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So many lovely demos! Just because NextFest ends soon doesn't mean the party goes with it! If you have a demo for your indie game that'll still be up, drop it in the thread! I'm going to be playing through demos long after NextFest and showing them off! 💜

4:AM hit 20,000 steam wishlists during next fest 🎉 we’re still taking it in 💛 thank you to everyone who played the 4:AM demo, left notes, and wrote reviews. we’re reading every one and using them to shape the game before launch. #4AM #indiegame #steamnextfest #puzzlegame #stealthgame

Next Fest has wrapped, but your demo can keep earning wishlists. Leave it live, answer the feedback threads this week, and post a short update on what you changed so new followers see the game moving. Free Steam page check: wishlistlab.io/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #indiedev #gamedev

Next Fest ends tomorrow ⏳ Quick fix: shrink your capsule art to thumbnail size and check the title still reads. Most fest browsers see it tiny in a row of other games. Free check, or the £69 Next Fest Bundle: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

Next Fest ends Monday ⏳ Quick fix: check the tags on your Steam page. The top ones shape which genre lists and recommendations you show up in, so put your real genre near the top. Free check, or the £69 Next Fest Bundle: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

(1/5) Everyone says start marketing early. Sure! But a Steam page sitting there for a year won’t collect the precious wishlists on its own. "Early" really buys you two things: lead time and test time 🧵 #indiedev #gamedev

『Starting a Village from Zero』 🎉 2,500 Wishlists Reached! 🎉 Thank you so much for playing the demo during Steam Next Fest!! We’re getting closer to the next milestone, so if you haven’t tried it yet, give the demo a try!! 🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/4505140/_/ #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

Golden Trivia Show current rankings on the Steam Next Fest charts: · Top demos: #59 · Trending upcoming: #338 · Popular upcoming: #770 Actual numbers: · 5,400 wishlists (2k pre-Next Fest) · 9,600 players store.steampowered.com/app/5226410/...

Next Fest tip #6: your first 4 screenshots cycle in Steam's hover tooltip. Put your 4 strongest gameplay moments first. No concept art, no text overlays, no award badges. Free page check: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest #indiedev

Next Fest ends Monday ⏳ Quick fix: swap "Coming soon" for a real release window, even just "Q2 2027". Fest players wishlist games they believe will ship. Free check, or the £69 Next Fest Bundle: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

Steam freelancers 🎨🎬✍️ If you've made capsule art, trailers or store-page copy for games that actually shipped, WishlistLab's hand-vetted marketplace connects you with indie devs who need exactly that. Free to list. Founding pros keep 92.5% for 6 months, plus featured placement. 6 of 10 spots left.

Next Fest ends Monday ⏳ Quick fix: open your trailer on gameplay, not studio logos. Most fest browsers decide in the first few seconds, so lead with your best moment. Free check, or the £69 Next Fest Bundle: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

So we’re about halfway through Next Fest, how are things looking? I’m in a curious place with my game, Diecast. It’s releasing Nov. 3rd, so it’s also on the Personal Calendar. Here’s how it’s going so far: ~526 wishlists Not sure what is SNF and what is the calendar 🤷🏻 #gamedev #indiegames

Thanks to all your support during Steam Next Fest, Dancing Wings – The Aerobatic Simulator has surpassed 3,000 wishlists! store.steampowered.com/app/3728180/...

✨ !! Apple Crumble is in Steam Next Fest and we're already on over 50k wishlists!! 😱✨ Thanks soso much everyone, the response has been so lovely and it's been amazing watching streamers play and have a good time 💚 That's what making games is all about, honestly 😄

More than the free check this Next Fest? 🎮 The Next Fest Bundle is £69 until 26 Oct (£117 separately): Deep Audit, Launch Pack and a Page of the Week feature. Full teardown, similar-games comparison and a 30-day plan in minutes. wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

Next Fest ends Monday ⏳ Quick fix: open your About section with the demo length, like "45-minute demo, first two biomes". Busy fest players pick demos they can finish. Free check, or the £69 Next Fest Bundle: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

Capsule artists, trailer editors and Steam page copywriters 🎨🎬✍️ If you have credits on shipped Steam games, WishlistLab's hand-vetted marketplace puts you in front of devs who need exactly that. Free to list. Founding pros keep 92.5% for 6 months, plus featured placement. 6 of 10 spots left.

Next Fest, 3 days left ⏳ Quick fix: check your top 5 Steam tags. They decide which fest players see your demo, so if "Pixel Graphics" outranks your real genre, reorder them. Free check, or the £69 Next Fest Bundle: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

Next Fest, 4 days left ⏳ Quick fix: your short description is the line every fest browser reads. ❌ "An adventure in a mysterious world" ✅ What the player does, in the first five words. Free check, or the £69 Next Fest Bundle: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

Day 3 of Next Fest! We have passed 400 wishlists, which is incredible! My goal before launch is 1k, but I told my wife I would get a Highland cow tattoo if it somehow got 10k Check out the free demo: store.steampowered.com/app/5255800/... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #SteamNextFest #cozygames

My game just hit 1,000 wishlists during Steam Next Fest! My wife decided that was worth celebrating and made these brownies, complete with pixel art characters from the game! Not a bad way to celebrate. 😋 store.steampowered.com/app/4945980/...

5,000 WISHLISTS! 🥳 This past month has been an absolute boom for us, and right now during Steam Next Fest, seeing so many new players join the Gently Packed family is unbelievable! Thank you for all the support as we head toward our Early Access launch on Nov 19th📦🦆 #indiegame #gamingcommunity

Next Fest tip #4: lots of fest browsers autoplay your trailer muted and leave within seconds. Open on gameplay, move the studio logo to the end, and make the hook work without sound. Check your page free: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest #gamedev

Next Fest has 4 days left ⏳ Quick fix: if your page still says "To be announced", give a rough window like "Spring 2027". Players wishlist more when the game feels real. Free check, or the £69 Next Fest Bundle: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

Shipped a game on Steam as a freelancer? 🎨🎬✍️ Capsule artists, trailer editors and store-page copywriters: WishlistLab's hand-vetted marketplace is free to list. Our first 10 approved pros keep 92.5% for 6 months, plus featured placement. 7 of 10 founding spots left 👇

Next Fest day 4 quick fix 🎮 ❌ An About section that is one long wall of text ✅ 2 or 3 short gameplay GIFs between the paragraphs. Fest skimmers scroll fast and watch more than they read. Free check, or the £69 Next Fest Bundle: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

Halfway through Next Fest 🎮 Your demo traffic peaks this week, so the page it lands on matters most right now. Free page check in 30s, or the £69 Next Fest Bundle (Deep Audit, Launch Pack, Page of the Week) until 26 Oct: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

In comparison, my previous game Tiny Dangerous Dungeons Remake had 3000 wishlists on release, after participating in Steam Next Fest. So it's really exciting to see Copy Cats have over 1k more, right at the start of a new Fest, and little over a week before the launch day!

Next Fest day 2 isn't even over and it's already my best day EVER 🔥 Day 1: +11 wishlists
Day 2: +26 so far (my previous record was 12)
43 → 80 total Honestly huge progress for me. Only 20 more to hit 100 before Next Fest ends. Can we get there? 🙏 #SteamNextFest #indiedev

Devil's Sanctum has reached 100 wishlists! This is quite a big milestone for me being my first attempt at a commercial game. How has Next Fest been treating everyone so far? #indiedev #gamedev #nextfest #steam

Next Fest tip #3: your short description gets skimmed for two things, genre and what you do. "Roguelike deckbuilder where you…" beats "An epic journey through a forgotten world." A free rewrite comes with every page check: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

Next Fest day 3 quick fix 🎮 ❌ Trailer opens with 10 seconds of logos ✅ It opens on gameplay in the first 3 seconds. Fest browsers autoplay and scroll on fast. Free check, or the £69 Next Fest Bundle: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

Freelancers who've shipped on Steam 🎮 Capsule artists, trailer editors & store-page copywriters: WishlistLab's vetted marketplace connects you directly with devs. Free to list. First 10 approved pros keep 92.5% for 6 months (7 of 10 founding spots left) + featured placement.

Next Fest day 3 quick fix 🎮 ❌ Tags led by broad ones like "Indie" and "Casual" ✅ Your most specific tags first, like "Deckbuilding". They help Steam show your demo to the right players. Free check, or the £69 Next Fest Bundle: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

Next Fest quick fix 🎮 ❌ Release date still says "Coming soon" ✅ A rough window like "Spring 2027". Fest players wishlist games they know are coming. Free check, or the £69 Next Fest Bundle: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

Woke up this morning to passing 50,000 Steam Wishlists! 🎉 To everyone playing the demo over the weekend: THANK YOU. Who’s hyped for the full launch? Try the demo & Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3577020/... #indiegames #steam #gamedev #Mondaymotivation

Gobs & Gears is starting next fest with almost 500 wishlists. very excited to see where this goes! wish me luck! #gamedev #NextFest #indiegame

🎉 15,000 WISHLISTS 🎉 We’ve surpassed 15k Steam wishlists and are just getting started. Thank you Dreamers. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Next Fest tip #2: shrink your small capsule to 120px wide. Can you still read the title? That's how it shows in fest lists and search, next to thousands of other demos. Our free check runs your real capsule past a vision model: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

Next Fest day 2 quick fix 🎮 ❌ About section opens with a wall of lore ✅ It opens with a 3-second GIF of your core loop Fest browsers skim, so show what you do before the story. Free check, or the £69 Next Fest Bundle: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

Freelancers with shipped Steam games 🎨🎬✍️ Our marketplace is free to list, and the first 10 approved pros keep 92.5% for 6 months, plus featured placement. 8 of 10 founding spots left. Capsule art, trailers or store-page copy? Apply in ~3 min 👇

Next Fest day 2 🎮 Open your Steamworks traffic stats today. Lots of visits but few wishlists? The page is losing people. Few visits at all? Look at your capsule and tags. Free check, or the £69 Next Fest Bundle: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

Steam Next Fest is live 🎮 Quick fix while you post about your demo tonight: ❌ Linking the demo page ✅ Linking your main game page, where both the demo and wishlist buttons live Free check, or the £69 Next Fest Bundle: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

Cosmo Cargo will be part of the Steam Next Fest that starts today! Some simple things that can help us or you favorite dev a lot: - install the demo - play it - wishlist it - review it 🚀 store.steampowered.com/app/4659480/... #gamdev #indiegame #indiedev

Steam Next Fest kicks off later today! 🎉 You can check out the demo of Ace & Aro: Heart-to-Heart here: store.steampowered.com/app/5213300/... #steamnextfest #indiegames #LGBTQIA+

Steam Next Fest starts today at 10am PT 🎮 Thousands of demos go live and shoppers decide in seconds. Free page check before the traffic hits: score /100, top 3 fixes and a rewritten short description in ~30s. https://wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest #indiedev

Steam Next Fest opens at 6pm UK / 10am PT ⏳ Quick fix: check your top 5 Steam tags. ❌ "Indie" and "Casual" up front ✅ Your real genre first, like "Roguelite" or "Deckbuilder" Free check, or the £69 Next Fest Bundle: wishlistlab.io/next-fest?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social #NextFest

Calling Steam capsule artists, trailer editors and store-page copywriters 🎨🎬✍️ The WishlistLab marketplace is free to list. Our first 10 approved pros keep 92.5% of bookings for 6 months, plus featured placement. 9 of 10 founding spots left. Apply in about 3 minutes 👇 #gamedev #indiedev