![]() ![]() (I mean, I've paid well over $100 for a game and felt it well worth it. If I read a trusted review and think, "WOAH, I NEED TO PLAY THAT GAME" (or it's from a developer that has put out quality work before, etc.) the equation changes. But it's hard to want to shell out any real amount of money when, odds are, I'm only going to play for a few minutes (before deciding said game is Not For Me). If we assume that I want my entertainment to cost no more than $10/hr, this means your average indie game is worth approximately $2.50 to me. In general, if I haven't heard of the dev and haven't read a review that makes me think this is the Game For Me, my assumption is that this game will provide a few minutes of entertainment before I think, "Not my game" and delete it from my hard drive. This is in large part because, with most games, I open them, play for maybe 15 minutes, think "nah", then close them and never play them again. This is doubly true if the free game is from a developer I've never heard of and lacks reviews that make me think, "Oh, I need to play that!" I'm personally more likely to play a free game vs. ![]() If they refuse, you can chose if you want to spend money to hire someone for commercial work or settle on making your game free. If people are sharing it organically enough that you feel encouraged to make the game commercial, contact the people you commissioned, ask if you can use their work for commercial purposes, and offer compensation. ![]() You can put out a demo first to see how many people will be interested in it. My biggest concern in making you your VN commercial is if previously commissioned parties worked under the agreement that the VN would be free. If it's a developer I've never heard of, I would consider paying for a game if it has a very specific thing I like that is hard to get anywhere else (in art or story). On the flip side, I would pay for a game from a developer that has a track record of making games I enjoy. Meaning if it's a browser-based game that only requires me to click on a button to start, it's more likely I will play it. I would play a free VN over a paid one if it's easily accessible. ![]()
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