2012.11.17Small tip for new indies like me
Before contacting the press, the indie game developer start to talk about his game around him.
Family, friends, contacts… Facebook, Twitter, Blog, Google+, LinkedIn, etc.
Tip: your circle must be able to play your game.
I obtained an iPad 3rd generation in april and I bought a Nexus 7 recently to work on Android. Bloblocks has been developed in priority for tablets. The number of people in my entourage who own a tablet (Apple or Android) is extremely low (may be 4 or 5).
If I made a priority of targeting iPhones and recent Android phones I would certainly have reached more people.
If my game have been launched on Internet browsers, nearly everybody would have tried to play it.
Of course Bloblocks will soon be available on Kongregate for everyone (before Christmass I hope) but it is really frustrating not being able to have this friendly feedback when your game is officially released!
My next game will thus be accessible from the beginning to all the people I love, PC/Mac/Linux download or right on the Web.
If it is a mobile game, I'll make sure it works on priority on phones people have around me.
Next step for Bloblocks: simultaneous iPhone and Kongregate release.
A huge thanks to all the people who encouraged me without even been able to test the game!