Game price is going up.

[Tusken]

How come a day ago it was 33% off at like $10. Then normal price of the game was $15 and today it went up to $19.99. Company milking the twitch popularity?

[Aspohsingoes]

I saw that and I was very surprised I have had this since release almost and I never thought they would do something just because so much people have started playing it. Now don’t get me wrong it’s well worth 20$ just a little surprising but they do deserve it but still I don’t think anyone should raise the price just because they gained so much players unless the game is fully released which it’s not

[njs]

This was something they talked about doing well before build 41 was released. The game's been worth at least $20 even before then, so it definitely deserves the price rise.

[Silamon]

Considering the amount of fun I have had from this game, I almost wish I could buy it again. Maybe I will buy some gifts for friends.

Honestly I would already have if the 4 pack was not a 3 pack if you already own the game yourself

[Death]

Yeah, as others have said it isn't to milk anybody and the raise in price was talked about long before build 41 released. It was always the plan to raise the price after this build went to the stable branch.

[Crafter]

Really? I'm relieved I thought to buy a four-pack for this past sale like I did

[Systemic Oppression]

Im having fun playing this and I trust these devs, they seem like honest people

[vandigeth]

I remember buying this in pre-Alpha with baldspot, his wife and the home invader who busts in on them. I've been waiting for NPCs ever since.

Still worth the like $10 I paid for it back then or whatever it was. Think I got a Desura key? Had to pay through Google Wallet (or something like that). Who can remember that long ago.

Point is, they were clear in the beginning that the price would go up as development went on... who knew development would take this long...

[Higgs]

This was something that has been said since the first IWBUMS release of Build 41 in numerous places before the insane popularity took off. It wasn't a reactionary decision.

[CaptainBinky]

Originally posted by Cymdari:

They are definitely cashing in on the hype.

No we're not. As others have said, we publicly said repeatedly that the price would be going up after Build 41. So we committed to this long before there was any hype. The fact that there has subsequently been hype left up with two options, continue doing the thing we said we were going to do (the price rise is roughly equivalent to £2.50 above what the price ought to be if we were keeping the price in line with inflation, so a very modest price rise all things considered) and suck up the fact that the hype will likely lead to precisely this kind of accusation, or throw away the principle of Early Access games where the earlier in development you buy, the cheaper you get the game for. We chose the first option.

edit: I would also add that the hype has been fuelled, at least in a small way, by the fact that people knew the price would be going up so getting the game during a sale period with the existing price meant that this last Winter Sale was a very good time to pick the game up if people were on the fence.

[Jedster]

I mean, the game is worth much more than 20$ rn imo, was genuenly surprised how cheap it was with the amount of content and the work obviously put into this game. For the small dev team it's an amazing game surpasing MANY of the latest AAA games released lately for much higher price, They release broken uncomplete and shalow games and you are happy to pre-order that crap. You know you do, don't act allmighty. For once, I am more than happy to support a dev team like this and you all just cry cos of "cashgrab" on "hype"? Grow the fork up!

[it's a gabe]

First, I'll never ever understand why people pay full price for AAA releases filled with red flags but then think indie developers are greedy and scummy for raising the price of a game in early access. It's not like developers have bills to pay or anything...

Second, the game is in early access. That means it's not a complete product, but as time passes and development progresses, it comes closer to being a complete product, so it makes sense that the price would increase exponentially to reflect that. Project Zomboid is very far from being the first game to have a price increase mid-early access. This month, for example, Caves of Qud will also have its price increased.

Maybe TIS could've better communicated that the price was going to increase and when, but that's irrelevant to the issue raised in this thread.

If anyone feels like $20 is too much for a game such as this, then... don't buy it. Wait for a sale or just never look at it again. It's that simple. If someone wasn't even considering getting it when it was $15, then they're just blowing off smoke by complaining that the price increased in the first place.

[SPECTRE]

The game is easily worth a lot more than $20 compared to other similar titles

[Sir Turdman The Milk]

If you compare this price to Triple A games made in this age and day, this price is more than a bargain with more polished features and this studio has been very transparent with their intentions compared to lets say Activision or EA. Sure it took years for them to reach B41 which is a valid criticism but they also are a much smaller team and they never stopped working on the game so im happy with the direction this game is going.

[Green Skeleton]

Originally posted by EnigmaGrey:

As the game gets more complete, the price goes up. Anims and mp being out marks the first increase in many years.

PZ started out as a 5£ game.

That's when I got it. Support games you like, otherwise you have no investment, so why cry about it?

[Retro]

Originally posted by Tusken:

How come a day ago it was 33% off at like $10. Then normal price of the game was $15 and today it went up to $19.99. Company milking the twitch popularity?

Even 20 bucks is fairly cheap, especially considering the amount of content and things you can do in this game. For years it was cheap, so I'd say they are entitled to the price change, especially in this economy.
If this was a game that you could complete in a few hours, I'd agree with you, but the amount of replay on this is huge.
In fact, most indie games are between 10 and 25 bucks, just stop being entitled. 20 bucks is cheap