When you’re making games, knowing how to stay motivated and focused is important. Motivation is a HUGE determining factor for success. However, when you’re a solo indie dev making games only in your spare time, finding the motivation to see your game project through can be difficult. The simple truth is …
Recently, we covered the top tips to help indie developers get their game featured by Apple, but what about getting featured on Google Play? The Google Play Store is different from Apple’s App Store, so it’s important to approach it …
How can you make your app go viral? And what role can social influencers play in this game marketing strategy? Well, there are several different methods that you can use to help make your app go viral. Although there is no guarantee when it comes to virality, these tips …
What’s the secret to game marketing success? And which app promotion strategies are the best at delivering results? Well, we reached out to a few of our most successful Buildbox developers that have become app experts at not only creating great games but …
ASO also referred to as App Search Optimization is the process of optimizing your mobile game or app to help boost it’s visibility and rank in the App Store search results. Although there’s no longer a silver bullet to app discoverability, ASO is an important part of marketing your …
Getting press coverage is one of the most effective game marketing methods for launching your app or game. However, it can also be a challenge for indie developers. In this article, we’ll show you how to easily get press and the best strategies to use to help you …
Over the past few weeks, we’ve covered some of the best strategies to use when making games, but what about the ones you should avoid? If you want to succeed in game development, it’s equally important to know what NOT to do. Below is our list of the most common …
We’ve talked a lot about gameplay and level design on the Buildbox blog, but today we’re going to focus on the more obscure secrets of game design. Below you’ll find five often overlooked, but extremely important, factors for creating unique games that people want to …
We’ve just crossed a new significant milestone – Over 100 Hit Games built using Buildbox! Now a total of 112 Buildbox games that have either broken the Top 100 in the games section in the App Store or have been featured by Apple. In fact, since our release, we’ve had more Apple features and Top 100 hits than any other …
We’ve released many articles about getting publishers, but what about launching your app solo? Launching an app is a BIG deal, especially when you’re an indie developer. There are already millions of apps in the App Store, how do you get your game to stand out? …
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