mobile version

[Icedfate]

just curious

...why is the mobile version $5 and the steam version is $25? does it have less content?


the question is moot for me since I already own the steam version, I'm just wanting to know the rationale behind the huge price disparity.

why do pc users have to pay 5 times as much for the same game?

I see this a lot with games where the steam version is usually double the price of the mobile version. (that's another thing, in most example, the difference is only an x2 multiplier, this game has an x5 multiplier)

do they think "oh yeah, pc gamers are just gonna naturally pay more for games so we can charge them more on pc"?

or is it the supreme glut of free-to-play games on mobile that forces them to lower the price on the mobile version just to stay competitive?

it also bothers me that mobile versions of pc games always seem to be behind on updates and such, could that account for the cheaper price? because it is an inferior version?

[Leoscar]

Because 5 dollars is already expensive for a mobile game.
Game may be stripped of some stuff to save space, like Minecraft poket edition.

[Icedfate]

Originally posted by Leoscar:

Because 5 dollars is already expensive for a mobile game.
Game may be stripped of some stuff to save space, like Minecraft poket edition.

that is exactly one of my main points.
why is $5 "expensive" for a mobile game, but $25 is standard for a pc game.
meanwhile, this is an indie title and IMO, $25 for an indie title IS expensive. $25 for a AAA title is pushing it , im my mind.
I know devs deserve to be paid for their work, but if you want people to pay $59.99 for your game when there's a dozen similar games that can be gotten for $19.99, then you have to really set your game apart from the others.
but I've notied that pretty much every single AA title, at launch(and pre-order, which is the dumbest thing ever), will always be $59.99, regardless of how good the game is, if it's a AAA publisher, it will be $59.99.

but I digress, since this thread is not meant to be about AAA titles.

and yeah, I got this on sale for $10 quite a while back, so i'm not some person sitting on the fence complaining that I want this game and don't want to pay for it. I just want to understand the rationale.

if it's the same game, why is it so much more expensive on pc than on mobile?

if , like you say, the mobile version is in fact, an inferior version, then I can understand that.

but I've seen this pattern again and again with dozens of games. I'll see a game at one price on mobile and anywhere between x2-x5 price on steam.

I see what you are saying, the idea that on mobile , people's values are different. people consider $5 to be "too much" for a mobile game, but will gladly lay down $25 for a pc game, so the devs are like "yeah, people will pay more for a pc game, so we can charge more for the pc version"

but again, if it's the same game, how does that compute?

[Enfild]

Mobile? Did they released a mobile version?

[Icedfate]

Originally posted by Enfild:

Mobile? Did they released a mobile version?

on ios, I'm not sure about android...

[Enfild]

Originally posted by Femaiden:

Originally posted by Enfild:

Mobile? Did they released a mobile version?

on ios, I'm not sure about android...

As i checked no android so far. A shame really, if it will remane for ios only. Ill hapily toss some buck for mobile version for my tablet.
It is not likely i ever buy any apple products anyway, and i am not alone on this one i suppose.

[Agent Liskam]

Originally posted by Femaiden:

Originally posted by Enfild:

Mobile? Did they released a mobile version?

on ios, I'm not sure about android...

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