I mean do what you want - because I sure as hell am NOT the dev, and I don't know the numbers - but there's no way the current model is as profitable as lowering to a reasonable price. I would pay at most 10 bucks for this. The game looks interesting, and it is 3D and free roam, which is rare for this genre. I would be willing to pay $10. $18 seems excessive. My curiosity is how many possible sales are turned away at the price point - perhaps cutting the price in half would see more than twice the people buying the game, leading to more profit. I come across this game often when I search for more of this type and I skip every time due to the price. AGAIN, I am not the one pulling strings - you know the situation, the logistics, and what does and doesn't work. This is just my two cents. TheLoller1234 has a point that there aren't any expansion themed games priced this high. I am willing to gamble 5 bucks, maybe 10 on a game that reveals so little in its trailers. I agree with your sentiment that you can't reveal the whole game beforehand, like movie trailers, but I also can't bring myself to spend almost 20 bucks on a game where this genre is SO hit or miss on the quality of the product. Sorry for the lengthy paragraph but I've been looking at this game for months whenever I see it and figured I should chime in. I mean it with all respect, I am sure you work very hard and just need it to be worth your time, deservedly so. I could be entirely entirely wrong.
Totally understand your point. A massive sale is coming that will last a pretty long time. I will be entirely honest with you, this will be a big gamble for me. But nonetheless, the community asks for something and I shall answer the best I can to my abilities. Thank you greatly for your feedback. I really mean it, you wrote a lot of words there and it was not chatgpt, you spend your own time in doing something that hopefully will become a win/win for everyone. Thanks again for being here and sticking around and make sure to come back in December :)