I’m happy to announce that I’m bringing Beyond the Chiron Gate to Steam!
The game should be out on Steam in 2-3 weeks. (It turns out Steam requires you to put up a “coming soon” page a few weeks before launch, you can’t just launch the game.) In the meantime, if you’d like to head over there and wishlist it, that might make the Steam algorithm more inclined to suggest it to potential players. Meanwhile I’ll be making a video trailer, which is another thing Steam requires.
The Steam version will be the same as the itch.io version, except that the achievements will hook into the Steam achievement system. (It’ll also include a minor bug fix update that I’ll be putting on itch.io at the same time.)
I’d previously thought I wouldn’t put the game on Steam, because the process of getting a game on there is significantly harder than putting it on itch.io (where you basically just upload a file), and because as a text-based indie game I thought itch.io was a more natural home to it. But a few people have said they’d be interested in a Steam version, and I found resources online that helped me to handle the technical aspects, so I’ve decided it’s time to finally do it.
Assuming this goes well, my future paid games will come to Steam and itch.io simultaneously. Smaller, free games you play in your browser will remain only on itch.io, since Steam isn’t a good home for them.