Don't want to see articles from a certain category? When logged in, go to your User Settings and adjust your feed in the Content Preferences section where you can block tags!
We do often include affiliate links to earn us some pennies. See more here.

Nikki and the Robots is to be stopped due to low sales

By - | Views: 10,379
Nikki and the Robots an indie platformer with cute graphics is going to be stopped due to low sales of the story Episodes.

Sad to see this:
QuoteWe – the Joyride Laboratories – released the Story Episodes to our game Nikki and the Robots in September. The good news is that we got some really good reviews and customer feedback. People seem to like the game and appreciate the work we put into it. The bad news: we didn't sell as much as we had hoped.


Because of that we have decided to stop working on the game. That also means there will be no further Story Episodes. We would like to apologize to all the people who bought the Story Episodes in hope of further episodes. We shared that hope, but we always knew there was a chance it wasn't going to happen. We are sorry and hope you still enjoyed the game.

The first game, the engine and art are open source, you can find the source info here. They have released story Episode 1 for pay what you want and that's where their low sales have come from.

Looking at their sales they got a total of €4520.67 before any deductions (the largest from Linux too), to me that is a quite low for more than 1 person to live on and develop games.

Trailer for episode 1:

YouTube Thumbnail
YouTube videos require cookies, you must accept their cookies to view. View cookie preferences.
Accept Cookies & Show   Direct Link
So why not show them so love and buy the first episode? It's pay what you want! Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Tags: Misc
0 Likes
About the author -
author picture
I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly came back to check on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly. Find me on Mastodon.
See more from me
The comments on this article are closed.
11 comments
Page: «2/2
  Go to:

MyGameCompany Jan 30, 2013
Larger games like those cost more to make, in terms of both time and resources, especially for an indie. Puzzle and platform games are a bit cheaper and easier to make - especially nowadays, when people seem to only want to pay a dollar or two for a game. At that price, all I can afford to make anymore are Pong clones.

Still, I've been considering making a RPG. People seem to be willing to pay more for those. But I'm concerned about the time it would take me to make the kind of game I want to make. It takes me 2 years just to make a single Dirk Dashing platformer game!
While you're here, please consider supporting GamingOnLinux on:

Reward Tiers: Patreon. Plain Donations: PayPal.

This ensures all of our main content remains totally free for everyone! Patreon supporters can also remove all adverts and sponsors! Supporting us helps bring good, fresh content. Without your continued support, we simply could not continue!

You can find even more ways to support us on this dedicated page any time. If you already are, thank you!
The comments on this article are closed.