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The simplest trailer to make for your Steam page  
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Valve itself recommends you put your Steam page up as soon as possible, but one major hurdle for first time and hobbyist developers is making a trailer. Here are my recommendations for how to make a minimum viable product Steam trailer.
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This brief article will highlight 7 major manipulations found inside Undertale, and how they influence the player's experience.
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Sponsored: Effective methods and best practices for mobile game commerce  
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Why TikTok matters for game discovery 2
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The Games Fund launches with $50M to support devs in US, Europe  
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When demos can radically expand your game's discoverability  
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The Simplest Trailer to Make For Your Steam Page  
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