The video game industry operates on thin profit margins. Due to how expensive most video games are developed, they need to reach a wide audience to recoup their costs. Particularly outside the world of indie gaming, it's almost impossible to make a game on a shoestring budget and hope it becomes a sleeper hit. Despite these long odds, some games do manage to become cult classics.
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