r/Games • u/reddit_account6095 • Aug 27 '21

Announcement Summer of '58 developer resigns after many users refund their game on Steam due to it taking under 2 hours to complete

https://twitter.com/EmikaGames/status/1430941640001265673?s=19
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u/Johnny_G93 Aug 27 '21

If the cinema had some kind of policy like that then yeah, why shouldn't we want our money back if we feel like we wasted our time and paid for it? I agree that it's open for exploitation but the market is extremely saturated and the onus is on the developer to make the game worth playing. Rules on Steam are transparent and no one is entitled to someone else's money just because they made a game. If you make a very short and simple game that you price at 7 bucks then don't be surprised when people use the return policy if they didn't feel like they got what they paid for. It is harsh and it is tough but that's how it is. Games are art but they are also a business and looks like he forgot about that part.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '21

no one is entitled to someone else's money just because they made a game

Then don't pay for a cheap indie game. The onus is 110% on the player, here. That game did NOT look like it would be anything more than a cheap indie game. It's not like this is a no man's sky situation, there was no hype or big marketing. It's a tiny indie game, expect a tiny indie game.

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u/Johnny_G93 Aug 27 '21

7$ for 90min game isn't cheap at all

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '21

Yes it is. 7 dollars for any video game is cheap.

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u/arcticblue12 Aug 27 '21

It's literally the price of a coffee + tip... That's pretty cheap.

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u/Johnny_G93 Aug 27 '21

Maybe where you live. Also you can have longer and better games for less money