Hello there, I am new to Unreal and almost done with the tutorial phase, and getting ready to start my first project.
I know this probably not a place to ask this type of question im about to ask; this forum is mostly technical help, but if someone has any suggestions or advice, that would be appreciated.
So I’m an indie game developer, but also a spec writer (Indie Scriptwriter), and I thought to make my first project in unreal is a short film with small gameplay elements just to give something for players, but it’s highly focused on the film type. Players will download the “game” and watch for 20 minutes, while sometimes they can pause and then click on the screen to find hidden items, which will unlock achievements. Simple and basic.
My question is it worth uploading it on Steam? Give it a price? Or just upload it to YouTube, and that’s it?
After seeing Mixtape getting a lot of negativity, I don’t know if mine will do the same if players don’t want “game movies”
Let’s say I bypass the Steam doubt and say yeah, it’s a good idea for a bit of exposure; players buy it to just support my work. If they don’t want to, they can just refund it.
The problem now comes to pricing. I thought about giving it for 1$, but saw online that other devs treat it as shovelware games (scam games), so it is a good idea to price it 4$?
what you think best approach I should go for?