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"Deep discount" Bundle Postmortem
[ 2015-12-15 20:03:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
This last October, we got an offer to have Rubicon be part of a "deep discount" game bundle. Ten games were going to go for $2.50 -- an insane markdown, even before it got split eleven (including the bundle site) different ways. How could something like that turn a profit? How can devs make a living if that's the landscape of sales? What does it mean for a couple thousand extra Steam keys to be released (for basically free) out into the internet? If you're interested in these kinds of behind-the-scenes economics, here's the postmortem I wrote up on the experience: http://wick.works/2015/12/14/bundle-stars-postmortem/
[ 2015-12-15 20:03:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
"Deep discount" Bundle Postmortem
[ 2015-12-15 20:03:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
This last October, we got an offer to have Rubicon be part of a "deep discount" game bundle. Ten games were going to go for $2.50 -- an insane markdown, even before it got split eleven (including the bundle site) different ways. How could something like that turn a profit? How can devs make a living if that's the landscape of sales? What does it mean for a couple thousand extra Steam keys to be released (for basically free) out into the internet? If you're interested in these kinds of behind-the-scenes economics, here's the postmortem I wrote up on the experience: http://wick.works/2015/12/14/bundle-stars-postmortem/
[ 2015-12-15 20:03:06 CET ] [ Original post ]
Starship Rubicon
Wickworks
Developer
Cheerful Ghost
Publisher
2015-07-13
Release
Game News Posts:
25
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
Positive
(17 reviews)
The Game includes VR Support
Public Linux Depots:
- Starship Rubicon - Linux [1.54 M]
In Starship Rubicon, Earth has been casually destroyed by a mysterious race of space-faring invertebrates. You are a fighter pilot whose cryopod has been collected by a possibly-insane AI, who has placed you in the unenviable position of being humanity’s savior. Shanghaied and alone, you must gather the remaining human survivors and traverse the surprising biodiversity of deep space to find a new home.
{NeoGAF writeup}
Key Features
- Quick Gameplay - Pilot your ship in fast-paced shoot-em-up, featuring a unique approach to arcade physics and controls.
- Customize Your Ship - Upgrade your ship with a Tetris-styled hangar bay as you find weapons and items on your quest.
- Randomized Universe - Make your way through a diverse galaxy as you encounter interesting new lifeforms. Each play session generates a new path of enemies, allies, and items.
- Casual Roguelike - When your ship blows up, that's the end of the line for that game. However, if you collect enough crystal shards by the end of a sector you can save your ship to re-launch it on another level.
- A Fleet Of Ships To Play - Do you prefer fast ships for run and gun? Do you like something that takes a punch but isn't as agile? Start the game with 3 different ships and spend shards to unlock more ships with unique abilities!
- Mod-friendly - Since ships and weapons are exposed in simple external .lua scripts, modding and creating your own content only requires a text editor!
MINIMAL SETUP
- OS: Ubuntu 10.04
- Processor: 1.6 GHzMemory: 1 GB RAM
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL-supported
- Storage: 35 MB available space
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