Release

Before releasing any game, probably you've likely already gone through all the steps to set it up properly. If not, take a look at the Creating your first project.

Upload your game

To release your project, you will need to go to your GX Dev account > Games > Upload new game. A pop-up will appear, just fill out the requested details.

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Note that if you are not seeing the "Upload New game" button can be either because you are not logged in or you don't have a studio. Try logging in and/or creating a Studio so you can add your games on it.

On the popup, you will fill the Studio, the Engine and the Title. You may have more than one studio, so select the one where you want your game to be placed. Select the engine, and the title. The title needs to be unique, meaning you cannot have a name that already exists, even if it's yours. So you cannot have 3 games "Test".

After you click "Confirm" a new page will open, here you will add all the details for your game. You can change the game title (this can also be changed in the future; as long as you keep it unique) a short description that is shown on featured sections. The cover art which is the most important graphic to promote your game. Make sure you upload a picture that respects the aspect ratio (16:9) and the pixels required (640x360px or above). Having images that are squished or deformed may affect your game performance and visibility. We say we don't judge a book by it's cover but we are all adults to know this is not true. This is your main selling point, let's make sure we show the best of your game.

Select the platform where your game is going to be played. Most of our users are on Desktop, but keep in mind that users can access GX Games from their phones, so if your game can be played properly on the phone, make sure to select it as well!

Once you saved your 'Core details' proceed adding some extra details.

Extra details

Tags are important. They help categorising your game on our platform and give the visibility it deserves. So if your game is an 'Action' game, it will be shown on the Action section. So players that would like to enjoy an Action game, can find yours there. They also help discovering games based on the different categories being shown. Like the art style, the controls, or the theme. We also have temporary tags like the "Events" for Game Jams or other event submissions. So only check those if you are participating in one.

Again, the more the merrier. Having a video uploaded from your game, it will help promoting your game. When selecting your game for our featured sections we need the video to be there as it shows higher conversion to plays. Some people may not be inclined to play only by the title and the cover, so the video gets into the picture. It doesn't require high effort. A combination of gameplay clips should be enough.

Use the gallery of images as well to show the main screens that you think are most exciting about your game. Make sure they are from the game, and avoid misleading practices by showing screenshots that do not represent the real gameplay.

The long description is the place where you add all the details about your game. Including links to wishlists or the game website! It's up to you!

Performance

After your game is released, you will be able to check it's performance under the Dashboard tab. Nevertheless, if you have any user feedback, you will find it under GX Dev > Games > Your game > Engagement > Feedback.

The dashboard information will give you the following details:

Total games on the selected studio
Followers: People that 'Favorited' your studio
Challenges: The number of challenges you created
Games favorites: number of people that favourited your games (it's not unique, so if the same person liked Game A and Game B, you'll have 2 favourites)
Total Play time: It's in seconds, so don't be scared if the number is high

Then, you can select the stats for a specific game:

Nr of sessions: Times the game was launched
Sessions duration: Time (in seconds) a sessions lasts on average
Favorites: Trend of times your game has been favourited

You will also have a breakdown of the users:

Signed in vs guests: Users do not need to be signed in to play unless they want to save the game (cloud saves) or they need to purchase your game.
Returning: How many people are actually returning to play your game. The number can be low if the game is short or is buggy.
New players: This number can be higher while a promotion
And top countries: our main countries are US, BR and PL. So you can expect those countries to be your top ones as well.