Guide for an indie developer:How to get money from your Steam game

v 1.0 10.01.2022

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This guide is created to help beginner indie developers who make PC games. From it you’ll learn about simple truths that you would eventually discover for yourself. I hope that this material will save you time, money and allow you to properly assess prospects of your future game.

Specifically for indie developers we made a service called GameSensor that will assist you on all stages of preparing your game for release.

This guide will cover specificities of publishing games to Steam store. GameSensor service can provide Steam analytics for your projects.

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For whom is this guide?
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Why doesn’t Steam promote indie games?
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How to make a game with a chance to pay off?
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How much money can a Steam game make?
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How to make predictions about your future game’s sales?
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How can an indie developer determine a game’s budget?
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How can an indie developer make a game with a minimal budget?
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Profit or prospect, what should matter the most for an indie developer who makes PC games?
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Having multiple languages is one of the most important success factors
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Steam – a number one platform for releasing indie games for PC (so far)
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Steam is a unique opportunity for an indie game
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What is the mechanism of game promotion on Steam?
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How does GameSensor work?

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