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Indie game dev Jason Rohrer (Passage/The Castle Doctrine/Cordial Minuet) recently had a forum post about his income. I'd link to it but he's requested people n

by gmu3 12y ago

Indie game dev Jason Rohrer (Passage/The Castle Doctrine/Cordial Minuet) recently had a forum post about his income. I'd link to it but he's requested people not link to the Cordial Minuet forums: We made $140K from The Castle Doctrine (and other games) in 2014. We made a bit more from TCD in 2013 as well, with the grand total somewhere up near $180K. The TOTAL tribute received from all Cordial Minuet games so far is $683.4939. Of course, I also paid out $420 in prize money for the first tournament. Thus, the total income is only $263.49. I've been actively working on Cordial Minuet since June 19, 2014. Cordial Minuet is my 18th game. I made 12 games that made nothing or close to nothing. My 13th game brought in a few thousand dollars. My 14th game brought in about $100K. At that point, I had been making games for about 5 years, and trying to make a living from independent software for about 7 years.

GuiA 12y ago
Jason Rohrer is a wonderful guy. I highly recommend perusing his website: http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/jason-rohrer/ http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/jason-rohrer/ Especially the page detailing his family's attempt at living a sustainable life: http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/jason-rohrer/simpleLife.html http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/jason-rohrer/simpleLife.ht...
jere 12y ago
While I'm a big fan, Rohrer might be a bad example. He's simultaneously well known (your average dev is not) and yet lives a very austere life style and puts artistic goals ahead of profit. For instance, his latest game won't provide a livable salary unless it's supporting millions of dollars being gambled per year. However, I'll say Cordial Minuet is a great game: exhilarating and pretty deep. Doesn't hurt that I've won over $1,000 (results not typical).
- downandout 12y ago
  Out of curiosity, how do you start a game on Cordial Minuet? At first glance it appears to just be a bunch of gibberish on a landing page.
  - jpgleeson 12y ago
    It's currently only in beta so Rohrer has to email you a key to get access to the download
  - thom 12y ago
    You can get to a forum by working out the anagram at the bottom.
ionwake 12y ago
Hi, I have an indie game which has taken me around a year to complete and now it is nearing the end of alpha I could really do with a little advice. I would really appreciate it, would it be ok to send you an email? If so where can I find it? Thank you

by gmu3 12y ago

GuiA 12y ago

Jason Rohrer is a wonderful guy. I highly recommend perusing his website: http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/jason-rohrer/ http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/jason-rohrer/ Especially the page detailing his family's attempt at living a sustainable life: http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/jason-rohrer/simpleLife.html http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/jason-rohrer/simpleLife.ht...

jere 12y ago

While I'm a big fan, Rohrer might be a bad example. He's simultaneously well known (your average dev is not) and yet lives a very austere life style and puts artistic goals ahead of profit. For instance, his latest game won't provide a livable salary unless it's supporting millions of dollars being gambled per year. However, I'll say Cordial Minuet is a great game: exhilarating and pretty deep. Doesn't hurt that I've won over $1,000 (results not typical).

downandout 12y ago
Out of curiosity, how do you start a game on Cordial Minuet? At first glance it appears to just be a bunch of gibberish on a landing page.
- jpgleeson 12y ago
  It's currently only in beta so Rohrer has to email you a key to get access to the download
- thom 12y ago
  You can get to a forum by working out the anagram at the bottom.

ionwake 12y ago

Hi, I have an indie game which has taken me around a year to complete and now it is nearing the end of alpha I could really do with a little advice. I would really appreciate it, would it be ok to send you an email? If so where can I find it? Thank you