Dear Esther took 5 hours to become profitable

[KnifeFightBob]

Absolutely terrific reading @ http://indie-fund.com/2012/02/dear-esther-has-reached-profitability-it-took-5-hours-30-minutes/

Grats again to all involved.

[ghostwheel]

Wow!

[Albin Bernhardsson]

Even more evidence that the market is starving for some non-game content!

[QXD-me]

Hurrah. Well done Dan et al. I'm hoping to find some time to play this in the next week or so.

Interestingly (for me at least) one of my friends, who I don't think really follows indie games, out of the blue mentioned Dear Esther a few days ago. That and the high sales makes me think that it has permeated the mainstream to some extent.

[Michaël Samyn]

This is great news!

But just to add a little perspective: profitable here means that Indie Fund got its money back. I don't think this sum would cover the wages that all the people involved should have received if they were not driven by love. Anyway, I have no doubt that this amount will also be reached, if it hasn't already.

So now, making art games is profitable? What a strange world we live in.

[Pehr]

Today it is reviewed in the Swedish newspaper SvD.
High score. Praised for its beauty and mood, not leat the music.