Giving your title away on Steam can earn you $250,000 in a few days, says Graveyard Keeper publisher: "Makes sense when you have a lot of DLC"

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Gothic Stardew Valley-like Graveyard Keeper has bucked several trends in this respect, and being (temporarily) free is a central reason why, according to publisher tinyBuild.On Twitter, Alex Nichiporchik, the CEO of tinyBuild, posts a graph demonstrating the current popularity of Graveyard Keeper.

"Graveyard Keeper is currently the top39 most played game on Steam, propelling the sequel to 400k wishlists," he says, proudly showing off having over 40,000 concurrent players in the graveyard management game.In a follow-up post, then, he looked at inquiries about recently offering the original for free for a limited time on Steam and consoles (not including Switch) ahead of Graveyard Keeper 2, and whether that's a smart move for releases such as these ## Editor's Note The gaming community will surely have mixed reactions to this news. Source: [GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/simulation/giving-your-game-away-on-steam-can-earn-you-usd250-000-in-a-few-days-says-graveyard-keeper-publisher-makes-sense-when-you-have-a-lot-of-dlc/)