The Creator of the Second Dimension

Xiao Xiao is twenty-seven years old this year. He is a back-end developer of an Internet company. He also has a private identity as an independent game producer.

Different from those small studios, Xiao Xiao is a true "independent" game producer. The games he produces are all completed by himself, from the most familiar programming, to art design, and script writing.

In the independent game circle, sometimes a rapid design competition is held, requiring participants to make a small game within 24 hours. Because of his works, he is well-known in the circle.

After Hatsune Games announced the news about the "Steam" platform, Xiao Xiao also paid attention to it for a while.

It is impossible to say that indie game producers do not have a heart to start a successful business. Their biggest dream is to make their work recognized by most players one day, even like the founders of legendary game companies , Since then embarked on the road of industry leaders.

The distribution of independent games has always been a problem.

Large companies such as Suoren Interactive Entertainment and Hardcore Technology don’t pay much attention to independent games produced by small individuals like Xiao Xiao. Not only do they not have development machines, but they have to find publishers to act as agents for these producers. It is an indirect rejection of these independent games.

For a long time, the announcement and promotion of independent games have been placed on social platforms, and because of this, the relationship between most independent game producers is very good. Whenever one company releases a new game, other companies forward the news one after another. Help each other.

But for ordinary players, independent games are still synonymous with small games, and many people even think that they are crudely made when they look at the pixel style.

When seeing the news of "Steam", Xiao Xiao didn't quite understand the intention of Hatsune Games, just like many other people, but later, when Hatsune Games announced that the "Steam" platform was a comprehensive game platform, Xiao Xiao had no idea. The spirit of doubt was lifted.

However, at this time, everyone still has different opinions on the future development of "Steam". Some people think that this platform will not last long, and some people think that the so-called "comprehensive game platform" is probably the same as Suoren Huyu, only the games of big manufacturers platform.

Faced with these questions, Xiao Xiao also felt a little uneasy, until the day when the "Steam" platform started testing, and the news of the Independent Game Awards came out, Xiao Xiao's eyes suddenly brightened.

Among the thousands of people named [Huaxia Independent Producer Exchange Center], the news updated within an hour after the news came out was comparable to the previous month.

[Fruit of Climbing Trees]: Damn, this "Steam" platform is a bit powerful, the Independent Game Awards, is this going to support independent games?

[Moonlight Sonoring]: Regardless of whether it is true or not, at least this platform accepts independent games. I watched the beta version of other people's live broadcasts, and there is indeed an agency publishing agreement, which means that the games we make can be sold on it.

[Brother with glasses by the window]: The time is less than a year. Isn't this a game that has been in development for a while?

[Telephone Pole Tilt]: Not necessarily, if it is a small-scale game, eight months is enough.

[Soy Sauce Starman]: I'm still a little skeptical, is it really that good.

[Kilowatt light bulb]: I happen to have a project here, and I think I can try it.

[Hang stuffing fried rice]: Wow, someone has already uploaded the game, so fast?

Xiao Xiao didn't get the test qualification, so he could only watch the live broadcast of the anchors. This is also a rare time for him to watch the live broadcast not to watch others play games, but to watch others browse the platform.

He was watching the live broadcast of [Qin]. This anchor is considered a popular anchor on Chuyin Video Network. Among the female anchors, he is very skilled in playing games, especially good at shooting games. Xiao Xiao was watching "The Last Survivor" and paid attention Her, now, [Qin] has obtained the test qualification of the steam platform, and is browsing the content of this platform.

It can be seen that on the steam platform, the account of Hatsune Video Network has been upgraded to a general account of the phantom system, which is unified with the page game and mobile game accounts. After entering the account password, [Qin] logged into the steam platform.

The store interface first appeared. On the interface similar to Hatsune Video Network, several game advertisements rotated, including the works of several game manufacturers mentioned in the previous promotion, including guns, cars and balls.

These manufacturers are the big manufacturers that release games on all platforms. The works are updated every year, with the year as the label, and they are also known as the big manufacturers of new year products. They are so powerful that they can choose to have all without considering the disputes between platforms.

In addition, the works of some medium-sized manufacturers can also be searched, and to Xiao Xiao's surprise, the games on this platform span a huge range.

From the classic works of thirty years ago to the latest games released this year, as long as it is a manufacturer that cooperates with Hatsune Games, all its works have been put on this platform.

Xiao Xiao didn't know what conditions the Hatsune game was negotiated with, but for a loyal game player, this was simply too cool.

You must know that thirty years ago, when the personal computer was just born and the operating system was extremely simple, the games are basically fantasy masterpieces that ordinary players have never heard of. He made a groundbreaking contribution to the later prosperous game industry.

For example, the first RPG, the first shooting game, the first 3D game, and the first free-view game, because there was no pirated version, only those who bought the game CD or even a floppy disk could play it, and most of them Some games cannot run at all under today's operating systems, and special virtual machines need to be installed.

Xiao Xiao joined such a group of classic game lovers. Most of them were middle-aged people who had already been addicted to games at that time. They kept many game CDs in their hands. The young Xiao Xiao could only stare at them greedily.

And now, the steam platform has turned all these games into digital versions and put them on the platform for sale!

[Qin] also noticed this. She clicked on a Pac-Man page. This game only costs 20 yuan, which is a free gift. After paying, it took a few minutes to download, and she played for a while.

Although Xiao Xiao has never played it, but has watched the old video, this game is exactly what it was back then, but it was transplanted to the current operating system!

Although some people in the barrage were confused and thought it was a small game, Xiao Xiao was already very excited.

Looking at it this way, the steam platform is not just a simple comprehensive game platform, it is more like a digital library of games. At least, those classic games can rely on this platform to come back to life again!

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