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Steam Greenlight
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Greenlight Concepts section can help get early feedback
The Concepts section of Greenlight allows incomplete projects to be put on display and receive feedback, including mock-voting as if they were full Greenlight submissions. This can be a valuable tool for refining design, presentation and marketing techniques.
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Registration costs $100
In order to submit games to Greenlight at all, you must first purchase a $100 activation for your Steam account. Note that this does not represent profit for Valve: all proceeds are donated to charity. It is strictly a barrier to entry.
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The largest and best-known PC distribution service
Steam's user base is over ten times that of the next nearest competitor, making it by far the largest single marketplace.
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Approval process is a competitive market
The Greenlight submissions with the most votes are approved in arbitrary batches, generally 50 to 100 per month. No metric is used other than raw quantity of positive votes.
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IndieDB
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Explicit site mission is to connect indie devs with players
IndieDB isn't just a place where you can build hype for your game: it aims to be the definitive place where you should. Everything about the site's features and interface are designed to help devs present themselves, and to kindle user interest in new games.
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Poor metrics for popularity tracking
Your game on IndieDB has a popularity ranking, but it considers only the past 24 hours, making it only good for noticing spikes in attention. Individual pages have hit counters, which can provide a more lasting record of interest but must be tracked and compared manually.
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Large overlap with Desura userbase
Desura and IndieDB were initially both operated by Desura Group, and shared a single user database. Linden Labs obtained Desura (only) in January 2014 and the sites' user bases are now split, but extensive crossover remains. Interest built through IndieDB can translate directly to sales on Desura.
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Easy for journalists to look up
People from IndieStatik, Kotaku, etc will check IndieDB for info on new games.
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Indie cred
Lots of games and developers on here.
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Kickstarter
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All-or-nothing model allows commitment with certainty
Knowing that there is enough funding will allow long-term budget planning. Knowing that there's not funding allows users to move on.
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5% fee is applied to successful funding
Any successful crowdfunding operation run on Kickstarter will have a 5% fee. The payment processor will take an additional 3-5%.
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Helps to promote projects
Potential pledgers are encouraged to browse Kickstarter much like Pinterest. While most of the funds will be generated by personal effort, Kickstarted certainly offers a good boost for those who need it.
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Popular site
Kickstarter is one of the most well known crowdfunding site. Over $1.2 billion has been pledged so far, with 10 million monthly visitors to the site.
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TIGSource
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Great for networking with other indie devs and reviewers
Spontaneous endorsements from bloggers, reviewers and other developers can generate as much or more interest as any direct effort on your part. TIGSource is positioned as a community for indie developers, making it one of the best places to catch the eye of your peers.
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Limited control over presentation
TIGSource Forums are designed to support a community of developers, not as an ideal marketing platform. Like most forums, you can start new topics and have limited control over the formatting of your own posts only.
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TIGSource staff might take interest and feature your game
The contributing editors of TIGSource are free to indulge their personal gaming interests, and frequently promote titles that they feel stand out in some way.
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You can engage the community
The TIGSource forums have a lively community of indie game fans and other developers with over 20,000 members. The best way to build support for your game and company is to embrace the community and hear their input.
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Discord
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User friendly
Discord follows the same type of interface design popularised by Slack, which is extremely clean and attractive, and doesn't clutter the interface with unnecessary chrome and cruft.
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Proprietary software
Discord is closed-source, meaning their code isn't available for inspection or reproduction
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Free for unlimited users
Unlimited amount of users.
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Based on Electron = eats a lot of ram
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Can be used in browser
Users can invite others to join a Discord channel via a web link, which means no installation is required to use the software - which is one of the big typical barriers to entry for social software.
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Some functions cut out and available only with "Nitro" subscription
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Good 1-click invite system
Discord allows inviting people to a specific channel with a link. Links can be set to expire. Low effort/passive invite mechanics.
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Developer's previous company was sued for privacy violations, among other things
See: http://classactionlawsuitsinthenews.com/class-action-lawsuit-complaints/openfeint-green-international-privacy-class-action-lawsuit-complaint/ https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-proceedings/closing-letters/openfeint-inc Discord's privacy policy also states that while they might not sell your data, a company they get sold to will quite possibly attain said data and thus may be in "more" shady hands.
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Easy setup
You can quickly send invites to people and they can join in using the web client without having to create an account or install the app.
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No self-hosting avaliable
Discord is wholly hosted by Discord (the company), you cannot run private instances, and all servers are hosted on their infrastructure. For most people, this won't really impact their usage.
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Has low-latency VoIP support
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Not a generic "team chat" tool
All the UI and the features are aimed specifically at communicating with your gaming team/clan.
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Supports video and text communication
Behaves and looks like Slack for regular text channels, but with the ability to create voice channels as well
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Very unstable on Linux
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Numerous controls for setting member roles.
Deny access, Deny write message, Allow read messages etc.
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Anti-privacy license terms
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Ability to create bots
Discord provides an API for creating custom bots.
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Can change "Now Playing" status to something inappropriate
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Open source bots and management tools
Discord has a wide variety of bots for things from airhorn noises to automated server management, to leveling systems for chat. The bot API is open and there are dedicated sites for finding bots.
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Game integration
Discord shows which game each user is currently playing, which among other things helps users to form PUGs with minimal hassle.
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Dark theme out of the box
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Familiar for Slack users
For those that are used to the way Slack (a similar chat client) works, Discord will be familiar in its use, which lowers the learning curve quite a bit for those that have switched or tried Slack before.
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Low effort invite mechanics
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Android app has push notifications
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Syntax highlighting and Markdown support
The support is limited but still exists. It's a killer feature for dev teams.
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DDoS mitigation
Discord prevents users from being DDoSed out of games.
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Targeting of roles
Targeting roles allows for quickly requesting someone from a group e.g. artist, moderator, etc.
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Ability to thread channels
Ability to create channel categories for channels to sit inside of.
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Friendly payment policy
Free account have no tangible restrictions. Premium account is just a way to say "thank you" to developers. And it work for all servers of discord (not as in slack). And it can be purchased by one who wants. In contrast to Slask, where all active members of the server should be "premium".
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Language localization
Have localization for many language, including Russian.
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Does not allow NSFW related things to be posted unless in a NSFW channel
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Platforms:
Web, Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS, Android
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Videoconferencing:
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Audio recording:
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Humble Widget
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Self-service access to sales data, gift key generation
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Must apply for access
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Grants access to customer email addresses
You'll have access to email addresses of anyone who has bought your game.
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Bring your own web site
If you don't have a site already, you'll need to get that setup first before you can use the Humble Widget.
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Great revenue split (95/5)
Best revenue split available.
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Desura
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Desura's Parent company filed for bankruptcy
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Strong Linux presence
Linux support is a core feature of Desura. All games in the storefront are tagged as to whether or not they will run on Linux.
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Alphafunding permits sale of works in progress
Desura calls their early access program "Alphafunding." Games must show a minimum level of development, and must show active development or risk being removed.
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Indie Royale bundles can boost sales
Indie Royale is a joint venture of Desura and IndieGames.com which sells bundles of games on a pay-what-you-want basis (but with a minimum price). Most games sold via Indie Royale bundle are Desura titles.
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