The official app store was different from other video game channels. Four hundred downloads in twenty-four hours might not seem like much, but it wasn't a bad number.
Other video game channels, such as Emperor Dynasty Gaming Platform or the branded app stores of major mobile phone manufacturers, could be bought with money. If you wanted to scam the leaderboards, you just had to give the platform a heads up to do so.
Therefore, on other video game channels, as long as you were willing to spend money, it wouldn't be strange for the first day to reach tens of thousands of downloads.
However, the official app store didn't allow anything to scam the leaderboards. New games could only be found in an inconspicuous corner. For example, Adventures of the Storm Rider, even if it was on the new games leaderboards and recommended games, only a few people would download it.
However, the official app store would automatically adjust the leaderboards based on the game's statistics. For a game like Adventures of the Storm Rider, the next recommendation would probably be a new top tier game or a new category game, and the downloads would go up quickly.
If the next recommendation for Adventures of the Storm Rider maintained a decent level of downloads and ratings, then the leaderboard would become even better. If this continued, the downloads would go from a few hundred to tens of thousands in a week or two.
Of course, this' good cycle 'was only possible for a few top tier games. Most normal games would stop being recommended halfway through due to a drop in sales.
The official app store was different from other video game platforms, as they only took twenty percent of the game's revenue.
As for the tax deduction, it was a little more troublesome. The way it was deducted was different from his previous life, but it wasn't too difficult. After deducting the transaction tax and income tax, it would be around thirty percent.
Of course, the main tax deduction was the net profit. However, video game designers didn't spend as much on research and development as traditional companies, so the higher the profit, the higher the tax deduction.
If it was a hundred thousand downloads, Lin Mao would earn two million without any discounts. After deducting the platform's share and various taxes, he would still earn 1.12 million.
Although he would only earn half of that, it was still a huge profit.
Of course, the sales would also be affected by the game's price. Lin Mao's game was priced at twenty RMB, so it would be difficult to reach a hundred thousand downloads.
However, even if it was cheaper, at ten RMB, there weren't many games that could break a hundred thousand downloads.
This kind of game was basically a regular on all sorts of leaderboards, and one had to be tired of getting recommendation spots to get there.
Many invisible game designers' games would only have a few thousand downloads. They would work hard for half a year to earn a hundred thousand or so, and they would have to bear all kinds of expenses to barely make ends meet.
Chen Mo said, "The recommendation spots will refresh in an hour or two, right? Let's see how high we can climb. "
Lin Mao nodded. "That's right. I've looked at the game statistics for the same period. My game is still quite optimistic. But it's hard to say. After all, we don't even know the recommendation algorithm of the app store. "
It was obvious that Lin Mao was a little nervous. This recommendation would affect the future of the game to a large extent. To Lin Mao, this game was not lacking in hard work, sincerity, and creativity. Now it was up to the players to accept it.
Chen Mo patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, the quality of the game is there, what's there to be afraid of?"
Lin Mao said, "Well, I hope so. By the way, can you play your game now? Let me see if I can give you some advice from another angle. "
Chen Mo nodded, "Alright, you can play on your computer or phone."
Lin Mao was shocked, "And it's dual? You're quite ambitious! I'll use my phone then, I'm used to using my phone. "
After installing the game, Lin Mao clicked on the icon on the screen to launch Plants vs Zombies.
Lin Mao was quickly hooked by the game after playing for ten minutes.
"This game … has a high completion rate!"
Lin Mao was a video game designer after all, so he looked at games differently from other players. He was surprised to find that the graphics, music, interface, and playstyle of the game were very compatible. He couldn't even find a single fault with it!
The tutorial was simple and clear, it was easy to pick up, the difficulty of the levels were reasonable, and the combat system was rich …
If someone told Lin Mao that this was a top-selling game, he wouldn't doubt it at all!
"This … You made this in three months?" Lin Mao looked at Chen Mo in disbelief.
Chen Mo nodded, "Yeah, I've been thinking about it for a long time. What do you think?"
Lin Mao couldn't stop nodding, "Awesome, I think it has the potential to become a popular game! This quality alone is enough to crush a lot of other games on the leaderboards. When do you plan on releasing it? "
Chen Mo replied, "Tomorrow. I've been collecting feedback from the players over the past two days, and it's pretty good. I've fixed some of the things that didn't make sense, but there aren't any major issues. I'll update it when there are more players after it's released. "
Lin Mao said, "I think it's a good idea. Your game is much better than mine. Who would've thought that you'd become so good all of a sudden!"
Chen Mo laughed, "That's not a big deal. Moreover, the success of a game doesn't just depend on the quality, it depends on luck as well. Let's hope that both of our games sell well. "
Lin Mao said, "Yeah, let's hope both of our games sell well. Maybe we'll be partners on the leaderboards as well."
Over the past three days, there were close to a hundred people who had played Plants vs Zombies. Some of them were random players from the Lu Yu experience store, but most of them were roped in by people like Wen Lingwei and Jia Peng.
These people introduced the game to their roommates after they went back. Just like that, Chen Mo's experience store gained a new group of players.
Now, Chen Mo's experience store had more than ten people every day, making it a lot more lively.
Chen Mo and Lin Mao chatted for a bit.
"Hmm? There's a new recommendation spot! "Lin Mao said excitedly.
Chen Mo came over, "Look, where's the new recommendation spot?"
Lin Mao excitedly searched through the app store, "Categorized game recommendations! New game recommendations! Both of them are up! "
"That's insane," Chen Mo laughed, "You're going to be popular soon."
Both of these recommendations were good recommendations for new games. Categorized Game Recommendations could bring in a lot of players who liked this type of game, while Premium New Game Recommendations could attract players who liked to find new games.
Two recommendations at the same time meant that the system had listed Adventures of the Storm Rider as a highly recommended game, and would definitely see a huge increase in sales in the short term.
If the game could maintain its previous high ratings, then the game would undoubtedly get even more recommendations, and might even make it onto the homepage.
Lin Mao patted his chest, "That's good to hear. The second recommendation was too important."
Chen Mo reminded him, "Don't let your guard down, pay attention to the comments. There might be competitors trying to smear you, so be careful. "
Lin Mao nodded, "Yeah, I know. It's only the second recommendation, there's still a long way to go before the game really gets popular."
The two of them chatted for a few more hours, researching the new games released at the same time period, and looking at the statistics of each game. When the experience store closed at night, the two of them went for supper before Lin Mao left.
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