Discounts on KSP

[Javster]

As you may know, the Steam Summer Sale is going on at the moment. Many games are discounted during this time. It has various short events where a small selection of games are discounted further, so many can be bought at low prices. The majority of games are discounted by 60-75% of their original price. How is it that Kerbal Space Program is NEVER discounted beyond 40% ANYWHERE? I've seen it discounted on the Humble Store, for examaple. 40% off.

The game is currently (as of 25/06/2014 18:54) on a Daily Deal. At 40% off.

Looking at the games currently on a Daily Deal (as of 25/06/2014 19:00):

25% -1

40% -1

50% -3

75% -4

7 out of the 9 games on there are at or below half off. Also notice that the other games are ALL at a quarter, two quarters, or three quarters off. Yet KSP lingers at this neither-here-nor-there 40%.

This is very weird, but the weirdest thing is that it never goes below this 40% mark. Has the game been turned into an exclusively moneymaking scheme? Are the developers afraid of dropping the price their too-expensive-to-many-of-my-friends-who-I-have-asked-about game to at least half price?

[malkuth]

Come on are you serious?

you can't even take your significant other to go watch a crappy 2.5 hour Hollywood movie anymore.

Or take your family to A McDonald's poison shop for less than 20 bucks...

Edited June 25, 2014 by malkuth

[JupiterII]

Few early access games go below 50% off. KSP isn't the only one.

[cantab]

The majority of games on Steam are complete. The developers spent the money ages ago, and if it's a big name title that's not super-recent then they've probably long since recouped that cost. KSP is not complete, Squad are still developing it and incurring the costs of doing so.

[FenrirWolf]

Recall that KSP has historically increased its price after certain milestone releases. From what I understand, they are refraining from going lower than $15 or so since that's what the price was back before the game was even on Steam, and it's a decision to not 'step on the toes' of people who contributed to it back in those earlier days. Correct me if I'm wrong though.

[Epthelyn]

Perhaps because 40% is enough to push the game consistently into the Steam Top-Sellers (even during the Summer Sale, which is a considerable achievement) list whilst still providing a decent income for Squad to continue development.

Edited June 25, 2014 by Epthelyn