How successful was your first game?

Zenith_GameworksZenith_Gameworks Member Posts: 310
edited March 2013 in Working with GS (Mac)

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  • DepressedPandaDepressedPanda Member Posts: 215
    Interested in seeing the results of this.
  • SnapFireStudiosSnapFireStudios Member Posts: 1,603
    @DepressedPanda - You aren't going to vote?
    - Thomas
  • DepressedPandaDepressedPanda Member Posts: 215
    @DepressedPanda - You aren't going to vote?
    - Thomas
    No game bro. I haven't released anything. Stay tuned, we got a ton of goodness in the pipes.

    We're a relatively new company. We 'officially' opened on Jan 1st but didn't get our first funding check until late Jan. :)
  • EbreezeEbreeze Member, PRO Posts: 481
    very unsuccessful . i lost thousands of dollars, my job, my house and my wife. i also got very ill. ok not really i guess i broke even
  • EbreezeEbreeze Member, PRO Posts: 481
    edited March 2013
    my next app i made millions and bought an island
  • Zenith_GameworksZenith_Gameworks Member Posts: 310
    my next app i made millions and bought an island
    Cool story bro

  • ingenious.applicationsingenious.applications Member Posts: 102
    When I (hopefully) finish my app soon, I'll let you know. I'd like to make at least a few grand to upgrade some things as well as pay off some debt. But, it's nice to know that there's always the slim chance you could be a lucky one to make it big. Ah, dreams...
  • Zenith_GameworksZenith_Gameworks Member Posts: 310
    Yeah I'm in the middle of making my first game as well. But I wrote down a list of ideas for future projects and its gonna be awesome! I have 22 projects planned.
  • LumpAppsLumpApps Member Posts: 2,881
    Have fun, that's what counts!
  • PBEmpirePBEmpire Member Posts: 676
    It was a flop but i managed to learn alot and had a great experience on the reality of the app store.
  • arabianwolfarabianwolf Member, PRO Posts: 79
    my first game on the road
  • SnapFireStudiosSnapFireStudios Member Posts: 1,603
    Well this is a bit sad. ;)
    - Thomas
  • SolarPepperStudiosSolarPepperStudios Member Posts: 754
    edited March 2013
    Haha, I'm going to say it here and now so that all of the forums can know, Meteor Man was a big flop. It didn't do anything at all. In 1/2 a year I made $15.93. I got about 100 downloads and 75 of them were on the day it was free. The lite version on the other hand had (for about 2 months) nearly 100 downloads a week. :D
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    What's your defination of successful?
  • OskarDeveloperOskarDeveloper Member Posts: 533
    edited March 2013
    Not at all :( but the game wasn't really that good xd
  • ingenious.applicationsingenious.applications Member Posts: 102
    Yeah I'm in the middle of making my first game as well. But I wrote down a list of ideas for future projects and its gonna be awesome! I have 22 projects planned.
    Yeah, same here. I currently have 19 future app ideas written down (at least game concepts). Now all I need is the time to work on them...as I started my first app in June of last year. Honestly, I wouldn't care too much if I didn't make millions. I would be happy enough if I knew I could simply live off the apps and instead of going into an office like I do currently, remain home or wherever and have my app design as my "day job."

  • blorschblorsch Member Posts: 248
    I got 5 downloads. :-(
  • SolarPepperStudiosSolarPepperStudios Member Posts: 754
    @blorsch Wow, thats tiny! I might want to change my selection from not good to better than I expected! (What is the game called?)
  • Zenith_GameworksZenith_Gameworks Member Posts: 310
    Unfortunately, two of my game ideas are not possible to make atm with GS because they require joints and ragdoll physics :(
  • BazookaTimeBazookaTime Member Posts: 1,274
    In terms of sales, my first game was a disaster, unfortunately it wasn't my worst release.
  • ShaunEleryShaunElery Member, PRO Posts: 148
    Only out for a week, but no sales.
  • SnapFireStudiosSnapFireStudios Member Posts: 1,603
    @ShaunElery - :( What game?
    - Thomas
  • ShaunEleryShaunElery Member, PRO Posts: 148
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.swansongames.this
  • Zenith_GameworksZenith_Gameworks Member Posts: 310
    All of these posts are very disheartening :(. I hope I can do reasonably well with my first game, as it is pretty addictive and I genuinely enjoy playing it myself, and not just because its a game I made. Hopefully it will be ready in the coming weeks.
  • Braydon_SFXBraydon_SFX Member, Sous Chef, Bowlboy Sidekick Posts: 9,273
    When I first read this I thought it said "How stressful was your first game?" Lol :D
  • EbreezeEbreeze Member, PRO Posts: 481
    edited March 2013
    For the iOS AppStore , it really comes down to luck, gameplay and marketing...the more marketing the better luck you have...it is competitive now

    Your first release is a learning experience .... If your super lucky you'll make a few thousand
  • BluemoonstudiosBluemoonstudios Member Posts: 156
    Hi

    We definitely didn't end up with a few thousand. Do you have any ideas of where to market the apps?

    Thanks
  • lycettebroslycettebros Member, PRO Posts: 1,598
    • First app (non-GS) sold just over 2000 copies.
    • Second app (non-GS) has clocked well over 500,000 (free sales) on Android/iOS, will hit close to a million in a year or two.
    • Best GS app is approaching 100,000 (free).
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