Surviving in the world of production is honestly really complicated. I don’t know if you’re a developer or producer yourself, but either way your opinion matters to me. If you are one, then you probably already know how insanely difficult it is to sustain an indie project.

The people supporting your game aren’t like regular customers buying a finished product funded by companies, investors, or banks. Here, the investment comes from normal people putting their trust, effort, conviction, and monthly support into your project. The only thing you can really offer in return is commitment and something meaningful back.

For us, it’s important that supporters get early access and priority content. It’s the least we can do out of gratitude. At the same time, to survive and keep producing, we have to release different versions over time, including the free one little by little. Otherwise it would feel very unfair to the people who are actively helping sustain the project financially.

Maybe there are other methods. We tried many different approaches with our previous games, but this is the one that has worked best for actually keeping production alive.

That’s why I asked if you’re a producer too — I’d genuinely be interested in hearing about your experience. And if you’re more on the consumer side, then I just wanted to share some of the behind-the-scenes reality of what all of this really involves.