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Porting Successful PC Indie Titles to Mobile

Talkat Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2023 · 2023-09-12..09-13
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Robot Teddy ported Vampire Survivors to mobile and lands roughly 1 million downloads in the first year, then negotiates Apple Arcade and Google Play deals. Recommendations cover concrete steps: localize assets, QA thoroughly, and redesign UI for touch; handle monetization as premium, freemium, or ad-supported per region. Asia needs local partners, contract translation and approvals — ISBN approvals can take up to two years — and content edits (Worms required removing violent assets). Also consider offline play, DLC cadence, and alternative stores like Samsung/Huawei.

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  1. 0:00Introduction
  2. 1:49Porting PC indie to mobile
  3. 3:40Mobile market trends
  4. 5:26Monetization models
  5. 7:10Asian market challenges
  6. 9:17Game store optimization
  7. 10:42In-app purchases design
  8. 12:26Localization and QA
  9. 13:49Regional market targeting
  10. 14:52Partners vs in-house
  11. 15:33Conclusion
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