...It is a very rude thing to say. Especially in the comment section of the author in question.
KandomRyller has spent their time and put much effort into creating a game. It is absolutely fair to respect them selling a very own game they made.
...and saying this to another game developer is also quite rude. I too put my finite time and try my best to make games. And people do need to eat to live, too.
I hope I was not too harsh and made my point.
I understand that. I didn't mean to sound offending to which I apologize. But I'm a game dev as well, working of my game for over 5 years now and still updating. And I'm not rich either. So I know what it's like. But I keep my games free for people to play.
You and me do need money, but I don't think it's good to lock people out of playing these games in the long run. If it's payed, then not many people will play it unless it's a huge title like those on steam.
The ideal alternative would be to do what itch luckily includes. Where you can optionally donate but play games for free still. I'll do it too in the future once I'm able to. Good people still exist and they will support you when they like your content and efforts and reward you for that when they can.
Like I said. I don't mean to sound rude or offending. I still respect you. But I hope you at least understand the point of view from someone who follows and developer who doesn't have much money either.
If you want, we can talk more on Discord for example since I don't wanna fill this section up with this topic either. Tho right now this is the only way we can talk.
But I'll understand when you wouldn't want to after me saying these things and creating a text wall...
No worries. And I value the effort and enthusiasm. 5 years of work on one project is nothing short of commendable. Good job!
I respect your decision to keep your game free, just like I do KandomRyller's to have payment for it.
I can, indeed, do Discord, however if it's for the question of politics on monetizing games, that might be a lost cause, since I'll just stick with "it's up to the Developer".
Apologies to everyone for the scene...