TheyRave for indie game makers
A Steam rating is a percentage, not a reason to buy
TheyRave gives you a review page at an address that stays yours: buyers write a few lines, you approve them, and they stay yours.
Claim your pageA Steam percentage tells a stranger almost nothing about whether a specific game is for them. What moves somebody off a wishlist is another player saying what the game is like to sit down and play, and whether it delivered on what the trailer promised, updates and bug fixes included. A rating badge cannot say any of that.
When to ask
A week or two after release or a major update, once people have finished a run or two.
Send the link then rather than a month later. People write in the mood they are in when the link arrives, and that is the mood you want on the page.
What to ask
The form has one box, and what goes in it depends on what you asked. These get an answer a stranger can use. “Great game” does not.
- What kind of game were you expecting, and what did you get?
- What is the game actually like to play, hour to hour?
- Has the developer kept updating or fixing bugs since launch?
What lands on your page
An example, written to show the shape. The name, the tags and the verified mark come from the reviewer and the link they used, and nothing shows until you approve it.
Example
Bought it at launch expecting a short weekend game and I am forty hours in. Dev has pushed three patches already based on what people were saying in the Discord.
Tools on your page
- Ban SwitchSends your fans to your backup platform in one press.
- Bring your own domainPoint a domain you already own at your page and it answers there, so a ban elsewhere does not reach it.Supporter
- Embed widgetShow your reviews on a site of your own.
- Backdrop studioA moving background in your colors and fonts.
Worth knowing
This page is worth linking from your Steam page's own description, right alongside the trailer.