How Steam changes and a China strategy helped TinyBuild's The King is Watching hit 500k sales
TinyBuild's roguelite kingdom builder, The King is Watching, has sold over 500,000 copies, with significant success attributed to a strategic pivot to the roguelite genre and a focused China strategy. Publisher CEO Alex Nichiporchik highlighted Steam's evolving recommendation system and the importance of localization in reaching a broad audience, particularly in China where over 30% of sales originated.
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- Alex Nichiporchik
- Roguelite
- Steam
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- Hypnohead
- The King is Watching
- tinyBuild
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