Only time will tell.
Medieval city-builder Manor Lords is Steam’s most wishlisted game and is a mere day away from release, but no one is actually sure how much it’s going to cost.
Apparently, that’s on purpose. Tim Bender, the CEO of Hooded Horse, Manor Lords’ publisher, took to Reddit to explain the collective decision not to disclose the price until its launch day. «We don’t like to declare a price in advance of release,» Bender says. «Because sharing the US price alone will lead to misunderstandings. People will be concluding the game is unaffordable in their region when at launch they will have pricing that will work for them.»
Manor Lords will have regional pricing but this won’t just be for different currencies. Bender points out that it’s really common for Steam to use US Dollar pricing in various regions like Turkey, Southeast Asia, and South America. However, these tend to differ from the North American price to help local customers afford the game, given wage differences and other factors.
