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LD32 vs MiniLD59

[raw] LD32MiniLD 22. May 2015 · 09:16 UTC · 35 days after compo start by ShadowBrain · 3

So I was looking at my stats for my MiniLD game and comparing them to my regular LD game, something felt weird about this:

MiniLD59:

ss (2015-05-22 at 11.10.33)

Click to go to itch.io page! (This was posted early in the day so the views/downloads for today are comparatively low.)

LD32:

ss (2015-05-22 at 11.10.56)

Click to go to itch.io page!

 

My miniLD game has way less time put into it overall, I spent 24-ish hours on it, while my LD32 game had around 30-36 hours put into it, and I won’t even get voting results for my MiniLD game. :(

Is there any way the MiniLDs could get some form of voting on them too? I feel like I’m missing out on stats…

Comments

22. May 2015 · 15:03 UTC
Maybe your LD game got a lot less downloads than the Mini LD while still at about the same view count

due to all of the users who went around voting on games without downloading them. With the Mini LD, you have a higher download/view ratio because since there is no voting, that issue doesn’t occur.
22. May 2015 · 18:55 UTC
As far as Itch.io goes, it has been really hit or miss for me. I’ve got games on there with hundreds of plays and others that only have and handful of plays. My games that are tied to an Itch.io jam seem to get more plays, so maybe they get more exposure than just being on the new games list. I think what category you place your game also plays a role, as my FPS game blew away my puzzle games in number of plays.