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Steam Listing Charges $999.99 for a 10‑Minute Walking Sim Framed as a Status Experiment

Developers say the $999.99 price is intentional to make buying the game a public act that questions value and conspicuous consumption.

Overview

  • The game, titled "Congratulations On Your Purchase," appears on Steam as a brief first‑person palace walking simulator that asks buyers to sign a public wall and offers a ten‑minute runtime.
  • The Steam page lists the price at $999.99 and explicitly states "the price is not a mistake. It is the point," framing purchase as the core message rather than conventional gameplay value.
  • Buyers receive a visible "golden ticket" Steam Achievement that reads "you are now one of us" with the $999 figure, turning ownership into a public signal inside the platform.
  • Public uptake reported by journalists is minimal and inconsistent, with third‑party data showing a one‑player peak while an associated site linked to the developer indicates two buyers.
  • Coverage notes odd listing details that amplify the statement-like launch, including developer/publisher credits to Minimum Viable Prestige and Worth It Studio, AI‑created artwork claims, and unusually high minimum GPU requirements for such a short walking sim.