If you can make a demo for your game, then make it. If someone tells you that demos kill studios, they're not someone worth listening to. - ThreadSky

husbandogoddess.bsky.social • 28 days ago

If you can make a demo for your game, then make it.

If someone tells you that demos kill studios, they're not someone worth listening to.

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shadowclone19.bsky.social•28 days ago

Demos give you a taste of the game and are great! Dragons Dogma 2 sold itself because of it, whilst Final Fantasy 16s Demo put me off and saved me money.

runnerguitar.bsky.social•28 days ago

Who the hell says that?! It’s because of their demons that I got into Octopath and Nier Automata, two games that are now on my top 10 of all time!

exploder666.bsky.social•28 days ago

Yeah if I'm spending more than twenty dollars on something I at least need a 10 minute playable trailer. If it's good enough for every shoe store to let you try a pair out it should be good enough for gaming.

husbandogoddess.bsky.social•28 days ago

That's what I'm saying. In this day and age, it's incredibly tough to ask your players to fork over $50, $60, or $70 for a game without a demo.

There have been only a few games I've bought over the years without a demo, but that's because they were in genres I love or heard were great from others.

darkfry.bsky.social•28 days ago

You can shut that argument down with just the single word "Balatro"

gandalfrocks.bsky.social•28 days ago

I second this 100%, got a demo for a game recently and I liked it so much that I'm going to PREORDER it even. Demos work!

archbladecahouse.bsky.social•28 days ago

Absolutely true.

Balatro had a demo, and the dude who made it is rich as hell from how insanely successful the game has been.

ss2jet.bsky.social•28 days ago

Demos that carry save data to the main game is one of the best things devs can offer. Great for people on the fence or who can't buy right away and want to play.

arrowonionbelly.bsky.social•28 days ago

Who even says that

husbandogoddess.bsky.social•28 days ago

A game developer said this!

mushboom143.bsky.social•28 days ago

Was that developer Gilson B. Pontes?

hardstyletoaster.bsky.social•27 days ago

Not a good one apparently. The Factorio game demo convinced me to buy the game.

arrowonionbelly.bsky.social•28 days ago

whirlboom94.bsky.social•28 days ago

I know people who paid many years worth of Gamepass on Xbox and PC, just because games they want to try didn’t have demos.

Imagine paying annual fee just to have the closest thing to demos of games people are interested in.

lyonsdenprojects.bsky.social•28 days ago

The way "not making demos" makes absolutely zero sense for anyone who actually knows how games are made.

husbandogoddess.bsky.social•28 days ago

You'd think, but what if I told you the person that said this is making a game right now?

To see a developer HAVE this take, while trying to convince others buying the game and then refunding is better made for a mind-boggling read.

lyonsdenprojects.bsky.social•28 days ago

Yeah after replying I saw the initial post. And I gotta say, I'm not impressed by the dude's resume. I mean anyone can say they're making a game. Its different to actually make a successful game. Looking at his feed, I'm not sure he actually understands how the industry works.

papastrife.bsky.social•28 days ago

Demos are awesome, especially for those who don't know what kind of games they like and/or don't have the capital to invest in a game they aren't sure if they like it or not. To say otherwise is a shite argument for short-sighted profiteers.

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