this post was submitted on 07 Feb 2026
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Steam page is live. Now what?

I know wishlists are the lifeblood, but the 'how' feels like a black box for solo devs. Cold emails? TikTok dances? Carrier pigeon to gaming outlets?

What's actually working in 2026 for getting eyes on a family co-op game?

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[โ€“] Jeffool@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I haven't released a game. I can only tell you what I've read from others. And that's best summed up as "build a community before release by being social everywhere and honing your game's appeal down to a few images and identifiable words". That isn't very helpful for you; you've read that.

Maybe contact people and sites directly that focus on family friendly content? I don't know how many games do that.

But good luck!

[โ€“] NOP@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Or any non {latest fad here} type game for that matter? Good luck with your game OP!