Sales Numbers Higher than Ever on Steam says Indie Devs
Mike Bithell, creator of Thomas Was Alone tweeted some interesting insights into the sales figures of Steam content during the summer sale. It seems sales might be going through the roof.
The Steam sale is less than 24 hours old, and yet sales figures seem to be impressing even the devs themselves.
His exact words are
Any other devs seeing crazy (even by steam sale standards) sales? Numbers are mad.
— Mike Bithell (@mikeBithell) July 12, 2013
How exactly that converts is of course unknownbut judging by his overwhelming reaction it’s safe to assume something big is going on behind the scenes.
Since his tweet other indie devs have jumped into the conversation to confirm the overwhelming figures.
Phil Fish confirms further with his tweet
our sales graph is pretty much just a 90° angle right now. this is nuts!
The 90% off sale for many games on Steam may have had a bigger impact than was originally thought.
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