General OpenTTD • Re: OpenTTD - Steam and GOG

We do however greatly value all contributions made by users - they’re not insignificant and do help cover the costs of our server infrastructure. Until this month, our funds were quite low...

Here's another potential consequence I hadn't thought of. As long as the game was free on Steam, the players that come from Steam were compelled to make a donation if they liked the game. Now these players are going to think "I've already paid the price they asked for OpenTTD, why should I donate on top of that?" (Little do they know that they are actually paying for an unrelated product, and that the money goes to an unrelated entity.) After this one-time donation from Atari is used up, you might find yourself with a greatly diminished rate of player donations.

If I were there, I would have tried to negotiate for a recurring payment tied to the infrastructure costs.

Statistics: Posted by odisseus — 21 Mar 2026 22:44