You don't sell an unfinished sequel for $30, after moving on from your first game, and give up on it as wellįuck this dude. You don't sell an unfinished game for $30 then move on to the sequel Stardrive 2 reviews are bad since it apparently is unfinished and he gave up on development there too That's marketing and market analysis, which is something an indie dev needs to do for themselves before they even make their game if they want to be successfulĮven if his games are good, Stardrive reviews say it's unfinished and he canned Stardrive 1 for Stardrive 2 abandoning development for an unfinished game to work on another is a no-no, especially if people bought it/kickstarted it Why did Lawbreakers fail? It's obviously a knock-off/heavily-inspired game and late to a currently saturated genre. Don't be jaded about how others were successful or didn't live up to your standards of success, be curious. The image he's carving out for himself sucks and has sucked nobody likes a whiner post dev/game-relevant stuff or get off of your game dev Twitter account. What do you think? Has Steam become a market that rewards 'memey' Youtube and Twitch friendly games, with serious, well-produced games being overlooked? Is a huge sales and advertising budget now necessary for success?Įdit: The developer has commented to the post here Sure you can quit your job and follow your dream, but you have an 85% chance to fail in this market. The irony is that Steam opening availability to everyone made it less viable for everyone. There's way more money in serious industry.
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