EA game releases unintentionally overshadow long-awaited indie titles on Steam
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Indie devs released passion projects after years of work, only to get "buried" by EA suddenly releasing Command & Conquer games on Steam the same day.
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Getting on Steam's "New and Trending" tab is crucial for indie dev visibility, but the EA releases knocked indies off.
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Renee Gittens spent 10 years on her indie adventure game Potions, working other jobs simultaneously to fund it. She intended to empower young girls but got "blindsided."
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Another affected indie game was Berserk Boy, also in development for 5 years. Its dev felt the Steam launch was "cursed."
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Though likely not intentional by EA, the unfortunate timing and algorithm impacts greatly hurt these indies' launch and visibility. Consider wishlisting upcoming indie games.