Their Minimalist Indie Game Earned $1.5 Million in 2 Months

Jonas TyrollerIndie Game Developer $1.5 Million revenue in 2 months

Check out the game Thronefall on Steam.

It was released in August 2023 and per one report a couple of months later…

This title, which was made by popular ‘game dev YouTuber’ Jonas Tyroller (177k YT subs!) and Paul Schnepf… has sold 315,000 units on Steam already, with a return rate of 6.9% and gross revenue of slightly more than $1.5 million USD.

The game is noteworthy for its…

deliberately ‘super-tight gameplay loop’ title with minimalist art…

The results of this focused, but super-effective approach are part of a continued strategy for GrizzlyGames, also involved in making minimal hit Islanders ($5) and Superflight ($3).

Jonas put out a video in Sept 2024 breaking down his approach to indie game development…

One key to his success, both on YouTube and Steam…

As we move to a more algorithm-driven world, pleasing the algorithms—aka just making great content—becomes more and more important.

Jonas also vlogged about the development of Thronefall on YouTube.

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