Catalog
General information
You can monetize a game by selling the following items in the in-game store:
- Virtual currency (e.g., coins, crystals)
- Virtual items (e.g., grenades, bullets)
- Bundles — a set of several items sold as a single unit
The item catalog solution is based on the In-Game Store product. Catalog management (e.g., adding and editing items, setting prices in real and virtual currencies) is performed in Publisher Account in the Store section.
You can run promotions with coupons and promo codes to increase your sales. To do this, set up a promotional campaign in Publisher Account in the Store > Promotions section.
How-tos
To get new users to your application and increase sales, you can implement coupon promotions. When redeeming a coupon, the user may receive one of the following rewards:
- virtual currency package
- game key
- virtual item
For details on the features and limitations of coupon promotions, see the In-Game Store guide.
To work with coupon promotions:
- Complete the settings in Publisher Account following to the instructions for setting up promotional campaigns with coupons.
- Implement in-game logic using the following SDK methods:
GetCouponRewards— gets a list of items that can be credited to the user when the coupon is redeemed.RedeemCoupon— redeems the coupon code and rewards the user.
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To get new users to your application and increase sales, you can implement a campaign with promo codes. When redeeming a promo code, the user may receive one or more of the following rewards:
- discount that applies to the user’s cart
- bonus items:
- virtual currency package
- game key
- virtual item including a bundle or time-limited items
For details on the features and limitations of campaigns with promo codes, see the In-Game Store guide.
To work with promo codes:
- Complete the settings in Publisher Account by following the instructions for setting up a campaign with promo codes.
- Implement in-game logic using the following SDK methods:
GetPromocodeRewards— gets promo code rewards. Allows users to choose one of many items as a bonus.RedeemPromocode— redeems promo code. After redeeming a promo code, the user gets free items and/or the price of the cart is decreased.
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To get new users to your application and increase sales, you can sell sets of items as bundles for less than the cost of their content.
A bundle may include:
- virtual currency (including the platform-dependent currency)
- package of virtual currency
- game keys for preselected DRMs
- virtual items including time-limited items
- bundles
For details on the features and limitations of bundles, see the In-Game Store guide.
To work with bundles:
- Complete the settings in Publisher Account by following the instructions for setting up a bundle.
- Implement in-game logic using the following SDK methods:
UpdateBundles— gets a list of bundles for building a catalog.GetSpecifiedBundle— gets a bundle for the specified SKU.
total_content_price parameter. You can use this value to display the benefits of buying a bundle in your application.Was this article helpful?
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