Why is this game so expensive?

[Elon Musk of Bad Ideas]

It's a really good digital game implementation, but there are two major drawbacks:
1) there is no multiplayer mood and that for a co-op game ! !
2) the game is way too expensive in proportion ... if I compare it with the digital implementation of Gloomhaven, in which I have much more complex game mechanics and much better graphics, the price is not proportionate

What do you all mean?

[Obluda]

It's worth noting that the digital adaptation of Gloomhaven is published by Asmodee Digital, which is owned by Asmodee which is a very large and very wealthy company worth billions.

[murth]

I baulk at almost all game prices, but a smooth polished solo version of Spirit Island at whatever price it goes for was a no-brainer for me. I think it's because I knew exactly what I was getting and as such knew I'd play it and get my money's worth. I'd probably have payed a AAA game price for for this as it suits my current style of gaming perfectly (solo and short stints).
I know I'm an outlier, but to all the people complaining about the price, either wait for a sale or just don't play this BEAUTIFUL game.

[YaMama[MB_ME]]

So far this game has been worth the price I paid for it, and I bought it both in Steam and IOS!

[Something completely different]

I guess 'expensive' is subjective but from all the things I thought when buying the game 'expensive' wasn't one of them.

Don't need super graphics, this isn't the game for those - I want clear rules and I want it very clear how I am supposed to do certain things in the game without having tens of drop down menu's in the game and in that the game delivers beautifully.

[Yippo the Clown]

Also worth noting that if you're licensing a board game you own the rights to, you're not going to agree to them selling at a price that's going to kill your physical game sales. Granted SI is quite expensive for a board game (due to the large number of well-crafted pieces, among other reasons), but even so - GTG need to move units, and they're not going to do that if you can buy the digital version for a couple pounds/euros/dollars/what have you.

[NatalieMunich]

Gloomhaven is still early access and in beta.. e.g. not finished.
I think this is good value for money but hopefully internet multi-player will be added soon, have not tried Remote play together.

[KellyR]

To be fair... While the game doesn't have an actual multiplayer function, you can still use Steam's remote play together feature.

[Songbird]

Publicado originalmente por KellyR:

To be fair... While the game doesn't have an actual multiplayer function, you can still use Steam's remote play together feature.

This doesn't really make sense for the game as-is, though, because it doesn't support multiple input channels or have native support for multiple players acting independently. Remote play works well to play couch co-op games online, but here you can't, for example, zoom in on a two different cards at once, and you have to take turns when interacting with literally anything.

[KellyR]

Publicado originalmente por Songbird:

Publicado originalmente por KellyR:

To be fair... While the game doesn't have an actual multiplayer function, you can still use Steam's remote play together feature.

This doesn't really make sense for the game as-is, though, because it doesn't support multiple input channels or have native support for multiple players acting independently. Remote play works well to play couch co-op games online, but here you can't, for example, zoom in on a two different cards at once, and you have to take turns when interacting with literally anything.

Is taking turns really that hard? Doesn't seem that big a deal to me. Would be better if it had actual multiplayer support, but it's playable as is.

[norwalkvirus]

Honestly, we can't really play multiplayer, as is. Even when the host has a fantastically good computer and quality internet connections for all 4 players, there is a ton of lag, shared mouse cursor, and poor graphics quality (to the point of detracting from the game) when playing using Steam share or whatever it is called.

Also, woe be to anyone who isn't neurotypical trying play ANY game with a shared mouse.

[KellyR]

Oh... I'd never try playing it with more than 2 people, yeah. Didn't occur to me, because I'm used to playing it with just one other person on TTS anyway.