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A chat on subreddit /r/me_irl
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Stardew Valley is my go to example for this argument. It was made by a guy in his basement by himself for 4 years. Essentially no payroll, no marketing budget, his expenses are servers to keep the game up and yet he's sold 20 million copies and counting. A quarter billion dollar game from a budget of a guy that worked at his local movie theater while developing the game solo.
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And to me, still the best farming sim out there. Love that game. And I still haven't played a game with as interesting or engaging as the fishing mechanic in stardew