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charcircuityesterday at 9:17 AM2 repliesview on HN

Nothing locks you into a specific phone. I have both a primary Android and iOS phone that I use.

>are so many other games out there to choose from.

But how many can you make a business on top of that can pay competitively? It's like how there are a ton of operating systems to choose from, yet only a few that are viable to build upon.


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Rohansiyesterday at 4:22 PM

Games are there to be played. Not being able to build a business on top of a game does not make it irrelevant.

f you want to start a business making games then you really should consider using a game engine rather than something like Roblox because Roblox takes a massive cut (way more than 30%) when looking at what users pay vs. what you cash out. I don't

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shaknayesterday at 9:46 AM

And so many exceptions to that.

One example?

Stardew Valley. Runs on everything, not just "viable" OSs, made by a single person, and easily competes with an entire genre of gaming to pay the author.

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