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What factors made you choose to go with a publisher vs. self-publish?

zamalek 4 months ago [–]

One major benefit of publishers is a salary while the game is being developed. The other major benefit is marketing, the linked Steam page is titled:

> 200K Ballionaires!

> Where do you all keep coming from?!

A good portion of those came from the publisher's efforts.

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