Hitbox Team the makers of Dustforce published an article about how it went for them with their first game and how they see their future.
Here is an excerpt of the article, please read the original on the website of
Hitbox Team.
Dustforce sales figuresDustforce is just over a year old now. How well has it fared in the past year, and what does that mean for Hitbox Team? In this article, we discuss in great detail the financial performance of Dustforce, in the context of our own goals for the game. Come and learn about some of the financial issues of a tiny development team, such as how we funded Dustforce, and how much it costs to make a game.
Finding game sales data is notoriously hard. Video games have traditionally been a "hits driven" industry – the majority of revenue for a publisher comes from a handful of big commercial successes. With so many non-hits being made, publishers try to keep sales numbers a trade secret, as the more disappointing figures can be worrisome to investors. This trend has made discussing sales figures an uncomfortable topic, akin to talking about your salary.
When we first started working on Dustforce, it was frustrating to not be able to find much data about whether indie game development is a realistic thing to do with your life. The closest thing out there were unofficial sources, like VGChartz, that gathered retail information, but lacked in digital sales data. Fortunately, independent developers don't have the same financial obligations that publishers do. There was a series of helpful articles...
by Terence Lee
April 16, 2013
Text: http://hitboxteam.com/dustforce-sales-figures
graylox
17-04-2013
