I do like the idea of him actually standing up against the race to the bottom and saying 'I am willing to drop down this far. If someone likes these puzzle games I can gift it to them? (Surely there are people who do!) Give me a Steam handle or whatever it is that is needed to do such a thing. And it is nice to see someone not helping the race to the bottom.Ĭlick to expand.I've thought about buying it just for that reason. I really hope he sees a good return just because I think the current prices on games are lower than they should be. $30 price tag at this time is definitely a bold thing to do. If he gets some reviews on puzzle game websites and forums I think that would be helpful. Will they actually reach his niche target audience? Remains to be seen. It does look like that attention is coming in some articles out there. 'Word of Mouth' is fine but it takes something to actually get people looking into it to begin with. I think it is more of an example that yes, of course, you cannot rely on just creating a great game. The Steam page is as sparse as it could possibly be. He’s charging $30 for Stephen’s Sausage Roll, and he's not employing a hard sell.

That Gamasutra page linked says Almost as notable as the game itself is the way that Lavelle is choosing to market it, which is to rely almost entirely on word of mouth.

The game was just released this past Sunday (some people only get paid once every other week and others even once per month). the game has 54 reviews on Steam with a Very Positive rating for those reviews.

Still that will be one more reason for people to either not buy right now (lack of funds) or to get a refund if they do not like some aspect of the game.Īlso. Now I actually think it is awesome he set that price and hope that it starts a trend although I doubt it will. Well I think it is good to keep in mind what said especially regarding the $30 price tag.

Stephens sausage roll game