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"The Barbarian" Got Greenlit!

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by infinitypbr, Mar 27, 2015.

  1. infinitypbr

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    About an hour ago Steam sent me an email saying my game "The Barbarian" has been greenlit!

    That's very, very exciting, of course -- more so because the campaign had only reached 49% of the way to the top 100!

    I'll be making a "Showcase" thread pretty soon it looks like :D

    http://www.thebarbariangame.com
     
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  2. Valkronos

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    Great job!
     
  3. MD_Reptile

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    Cool! I'm wondering what the launch pricing plan is for android - cuz I'd like to play it! Free to play? Up front purchase? Trial?
     
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    Congrats.
     
  5. Socrates

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    Congratulations.
     
  6. infinitypbr

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    I'm going to start it at $10, no in app purchases.
     
  7. infinitypbr

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    Also android will come later, only because I don't have the $$ to buy test devices and from what I understand I need at least 3 different ones to test all the different graphics.
     
  8. Valkronos

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    How long did it take you to make it?
     
  9. MD_Reptile

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    I've released on play after testing on only a handful of friends devices. As long as you have one in house to test on, plus a few borrowed testers to try some milestone builds on, you can pull it off. If your looking for testing come near launch time, I've got a powerfulish note 3, and a generic quad core "dragon touch" 7 inch tablet I'd be willing to post about my experiences on! Especially if I get to play early haha. Anyway best of luck!
     
  10. nipoco

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    Looks great. So I would say well deserved :)
     
  11. infinitypbr

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    ~18 months. I officially started testing the concept 2 years ago this month, around 2013 GDC, but didn't play with it again until the following september. The past year has been "it should be done in a couple months / couple weeks".
     
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  12. ShilohGames

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    Congrats.
     
  13. Not_Sure

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    Awesome!

    Best of luck to you!
     
  14. Stephan-B

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    Looks really good and best of luck!
     
  15. MurDocINC

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    Congrats, enjoy your millions. ;)
     
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  16. derkoi

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    Congrats, I'm at 94% of the way to the top 100.
     
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  17. dogzerx2

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    Woohoo! Bet it wasn't easy, great job!!
     
  18. yoonitee

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    Yeah, they've started greenlighting games in batches of 500. So you don't have to get to the top 100 any more. Unfortunately that also means more competition for you! Good luck.

    Apparently mine is 75% to the top 100 even though it gets about 1 yes vote a day. Weird.
     
  19. frosted

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    I think they just did another batch today. I know Hot Lava got the greenlight a few hours ago.

    I'm at 31% at around 35 hours, but the view rate has already started dropping way down.

    Also - Congrats. I saw the Barbarian in the greenlit section, and remembered your threads. You did a great job on the materials.
     
  20. drewradley

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    Congrats! Quite an accomplishment regardless of how many they greenlight at once. My crappy little game is still sitting there at 14% after more than two months. :)
     
  21. jvt619

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    Grats!!
     
  22. yoonitee

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    So if you get to the top 100 are you automatically greenlit or can Valve veto your game and say they don't want it? What happens next?
     
  23. infinitypbr

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    From what I understand once you're in the top 100 you're very likely to get greenlit, but some people still wait weeks or months for it. So if they don't want it, they won't green light it.
     
  24. NomadKing

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    Congrats :)
     
  25. Gigiwoo

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    Looks fantastic! Please tell me you added joystick/controller support. And good luck,
    Gigi
     
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  26. infinitypbr

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    Gamepad support has been built in from the very start. It's actually MUCH more fun, in my opinion, with gamepad. both mobile & desktop. On mobile it's still very playable with touch, since it's just a virtual gamepad. But keyboard/mouse is lacking, I think. Maybe it's just my lack of experience with keyboard/mouse games.
     
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  27. Classical-Composer

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    Great job and congratulations!
     
  28. derkoi

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    My game got greenlit too. :D