How much would pay for the game that gives full enjoyment for only 2 hours with no replayability?

Bought Firewatch for somewhere around 12-14 euro i think and it is like 3hours long? Well worth it for me! But no way would i pay over 15euro for a short game.

Depend of the nature of the enjoyment.
If I have fun, maybe 5€
If it leave me in a emotional state where I think I have lived something important there, 20€ is ok

My general rule of thumb for every game purchase is: 1 Euro for 1 hour of expected game time. But I have to admit that this rule doesn't really work for extreme cases. For example, I have played Grim Dawn for 650 hours, but I wouldn't pay 650 Euro for it. Instead, I buy every DLC of it as soon as it releases to thank and support the developers. The other way around, if a game is really great for 2 hours I would probably pay more than 2 Euro. The problem I usually have is that I don't know the real playtime and the real quality before playing. Sometimes I don't want to play it for long even if the official playtime is way longer.
I would probably not pay 20 Euros for a 2 hour game. But if it's great and, more importantly, I KNOW that it will be great, then I pay maybe up to 10 Euro. But it really strongly depends on the situation.

I paid 160€ to see McCartney for 2 hours, as long as a game is really good I won't be bothered I paid 10-20€ for 2 good hours. If it wasn't too good I'd be more upset because of the time wasted on it.

Depends on quality of this enjoyment. Game that is just ok will be different that game that keeps me totally occupied and in total amazement. Generally I look at it this way - I go to cinema a lot, When I go to cinema I usually pay 5-7EUR for ticket, add 2-3 EUR for communication and something to drink, so let's say 10EUR for on average 2h long movie. So if I have no problem paying 5EUR/hour for a movie I should have no problem with paying 5EUR/hour of a video game, especially as video game I can replay any time, my fiancee can play it via family sharing later on, generally game can be used multiple times, while cinema ticket is wprthless the very moment you leave the cinema. So if a game is great and I really enjoy it I will have no problem paying 10EUR for 2h long quality experience.

Usually pay about 10$ to go to the movies with popcorn and soda for about 2 hours of enjoyment, so don’t feel bad to pay for ganes, always wait for bundles or sales if you’re into the best value for your buck

Firewatch and The Fidelio Incident were both extremely short games - paid full price, $20 for one and $10 for the other IIRC.
Both were worth every penny in my opinion, however. I don't really believe there's a "limit" I'd pay, and it depends more on the quality and story of the game in question.

there's people paying $60 to idle cards, so even if you get 10 minutes out of PLAYING a game, i call it a good investment. 👍

What Remains of Edith Finch is another example of this kind. When it appeared, the original price was 20€ (now it is still 15€). What can I say... It's a true piece of art, but I finished the game in 2 hours and since I know the twist at the end, it lacks any replayability. I wouldn't want to miss the experience and the emotional rollercoaster it puts you through, but damn the 15 € I spent for it are too much.

I don't have much more to add than what has already been said so I'll just share some relevant blog posts by Jeff Vogul, founder of Spiderweb Software:

• How You're Going To Price Your Computer Game.
• Indie Games Should Cost More, Pt. 1
• Indie Games Should Cost More, Pt. 2, The Expensening!

Really depends on how much it fits my taste and what the game has to offer in these two hours, tough question. There's many (mostly indie) games around that you can pick up for a nickel and dime and which, as a matter of fact, could ask for way more than they currently do, and many (mostly wannabe-AAA) that ask for 60+ bucks and aren't even worth their bargain bin price (IMO). For me, it mostly comes down to how soon I'm able to make some time to and want to play a title - and if I have enough cash leftover to buy them, of course :D.

I like the approach of MCsquared (1 Euro per hour) in general. But I admit that 2 hours is pretty much the time of an average movie. So if the game really gives full enjoyment I would consider the price of a cinema ticket.
(but this probably varies depending on the country)

While a lot of people are debating how much a game is worth based on their experience with the game, what game it is, etc... I feel like we're overlooking one more detail; it also depends on one's financial situation. I'd never buy a $20 game because for me, that's too much for one game, no matter which one it is - I wouldn't be able to afford gaming at this rate.

In other words, it's not just about the game itself but what you are financially willing and capable of affording, therefore opinions may vary a lot. For example, I wouldn't pay more than ~$5, but that's only because anything more would be overpriced for me. If I had the money to spend, I'd go as far as $10, and then again that's because I'm super thrifty due to being used to having a tight budget to maintain so quite possibly more.

Would you pay the same for a dvd or bluray of a film?

Depends. Story driven game? $10-$15 sounds about right

It depends on the game. I did play Tacoma for example and it took me 6 hours to consume all of the information about the world and getting all of the achievements. It's hard to judge these kind of games, because as a game there's not much worth to it but as an animated interactive movie that you technically could replay as much as you'd like it's definitely worth the price of a DVD.

To come back to Tacoma, I'm currently playing The Turing Test which has the exact same setup but also offers Portal-esque gameplay. Both of these games have the same price. One takes place on a spaceship with like 20 rooms and the other has like 77 puzzle rooms.
In comparison, Tacoma fails as a game. But the setup is so much stronger than The Turing Test that it's almost a shame that the game didn't offer "real" gameplay. I really hope the world of Tacoma gets another game, if not that would be a giant waste.

Personally I never disliked a game due to its length. I get most of my games from bundles and really cheap deals so the money aspect doesn't affect my opinion on the length (at least for indie games), but I really don't mind if a good experience is only one afternoon long.

But to actually answer the question from the poll: I'd be willing to spend as much as $20 for a good story alone, but if we go to the $30-$60 territory I definitely expect at least 10 hours (and quality) from it. Normally I'll wait for sales and bundles for these types of games though.

It also depends on what other games offer compared to their value for money. If the game offers 2h of full enjoyment but i can get 10h of full enjoyment for the same price from another game, i will be inclined to buy the longest. Except if the shortest is especially original, idea, graphics, etc.

But no actually i wouldn't pay 20$ for 2h of full enjoyment, when :

• a very original game like Shigatari offers 10h of full enjoyment for 3€
• a very original 1,5h stained glass game like Message Quest is priced 3€.

When the game doesn't seem "special", usually i prefer 1€/1h.
Counter-part : i never refund a game i liked, even if it was 1h long.

I don't really buy games with 2hours of content.

I NEVER cared about replayability and I never will because I don't like replaying games. But I care about the duration of the game. No matter how good it is, if it's too small, you can't expect me to pay a lot for such a short enjoyment. So, I would give max 10 euros for a game like that. There are a lot of indie games that are awesome, but really short, so I really don't wanna give a lot of euros for them.

I find it amazing how people can beat a game in under X amount of hours and say it's too short. And yet people like my RL friend and I beat them in 2-3 times the amount of hours and see that they missed SO much in content. Such as secrets, easter eggs, and other findable things. And they miss out of 3/4 of the achievements if the game has them.

And then they bitch about the pricing.

It's a hard one to justify before playing it and knowing how much you'll love it, as someone who doesn't usually have a lot of money to spend on video games. If I adore the game though and it leaves a lasting impact the price doesn't really matter, I'd 100% recommend it still at full price if you're able to buy it. If people can't afford it they'll just wait for a sale.

ABZÛ is one of my favourites that I would absolutely recommend, but $20 is asking a lot for someone who won't replay it. That said that game was more like an experience to me, it gave me a lot of feelings that Studio Ghibli films do. So afterwards I was like I could totally warrant paying $20 still if I had it, because it was like watching a film. And I enjoyed it so much I replayed it again that same night and dipped in and out since.

I loved Tacoma too and right after I beat it was thinking about replaying it already and how I'd love to get back to it in a couple years. Firewatch and The Stanley Parable had the same effect. I think because these are some of my all-time favourite games of course I can warrant the price and assume I'll probably love games similar in nature. But it's hard to know for sure ahead of time, especially it's of a different genre or experimental. I guess that's the beauty of refunds though, if you play 30 minutes and think it's a huge waste of money can stop playing it.

I do think developers tend to overprice games though because they know it'll be on sale and that's where the majority of their sales will come from with the store? Usually these games are pretty straightforward about being short games, so if you pay full price you know what you're getting into and supporting the devs (more?) if not waiting for a sale.

I think the problem for me is that I'd not be very likely to buy it at all, as I'm not into those kinds of interactive walking simulators. I can only think of 2 exceptions to this, which were firewatch and Tacoma, which are both superb. But that leaves 99.something percent that I don't enjoy in the genre. Even when it's not walking simulators, but action games such as for example Shank, I feel cheated. 10 euro for 2 hours and 45 minutes worth of content. Or even worse, superhot (god that "game" was overhyped).

full enjoyment ?
if it's full enjoyment, it surely worth 10+ bucks for me. but it should be full enjoyment!

5 to 10 EUR sounds decent to me for a really really good 2 hrs-long game :)