Why is the game so cheap?

[weilzuvielgewalt]

I only hear positive comments about this game, but since release it only costs about 27€ in my country. Other games cost like 60€ when they have been released. They even have a worse rating than City Skylines. Why?

[Poil]

Because they don't have an advertising budget the size of a small country. Also a smaller studio has less managers and overhead which really cuts down on expenses.

[Freedom]

Sales, it's all about the sales. The more people who buy the Vanilla game, the more people will look at DLC when it's up for sale.

[CULT mixfriesjohn]

Because it is a fair price for the content you get :)

[Machin Shin]

cheaper is often more profit but many Publisher are just plain stupid

[Freedom]

Originally posted by TotalyMoo|twitch/pugsieandmoo:

Because it is a fair price for the content you get :)

More then fair.

[renegadesci]

It's a small studio. They've been able to build off their prior indipendent traffic management games, so they've had experience with these types of games. Previously, they've stayed away from city building games due to the big studios, but as the big studios have abandoned the city builders they worked on their own. For advertising, they've depended on press and word of mouth. To do that really well, they produced the game with this lower price point in mind. I think it's also digital download only, which allows for better profit margins at lower costs. They've really outdone themselves, and have done better than they expected. They might even expand their staff from 13 to 20 people! :P

[Nighthunter49]

Best money I've spent in a long while. I hope this game goes to Minecraft sales figures. They deserve it.

[Count_D_Farat]

Expensive =/= good

[Cat]

If you're gonna go by price, you'll play a lot of ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Electronic Arts titles.
Ya know the €60 games that last shorter than a movie? Yeah, those.
I'm not sure why this is €27, but it sure as hell has brought them a lot of new customers and loyalty. I probably would wait for a sale if it were €50-60, but now I'm playing this and already looking forward to more content, and scanning through other Paradox titles.

[2S ThatBants]

Originally posted by TotalyMoo|twitch/pugsieandmoo:

Because it is a fair price for the content you get :)

This is actually more than fair, you brought the game to Steam that i have always wanted, since i am a massive Simcity 4 fan!

I do have question, if you care to answer:
-What is your model for DLC?
-Will it be the lame kind of SimCity 2013 Building DLC or actual feature expansion?
-Any schedule on releasing updates, or are they all random?

Thanks for reading.

[2S ThatBants]

Originally posted by Night Cat:

If you're gonna go by price, you'll play a lot of ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Electronic Arts titles.
Ya know the €60 games that last shorter than a movie? Yeah, those.
I'm not sure why this is €27, but it sure as hell has brought them a lot of new customers and loyalty. I probably would wait for a sale if it were €50-60, but now I'm playing this and already looking forward to more content, and scanning through other Paradox titles.

I would have spent 60 for this...i am such a City Builder fan.
I bought the most expensive Simcity 2013 version in pre-order...."How could Maxis possibly ♥♥♥♥ up"....right.

[Cat]

Whatever the DLCs will be, I just hope they actually add a lot of replayablity/value to the game.
I have a personal vendetta against Tropico DLCs for example, in that the base games are awesome, but the DLCs are not only expensive, they add NOTHING.

And yeah I'm into city builders myself but less modern ones like Anno 1404 or Ceasar 3. So I'm in a bit of a different category of price sensitivity than you :)

[firesofhades1]

in an intervieuw it was said that the release version of the game was a base/core for dev and mods to build upon. this suggests the devs themselves don't view this as a full game(yet). explaining why it isn't full price.

[lotw_1]

Cause this dev shows how to make a game and make money. Release a good game for a decent price and sell more copies. Meaning more sells, less Piracy, and happy customers...

[YourLittlePogchamp]

Those 60 dollar games are by big name companies or franchises that are just milking it for all it's worth. The Sims never gave a damn about prices.

Originally posted by Count_D_Farat:

Expensive =/= good