@Totter87 Generally my experience (based on the bird site) is that the audience we build on places like these are made up mostly of other game developers. The consumer reach on this platform (and in our circles within this platform) is quite small. Many game marketers have explained over and over that Twitter is not an ideal space to reach a consumer target audience. I think Mastodon would be even less effective as a marketing channel (I like Mastodon but that's not what it is right now).

@Totter87 So that being said, I get about the same engagement on in-development videos for my game here on Mastodon as I did on Twitter, despite having about 1/5 of the audience here. It's nice and keeps me motivated, but I don't expect will turn into many copies sold on launch.

@Totter87 so for promotion, look at platforms with broader consumer audiences. TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, etc. Consider trade shows. Website advertising (a spot on Touch Arcade, if you have a mobile game), etc. Other developers are awesome to be connected with, but you will likely want to build an audience outside that small community!