I'm cheap, so my buy threshold for most games is about $15. Even big budget titles with some patience. If it's a franchise or developer I love that hasn't been woke-washed I'll go up close to $30 if I'm caught up on the series and waiting for the next one.
These same rules would apply to a solo dev, although I'm probably nice enough to give them the full $30 if it's a game I would really enjoy playing with a high level of polish. I think about the closest I've gotten to that is a dev like Supergiant, and that's not even close to a solo operation. Still, it gets a fair shake.
Gender politics part of the story? If you pay me the $30 I'll play it.
I'm cheap, so my buy threshold for most games is about $15. Even big budget titles with some patience. If it's a franchise or developer I love that hasn't been woke-washed I'll go up close to $30 if I'm caught up on the series and waiting for the next one.
These same rules would apply to a solo dev, although I'm probably nice enough to give them the full $30 if it's a game I would really enjoy playing with a high level of polish. I think about the closest I've gotten to that is a dev like Supergiant, and that's not even close to a solo operation. Still, it gets a fair shake.
Gender politics part of the story? If you pay me the $30 I'll play it.