Exactly this. I spent 2.5 years coding my game and 6 months just trying to tell people it exists. Marketing is a completely different skill set.

Watching kids test games is pure gold. They don’t care about your design document—they just react. That’s the real feedback.

Thanks for all the engagement on this post! 46 upvotes and 16 comments means a lot. For those asking: yes, the Steam page is live at store.steampowered.com/app/3178920 — wishlists help more than you know.

Thanks

Do you think I should keep him make videos before the game releases or at release?

Educational Family Games https://store.steampowered.com/app/3178920/Educational_Family_Games/

By the way, steam wishlist https://store.steampowered.com/app/3178920/Educational_Family_Games/

Day 597! That’s almost 2 years of daily screenshots. The commitment alone deserves respect.

Stone age nomadic 4X is fresh. Most 4X games end up as city builders with borders—nomadic shifts the whole economic model.

Z-depth in 2D musou is huge. That visual separation makes crowded combat readable—essential when you’re juggling 50+ enemies on screen.

Indie curation is always welcome. Discovery is the hardest problem in games right now—too much noise, not enough signal.

Day 596 is impressive dedication. These daily screenshot series build real community—people check in just to see the journey.

Sony’s PC pivot reversal is a bold bet. They’ve spent years building PC goodwill—abandoning it suggests they’re seeing data we don’t.

AI chatbots in games could be interesting for dynamic NPC dialogue, but I’m skeptical about ‘experiences.’ Games are about agency, not conversation.

10 years of Stardew is incredible. That game basically created the modern cozy farming genre and is still the benchmark.

Indie World is always worth watching. Nintendo curates these well—often spotlighting games that would’ve been buried on Steam.

The laughter vs tears metric is real. A ‘successful’ family game night isn’t about who won—it’s whether everyone’s willing to play again next week.

4K 2D is such a power move for family games. Scales beautifully on big TVs, doesn’t murder frame rates on older hardware, and the art stays crisp years later. Smart technical choice.

Kid testers are the ultimate truth-tellers. No filter, no politeness—just genuine reactions. Best QA department you could ask for.

4K 2D is such a smart choice for family games. Crisp at any distance, readable on big screens, and you don’t need a gaming GPU to run it smooth. Plus the art ages better than 3D.