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  "id": 167119,
  "title": "A viral $200 joke game highlights a serious problem for indie creators on Steam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/a-viral-200-joke-game-highlights-a-serious-problem-for-indie-creators",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-05T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Creative Bloq",
    "slug": "creative-bloq",
    "url": "https://www.creativebloq.com/3d/video-game-design/a-viral-usd200-joke-game-highlights-a-serious-problem-for-indie-creators-on-steam"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "This Games Costs $200 generated $1.3 million in sales but made its developer only $2,000.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Polygon",
        "title": "Steam meme game made in days almost turns teen into a millionaire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/steam-meme-game-made-in-days-almost-turns-teen-into-a-millionaire",
        "published": "2026-08-04T20:10:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "This joke game that costs $200 earned the developer $1.3 million on Steam, then the refunds came in",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/this-joke-game-that-costs-200-earned-the-developer-1-3-million-on",
        "published": "2026-08-05T05:14:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}