"Entire nations will hate you": Steam expert warns devs to use good regional pricing and localization if they don't want Silksong-style review bombs
An expert warns game developers that ignoring regional pricing and proper localization can lead to negative reviews and player backlash, citing examples like Hollow Knight: Silksong and Slay the Spire 2. Tom Kaczmarczyk of IndieBI emphasized that failing to adapt prices and provide good localization, especially for markets like China, can significantly suppress sales and damage a game's reputation.
- Entities
- Company: IndieBI
- Topic: Regional Pricing
- Game: Slay the Spire 2
- Game: Hollow Knight
- Company: Team Cherry
- Topic: Review Bombing
- Person: Tom Kaczmarczyk
- Company: Mega Crit
- Platform: PC
- Platform: Steam
- Topic: Game Development
- Topic: Localization
- Game: Hollow Knight: Silksong
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