Why this game so expensive?

[Seng]

Why this game so expensive (compared to games of the same size)?

[Inuakurei]

What would you consider to be "the same size"? From all I've seen and heard, it's a full game. 25 hours for the main story alone, which is about the same as Horizon Zero Dawn.

[FOX ϟ 🦊]

lol it's a $59,99, the regular price, this is not an indie project that was made on game maker studio

[🐺Blue Wolf]

Depends on where you live it seems. $60CAD seems rather fair (assuming the game turns out to be good). Plus, GmG you can get like 10 or 20% off right now.

[esturias]

The different pricetags are a bit of a scam. In Europe, it's 73$. It's another reason why the whole state of the gaming industry is such a disaster.
I didn't buy games at release for ages, but still...

[Kashra Fall]

Originally posted by FOX ϟ 🦊:

lol it's a $59,99, the regular price, this is not an indie project that was made on game maker studio

It is an indie project though, these are indie devs, they just have AAA publishing budget.

[Althar]

When you say 'indie' you make it sound like we're talking about a bunch of amateurs. As far as I am aware, Experiment 101 was formed by some ex-devs from Avalanche Studios & a few other seasoned professionals in the industry.

IMO, the price tag is totally justified, as per another poster above, the game seems to have enough content, breadth & depth to rival HZD or BOTW.

The same way mass-produced products tend to be cheaper than artisan, it is quite possible that THQ Nordic decided to sell the game for a slightly higher price because they don't expect the game to sell quite as many copies as any other AAA.

I've bought my fair share of niche/Grognard games to know that some games are more expensive than others simply because the devs have a smaller margin for profit given the reduced player base.

[Tim]

Originally posted by esturias:

The different pricetags are a bit of a scam. In Europe, it's 73$. It's another reason why the whole state of the gaming industry is such a disaster.
I didn't buy games at release for ages, but still...

I don't think so. I think the different pricetags are due to currency exchange rates for different parts of the world. That would stand to reason to since all worldwide currencies aren't of equal value.

[Althar]

There is also a thing called 'regional pricing', which Steam and a lot of companies follow, i.e. the price of a game will be dependent on the region in which it is sold, so poorer parts of the world still get the opportunity to buy & enjoy games at an affordable price.

[Illumina]

Originally posted by FOX ϟ 🦊:

lol it's a $59,99, the regular price, this is not an indie project that was made on game maker studio

That's not the impression I got watching some streamers play it early. Really stiff looking animations and mushy damage sponge combat.

[Ebon Wolf]

Why are you so broke? 🤷🏾‍♂️

[Gullis]

because they know people will pay it.

[Preyz]

Originally posted by Veles:

Depends on where you live it seems. $60CAD seems rather fair (assuming the game turns out to be good). Plus, GmG you can get like 10 or 20% off right now.

ikr $60cad is $20 cheaper then alot of new games

[Solid Grim]

It's not, you're just poor.

[lilkillpappy]

It's a AAA game that took 5+ years to make and it has 60 hours or more of content.

[irwanghazz]

expensive ? nah, this game only cost half the price of new standard game in my region. kinda bargain for me.