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David Ferriz @davidferriz.bsky.social · 3h

¿Eres #indiedev y tienes experiencias diferentes en el Next Fest? Comparte la tuya 🙂

David Ferriz @davidferriz.bsky.social · 9h

How effective are #SteamNextFest events at boosting wishlist numbers for small #indiegames?

I’ve participated in several, so here’s a thread sharing real, humble data so you can see the impact👇 (thread)

#gamedev #indiedev

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David Ferriz @davidferriz.bsky.social · 4h

Muy chulo ❤️

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Inés Alcolea @inesalcolea.bsky.social · 9h

I finally have an updated portfolio with all my services! I just needed hundred of meetings at @bcngamefest.bsky.social to realize that was a must-to-do task.

Check it out! >> drive.google.com/file/d/1C1h5...

drive.google.com

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David Ferriz @davidferriz.bsky.social · 4h

Si te has quedado con más ganas de aventuras... Te recomiendo la nueva de @ayosetrujillo.bsky.social 🙂 store.steampowered.com/app/3929410/...

Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence on Steam

Mystery of Silence is a point-and-click adventure where William, a young writer in search of inspiration, enters an abbey shrouded in silence. What William finds within those walls is not just a story...

Cutout Village is a narrative, cozy, city-builder game in which you will have to build villages using simple and unique mechanics: cutting, folding and gluing. Restore the family home, revive your vil...

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David Ferriz @davidferriz.bsky.social · 9h

How effective are #SteamNextFest events at boosting wishlist numbers for small #indiegames?

I’ve participated in several, so here’s a thread sharing real, humble data so you can see the impact👇 (thread)

#gamedev #indiedev

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DevilishGames - Wishlist ✂️ Cutout Village! @devilishgames.bsky.social · 8h

Did you know the no-typewriter-effect club existed? We didn’t and it seems we won’t get the membership to enter. 😂 We’ll tell William to write faster, but he is quite a special character…

Anyway, we’re getting really good feedback on the Mystery of Silence demo and it’s fun…

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David Ferriz @davidferriz.bsky.social · 9h

We also have a game called Cutout Village that will participate next year, so you can also help us by adding it to your wishlist to give us a boost. store.steampowered.com/app/3907910/...

Cutout Village on Steam

Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence on Steam

David Ferriz @davidferriz.bsky.social · 9h

By the way, if you found this interesting, Mystery of Silence is currently participating in the Next Fest, so it would help us a lot if you added it to your wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3929410/...

Mystery of Silence is a point-and-click adventure where William, a young writer in search of inspiration, enters an abbey shrouded in silence. What William finds within those walls is not just a story...

David Ferriz @davidferriz.bsky.social · 9h

Remember: Next Fest participation does not determine the final success of your game.
Some games in these examples exceeded 25,000 wishlists at launch, others didn’t pass 3,000.
Marketing (and a bit of luck) before, during, and after launch is essential.

David Ferriz @davidferriz.bsky.social · 9h

However, it’s always better to gain wishlists before the event. A higher starting base gives better visibility and a higher total wishlist count.

David Ferriz @davidferriz.bsky.social · 9h

Does the number of demos affect visibility?
Looking at the data, it seems it doesn’t have a major impact, Steam Next Fests still generate a lot of wishlists.

David Ferriz @davidferriz.bsky.social · 9h

It seems that games starting with fewer wishlists get a higher percentage growth, but games with more wishlists still gain a higher absolute number.

Example from Feb 2025:
Starting wishlist: 1,115 → Ending wishlist: 1,895
+780 wishlist → 70%

David Ferriz @davidferriz.bsky.social · 9h

Here’s data from another game, this time starting with very few wishlists:

(Jun 2024)
Starting wishlist: 307 → Ending wishlist: 1,024
+717 wishlist → 233%

David Ferriz @davidferriz.bsky.social · 9h

Here’s the second one with another game:

(Feb 2022)
Starting wishlist: 1,479 → Ending wishlist: 2,503
+1,024 wishlist → 69.2%

David Ferriz @davidferriz.bsky.social · 9h

Here’s data from our first participation with a game in 2021:

(Feb 2021)
Starting wishlist: 2,148 → Ending wishlist: 2,934
+786 wishlist → 36.6%

David Ferriz @davidferriz.bsky.social · 9h

At the first Steam Next Fest in 2021, around 700 demos were showcased. Today, each event features about 3,000 demos, meaning there’s much more “competition” for visibility.

Steam Next Fest (Octubre 2025)

David Ferriz @davidferriz.bsky.social · 9h

How effective are #SteamNextFest events at boosting wishlist numbers for small #indiegames?

I’ve participated in several, so here’s a thread sharing real, humble data so you can see the impact👇 (thread)

#gamedev #indiedev

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Spherical Pixel @sphericalpixel.bsky.social · 11h

Esta semana estamos en Münster (Alemania), participando en una de las reuniones del consorcio del proyecto europeo FOODMISSION, del cual somos socios. Puedes encontrar más información aquí: www.foodmission.eu

#gamificación #seriousgames

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DeVuego @devuego.es · 12h

Si queréis probar juegos españoles en el Steam Next Fest, en DeVuego tenemos una sección con todos los que hemos ido encontrando o nos habéis dicho.

Si tenéis demo de vuestro juego y no lo véis por aquí avisadnos y lo añadimos! ✏️

@tukunime-san.bsky.social

www.devuego.es

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DevilishGames - Wishlist ✂️ Cutout Village! @devilishgames.bsky.social · 1d

It’s #WishlistWednesday! ✨ Time to add Cutout Village to your Steam wishlist (if you haven’t already)

#cozygame #indiegame #papercraft

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DevilishGames - Wishlist ✂️ Cutout Village! @devilishgames.bsky.social · 2d

Point-and-click adventures taking part in the #SteamNextFest? Drop the link here and hit RT!

#pointandclick #indiegames

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David Ferriz @davidferriz.bsky.social · 2d

I’m downloading Shadows of the Afterland by @arumastudios.bsky.social :-)
store.steampowered.com/app/2506100/...

Shadows of the Afterland on Steam

Madrid, 1960: A maid named Pilar dies. You arrive in the afterlife looking like Pilar but speaking as Carolina, a police officer from the future. Possess the living and cross between worlds to uncover...