It's worth US designers reaching out to UK publishers, as we're mostly still taking submissions, but yeah, it's rough out there.

I should have clarified that the publishers I work with only sell in English language markets!

I've not encountered anything with 30% or less US sales across the hundreds of titles I've seen sales data on, except for games when supply issues or rights disputes have specifically disrupted US sales.

Lots of small publishers will need to pivot back from retail releases to crowdfunding to survive, as the margins are higher. Covering prototype games ahead of crowdfunding campaigns (even just providing pull quotes or podcast chat) would be helpful.

First impression was that it'll be hard to play while also being funny, unlike games that ask you to come up with prompts to fit a given category (Wavelength). If a party game isn't funny, it needs to be a) deeply interesting or b) create emotional investment quickly. Ideally both - as in Codenames.

This is real. At a boardgame retreat right now and I don't really want to play a game. My advice would be listen to those instincts, don't force it, find other stuff to do, and the passion will come back in time.

I feel like there were about two years where this was the only game anyone was trying to make.

🫡 Freelance developer here.

Work with lots of people in the UK and EU. Keen to work with some more US publishers. My portfolio and references can be found here:

www.howgegodev.com

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Them 'being better' would help :) But I don't think waiting around for young men to be better is going to reverse any electoral trends.

Don't think you can look at the crisis in unemployment and mental health amongst Gen Z men and reasonably conclude the solution is for them to 'be better.' That's just another version of the 'pull yourself up by the bootstraps' line that has been used to dismiss people who are struggling for decades

I think hiring a develop for a short playthrough/consult can be worthwhile. Wouldn't hire one for an extended period because of the risk of the title still not getting picked up.

Good effort! Glad you got to try My Favourite Things.

It'll definitely be available on the pledge manager. I appreciate your support!

We were at Airecon last year, demoing it ahead of this KS :)

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