Price?

[Peanut!!!!]

Its obviously not going to priced at a reasonable 15 bucks, how much? 25? 30? 45? What's the price and any discounts for owners of Spelunky 1?

[Vraca]

20 € fair and square

[HiDefLoMein]

Just announced at $19.99 when it releases next week for PS4 - pretty good odds it'll be the same on Steam.

[Wok]

$20.

[#9]

Awesome, day 1 purchase for sure.

[thejuiceweasel]

20 bucks is a steal, tbh. Derek didn't have to do that, on the back of Spelunky 1, it would've easily sold for 30 bucks, and tbh, I wouldn't even hesitate to pay 60.

[Carlz0r]

Originally posted by thejuiceweasel:

20 bucks is a steal, tbh. Derek didn't have to do that, on the back of Spelunky 1, it would've easily sold for 30 bucks, and tbh, I wouldn't even hesitate to pay 60.

SHHH!!

But yeah, I agree. 20 is an absolute steal, and honestly maybe a smart move even if they COULD get away with 30.

As a frequent buyer of steam games, on a relatively low income, I can say I firmly believe that there's a big psychological barrier between a $20 purchase, and literally anything higher than that. Even just going to 25 or 30, it goes from "yeah I'll buy that right now" to "ehh I better make sure I really want this" at least in my mind.

It makes me wonder if this is a common thing for other people.. and that the team - and their experience selling a successful digital game before - know this, so they're going for the "craploads of people will buy it for this price" strategy.

[Pancakes11]

Originally posted by Carlz0r:

As a frequent buyer of steam games, on a relatively low income, I can say I firmly believe that there's a big psychological barrier between a $20 purchase, and literally anything higher than that. Even just going to 25 or 30, it goes from "yeah I'll buy that right now" to "ehh I better make sure I really want this" at least in my mind.

For me that psychological barrier hits at $15. I think everyone has a price that creates that kind of barrier. (that is unless you're rich and don't value your money)

I have a birthday the day before it comes out so hopefully I'll have the money to splurge a bit and pick it up regardless of its price

[Jacktrack7]

Originally posted by Pancakes11:

(that is unless you're rich and don't value your money)

yolo bro.

Money come money go, enjoy life.

[thejuiceweasel]

Originally posted by Carlz0r:

Originally posted by thejuiceweasel:

20 bucks is a steal, tbh. Derek didn't have to do that, on the back of Spelunky 1, it would've easily sold for 30 bucks, and tbh, I wouldn't even hesitate to pay 60.

SHHH!!

But yeah, I agree. 20 is an absolute steal, and honestly maybe a smart move even if they COULD get away with 30.

As a frequent buyer of steam games, on a relatively low income, I can say I firmly believe that there's a big psychological barrier between a $20 purchase, and literally anything higher than that. Even just going to 25 or 30, it goes from "yeah I'll buy that right now" to "ehh I better make sure I really want this" at least in my mind.

It makes me wonder if this is a common thing for other people.. and that the team - and their experience selling a successful digital game before - know this, so they're going for the "craploads of people will buy it for this price" strategy.

Don't get me wrong, I work for minimum wage, so 20 bucks would be pretty much ideal for me, because I know that it's probably enough to support an indie dev team, but it's not breaking my bank.

Plus, it's pretty much the new normal for indie games. It's not 2011 anymore, 10 bucks is just unrealistic for a game with years of development and assets behind it. For a one man band maybe, but a team has got to pay some bills.

[Del_Duio]

I buy games at full price, if I'm already waiting for it or it looks really good. I believe I'm in the minority though.

I'll pay $20 for this one though, no problem. My wife and I still play Spelunky HD on my 360 now and have had it for many years already. That's a hell of a bang for your $15 bucks, I assume this one will be no different.

[Tomic]

I need to beat hell first in Spelunky 1, no much time left. xd

[Del_Duio]

I think we've only been to hell... 4 or 5 times ever in the first game. Way way too friggin' hard. We can beat ol' golden dome pretty regularly though.

[DaBa]

If you think 20 euros/dollars is not reasonable for a game like this, you're delusional. It's a steal for a game like this.

[Fudo]

Depends on where you live in. I live in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 20 euros is 40 BAM (which is my currency but they still charge me in euros) and if you look at average income in my country and this price it would be like you charged me 80-90$ in US. But I would agree that 20$ is more than a fair price for US market.

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Originally posted by Fudo:

Depends on where you live in. I live in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 20 euros is 40 BAM (which is my currency but they still charge me in euros) and if you look at average income in my country and this price it would be like you charged me 80-90$ in US. But I would agree that 20$ is more than a fair price for US market.

How much are $60 USD games in your country?