Starting Work on 2nd Steam Game Release. Looking for Help.

MrPorkerson

I'm currently working on my second game release for Steam. For the first, I handled every detail entirely solo. I did the marketing outreach, pixel art, dev work, etc. I will still be involved in the art/programming work. However, I would like to bring on 2 people to assist me with this upcoming project. For reference point, I have already begun coding and art work on it. The idea for the game, i.e. it's execution, design board, etc. will be discussed upon further interest shown. I am fully covering costs for Steam release etc. That being said I am not and can not pay upfront for work. I am willing to draw a proper agreement so that portions of profits are split in a fair manner. I don't believe in doing work for free. That said I cannot guarantee it will produce much if any income. All steam stats and tracking will be shared throughout the life of the project. If you are interested message me here or DM me directly. Please only serious offers. I live in EST or Eastern Standard Time Zone. I do not require we always be on the same schedule as work and communication that works is above all else. I simply want at the forefront good communications in all directions. I am willing to work with relative beginners. That said I need to know you can work on your own. I.e. I cannot hand hold/teach and tutorialize pixel art, how to code, etc. I don't mind teaching but this is not a free internship. I hope that lays everything out well enough and look forward to any interested.

Game Details:
Most will be held for sake of privacy and authenticity sake what I will share is this:
2D
Pixel Art
Elements of Masocore But not the main focus
There are physics in use so if you're looking to do dev work please understand Godot physics to some degree.
The game demo will be going up in the Steam Fall Next Fest.
Release is aimed at October 29th. 2026
I have already started work on steam capsule art, etc. But I am more than willing to see and hear new designs and ideas on all fronts.

Link to my first game: What We Carry

Rainfollower

MrPorkerson

and what was the first one? I mean, okay, you do not want to share unreleased stuff. But you say you have already released something. It could give people a good example of... well... pretty everything.

MrPorkerson

Rainfollower Here is a link, Sorry I did not think about adding one to the initial message: What We Carry My second game is not related to the first in any way as far as style, story, etc.

kuligs2

Why do people lock in on a "service" to release their work? Like - my "steam only" game that works "only on steam".. if you dont have "steam" you are not allowed to play..

Shouldnt your work be platform agnostic?

Like if you wanted you could release is on piratebay and it would still work without all the steam bloat.

Im curious about your first game

MrPorkerson

The reason I put "Steam" is because steam is an actual seller's site. Piratebay, Itchio, etc. These sites do not generally advertise your game to the same degree as Steam. Furthermore, the earning potential isn't the same across other distribution sites. It's kinda like saying "idk why streamers talk about their twitch numbers but not their facebook live numbers." Steam is where you go if your intention is to make profit, distribute to the most amount of people, or have the most reliable distribution site in hands. Here is a link to my first game: What We Carry

To add a little bit more, My games are not intended for Steam only. But if they do well on Steam, I know moving them to other platforms would probably also do well. If they fail on steam, more than likely it'll be difficult to make a transition. I do also consider mobile and my first game is also posted to Itchio. But it's through this experience I know, Steam is the best site for game distribution large or small creator.

MrPorkerson

welll this got off topic fast... Any of you happen to be pixel artist and or developers actually interested in the initial post? XD

Jokka39

I'm interested to give it a try, i can't find the DMs here, if you're ok with Telegram or Discord we could move there

Tomcat

Jokka39 i can't find the DMs here

Here

MrPorkerson

Jokka39 Discord is fine. My discord name: mr.porkerson

Jokka39

Tomcat It seems like i can't use it feature cuz my acc is too fresh

MikeCL

Hey guys! Keep this on topic! You can debate things, but if it's not directly related to the OP's intent, move the discussion to a new thread. I will probably clean up this discussion a bit out of respect for the OP.

@Jokka39 You have to be a verified user to be able to PM. I fixed it, so it should be there now. 👍

Update: So I cleaned up some of the comments to bring the thread back to be relevant to the OP. Feel free to start a new discussion about Steam's pros and cons.

MrPorkerson

MikeCL Thank you I much appreciate that!