How to find beta-testers for my game?

[Grim Ork]

Hi! My game, Sento Stream, is not released yet. I don't have enough feedback from players and also, I want to fix all critical bugs and crashes before selling it to people.
But it is a tiny indie-game without budget for professional testers. I want to give free keys to ordinal players in exchange of their feedback and crash reports. Where to find those players?

[Grim Ork]

Publicado originalmente por TH | HauntedTiggy:

Make sure to generate some steam keys, (ask valve to do this, devs can't do it themselves) and then start a beta test on alphabetagamer.com or any other website you think is good! :csd2smile:

I already heave keys for testers, but thanks for the link anyway.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

You can advertise it in your game hub...

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1096970/discussions/0/

[Grim Ork]

Publicado originalmente por cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

You can advertise it in your game hub...

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1096970/discussions/0/

:qr:

I've already advertised it in hub's news. But it is a small indie-game, I don't have enough traffic on the hub.

[Knight Siegfried]

What about getting some streamers to play the game?

[Grim Ork]

Publicado originalmente por Grummwolf:

What about getting some streamers to play the game?

It's a really bad idea. If a streamer tries to play an unfinished game with bugs and then he will get angry, he will never play it again.
It's better to contact streamers after release.

[Knight Siegfried]

I think that depends on the streamers personality but I understand. I wish you luck on your project tho

[𝕃𝕆✞✞𝔼]

Please, for the love of God - proof read your Shop Site again. If you want to sell a game, don't scare potential players away.

[Grim Ork]

Publicado originalmente por ᛋᚺᚨᚾᛞᛟᚱ:

Please, for the love of God - proof read your Shop Site again. If you want to sell a game, don't scare potential players away.

Ok, I'll fix it later.
But I don't think it is so horrible to scare potential players away, only two grammar errors in game's description.

[𝕃𝕆✞✞𝔼]

Publicado originalmente por Grim Ork:

Publicado originalmente por ᛋᚺᚨᚾᛞᛟᚱ:

Please, for the love of God - proof read your Shop Site again. If you want to sell a game, don't scare potential players away.

Ok, I'll fix it later.
But I don't think it is so horrible to scare potential players away, only two grammar errors in game's description.

Sometimes it's the small details.

[SMIFFY]

Bad grammar is unacceptable!

[Skyvastern]

You can try joining some Discord groups, like Brackeys where there is a sub-channel where we can advertise our games. As it is a game dev Discord group of the Brackeys Youtube channel everyone is a game developer there. So you can find people there who are willing to test your game.

The same way try to play test your games to other people in similar types of groups... whether on Discord, Reddit or any other social media. That's the only way you can get enough data about your game. And as you said that it is a small indie game then I guess you will find enough people in Brackeys or any other similar group where people will be ready to assist you in testing your games.

[AustrAlien2010]

Pay them, I guess.
It will be difficult to find people willing to play for free.

Or just ask questions a lot on forums, and hope people will do it freely. Put yourself out there.
Advertising is key, but that's not allowed afaik.

[Grim Ork]

Publicado originalmente por Skyvastern:

Brackeys where there is a sub-channel where we can advertise our games. As it is a game dev Discord group of the Brackeys Youtube channel everyone is a game developer there.

Yeah, it is a good way for most indie games. But Sento Stream is not an average indie game, it is indecent and maybe even perverted. Usually, game developers hate games like this, they'll never play it.
I am looking for simple-minded people who like sexy games.

[PanuB]

I can try it

[𝕃𝕆✞✞𝔼]

Is it just me or does it look like one of the other dozens of asset flips with barebone gameplay and the only feature is "cartoon breasts"?