There's a lot of advice available for designers wondering how much they should spend on a marketing budget while trying to build up hype for their title. But how can developers market their game if their budget is zero? 

In this GDC 2018 session, No More Robots' Mike Rose discusses how he got press, streamers, YouTubers, deals, and sales for the procedurally generated biking game Descenders while spending the bare minimum on marketing. 

Independent developers interested in learning how to market their own games while on a budget can now watch the talk completely free via the official GDC YouTube channel!

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