Hello humans!
Today we’re announcing that we’re lowering the price of Job Simulator to $29.99. Anyone who purchased the game at the original price have the opportunity to request a refund to grab it at the new price. Why did we decide to change? Let us explain.
The decision to price the game at $39.99 was the culmination of our thoughts on the VR market at launch. With the launch of a brand new platform, no one quite knew what to expect, so we had to use whatever metrics we had available to us. With 15 people on the team and over a year and a half of time in development, a ton of human-hours have been dedicated to the Job Simulator project. That makes it quite an expensive title to produce. Additionally, we’re attempting to pioneer mechanics that have never been explored by building a VR game from the ground up. Designing in VR is also a much more intensive process than what we’ve seen in traditional game development, with VR design taking a lot of iteration. Lastly, we knew that the initial market for VR would be something that would grow over time, but as it takes a long time to get this brand spanking new hardware into consumers hands, we knew it would be a slow start. In order to recoup our costs for the smaller audience, we placed what we believed to be a competitive, but fair, price on the game.
The point of Job Simulator was always to share the joy of VR with as many people as we could convince to put their hands (both gloved or un-gloved) on it! So we’re lowering the price. This will allow even more people to experience the mind blowing moment when you realize your hands can truly work in VR -- and then be used to throw a stapler at your boss. The community has been sincere and honest with their feedback, and so we’re responding.
Those who paid the original price and want to take advantage of the new one can get a refund and then re-buy the game at the new price, even if more than 2 hours of playtime have been logged. Details on Steam’s refund procedure are outlined here: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=6695-QIKM-7966. The refund period will be ending next Tuesday, April 26th.
Thanks so much for your patience and support as we help build this brand-spankin’-new industry, and figure out how it should work and where it’s going. We’re here together making awesome future-things happen, and we couldn’t be happier to be a part of it.
Cheers!
-Owlchemy Labs