A solo game developer generated over $150,000 in 8 months from his game, with only 2 Reddit posts.
<p>“I did no paid promotion on the game, the only thing were two posts on Reddit on /r/incremental_games”</p>
<p>One of the best success stories of a solo game dev that I came across is of Matias Colotto an indie game dev, who developed the Idle Incremental game “Magic Research”.</p>
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<p>Screenshot of Magic Research Game</p>
<p>[Available on <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2311680/Magic_Research/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Steam</a>, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/magic-research/id1671272877" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">App Store</a> & <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mcolotto.magicresearchfull" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a>]</p>
<p>The premium game, rated at 4.9 on GP, is a UI-based idle game where you are the headmaster of a newly created institution of Magic. The game contains various systems including exploration and fighting battles.</p>
<p>The game features over 40 hours of gameplay with 6 dozen storylines to be explored.</p>
<p>But how did Maticolotto bring this game to reality? Let’s take a look at the interaction I had with the developer:</p>
<p><a href="https://medium.com/@anulagarwal12/a-solo-game-developer-generated-over-150-000-in-8-months-from-his-game-with-only-2-reddit-posts-1927d5c4c99f"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>