Now, this seems like an obvious guide that has no right existing… but I’ve seen one too many Steam Demos launch with their Download Demo button hidden in the right column.

Look at that, if I didn’t circle it, you would have looked over the blue button in the blue column, right? So how do we turn THAT, into THIS:

First, you’ll need to browse to the Steam backend for the main game page, not the demo. Then navigate to Special Settings and when you scroll down you’ll see Associated Demos. Weirdly enough this option isn’t checked by default, but you need to tick the box next to “Display Demo Download button as more prominent green box above the list of purchase options”.

Here it is visible in a screenshot:

Don’t forget to publish the changes afterwards!

Also important: Don’t forget to email Wishlisters when you’ve published your Steam demo!

After you push your Steam demo live, you’ll get the option to email everybody who has wishlisted. You can only do this once, so sometimes it’s wise to first spend time on building your wishlist before releasing the demo in the first place. You have 2 weeks (14 days) to press this button from the moment your demo is published. Don’t forget about it!

NOTE: The option doesn’t appear right away, it can take upwards of an hour to become visible on your Demo page in the backend.

Thanks to Eugene from VoidMaw and Jamie Rowan for sharing these screenshots with us! check out their games: Katanaut and Lelu:

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