Name Your Own Price for Crayon Physics Deluxe

[Tom Goldman]

Name Your Own Price for Crayon Physics Deluxe

If you haven't picked up Crayon Physics Deluxe yet, now is the time.

Popular indie title and award winner Crayon Physics Deluxe [http://www.crayonphysics.com/] is on sale for whatever the hell you want to pay until January 15. The game normally costs $19.95, so whatever the hell you want to pay is quite a discount, unless you pay more than that, in which case it's not a discount at all.

Crayon Physics Deluxe is a 2D physics puzzle/sandbox game where players must manipulate the pieces of each level to collect a star. Drawing with the mouse creates objects that can form bridges, blocks, or other objects. As the game tells you, it's not about finding any solution, it's about finding the "awesomest" solution.

Finnish developer Petri Purho is holding this sale to celebrate Crayon Physics' one year anniversary. The Escapist's Jordan Deam even reviewed Crayon Physics [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/5660-Review-Crayon-Physics-Deluxe] when it first came out and called it "The first must-play game of 2009." Now it could be the first must-buy game of 2010 when it can be purchased at any price.

I have to admit something: I bought the game for only $1. I feel bad about it, but that's 100 times greater than what many people probably bought it for, so it could be worse. Don't be like me, pay more than $1 and avoid the inner turmoil that is now tearing me apart. Purho's sale is also a test to see how this type of model works compared to other indie developer 2D Boy's World of Goo pay-what-you-want sale, which was a huge success [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/95614-World-of-Goo-Pay-What-You-Want-Sale-a-Huge-Success]. I'll be interested to see how Crayon Physics does in comparison to World of Goo.

Crayon Physics Deluxe's website can be found here [http://www.crayonphysics.com/]

(Via: VG247 [http://www.vg247.com/2010/01/08/purho-offers-crayon-physics-as-pay-what-you-want/])


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[Nurb]

Huh, that's pretty cool, glad to see a developer trying this kinda thing out

INB4 "FREE! HURR HURR"

 

[Swaki]

awesome, also huzzah for news updates at 5 in the morning.

I'm gonna go pick it up.

also a link to the site would have been nice.

and just encase someone here don't know how to use Google http://www.crayonphysics.com/

and i bought it for 5 bucks, which i must admit is way more than what i payed for world of goo (0.01), but i never really played world of goo any further than what the demo allowed me to do, so my conscience is clear.

Edit: just picked this up for my brother, so a little tip to those of you with siblings, BUY IT!, him and my sister both love it and 5 bucks is a small price to pay to be the big brother of the year, even my mom liked it.

get it naow.

 

[Hiphophippo]

I'm going to buy several copies of this for several people. It's an amazing game.

 

[AgDr_ODST]

OP shouldn't feel so bad, I was gonna pay $5 went back and bought it for a buck

 

[Ancientgamer]

I could buy a hundred copies and give the rest out as gifts after the price goes back up

 

[RatRace123]

FREE! HURR HURR

In all seriousness, maybe 10$

 

[TheFacelessOne]

Can you put 0 dollars/monetary item? Or 0.01 dollars/monetary item?

 

[atomictoast]

Don't feel bad man, I spent a penny to get it.

Excellent game, I might go back and buy it for a friend at full price to make up for it.

 

[deleted_scifidownbeat]

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[SquirrelPants]

I paid $2.50. I was gonna pay a dollar, but my dad said he'd pay for it, so...yeah. I paid 250 times more than most people, and also didn't lose any money. *Shrug* Does that mean I helped?

 

[xarealpersonx]

The truth is that I wouldn't pay a cent for something I could find for free as a flash game or something I could download for free from a torrent. (but I won't because that's illegal)

 

[DoW Lowen]

I bought this game as a part of an Indie bundle on Steam half a year back ago. 10 games for the price of $20 USD. Quite a bargain I say plus I got Braid and Audiosurf with it. Do yourself a favor - BUT THIS AWESOME GAME.

At most I'd pay 5 for it though.

 

[The Rockerfly]

I will sell my guitars and buy a copy, just for lolz

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

I have to admit something: I bought the game for only $1. I feel bad about it, but that's 100 times greater than what many people probably bought it for, so it could be worse.

Ah, the old "Well, others did worse" gambit.

But no, Tom, you only gave one dollar when you knew it was worth more. How much would that one dollar buy you normally? Would you find such a great game at a dollar store? Even in the Gameshop Bargain Bucket, would you find Deluxe Crayon Physics?

When you think of all the sweat that goes into your work, does one dollar seem appropriate?

And the rest of you. For shame. Are you waiting for jobs to be axed just so you can get cheaper games?

(This guilt brought to you today free from someone just getting over a very bad cold )

 

[x0ny]

I paid 16 GBP (30USD) for this >.> it was way too short for it to be worth that and far too easy. Got it off Steam about a year ago.

 

[Dommyboy]

Just got Crayon Physics Deluxe today. Have yet to try it out. Love these indie games, especially Machinarium.

 

[fenrizz]

Hmm... Is this game on Steam by any chance?

Sounds rather cool, so I might check it out.
And it's nice to see indie developers trying out new payment models. Hope they make a killing of it!

 

[Gaderael]

I have to wait a couple of days for PayPal to confirm my account before I can get this. This pay what you want idea is pretty good though.