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How this solo-dev 'incremental' game hit 100k+ sales!

The GameDiscoverCo newsletter • 235 implied HN points • 22 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Gaming Artificial Intelligence Piracy
  1. The solo-developed 'incremental' game Gnorp Apologue sold over 120k copies in a month on Steam.
  2. The game attracted players and YouTubers with unexpected upgrades, swift scaling, and adorable pixel art helpers.
  3. The developer priced the game low at $6.99 to make it accessible and enjoyable for players, leading to its unexpected success.

Copyright isn't your friend

The Leftovers • 59 implied HN points • 09 Nov 22
🎭️ Culture Books Literature Copyright Authors Piracy
  1. Copyright laws can hinder access to culture for those who cannot afford books, and book piracy can actually create more readers.
  2. Making a living solely off writing books is tough for most authors, who often rely on other activities like teaching or editing to sustain themselves.
  3. The publishing industry heavily relies on copyright laws, but the quality of literature may not necessarily suffer if there were fewer books published.

massgrave.dev

Barn Lab • 0 implied HN points • 31 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Software Activation Piracy Microsoft Tools
  1. You can download Windows for free from Microsoft and install it without a key, but a watermark may appear after some time.
  2. Legitimate options to remove the watermark include purchasing an activation key from Kinguin or transferring an old activation key from Windows 7 onwards.
  3. There are legal ways to activate Windows using HWID, KMS activation methods, or MAS Scripts available from massgrave.dev.
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