Terraria Developer Condemns Unity's New Fee Policy, Donates Over $200k to Rival Game Engines

Terraria developer Re-Logic slams Unity's 'predatory' new fee policy, donates over $200k to other engines
Re-Logic says it 'cannot sit idly by' as Unity makes 'underhanded' and 'flippant' fee changes
Company condemns Unity for disregarding trust of publishers, studios, and gamers
Re-Logic donates $100k each to Godot and FNA engines, plus $1k per month ongoing
Donations conditional on engines 'remaining good' and empowering developers
Unity policy sparked industry backlash, confusion over per-install fees after 200k
Company apologized for policy rollout but has yet to announce specific changes

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9/12/2023

Unity's New Pricing Model Based on Installs Sparks Backlash Among Developers

Unity Technologies has faced widespread backlash from the video game developer community after announcing a new pricing model that charges a fee based on game installations, rather than a revenue sharing model, leading to concerns about financial risks, impact on subscription services, charity bundles, piracy, and other successful models for smaller developers.

9/12/2023

Unity's New Revenue Share Fees Anger Developers

Unity, the company behind the Unity Engine, has faced backlash from the game development community after announcing a new fee that will charge developers for each game download, starting from $200,000 in revenue or 200,000 total installs, with charges reaching up to $0.20 per install.

9/21/2023

Terraria Developer Donates $200K to Open Source Game Engines in Protest of Unity's Controversial New Pricing Policy

The developers of the game Terraria have decided to donate $200,000 to two open-source game development engines, Godot and FNA, in response to the widely condemned pricing policy change by Unity, showing support for more accessible game engines.

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Posted 9/19/2023, 10:33:22 PM

Terraria Developer Condemns Unity's New Fee Policy, Donates Over $200k to Rival Game Engines

Terraria developer Re-Logic slams Unity's 'predatory' new fee policy, donates over $200k to other engines
Re-Logic says it 'cannot sit idly by' as Unity makes 'underhanded' and 'flippant' fee changes
Company condemns Unity for disregarding trust of publishers, studios, and gamers
Re-Logic donates $100k each to Godot and FNA engines, plus $1k per month ongoing
Donations conditional on engines 'remaining good' and empowering developers
Unity policy sparked industry backlash, confusion over per-install fees after 200k
Company apologized for policy rollout but has yet to announce specific changes

ign.com

Relevant topic timeline:

9/12/2023

Unity's New Pricing Model Based on Installs Sparks Backlash Among Developers

9/12/2023

Unity's New Revenue Share Fees Anger Developers

9/21/2023

Terraria Developer Donates $200K to Open Source Game Engines in Protest of Unity's Controversial New Pricing Policy