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+title:  "Wholesome Games Celebration"
+tags: gamedev steam marketing alchemistry post-mortem
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+*This post is also available as a thread on [Twitter](), [Bluesky]() and [Mastodon]().*
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+A week ago, I participated in the Wholesome Games Celebration on Steam with Alchemistry, which was huge for me in terms of numbers!
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+![](/assets/img/2024-08-24_wholesome-games-celebration-2024_grafana.png)
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+Alchemistry (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1730540/Alchemistry/) is a game inspired by Little Alchemy. It was created for HonestDan's GameJam 2 years ago, which became the game demo—and evolved into a full-fledged game eventually!
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+It was my second game on Steam, after Extortion.
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+Like Extortion, this game was mainly for fun, and to learn about the Steam platform. The hidden goal was to have an okay hourly rate (which eventually succeeded recently!). It also had some updates along the way, the latest major one being 4 months ago.
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+https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1730540/view/4220511160040315757
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+Fast-forward to the Wholesome Games Celebration, their daily deal plus the variety of game size probably helped a lot of developers, that's pretty cool!
+Now, the juicy stats you've been waiting for:
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+## Figures
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+(Lifetime, 10 days ago vs now)
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+Active wishlists: 1970 → 2980 (+1222, -93, 118 conversions)
+Copies sold: 968 → 1520 (net units)
+Refund rate: 12.9% → 11.3%
+Followers: 184 → 197
+Page impressions: 1.9M → 2.3M
+Page visits: 198k → 210k
+Happiness: over 9000 😁
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+![](/assets/img/2024-08-24_wholesome-games-celebration-2024_Copies.png)
+![](/assets/img/2024-08-24_wholesome-games-celebration-2024_wishlists.png)
+![](/assets/img/2024-08-24_wholesome-games-celebration-2024_visits_impressions.png)
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+Demo claims: 26k => 27k
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+Game DAU (avg): 3 (lifetime before event) => 80 (last week)
+Top DAU: 100 (release date) => 124 (last week)
+Top CCU: 9 (release date) => 11 (during event)
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+![](/assets/img/2024-08-24_wholesome-games-celebration-2024_DAU.png)
+![](/assets/img/2024-08-24_wholesome-games-celebration-2024_CCU.png)
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+I want to thank [@_wholesomegames](https://wholesomegames.com/) for their event. They definitely gave me a lot of visibility, and to lots of great games as well!

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+*Ce billet est également disponible en tant que fil de discussion sur [Twitter](), [Bluesky]() et [Mastodon]().*
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+Il y a une semaine, j'ai participé à la Wholesome Games Celebration sur Steam avec Alchemistry, ce qui était assez impressionnant en termes de chiffres !
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+![](/assets/img/2024-08-24_wholesome-games-celebration-2024_grafana.png)
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+Alchemistry (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1730540/Alchemistry/) est un jeu inspiré de Little Alchemy. Il a été créé durant la GameJam de HonestDan il y a 2 ans, ce qui est devenu la démo du jeu - et a évolué en un jeu à part entière par la suite !
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+C'était mon deuxième jeu sur Steam, après Extortion.
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+Comme Extortion, ce jeu était principalement du fun et de l'apprentissage de la plateforme Steam. Le but caché était d'avoir un taux horaire correct (ce qui a fini par réussir !). Il a aussi eu quelques mises à jour en cours de route, la dernière majeure datant d'il y a 4 mois.
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+https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1730540/view/4220511160040315757
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+En avance rapide sur la Wholesome Games Celebration, leur offre quotidienne et la variété de la taille des jeux ont probablement aidé beaucoup de développeurs, c'est plutôt cool !
+Maintenant, les statistiques juteuses que vous attendiez :
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+## Chiffres
+
+(Vie complète, il y a 10 jours par rapport à aujourd'hui)
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+Listes de souhaits actives: 1970 → 2980 (+1222, -93, 118 conversions)
+Copies vendues: 968 → 1520 (unités net)
+Taux de retour: 12.9% → 11.3%
+Followers: 184 → 197
+Impressions: 1.9M → 2.3M
+Visites: 198k → 210k
+Joie: over 9000 😁
+
+![](/assets/img/2024-08-24_wholesome-games-celebration-2024_Copies.png)
+![](/assets/img/2024-08-24_wholesome-games-celebration-2024_wishlists.png)
+![](/assets/img/2024-08-24_wholesome-games-celebration-2024_visits_impressions.png)
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+Acquisitions de la demo: 26k => 27k
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+DAU du jeu (avg): 3 (Vie complète avant l'evenement) => 80 (pendant l'évenement)
+Top DAU: 100 (jour de sortie du jeu) => 124 (pendant l'évenement)
+Top CCU: 9 (jour de sortie du jeu) => 11 (pendant l'évenement)
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+![](/assets/img/2024-08-24_wholesome-games-celebration-2024_DAU.png)
+![](/assets/img/2024-08-24_wholesome-games-celebration-2024_CCU.png)
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+Je tiens à remercier [@_wholesomegames] (https://wholesomegames.com/) pour leur événement. Ils m'ont définitivement donné beaucoup de visibilité, ainsi qu'à beaucoup de super jeux !