Hey, bear enthusiasts! Wanted to give you all the heads up that Bear and Breakfast will have its price adjusted in certain regions starting today, in order to line up with our current US base price ($19.99).
Most platforms, including Steam, provide pricing conversion guidance for developers which helps us convert our base USD price into reasonable amounts for every other region in which our game is available.
Steam has recently updated these recommendations and we will be amending our pricing accordingly. Most regions will see a small or no change at all, but a few will see more noticeable increases.
This is due to two main things:
- Currency exchange rates have shifted quite a bit since Steam last made recommendations, so this update catches us up to current rates. Naturally, currency values change all the time, so Steam plans to update these recommendations annually.
- Many professionals have observed lately that a disproportionate number of sales have been coming from regions where games are priced significantly lower when converted to USD, suggesting some players are using VPNs to "currency-hop" in order to buy games for far less than their local economy should afford them.
We want as many people as possible to be able to play our games, but we also need to be able to make games sustainably. If the current price is above what you feel it's worth to you, we will continue to participate in Steam’s sale events.
If you have any questions, we’ll be around keeping an eye on comments, or you can chat with us in our Discord. Thank you for your understanding and for all the love and support you’ve given us. We couldn’t have made this game without you!
If you'd like to learn more about how Steam handles these things, check out their recent Steamworks announcement.
Hanks so much,
Gummy Cat