• Unturned: how a survival game made by a 16-year-old racked up 24 million downloads
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[url]http://www.pcgamer.com/unturned-how-a-survival-game-made-by-a-16-year-old-racked-up-24-million-downloads[/url]
The dev is/was 16? Holy shit good for him
I guess being a free minecraft + dayz ripoff that's actually not shit would get a lot of people playing it.
Shit the dev is younger than I am
I bet that will look great on his resume.
[QUOTE=Electrocuter;50909863]I guess being a free minecraft + dayz ripoff that's actually not shit would get a lot of people playing it.[/QUOTE] When me and some friends downloaded it we were literally dumbfounded that the programmer art survival game made by a teenager was more fun to play than the ones made by major studios.
I want to know how many bought the $5 upgrade, this guy must be rich af edit: There are 4000 reviews so atleast 20,000 bucks and more.
[QUOTE=The bird Man;50910165]I want to know how many bought the $5 upgrade, this guy must be rich af edit: There are 4000 reviews so atleast 20,000 bucks and more.[/QUOTE] Steam takes 30%, unity takes a cut depending on your license, taxes will take a cut, etc. He almost certainly made more than $20,000 but from 4000 sales his profit wouldn't even be in the ballpark.
Don't forget he also has keys people can buy so he makes some money from that too.
The game was pretty fun for a bit. Pretty incredible it was made by a 16 year old though.
I'm curious, did he use that premade unity starter pack? (No shame on him if he did, he still put an incredible amount of work into it)
[QUOTE=patrioticturtle;50909903]I bet that will look great on his resume.[/QUOTE] Big chance he will be the one hiring and not the other way around.
[QUOTE=Liem;50910882]I'm curious, did he use that premade unity starter pack? (No shame on him if he did, he still put an incredible amount of work into it)[/QUOTE] it's made in roblox not unity
[QUOTE=BeardyDuck;50911802]it's made in roblox not unity[/QUOTE] he started in roblox (unturned 1) it's in unity now (unturned 2 and 3)
Hes set for life just for the fact that this makes an outstanding portfolio piece. Then you factor the money hes getting from it as well Its also hilarous that a kid at 16 is more responsible then most of the early access devs these days
[QUOTE=patrioticturtle;50909903]I bet that will look great on his resume.[/QUOTE] Implying he'll need a resume :smile: EDIT: Just noticed it said downloads not dollars, so yeah he'll probably need a resume
For what it is and offers, Unturned is decent game. It practically covers all the basics of a zombie survival game. Other than the fact that there is a free version, I think its simplicity has helped it a lot. I still load it up once in awhile for a few sessions.
[QUOTE=Datsun;50913057]For what it is and offers, Unturned is decent game. It practically covers all the basics of a zombie survival game. Other than the fact that there is a free version, I think its simplicity has helped it a lot. I still load it up once in awhile for a few sessions.[/QUOTE]Its very simple, to the point survival. It doesn't try to bog it down in unnecessary and excessive survival elements. "Ohh, you need to sleep, eat, shit, masturbate, shower, brush your teeth, and scrape skin flakes off, while avoiding poisoned food, rusty nails, fart clouds, tinnitus, and SIDS. Your weapons and tools will last exactly one and a half uses between all of them."
the actual gunplay itself also feels really solid
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