The Economics of Stardew Valley
Nicole Dieker
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It would also be fascinating to talk about the economics of developing this game. It was all built by ONE! GUY! The coding, art, music, writing — all one fellow. Insane that he did this all on his own, when they’re such disparate skill sets and the game ended up being so good! He worked on it for four years while living with his parents and working part-time as an usher at a movie theater. And his friends & family were like “uhh are you sure about this…farming video game?” but then it became #1 on Steam and he’s a multi-millionaire. Talk about the American dream.