For The Devs

Notes for developers shipping Steam demos. One reviewer's view, from the seat across the table.

• Heading Into Steam Next Fest: 10 Tips From the Audience Side
  Steam Next Fest is only two weeks away. This is what I'd be looking for from the audience side, written for developers about to walk into fest week. Take it as one reviewer's perspective.
• I've Reviewed 50 Steam Demos. Here's What I Learned.
  After fifty Steam demos, a pattern emerges. Capsule art makes or breaks discovery, demo length matters less than the moment the game lands, and a quiet Steam page reads as a dead project. Notes from one reviewer for the developers shipping demos right now.

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