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Steam’s most expensive game clocks in at over $999 but challenges players to buy it anyway.
Over the years the price of AAA video games has continued to rise, with all eyes on Grand Theft Auto VI to see if it bumps the cost up further.
Those who don’t want to spend the money on the latest blockbusters may find comfort in indie titles. They’re often cheaper, shorter and take up less space on your internal storage.
This Steam indie has flipped that idea on its head, though, as it’s currently listed for nearly $1,000.
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After quietly launching last month, Congratulations On Your Purchase is starting to get noticed, being shared by the likes of Pirat_Nation on X earlier today.
Simply put it’s a self-proclaimed “luxury experience” that boasts no real gameplay, but costs more than any other video game on Valve’s digital storefront.
It’s currently priced at $999.99/£748.00, but we’d suggest waiting for the next Steam sale before you add this one to your backlog.
All joking aside, the ‘game’s’ description reads: “You paid for this.Not accidentally. Not on impulse. You saw the price. You read the description. And then you bought it anyway. Welcome.”
Once purchased and installed to your PC you’ll be greeted by a crowd of devoted supporters and paparazzi.
You walk down a red carpet laid out on a palace floor, and you’re invited to leave your name on the wall for other visitors to see should they purchase the game as well.
As the Steam page’s description continues; There is no combat. There are no enemies. There are no quests, no skill trees, no loot boxes”, it’s essentially just a victory lap.
However, at the time of writing there are no user reviews, suggesting no one has actually bought the game yet. That said, those that do will probably be relentlessly mocked online so perhaps some wealthy gamers have bought the game but are just keeping it under wraps. Even that feels unlikely though.
It seems like the only kind of people this philosophical listing will appeal to are the big-name content creators and streamers.
Even they would surely justify this purchase, though, as again, there's no game to played here. It's just you walking through a series of rooms reflecting on a frankly very silly purchase.
And to think gamers were worried about GTA VI potentially being the first $100 game, before premium and collector's editions of course...
