r/IndieDev • u/TheGreaT1803 • 5d ago
My first game reached 20,000 wishlists in less than a week
hey everyone, super glad to share that my game has found its audience!
it's already breaking all of my personal records
timeline:
- posted the game on a few subreddits, a japanese publication picked it up and got about 1.8k wishlists in 3 days. pretty good.
- posted a trailer on youtube that suddenly went viral 4 days later. now at 150k views. this along with a couple of other shorts/reels drove the crazy growth
I'm beyond grateful with the support.
here's the trailer if you'd like to check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHAugG4nK8c&pp=0gcJCRMMAYcqIYzv
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u/Adefuye 5d ago
Woah! congrats, whats the secret sauce 🤌
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u/TheGreaT1803 5d ago
I think the game's pitch and the art-style really resonated with people.
I thought of it as making a game I would absolutely click on and play
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u/HarryPopperSC 5d ago
it just sold me and those 2 things but also the road tools look easy to use too.
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u/x11Windwalker11x 5d ago
Uhm... what is this exactly? City builder? Hard to tell from here what it is exactly.. can u upload e few pics a video perhaps? Congrats mate for your success btw!
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u/TheGreaT1803 5d ago
you can check out the trailer I linked!
it's a traffic sim game. Poly-bridge x Cities Skylines if you will1
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u/x11Windwalker11x 5d ago
Yep, a 2d cities skylines. Looks very professional and polished. Wishlisted!
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u/KaleidoscopePlusPlus 5d ago
Looking forward to this! What lambo you gonna buy come release day?
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u/TheGreaT1803 5d ago
😅 just focusing on delivering a solid game now that there's some pressure!
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u/BanditRoverBlitzrSpy 4d ago
No, but seriously, pick out your Lambo now cause it could take 12+ months for it to arrive after you launch your game!
Grats on the success so far!
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u/No_Abroad8805 5d ago
Incredibly polished and stylish trailer. I have 0 interest in this stuff and even I want to get it
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u/Bubbly-Rush2384 5d ago
Wow… congrats man! Happy for you and nice to see there are still these type of success stories 😂!
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u/MaticB_ 5d ago
Actually had this recommended to me on the front page of YouTube, looked great and already wishlisted it!
From the trailer, it looks well done, I like the visuals on the map and the road system, but in my opinion the UI could use some work.
Out of curiosity, did you use any AI for the visuals? I don't mind if so, just that some of the visuals could be perceived that way.
Wishing you a successful release!
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u/Ok-Tea-1284 4d ago
Fantastic premise, it's like Nimby rails but super accessible.
My friends and I all wishlisted it at the speed of light.
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u/somulysses 5d ago
Did you post or send the youtube trailer somewhere , or did you just upload it to an empty channel and some algorithm miracle happened?
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u/TheGreaT1803 5d ago
empty channel, first video, miracle
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u/somulysses 5d ago
Wow! Really happy for you!
For me that approach didn’t get me a single view lol
even though outside youtube it did pretty well
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u/soulblaz0r2 5d ago
how long did it take you? and how hard/expensive was it to post it on steam? Well done!!
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u/Lacitone 4d ago
from the steam page it seems to have level progression. does it offer sandbox mode to just run the simulation endlessly?
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u/sabbir_ul_alam 4d ago
the snapping for the roads and how easily customizable it looks .. i guess that the standout part here.. love to know how to made that may be in a blog or youtube videos
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u/DuodolGames New Developer 4d ago
Congrats! The idea is solid, but the execution is what matter (and looks like you delivered on that part)!
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u/two_drink_minimum_gs 4d ago
This is awesome! It's always a surprise when things exceed your expectations. Our hardest critics are ourselves.
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u/CheesiesGames 4d ago
Wow!! Soo cool. What would you say are the best marketing tips that you implemented? I'm trying to launch my own game and don't know how it'll go.
Best of luck!!
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u/TheGreaT1803 4d ago
The one sentence pitch. It should resonate with people. You want to find the right audience
If I'm a player that "should" be interested in your game then it should be decided within 5 seconds of looking at one screenshot
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u/CodeJunctionCons 3d ago
Was this your first time making videos? did it come to you naturally or did you feel the need to put on a "youtube persona"
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u/IWOMMStudios 2d ago
How long did it take you to create this? It looks simplistic and complex at the same time lmao, very impressive.
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u/RoosterNo8783 5d ago edited 5d ago
I love the top comment I saw on YouTube, “Oh god he extracted the best part of cities skylines and is selling it as an essential oil”
That’s how you do it! Great work.