1 Million Dollar Steam Game

[Psycho]

There have been some outrageously priced Steam games in the past, but now there is a new one set for $999.999. One million dollars.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2204850/Spooky_Men/

What do you think about this? Do you think there should be a cap to how much you can price your game at? I honestly didn't think it would be possible for a random game developer to set their price point that high on Steam.

And I don't know why the developers would do this, other than for publicity... I mean they aren't getting any money from it. Just wanna hear your guys' thoughts

[Lone Wolf]

DEV,s most done this to get seen and people ranting about the game so there can sell more crap - were games its called Marketing

[muffins]

It's probably a money laundering scheme. It used to happen on ebay a lot. Criminals would arrange payment of illicit goods and services by buying a $10,000 fridge magnet.

[kitt]

Publicado originalmente por cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

That's not even the worst offender. Bloodied Fear was at $12,000,000...

https://steamdb.info/app/1959610/

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/7/3821910756551717024/

Report the games.

report for what?

[BloodShed]

Publicado originalmente por cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

That's not even the worst offender. Bloodied Fear was at $12,000,000...

https://steamdb.info/app/1959610/

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/7/3821910756551717024/

Report the games.

The price history show no such price 'explosion' for that game.

[I have quit gaming]

Publicado originalmente por Xhoas:

Don't like it, don't buy it.

Agreed. i don't see the problem. Devs are allowed to set their own prices.

If you don't like the price, then indeed don't buy it.

[Start_Running]

it's their money. I mean they ain;'t getting that $100.
Or who knows. Maybe Elon Musk will buy it for the LoLs.

[Ducks on Fire]

Nobody with a million dollars is going to be dumb enough to buy it so who cares? Now if it's a money laundering scheme then that's for law enforcement and courts to deal with, but it still doesn't affect Steam users.

The absolute worse case scenario I can see is some dumb kid using their parents account that is linked to a credit card with over million dollar limit, but a.) I'm not sure those are even things to begin with, b.) if they do exist I'm sure such a charge would trigger a fraud alert. and c.) I doubt someone with that kind of money or credit limit would be so dumb as to have such a card linked to an account that is also easily accessible by their idiot kids.

[peppermint hollows]

Publicado originalmente por Ducks on Fire:

Nobody with a million dollars is going to be dumb enough to buy it so who cares? Now if it's a money laundering scheme then that's for law enforcement and courts to deal with, but it still doesn't affect Steam users.

The absolute worse case scenario I can see is some dumb kid using their parents account that is linked to a credit card with over million dollar limit, but a.) I'm not sure those are even things to begin with, b.) if they do exist I'm sure such a charge would trigger a fraud alert. and c.) I doubt someone with that kind of money or credit limit would be so dumb as to have such a card linked to an account that is also easily accessible by their idiot kids.

It's safe to say that any bank would block the transaction. My own already does if I try to make purchases for significantly less than that. So not even a kid using their parent's credit card is going to accidentally do that.

[kitt]

Publicado originalmente por peppermint hollows:

Publicado originalmente por Ducks on Fire:

Nobody with a million dollars is going to be dumb enough to buy it so who cares? Now if it's a money laundering scheme then that's for law enforcement and courts to deal with, but it still doesn't affect Steam users.

The absolute worse case scenario I can see is some dumb kid using their parents account that is linked to a credit card with over million dollar limit, but a.) I'm not sure those are even things to begin with, b.) if they do exist I'm sure such a charge would trigger a fraud alert. and c.) I doubt someone with that kind of money or credit limit would be so dumb as to have such a card linked to an account that is also easily accessible by their idiot kids.

It's safe to say that any bank would block the transaction. My own already does if I try to make purchases for significantly less than that. So not even a kid using their parent's credit card is going to accidentally do that.

and you are happy about the fact that people you pay are deciding what you are allowed to do with your money and have to ask for permission to exceed some arbitrary amounts?


lol

[The Commendatore]

Publicado originalmente por kitt:

Publicado originalmente por peppermint hollows:

It's safe to say that any bank would block the transaction. My own already does if I try to make purchases for significantly less than that. So not even a kid using their parent's credit card is going to accidentally do that.

and you are happy about the fact that people you pay are deciding what you are allowed to do with your money and have to ask for permission to exceed some arbitrary amounts?


lol

Sounds more like you have a bad bank if they don't try to protect people from potential suspicious bank activity.

You do you do though.

[Lunar Fang]

I know a lot of people can't afford that one, but you know

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1715730/?snr=1_5_9__205

Same game.

[peppermint hollows]

Publicado originalmente por kitt:

Publicado originalmente por peppermint hollows:

It's safe to say that any bank would block the transaction. My own already does if I try to make purchases for significantly less than that. So not even a kid using their parent's credit card is going to accidentally do that.

and you are happy about the fact that people you pay are deciding what you are allowed to do with your money and have to ask for permission to exceed some arbitrary amounts?


lol

Am I happy? Nothing in my post indicated my feelings about it. I'm simply stating a fact. Many banks have something like this in place as a means of protecting against credit card theft.

[The Commendatore]

Publicado originalmente por Lunar Fang:

I know a lot of people can't afford that one, but you know

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1715730/?snr=1_5_9__205

Same game.

Too expensive for my taste. Prefer the cheaper one the OP listed.

[////]

part of money laundering scheme.

[Aya]

Publicado originalmente por ////:

part of money laundering scheme.

Checked the forums for that game, and apparently, they seem to not want people to buy the game until more work is done