Overview
- In a Game File interview, co-creator Nick Kaman described mental price tiers where $7.99 sits in the same bracket as $5 rather than $10.
- Team PEAK selected the $8 sweet spot to keep the purchase feeling low risk while sustaining ongoing updates and future work.
- Coverage credits this pricing approach with helping PEAK break out in 2025, selling strongly and building an active co-op community.
- Outlets note recent Steam discounts that have dropped the effective price to about $4.95.
- Dexerto reports a $5 launch offer before moving to $8, a detail other coverage disputes, with several reports stating it debuted at $7.99.