The Game is out

The Dead Prince launched on steam October 17th 2022.

Everything went as expected. It didn’t become the next big thing, the streamers/youtubers/press I emailed did didn’t make content about the game (not that I think they are mandated to make content for every game that lands in their inbox), and the sales have been okay but not enough to make the money I spent on the game back.

It sounds kinda bleak when I write it out like that. But honestly I’m pretty happy about how things turned out. Sure I would be even happier if I had made a bunch of money but this was never about becoming the next big thing. It was about fulfilling this childhood dream. Making a video game that people can buy and hopefully enjoy. I remember when I pressed the launch button it felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. This itch in the back of my mind for 15+ years finally scratched.

Now I can do whatever I want. And what I want to do is make another game. I read somewhere that 90% of video game studios only make one game. Well, I hope to join the 10%.

If by some miracle an aspiring video game developer is reading this. All I can say to you is "Fear kills more dreams than failure ever will." Good Luck.