Hello everyone! I’m SmileForeverStudio. I’m a solo indie game developer.
Thank you so much for always supporting my work and keeping an eye on my progress! Today, I have some incredibly exciting news that marks a huge milestone for me.
As you can tell from the title, the Steam store page review has successfully passed, and the Coming Soon page for "ShuriStella" is now officially live!
Finally standing at the starting line
Seeing the game I’ve been working on so hard by myself finally existing as a real page on Steam—the biggest gaming platform in the world—brought a wave of joy and relief that honestly made me a bit emotional.
Preparing everything on my own was a constant series of nervous moments. I had to create multiple types of banner images, write descriptions in English, and carefully check complex guidelines. But seeing it all come together makes every bit of that effort completely worth it.
The page is easily recognizable by its night background and Shuri right in the center!
【Super Important】A heartfelt request to everyone
While the store page is now live, the real challenge begins today as I head into the final stretch of development.
Because of this, I have one huge favor to ask all of you reading this article.
For indie games—especially those made by solo developers—the number of "Wishlist" registrations before launch is said to heavily influence the game's destiny. The more wishlists a game gets, the more Steam recognizes it as a "highly anticipated game," which pushes the algorithm to feature and recommend it to gamers all over the world.
If you think "Hey, this looks pretty interesting!" or "I want to support this solo developer," could you please visit the store page and hit that 【Add to your wishlist】 button?
Every single wishlist registration will become the ultimate fuel for my motivation to finish this game.
Check out the "ShuriStella" Steam Store Page here!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4813170/ShuriStella/
What lies ahead
I've successfully made it to the starting line by opening this store page. From here on out, I’m going to pour all my energy into the final rush, focusing on adding more content.
I also plan to use this space to regularly share behind-the-scenes stories, development updates, and maybe some of the struggles of being a solo dev (haha).
I’ll keep giving it my absolute all to deliver the best possible gaming experience to everyone!
Please look forward to seeing how "ShuriStella" grows from here! 🎮
Thank you so much for reading until the very end!