HATE MARKETING?
It feels sleazy. You don't know what to say or where to say it. You shout into the social media void and nobody pays attention.
Your kinda wish your game could sell itself right?
BECOME SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO SELL THEIR GAME
This course was built to teach you the how and the why of marketing. By the end of this course you will know
How Steam Works - you will learn the āmetaā of Steam. Why wishlists are important, how the algorithm works.
Pre Production for your game - See how much you should share about your game before you have formally announce it.
When to launch a Steam Page Launch - Is 2 weeks too soon? Or 1 year too late? I will teach you the factors to consider before you publish it.
Steam Page Launch - Did you know you can get free publicity just for launching a Steam page? See when to actually create a ācoming soonā steam page and how to get people and publishers to pay attention.
What you should say - When you are deep in development there isn't much to say. Right? Wrong! In this class you will get great ideas of what details must be shared and when.
Beta testing - A beta is secretly a great way to get wishlists. See the tricks to get feedback and extra visibility.
A Demo that sells - A free demo can earn you thousands of wishlists and visibility from Streamers and Festivals. Understand what makes a good demo and how to share it.
Game Launch - Your launch is your best opportunity to get the most visibility possible with Streamers and the press. Don't miss out.
Zero-cost marketing efforts - This class is not about buying thousands of dollars worth of ads. Instead, most of the recommendations don't cost anything.
The class is structured chronologically so you will learn exactly what marketing actions you should be taking at every step in your game's development.
Every recommendation in this class is backed up by real data from actual Steam games. You will see recent examples of what worked for other indie games so that you can adapt those tactics to your game.
A MARKETING SYSTEM THAT WORKS
I have been helping independent developers market their games on PC for over 4 years. I have seen what works and what is a waste of time.
I know you don't have a lot of time or money to spend on marketing. I understand that you would rather be working on your game instead of pitching it like a 24-hour-salesman.
I designed this course for you. You will learn the basic strategy for getting wishlists using a good demo, festivals, streamers, social media, and your mailing list.
I want to show you that marketing isn't some mysterious act that only the cool people who are super extroverted can pull off. I hope to demystify it and prove that it is actually a pretty technical and a systematic task perfectly suited for game designers and coders.
Watch
Access the pre-recorded lectures any time. Re watch them to catch every detail. Chris will walk you through everything you need to do from the moment you think of a game idea all the ay to launch.
Download Tools
This class comes with spreadsheets, workbooks, and example marketing copy that you can adapt for your own game.
These are tried-and-tested resources that will guide you to launch.
Get Help
Every two weeks, Chris will host a live, student-only Q&A for each chapter in the course. You will have a chance to ask questions about the material and get answers from him.
WHAT'S NEW FOR 2.0?
The Wishlist & Visibility Masterclass is continuously updated as the algorithm and new marketing techniques become available.
In the 2.0 version of this class there is over 4 hours and 30 minutes of new content.
Algorithm chat
In this brand new section you will learn how the Steam algorithm surfaces games and how you can take advantage of it.
Case studies
Learn from indie game developers just like you who have used this Masterclass to earn hundreds of thousands of wishlists.
Example Curriculum
- šµ How Steam Works (11:12)
- šµ What Is The Masterclass System (6:45)
- šµ The 9 Types of Shocks (13:27)
- šµ Algorithm Chat: Wishlists And Followers (19:51)
- šµ How Many Wishlists Do I Need and Where Do I Get Them? (11:20)
- What About Early Access (7:51)
- Questions about the strategy (9:00)
- The Roadmap (11:49)
- šµ The Two Types of Games (9:02)
- Pre Steam Page Marketing (15:24)
- Competitor Research (21:49)
- What Is Marketing (12:49)
- Real Talk: The Games That Don't Sell (24:55)
- šµ TikTok (6:56)
- Twitter Pre Steam Page (31:29)
- Twitter Dos And Dont's (12:32)
- šµ How To Setup Your Mailing List (42:15)
- šµ How To Email Your List (24:59)
- How To Create A CRM (23:59)
- Who you should follow and add to your CRM
- CERTIFICATION: You are now a game designer
- šµ Summary: Pre Steam Page Marketing (10:46)
- šµ Case Study: Tiny Glade (12:18)
- Q&A Pre Production Marketing (52:17)
- Why You Need A Coming Soon Page (19:11)
- How To Make A Steam Page (2:54)
- How To Create An Announce Trailer (8:22)
- Presskits: How To Make One (4:36)
- Understanding A Steam Page Launch (17:24)
- 1 Month Before Steam Page Launch (16:35)
- 1 Week Before Steam Page Launch (17:53)
- ContactingThePress (10:36)
- Day Of Steam Page Launch (7:49)
- Post Steam Page Launch (9:18)
- šµ Algorithm Chat: Visibility Matching (14:25)
- Steam Page Launch Frequently Asked Questions (12:39)
- šµ Algorithm Chat: Click Through Rate (12:48)
- Live Q&A: Steam Page Launch (42:39)
- The Pre Demo Grind Intro (10:32)
- šµAlgorithm chat: alpha, beta, demo, prologue (12:52)
- Real Talk: The Pre Demo Grind (17:15)
- Predicting Your Wishlist Rate (11:50)
- Monitoring Your Wishlist Rate (13:26)
- The Steam Page Grind (11:51)
- How To Do Development Updates (12:08)
- Development Updates Do's And Dont's (2:55)
- Example Development Updates (10:14)
- Streamers Pre Demo (6:34)
- Twitter Pre Demo (18:23)
- Game Development To Support Marketing (9:13)
- Festivals Pre Demo (31:32)
- How To Enter Festivals (29:30)
- Reddit Pre Demo Large Subreddits (21:52)
- Reddit Pre Demo Small Subreddits (17:21)
- Live Q&A Pre Demo Marketing (54:05)
- šµ The Grind Post Demo (3:35)
- What Is A Demo (7:59)
- Should I Make A Demo (12:27)
- Demo Design Principles (14:01)
- Demo Launch (12:11)
- Festivals After A Demo (6:24)
- How To Do Steam Next Fest (14:26)
- Streamers With A Demo (9:25)
- How to Contact Streamers (16:11)
- Should I Pay For Streamers (5:38)
- How To Do Twitter Post Demo (3:09)
- šµ The Prologue Trick (16:31)
- Summary Post Demo Grind (2:25)
- Real Talk Post Demo Grind (8:19)
- Things That Just Don't Work (10:33)
- The Grind Post Demo Q&A (22:59)
- Intro: The Last Month of Your Campaign (2:46)
- šµWhy Some Games Dont Sell Well (12:25)
- šµ Algorithm Chat: How Steam Picks Winners (10:34)
- Should I Launch (6:41)
- When To Release (10:54)
- Release Date Trailer and Launch Trailer (4:49)
- Estimating Steam Sales (17:29)
- PR and Hiring An Agency (9:29)
- 10 Review Challenge (9:31)
- 1 Month Before Launch (11:35)
- 1 Week Before Launch (8:00)
- šµ Algorithm Chat: How Steam Promotes Your Launch (26:32)
- The Launch Live Q&A Sept 7th (29:23)
- August 2nd, 2023 Q&A (40:11)
- August 16th, 2023 Q&A (36:46)
- August 30th, 2023 Q&A (63:13)
- September 13th, 2023 Q&A (58:54)
- September 28th, 2023 Q&A (40:18)
- 2024 Season: Week 1: Intro (109:10)
- 2024 Season: Week 2: How Steam Works (82:18)
- 2024 Season: Week 3: Pre Production Marketing (61:35)
- 2024 Season: Week 4: Steam Page Launch (63:57)
- 2024 Season: Week 5: The Grind Pre Demo (73:39)
- 2024 Season: Week 6: Beta (46:49)
- 2024 Season: Steam Page Review (129:25)
- 2024 Season: Week 7: The Grind Post Demo (65:09)
Feedback about Chris' Work
The Wishlist & Visibility Masterclass is completely new so doesn't have any testimonials yet. However, here is what Chris Zukowski's students said about his other classes.
SHADOW HAND
In Chris Zukowski's 'How to Make a Steam Page' course I only got to the 3rd lesson and had a revelation about why the messaging for one of our titles was so tricky and never quite seemed to hit the mark (even with many years' experience in copywriting and promotion.) Thanks for the very logical steps and spreadsheets.
LAYSARA: SUMMIT KINGDOM
I started my indie journey with only a programming background, believing game marketing is some inexplicable dark magic. Thanks to Chris' blog, talks, courses and Discord server I started to see and understand the structure and mechanisms of this mysterious creature. If not for Chris' materials, I'd have never achieved such a result on Reddit and now I'm able to talk with publishers and understand what real value they can (or can't) add to Laysara's marketing.
Maciek Pryc - Laysara Summit Kingdom (Which earned 11,000 wishlists with a single Reddit post)
PEGLIN
Chris is a marketing genius and it's a boon to our entire industry that he shares his knowledge as freely as he does. Chris' courses will provide you with all of the tools you need to get your games in front of your target audience, whether you're working as a full-time indie dev or are just looking to get your passion projects in front of players. It's incredibly unlikely that Peglin would have found the success that it did without the HTMAG courses and community!
OPERATION S.T.E.E.L
I thought my Steam tags were decent, but after watching the How to make a Steam Page course I updated them yesterday and ...
30-DAY MONEYBACK GUARANTEE
I want you to be completely satisfied with Wishlist & Visibility Masterclass.
If you don't think this online class helped your game get more visibility, I will give you a complete, no-questions-asked, refund within the first 30-days.
LIFETIME ACCESS + CONSTANT UPDATES
The strategy for marketing your game and getting wishlists changes all the time.
I will continuously update the Steam Wishlist & Visibility Masterclass with the latest techniques and algorithm changes.