A fast, easy to use, free, and community supported 2D game engine
So I have an interesting idea, which may not work as I don't know if Steam accepts games that are exclusively for mac, but do you think we could incorporate Steam into the game?
If we could make full fledged Mac games and sell them on Steam, that would be awesome!
Nice idea. Might work. However, it looks like you can't get the actual Steam integration module unless they accept your game. They claim it's an easy add-in to your code.
Check the FAQ at http://www.steampowered.com/steamworks/FAQ.php
Sounds like you need a demo first, and if they like it, they'll provide you the drop-in C++ module to make it Steam-Powered.
I did look through their catalog, and there aren't any Mac-exclusive titles for sale right now, but then again, most games that are on the Mac Steam are from major label companies.
I think the major factor we need to consider is size & scope of the games. Developing for iOS, I know I tend to think of small memory footprint, highly optimized, casual games. Once we (as a community) can get our minds around big, giant, 200+ MB hardcore games, I think the chances of cocos2D titles on Steam are pretty good.
Now you've really got me thinking...
don't know about mac exclusive titles either, but i think that this would be a big minus in the selection process of the game, because steam comes from the pc and they have a lot more pc gamers than mac gamers on their network ... anyway, for all i know cocos2d-x also supports (not yet? don't know) win32, so if you don't relay on obj-c or special mac api's, you could support both plattforms with minimal to no effort (theoretically, i think ... :D), which would also increase your sales
but like Dragyn already said, steam isn't a free for all devs place. you could try to "pitch" your idea if you document it really nice, but i doubt that they will do anything without a gameplay video or a demo (gives you extra points)
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