Introducing Wargame Design Studios

[wiggum]

As far as Steam I can't answer for John. That said I don't think he has a closed mind - he just needs to balance the cost of distribution (Steam's margin) and the return he gets. I believe he left HPS to self publish to recover some of the distribution cost.

david

Maybe he should get in touch with Steam ?

Honestly, i doubt "Steam's margin" is that high, especially when you consider that your potential customer base will increase by the millions !
There are many many small and smallest indie developers (including wargame developers) that release games on Steam instead of self-publishing for a reason.

Maybe get in touch with Sean O'Connor the developer of Firefight.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/500190/
He should be able to tell you why he switched from self publishing "in the corner of the internet" to the biggest gaming platform in history (and currently also the biggest platform for pc wargames !) and if it was a successful move.

Just do a Steam Greenlight like Command Ops 2 !
http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/about...ection=faq
Only a few days and already enough people who clicked "I would buy it" that its now officially "Greenlight" and Steam will contact the devs to work towards a Steam release !
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/fi...xt=command