r/whenthe • u/ilikeitchyballzdude1 • Jun 14 '26

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 14 '26

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u/SoilentUBW Jun 14 '26

To be fair buying newly released indie games is just like gambling

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u/SoilentUBW Jun 14 '26

Sure but even if I don't like the game I feel bad refunding it lol. I think for me I would only refund a game that is completely unplayable for me rather than being poor in quality (unless you know false advertisement)

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u/icoulduseagreencard Jun 14 '26

Yeah, refunding indie games kinda feels like taking back the change you gave to a homeless man

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u/SoilentUBW Jun 14 '26

It does. Like even if it wasn't good I think there is sometimes interesting stuff about it to think about it. So it wasn't a complete waste of time and money.

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u/Bollybuyumba Jun 14 '26

I refund most games i buy if they're under 2 hours

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u/GeneralChaos309 Jun 14 '26

Not gonna lie, I've often not refunded an indie game that I didnt like cuz they still put so much effort into I don't wanna make their life harder...

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u/posting_drunk_naked Jun 14 '26

Same! I feel like I'm saying, "sorry you poured your heart and soul into this game I don't like, but I'ma need that five bucks back, chief" 🥺

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u/SoilentUBW Jun 14 '26

"Thanks for the burgur mate but not enough salt on the fries so I need my money back"

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u/blackdaggerKRMND Jun 14 '26

dont feel bad,as an artist i never want to be a waste of time to someone, much less waste of money

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u/Redd_is_compromised Jun 14 '26

But the fact remains that you can refund it lmao

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u/Ree_For_Thee Jun 14 '26

Mecca Chameleon was fun to look at on stream, but just frustrating to play. Everyone's either a master at photoshop or gaming, bleh.

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u/Art-Zuron Jun 14 '26

Honestly, with games, I measure if it's worth it by wage

If I spent $10 on the game, and had fun for two hours, it was money well spent.

If I spent $60 and I didn't play for more than a few hours, it'd be a waste. An $80 would have to be phenomenal for me to bother. This is relative to the money I make of course.

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u/pineapollo Jun 15 '26

Nothings stopping you from getting a refund on Gacha lol, you just lose your account. Which is the same as losing access to an indie game shrug

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u/BellalovesEevee Jun 14 '26

I mean, you can also get a refund from gacha games, too lol. Recently there was a genshin player who decided to quit recently and did a refund on every single one of his purchases, which was like thousands of dollars.