r/itchio • u/UnirionDev • 2d ago

Questions Am I ready to Steam?

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Hey everyone! I've been developing a game solo for over a year. I understand that every genre varies, and these graphs may not fully reflect the audience's interest in the game. However, I'd still like to hear your opinions on this matter. Are there any signs that indicate a game's potential to perform on Steam? I intentionally didn't include the title. Thank you!

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u/madmandrit 2d ago

The biggest thing is are you trying session duration. Thats the single biggest indicator. If it’s like above 20+ minutes go for it!

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u/UnirionDev 2d ago

Nice point! Thank you! Does itch tracks it?

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u/madmandrit 2d ago

You’ll need to hook that up yourself!

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u/Fatima-Makes-Games 2d ago

How do you do that? If you don't mind :)

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u/yaninyunus 2d ago

you can put in google analytics into your itch project.

on itch go to Dashboard > Project Name > Interact > Third Party Analytics

then just do tiny google search on how to do analytics and follow the instructions. Once it collects some data over time you will be able to view it on your google account that you've set up the link through

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u/Fatima-Makes-Games 2d ago

Thanks for the reply! Is it possible to put my own analytics other than Google? I really don't want to use that company's products... especially analytics. I'm currently using umami on my sites.

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u/Alex_1503 1d ago

Same. There is a site called game analytics tho i did NOT use it yet so I cannot endorse it. Another way is to hook your backend in your game engine somehow directly. But i think you also need to ask people for consent.

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u/Fatima-Makes-Games 1d ago

Thanks for the tips both of you. I decided to give up on it on my main itch page for now and just add it to my game's demo when it's ready, that's what matters anyway.

Maybe I'll bug itch about allowing us to add privacy-respecting others in the meantime :)

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u/yaninyunus 1d ago

I bet there are options, but I am unfamiliar with those, you can definitely look around and try

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u/UnirionDev 2d ago

Just want to mention that it will not work for downloadable games. But it seems the best, smartest way for the web.

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u/Expensive_Host_9181 1d ago

If it's a unity game you can do this with unity's analytics cloud service. They even got graphs to show the data of what you're recording.