runners123
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- Jun 19, 2009
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Hey,
First off, I will start off with the warning that this isn't a simple method, you need atleast some wits to do this, also you can expect to atleast invest $150 as a minimum, but the returns can be amazing if done right, and as always there is a risk that you could lose money. Well the short version is that we are gonna sell games on Steam.
But let's take the long version, steam is a fantastic platform that generates revenues of over $1.5 billion dollars, with over 18.5 millions users at peak hours that are easily willing to pay anything between $5-$20 for a game, so there is aloooot of money going in to it, and we are gonna take a piece of that pie.
To start of we need to have a game and no you don't need to make a game from ground, we are instead gonna just buy a games source code from either the game development category of steam, unity or another place, you can even pirate it if you look the right places. So now you have to customize the game, change the title etc. Essentially reskin it, should take alot more than a couple of hours. After you have done that, you have game that can be sold on steam.
While you are doing all that, you also have to sign up as a developer on Steam, and that is super easy, go to Steam Direct, sign up as a developer and pay the App fee of $100, and then wait the appropriate amount of time, think it is a month or so, to start of then it the wait time for a game release is just 1-5 days.
Honestly you don't have to be afraid of not being approved, I got 17 developer accounts and they all got the clear. I think it is a no brainier to say if you want more than one account use proxies.
So let's say that did everything they asked for and you went through all the hoops and then your game is finally approved and is on Steam ready to be downloaded by the user, you also have to set the price of the game, I would recommend around $10 and remember around 30% goes to steam, so you keep 70% so with just 22 sales you would have recouped your investment and everything after that is just pure profit.
So to start of we have to promote the game, essentially use any other way you would promote an affiliate or a homesite, what I have found effective is using Facebook groups and essentially spam them with your game. If you want the ball rolling I would recommend buying some Steam installs or giving the installs away to people.
I earn arround $400-$1000 from each game, just from sales, of course a few has failed, but a healthy near 90% have given me profit from just sales, but that isnt even where the big money comes from, cause that comes from Steam Trading Cards, it is where you are gonna get the bulk of your money.
I started doing it nearly a year ago, and yes it is takes some time to getting used to the flow and stuff, but when you get in to it you can crank out a 1-2 games a week, and as you get bigger you can outsource it, and as you get bigger remember to publish from different accounts so you don't release 30 games a month on one steam account. Essentially don't be stupid and sell some games.
Sorry if my English ain't good, I am from a non-english speaking country plus I am writing this from my mobile.
First off, I will start off with the warning that this isn't a simple method, you need atleast some wits to do this, also you can expect to atleast invest $150 as a minimum, but the returns can be amazing if done right, and as always there is a risk that you could lose money. Well the short version is that we are gonna sell games on Steam.
But let's take the long version, steam is a fantastic platform that generates revenues of over $1.5 billion dollars, with over 18.5 millions users at peak hours that are easily willing to pay anything between $5-$20 for a game, so there is aloooot of money going in to it, and we are gonna take a piece of that pie.
To start of we need to have a game and no you don't need to make a game from ground, we are instead gonna just buy a games source code from either the game development category of steam, unity or another place, you can even pirate it if you look the right places. So now you have to customize the game, change the title etc. Essentially reskin it, should take alot more than a couple of hours. After you have done that, you have game that can be sold on steam.
While you are doing all that, you also have to sign up as a developer on Steam, and that is super easy, go to Steam Direct, sign up as a developer and pay the App fee of $100, and then wait the appropriate amount of time, think it is a month or so, to start of then it the wait time for a game release is just 1-5 days.
Honestly you don't have to be afraid of not being approved, I got 17 developer accounts and they all got the clear. I think it is a no brainier to say if you want more than one account use proxies.
So let's say that did everything they asked for and you went through all the hoops and then your game is finally approved and is on Steam ready to be downloaded by the user, you also have to set the price of the game, I would recommend around $10 and remember around 30% goes to steam, so you keep 70% so with just 22 sales you would have recouped your investment and everything after that is just pure profit.
So to start of we have to promote the game, essentially use any other way you would promote an affiliate or a homesite, what I have found effective is using Facebook groups and essentially spam them with your game. If you want the ball rolling I would recommend buying some Steam installs or giving the installs away to people.
I earn arround $400-$1000 from each game, just from sales, of course a few has failed, but a healthy near 90% have given me profit from just sales, but that isnt even where the big money comes from, cause that comes from Steam Trading Cards, it is where you are gonna get the bulk of your money.
I started doing it nearly a year ago, and yes it is takes some time to getting used to the flow and stuff, but when you get in to it you can crank out a 1-2 games a week, and as you get bigger you can outsource it, and as you get bigger remember to publish from different accounts so you don't release 30 games a month on one steam account. Essentially don't be stupid and sell some games.
Sorry if my English ain't good, I am from a non-english speaking country plus I am writing this from my mobile.
Good one OP!