Quick note: Steam does not discount your game. They ask and confirm before they do any such thing. So if the game is discounted, it's because the person manag

Quick note: Steam does not discount your game. They ask and confirm before they do any such thing. So if the game is discounted, it's because the person managing that game opted in. Regarding the sales I have to say: The increase in traffic is absolutely astounding. We made more at $3.50 in one day than we made at $20 over many, many, months. It was essentially four months of income in a night. If it wasn't super-profitable for everyone else, why in the world would they keep doing it sale after sale? We're a tiny little niche game, so there's that as well. I don't know what you mean about it not being profitable. If your game is unappealing and you don't market it at all, sure, I can see that. We spent $10 total on our marketing for the game and that mainly went to registering a SA account. If they're really hard pressed for money and they've got a great idea, how hard could it possibly be to get a $100 kickstarter done in a month? $100 may be a lot to someone who is homeless but if they've got a solid idea, then I'm sure there's enough people out there to punch you up to $100 and beyond.