One of the big problems with launching on Steam is that despite word of mouth being one of the biggest ways that a game will gain traction and sales momentum, there still needs to be some sort of publicity generated so that people actually know the game exists in the first place. In the case of the adventure, arcade-shooting platformer, Scott In Space, it’s one of the many games out there where I have no idea if it’s good or bad because there are no professional reviews, user reviews or any media coverage to help properly gauge if the game is worth buying.

It’s insane but Scott In Space has actually managed to land on Steam since July 23rd, 2015 and have not a single user review submitted. Seems insane right? Well, check out the image of the store page.





So what happened?

The game was originally Greenlit to appear on Steam back on July 3rd. Developers Ragiva Games had published a demo just prior to that in order to help bolster the upvote appeal of the game. It wasn’t one of those titles that garnered a lot of feedback but the feedback it did get was fairly positive.

The developers teamed with publisher Black Shell Games leading up to release and managed to get a few eyeballs on their game thanks to the publisher using social media to remind people that the game exists… except nobody cared.

I saw the tweet and an image of the game and thought it looked interesting. You can check out a trailer below.

Scott in Space Launch Trailer https://www.scott-in-space.com/ Guinea Pigs Will Fly Scott in Space is a skill based 2D action platformer. Players experience the story about a guina pig named Scott within a freely explorable game universe. Mysterious quests and hidden items await. Humor awaits, too. Or does it?

I think this speaks to a rather big problem in the gaming industry at the moment: there are a lot of games being made but not a lot of press for these games.

It’s amazing that we have so many different outlets but majority of the coverage is all the same and many titles that at least deserve a plug or two get nothing.

Now this isn’t to say that Scott In Space is some revolutionary 2D side-scroller that deserves money and attention, but it is to point out that the game seems to be following a trend of there being more games being released than we have press to cover them. Or perhaps, press are too busy covering only a certain kind of game.

Nevertheless, Scott In Space is available right now for $4.99. I have no idea if the game is good or not because no one seems to have reviewed it, but the developers are still intent on fixing up the game and patching some minor problems.

You can learn more or see what a real storefront wasteland looks like by visiting the Steam store page.