Indie developer behind 'Overwhelmingly Positive' rated shipbuilder argues that Steam's "free advertising" is worth the 30% cut - eviltoast
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    5 months ago

    Honestly that sounds fine. It’s okay if a small game is only entertaining for 10 hours provided the price is reasonable. We shouldn’t expect every game to be an infinitely replayability mill

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      5 months ago

      It confuses the hell out of me that we don’t say that about any other media.

      “This movie that I spent $18 per person on only lasts 97 minutes what a rip off.”

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      5 months ago

      I agree. But people should be aware that even though “1.0” released in 2022, Cosmoteer has been around since 2011. It’s far from being the worst example of a game in eternal early access, though I would say it isn’t one of the better ones.

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      5 months ago

      wasn’t portal just a mod? very short game, but has some of the most memorable moments in all of gaming

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        portal was its own game, but it had a very unenthusiastic release. stanley parable and gmod were mods