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Are indie games too cheap?


Indie games are too damn cheap : r/gamedev - Reddit

Indies have to compete somehow, especially with small reputations. Smaller costs imply a smaller risk and easier buy for consumers.

Are indie games too cheap? - How To Market A Game

Now if you factor in inflation, just to stay level with 2012 prices, indie games should have an average price of $11.61! Is it because of ...

Indie game pricing is absurd :: Steam Discussions

All you have to do is ask yourself if your game will provide the same value if launched at that price. If not than don't be afraid to launch it ...

Are indie games priced too low? - Video Game Insights

It's immediately clear that majority of the indie games price themselves under $10 and often under $5. By pricing your game $4.99, you are ...

Why are some indie games so expensive? - Quora

I'd say that most indie games are dramatically underpriced rather than too expensive. Most indies cost $20 or less, with many in the $1 to ...

Are indie games too cheap? - PC Gamer

Steamspy creator Sergey Galyonkin, who by day is head of publishing for Epic Games in Eastern Europe, once claimed the average indie game is ...

Indie Games Should Be Cheaper | NeoGAF

Steam sales have forced the rising of prices on indie games so as to mitigate a race to the bottom. ... Almost every indie game gets to $5 in a ...

How Much Should an indie Game Cost? - GameMaker Community

There's also a stigma attached to a cheap game I find. I usually disregard anything under 10$ thinking the quality isn't probably there. (not saying I'm right ...

Why are AAA video games more expensive than indie games? - Quora

The budget behind these games is large because they are a safe bet for investors. In turn studios and publishers then need to meet the ...

Are Games Too Cheap? - The Indie Game Website

It's considered bad practise because it's far too often that the answer is simply “no” often followed by “idiot”. However, I really do think we ...

The economics behind indie game pricing - Quarter To Three Forums

This comes up a lot for non-game indie software, and a common response is that if you price your game super-low, you might get more sales volume ...

Indie Game Prices Should Be Higher - YouTube

In this video, I talk about how indie games on Steam are generally too cheap and why I believe they should be priced higher, ...

George Broussard on X: "On Indie Game Pricing. There are a lot of ...

On Indie Game Pricing. There are a lot of opinions on indie game pricing on Steam. A common refrain is to charge more and that indie games ...

How Much Should You Price Your Indie Game And When ... - YouTube

a guide for game devs who are struggling to find the right price for their indie game, the right price can help with marketing your game and ...

Indie game pricing is "more art than science" | GamesIndustry.biz

Indie game pricing is "more art than science" · If Jon Blow comes out with a $99 game, people would line up to buy it, says Raconteur Games' ...

For me the main problem with indie games is the amount of value ...

However, the actual budget does scale with the number of expected sales. A game that is expected to sell 5M copies is going to have a much larger budget than a ...

Why are so many indie games retro-styled? - Doomworld

The retro art style is a really popular aesthetic choice among indie titles. It's usually either pixel art or low-poly 3D similar to the PS1/N64.

Are indie games too cheap? – The old Blog of Tale of Tales

Many independent games suffer from this problem. Gamers are only prepared to pay a small amount of money for an indie game. But because the ...

4 tips to help you price your indie game

Pick a price that is comparable to other indie games and then charge 20% more. If people are really really excited about your game, charge 50% more than you ...

Indie games need to be "cheap as f*** or expensive as hell," says ...

Indie games need to be "cheap as f*** or expensive as hell," says publisher warning of industry "death cycle" ... When you purchase through links ...