The goal for Sosowski is for more people to see and play his latest creation.

Then, there’s the recent release on iOS, which spurred additional interest in the game, and he’s happy with the sales on that platform.

He has earned enough to live off of, which means he can keep making games.

“I'm not a business, I don't plan to make millions and gazzilions, I'm just this one guy making games! If I can afford to live enough to make my next game from what I got, it's all fine.”Įven with just 2,000 copies sold, Sosowski can consider McPixel profitable. “My belief is that when many people are enjoying the game and talking about it, I won't starve,” said Sosowski. Mostly wrong, though.īy comparison, McPixel, released for various computing platforms on June 25, has sold 2,000 copies. Each stage in McPixel has all sorts of right and wrong ways to finish it. “With sales as good as above we cannot really see this as an issue worth more than two lines in this post, so screw it.”Īmnesia has sold more than a million copies in the last two years. “It has been over a year since we even thought about piracy,” said the studio. Smaller stakes, different philosophies.Īmnesia: The Dark Descent developers Frictional Games recently published a blog post on the two-year anniversary of Amnesia’s release, and dedicated only a single, tiny paragraph to the effect of piracy. Smaller, independent creators don't usually obsess over it. A broad generalization would say the creators of big AAA games that cost tens of millions to produce are much more sensitive about the consequences of piracy. And explosions.Īsk a million developers about piracy, and you'll get a million answers. In each stage, players are tasked with defusing a bomb, with only a precious few seconds on the clock. McPixel, for those who haven't watched our ridiculous Quick Look, is a totally hilarious point 'n click adventure game that's drawn a number of WarioWare comparisons for good reason. McPixel designer Sos Sosowski, however, said yes. If known piracy destination The Pirate Bay went to a dozen developers with an opportunity to advertise a torrent of their game on the site's front page, most would say no.

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