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Show the game before selling the mood
Store media should help a player understand what they will control, see, and do. Cover art identifies the game, a landscape banner establishes the setting, screenshots prove the actual experience, and a trailer shows movement and pacing. These assets can share an art direction without pretending to serve the same format.
Screenshot checklist
Choose images that show the main loop, readable interface, different environments, important characters, multiplayer when offered, and meaningful variety. Capture at the target aspect ratio and resolution. Remove debug overlays and personal account information, but do not create a false scene that cannot occur in the game.
Add descriptive alt text and captions when context is useful. Keep essential requirements and release facts in page text, not only inside an image.
Cover and banner checklist
Make the official title readable at thumbnail size. Keep critical elements away from crop zones. Export separate source compositions for portrait cover, landscape banner, and social card instead of stretching one file. Verify ownership and licenses for every logo, font, texture, and character.
Trailer checklist
Show gameplay early. Use representative footage, legible text, balanced audio, captions, and an honest call to action. Test the thumbnail and first seconds without sound. Keep a high-quality master, then encode delivery copies. The free game-development media workflow explains how Blender, GIMP, and HandBrake can fit together.
Test every destination
Preview the game page on desktop and mobile, validate the social card, play the embedded video, and open every media file. Update old assets when the interface or release state changes.
NeonRoof game listings support cover art, banner art, up to seven gameplay screenshots, a YouTube trailer, descriptions, requirements, and developer links. Use developer onboarding, or send the build and media through free assisted publishing.
A practical next step for indie developers
After exporting your cover, screenshots and trailer, check the artwork dimensions and the page players will actually see. Keep gameplay readable at small sizes and make sure the media matches the current build.
Check your description, artwork dimensions, sales assumptions and release timing with the free Indie Dev Tools hub. These checks help you prepare a clearer launch; they do not predict search rankings or guarantee sales.
For a Ren'Py game, follow the art, audio and capture workflow in Ren'Py for Indie Game Developers: Free Visual Novel Engine and Toolchain.
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