Earned $41,000 from My First Indie Game 💰
Share my journey earning $41,000 with my debut indie game, Only Way is Down, now available on Steam. Watch my post-mortem analysis!

Jilted Games
10.6K views • Jan 26, 2026

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Only Way is Down on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2804680/Only_Way_is_Down/
Only Way is Down is Out Now on Steam
In this video i do a post mortem/retrospective of my first commercial solo dev indie game release for PC/Steam of Only Way is Down. Overall it went well; i go over in the video some of the things which were good and things i could have done better and my stats for the game. I've also added a written version here: https://onlywayisdown.com/post-mortem/
and if you want a copy of the tableau file you can download it here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1T6vcbyBYfNlFeCe9ZhW8mi3k-5hghvMC
Additionally you can download tableau public which is free here: https://www.tableau.com/products/public/download
Big thanks to all the streamers and youtubers who played the game including Yub, Kindly Keyin, Sam Tabor, Calamity Sam, Nikoheart, Mr Leledg and everyone else.
Embark on a purr-fectly perilous rage filled adventure as this lil kitty cat took an unfortunate cat-nap and ended up stranded sky high! With no way but down, unleash your feline agility and platforming prowess to navigate your descent through the urban jungle in this whimsical and gravity-defying escapade!
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2804680/Only_Way_is_Down/
Only Way Is Down Website: https://onlywayisdown.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/3EdxwFfrRz
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/slaughtercats/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jiltedgames
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jilted_games
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jiltedgames
Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/@jiltedgames
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@jilted_games
Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jiltedgames.bsky.social
00:00 Only Way is Down Figures
00:37 Only Way is Down Development
01:11 Wishlists
01:25 Social Media and Demo
02:27 Advertising
03:32 Keymailer
06:03 Launch
06:38 Review Scores and Negative Factors
08:09 Marketing Too Broadly
09:08 Unconventional Rage Game
10:04 Positive Factors
11:00 Hindsight
11:29 Thoughts
12:10 Tableau
12:24 The Future
#devlog #indiedev #indiegame #postmortem #gamedev
Only Way is Down is Out Now on Steam
In this video i do a post mortem/retrospective of my first commercial solo dev indie game release for PC/Steam of Only Way is Down. Overall it went well; i go over in the video some of the things which were good and things i could have done better and my stats for the game. I've also added a written version here: https://onlywayisdown.com/post-mortem/
and if you want a copy of the tableau file you can download it here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1T6vcbyBYfNlFeCe9ZhW8mi3k-5hghvMC
Additionally you can download tableau public which is free here: https://www.tableau.com/products/public/download
Big thanks to all the streamers and youtubers who played the game including Yub, Kindly Keyin, Sam Tabor, Calamity Sam, Nikoheart, Mr Leledg and everyone else.
Embark on a purr-fectly perilous rage filled adventure as this lil kitty cat took an unfortunate cat-nap and ended up stranded sky high! With no way but down, unleash your feline agility and platforming prowess to navigate your descent through the urban jungle in this whimsical and gravity-defying escapade!
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2804680/Only_Way_is_Down/
Only Way Is Down Website: https://onlywayisdown.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/3EdxwFfrRz
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/slaughtercats/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jiltedgames
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jilted_games
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jiltedgames
Tik Tok: http://www.tiktok.com/@jiltedgames
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@jilted_games
Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jiltedgames.bsky.social
00:00 Only Way is Down Figures
00:37 Only Way is Down Development
01:11 Wishlists
01:25 Social Media and Demo
02:27 Advertising
03:32 Keymailer
06:03 Launch
06:38 Review Scores and Negative Factors
08:09 Marketing Too Broadly
09:08 Unconventional Rage Game
10:04 Positive Factors
11:00 Hindsight
11:29 Thoughts
12:10 Tableau
12:24 The Future
#devlog #indiedev #indiegame #postmortem #gamedev
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Jan 26, 2026
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