has only 12 downloads lol, Idk how will I reach there :/ But I am listening to your advice videos so maybe it will just take some time

@@jellycode4949 Yeah, for sure it won't happen overnight. Like I said, it's extremely difficult, and if you're starting just starting, money shouldn't be your primary objective, or you're going to be disappointed real quick. Try to enjoy the journey, because it's going to be long/seemingly endless. I took a look at your game trailer, and I think the graphics could still use some improvements. Try to play a lot games, study their UI and graphics. Watch tutorials too, there are lots out there. Another thing you can explore is to use premade assets. There are free and high-quality game assets available for download such as Kenney's. Being a solo game dev needs you to be a jack of all trades, and trying to level up from scratch in multiple disciplines is tough. Using premade assets can help you level up in the other aspects of the game (e.g. programming side). Study the assets that you use too. Eventually, if you decide to create everything from scratch, you'll be able to put more focus since you don't have to focus as much on the programming side.

Haha I might have accidentally stumbled on a captured audience when I chose to make the character female. Some people who liked my tweet were into buff women who box, didn't expect something so specific. In any case, I'm just glad people appreciate and play my game. I hope you enjoy it too!

Yeah, so many things are simple and should be common sense, but sometimes it doesn't really hit you as hard as when you hear it or even better, experience it. I wish you luck with your game and being more active on social media. Like I said on the video, it's difficult. It's definitely a plant your seed kind of thing, so you probably won't see impressive results soon. Put in the work though, and legit try to be part of the community. Don't be an annoying bot spammer. People sense when you're genuine, and it'll also be good for you--if you love game dev, not just your games, you'll learn a lot from and meet amazing people. I'm still working on social media myself, long way to go. But at least I've started. The best time to start after yesterday is today!

Yeah, I couldn't believe it. I also watched a video where one dev tested pulling the percentage all the way down to zero to see if itch wouldn't promote him (I think he said steam or another platform prioritizes you if you up the percentage), but he still got promoted by itch.io. When I find the video, I'm going to link it here.

Go for it! Can't wait to see what you come up with. Good luck!

Glad to be of help! And thank you for the positive feedback, this will keep me motivated. I love game dev, had so many questions before, and have more every minute. I want to be able to answer as much as I can, to improve myself and also to help out others.

Great suggestion. I actually considered it, but didn't have an elegant cross-platform solution. May I ask what you're using so I can take a look when I explore achievements?

​@@TinyFishGameDev its actually a little different for each platform, but at the same time its very similar. For steam and google store you need to add the applicable api data to you actual game code. there is a lot great tutorials here on YT on both and how to implement them. i'd be glad to work with you and help you out if needed, do you have a discord or something i can join to make communicating a little easier? as for what i use, i mainly work over at retro achievements and the way we do it over there is very different than what is needed for modern gaming.

I have actually tried Google Leaderboards and Achievements, I loved it and it was pretty straightforward to implement, but was kind of hoping for a cross-platform solution. Or would that not matter as much as cross-platform leaderboards? By the way, when you say retro achievements, do you mean retroachievements.org?