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I believe pricing is one of the most important decisions any business can make, and $5 does not make any sense to me. You're probably betting that this is a ni
by hnarn 5y ago
I believe pricing is one of the most important decisions any business can make, and $5 does not make any sense to me.
You're probably betting that this is a niche game that likely will take you more time than its worth in sales: in that case, you need to increase the price as much as you can without it looking absurd in comparison to triple A titles, so maybe $30 or so.
If not much happens, you accept that there is no way any meaningful number of people will be interested in this game for the price of a steak dinner, so you go for the "penny crowd" instead: sell the game for $1 during a steam sale and get free attention from a >95% discount.
Ideally you can spend this in-between time fixing some bugs and just keeping the game "alive" so it doesn't look like a complete cash grab, but on the other hand you should never feel obligated to put your time into something that isn't, and likely never will, be paying you back.
- user5994461 5y agoIf the game can reach something like the other simple Tycoon games, it can probably sell for around $20. But definitely not in early access and definitely not until it reaches similar quality/content. If one tries to make a money grab as you suggest, gamers will obliterate the game with bad reviews. A few bad reviews and the game is doomed forever.