Where to start?

[Silver Hare Studios]

Hi everyone!

Just thought I'd seek some advice on a new game I'm creating! It's a 2D CG, Visual Novel, based on the Harry Potter universe and follows the story of Hermione (and quite a few other characters) through the year.

Where does someone start with publishing a game? Do you just post on the F95 forums? And are you guys aware of anywhere else I should be posting (e.g. Reddit)?

Thanks!

 

[Soniram]

Besides F95, some other places you can post it for free:

itch.io
LewdPixels.com
SpicyGaming.net
Fap-Nation.com
reddit

 

[♍VoidTraveler]

Start here.
itch should be decent too.

 

[Silver Hare Studios]

Ah amazing! Thanks both for your suggestions. Also is there any particular content I should avoid? I see NTR content getting a lot of dislike on here for instance.
Thanks!

 

[Evizzy89]

Ah amazing! Thanks both for your suggestions. Also is there any particular content I should avoid? I see NTR content getting a lot of dislike on here for instance.
Thanks!

 

[Count Morado]

Ah amazing! Thanks both for your suggestions. Also is there any particular content I should avoid? I see NTR content getting a lot of dislike on here for instance.
Thanks!

Make the game you want to make with whatever content makes you happy. There are fans of every genre listed on this site. You can't please everyone. Hell, you can't please a majority. Just stick to making something you would enjoy playing.

 

[Deleted member 440241]

Ah amazing! Thanks both for your suggestions. Also is there any particular content I should avoid? I see NTR content getting a lot of dislike on here for instance.
Thanks!

If you make it, they will cum. So long as you do your best to make a good game you'll have an audience. Don't worry about popularity or wide appeal, just do what you want and try to learn from genuine criticism.

 

[Droid Productions]

I see NTR content getting a lot of dislike on here for instance.

I guess two tips here;
1. Make the content that you want. If you find NTR sexy and fun, there's definitely an audience here that agree with you.
2. Don't make content you don't like, or don't understand. Be that futa, BDSM, NTR, etc... if you don't want to do it, trying to shoehorn it into your game will make it worse (and to add insult to injury, because you don't get why people are into it, you'll likely do it wrong).

Apart from that, release *to your close fans* early, and listen to feedback. And DO NOT release to a wider audience (F95, Itch.io) until it's ready to properly play. More devs shoot themselves in the leg with 0.0.001alpha versions that last for 30 seconds, and don't satisfy anyone. Be like Fallout, be at least a 60 minute man.