Braid: Anniversary Edition has sold so poorly that it hasn't earned "what we need to make for the company to survive", according to Jonathan Blow.
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Jonathan Blow seems like a creative and talented individual that likes to waste time doing apparently nothing and arguing on twitter.

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He just like me fr

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He did zero marketing.

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Maybe, but it’s also something very few people were looking for. The advertising I saw was basically “the old braid looked worse than you remember”. OK, but it didn’t have enough replay-ability to warrant a second purchase, and that’s not considering all the modern indie games it’s competing with.

Then there’s the $20 price point, which it hasn’t quite earned. It’s more expensive than the Beyond good and evil anniversary edition.

Here are some other games that are similarly priced: (steam below £16, ignoring sake price)

  • Project Zomboid
  • Phasmophobia
  • Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
  • Slay the Princess
  • Fallout: New Vegas
  • Noita …
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I’m sure the fact that Braid is also on Netflix games didn’t help. I assume most people with a netflix account have access to play it on their phones.

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Here’s even more: Going Medieval, Abiotic Factor, Selaco, BeamNG, Dread Delusion, Cloudpunk

Garry’s Mod, the most ultimate sandbox game probably ever, is only ever $10. Granted, it needs a Valve game to hook onto, but TF2 is F2P, and the rest are so cheap already anyway. And Black Mesa, the fanmade remake of the first Half-Life is only $20.

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He’s a really great engineer. I think he’s just too in the spotlight for his own good.

His arguing hasn’t helped him to maintain is image either. It’s hard for me to respect the guy, which makes me less inclined to buy his games.

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