14 DAY TRIAL // Kerbal Space Program creator Felipe Falange has talked a bit about Valve and its Steam service, confirming that the company is single-handedly saving PC gaming by delivering much needed exposure for games and a lot of great deals for gamers.
Kerbal Space Program is a very popular indie title that's currently available as an Early Access game on the Steam digital distribution service.
Even if it's far from ready for release, the game has been purchased by many PC, Mac, or Linux gamers from around the world, earning developer Squad, led by Felipe Falange, a lot of good faith.
According to Falange, who talked with PC Gamer, Valve and its Steam service helped the title generate a huge following, especially with its Summer Sale back in July.
"If you look at the overall [sales] graph, there’s one towering peak in July that marks the Summer sale. There was a small jump in March because people got excited about Steam, and then it started to dwindle to normal levels, and there’s this peak."
Falange is convinced that, through the Steam service, Valve is the savior of PC gaming.
"I think Valve is single-handedly keeping PC gaming going; they’re a major contributor. If Valve went away suddenly, I don’t know what would happen to PC gaming as a whole, but it would affect the entire culture. It’s about their culture, their influence that they generate around Steam. They’ve grown a cult around PC gaming, which is really cool."
Squad's PR Manager, Ben Holtzman, is also convinced that Steam sales help all game developers out there.
"From the marketing standpoint, the Steam Summer Sale was when everyone was like, “OK, we’ve got something pretty serious." I got to give a lot of credit to Valve for setting up [the Steam summer sale] such a tent-pole moment for PC gamers. I’m sure we’re not the only ones who say this."
Kerbal Space Program continues to be a best-seller and has earned a cult-like following.