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Hi, first time game dev here with an upcoming launch in a couple of weeks. Any thoughts around price just based on this trailer alone?

I asked around with other game devs I know and they suggested $10.99 USD with a 15% discount on launch week. I'm a little hesitant because similar games such as Teeworlds or Soldat is free on Steam, and ones more active such as Rounds is $6 USD. Those are older games though so I'm not sure at all, I imagine I could get away with a higher price point for the first year or 2 and then drop the price when it's considered "old"? How do others price games like this?

More screenshots and the older trailer on my steam page.

Okay! NOW it's my turn! After 12 years of learning, prototyping and having the dream to be a real indie dev one day i kind of became one this week.

I have released the Steam Page for my upcoming game Crown Me Again.

I'm Oskar (aka The Code Otter), a Berlin-based Game Dev and UX Designer.

Here is my short pitch about the game:

Crown Me Again is a loot-driven incremental game inspired by games like Nodebuster and A Game About Feeding a Black Hole, combined with the loot and build-crafting of ARPGs like Path of Exile and Diablo.

Unlike many incremental games, Crown Me Again does not rely on a traditional skill tree. Instead, progression is driven by randomized loot across seven item types and five rarities, with abilities, modifiers and special effects that can combine into powerful synergies and increasingly ridiculous builds.

I still can't fully believe it.

A bit of the backstory:

I actually really will end my current job as UX Designer in the Non-Games Industry. The contracts are ending and so is my job. I could continue doing game dev on the side, but i had this rare opportunity that my next few months are financed and i am also eligible for a small grant which will cover at least 6 more months of the journey if i get it and the chances look good.
So most of the time i am really risk-averse. I like to have my safe space and not do anything risky.
BUT THIS TIME I somehow felt as if i had to take the risk. It was "NOW OR NEVER". I know that times will come (sooner than later) where i will have kids, where i wont have the finances and where my wifes situation will be different. But now is not the time. Now was the time where i can take this (roundabout) 1 year and try to do my thing. And i had to do it... so i did it.
I am so excited about my journey and about what will come next. A bit afraid as well but i guess its normal.

So here I am... :)

Thank you for reading and you can ask me anything!