Topic: How early reviews hurt sales of indie games

[idolminds]

Something I didn't think about before.

Basically you want to have the game available for purchase when people are reading awesome reviews, otherwise they are likely to forget about it and move on to the next thing. Big games don't have this problem because people talk about them constantly and you see ads for them that remind you of their existence.

[PyroMenace]

Reviews can hurt any game's sales, that's why metacritic exists. But yes, indie games that need their attention more will get affected by reviews. Keep in mind there are shit indie games that people shouldn't play. It's a necessary evil.