If you're making games with the goal of making money, choose your genre wisely! Steam loves "crafty-buildy-strategy-sim" games so if you decide to make one of those then achieving your financial success goal will be much easier than if you go with something like a 2D Puzzle Platformer. Nothing is guaranteed in this industry, but if you make wise choices you can tilt the odds in your favor. Best of luck!

@UnityCodeMonkey Literally every time he speaks on genre, Codemonkey, without variation, consistently singles out 2D puzzle platformer as the least financially viable. Sigh… Wishlist Wicked Boy on steam

@UnityCodeMonkey No joke. If your game is not crafty-buildy-strategy-sim-roguelite on Steam, you’ll have a hard time getting organic traffic! … on STEAM.

@UnityCodeMonkey How about creating your own niche genre? 🤔

@UnityCodeMonkey Is there any data of which genres sells more in which countries? So i can focus on better localization

@UnityCodeMonkey Its horror games still "good" genre?

@UnityCodeMonkey Hope you catch up with Chris Zukowski at GDC.

@UnityCodeMonkey How is a strategy sim...with an ai opponent...even REMOTELY easier than a 2D puzzle game????

@UnityCodeMonkey Based

@UnityCodeMonkey I've elected the way of pain! (Point and Click Adventure Game)

@UnityCodeMonkey We’re making a Megabonk-like !

@UnityCodeMonkey I'm developing a cozy-crafty-buildy-strategy-sim right now 😀 do you want to say, Steam already loves me? I love Steam so it could be a match 😁

@UnityCodeMonkey 100%. Gotta really think in a business lens if you wanna make any kind of money out of this eventually.

@UnityCodeMonkey Yeah but now affordable games with combat systems are an untapped market? I don't want to make boring games

@UnityCodeMonkey Okay, crafty-buildy-strategy-sim-2D-puzzle-platformer it is then!

@UnityCodeMonkey The man is right

@UnityCodeMonkey Same thing I’m sure for other styles of games. Im making a ttrpg that is unapologetically difficult, but has built-in systems for accessibility for certain disabilities. I’m sure its gonna be more difficult to gain a footing in the industry with that setup. But, 🤷🏻‍♂️ we soldier on.

@UnityCodeMonkey We're making a gallery shooter like Cabal or Wild Guns — not exactly a money-making genre. 🧙‍♂️😎

@UnityCodeMonkey A highly challenging crafting game.

@UnityCodeMonkey Is it a “Steam loves this” or a “More Steam users love this” ?