100 Sokpop games & The Future of our Patreon (Patreon)

Important: please read the whole post as our subscription service will radically change soon!

After five years of running the Patreon, our 100th game will come out! With this big milestone, we feel now is a good time to change the way we make games...

A new goal!
Starting December, we'll stop making a game every month. Instead, our new goal will be... to make another 100 Sokpop games! But this time, without the monthly deadlines.

This will open up a lot more opportunities for us, such as making better quality games with more aftercare, working together on projects and using deadlines that make more sense for each project. 

While this does mean the quantity of games will go down, we will still aim to release multiple games every year.

What does this mean for me?
All $3 patrons will get:

• the latest Sokpop game
• the monthly bonus game from our back catalog

However, there will not be a new game every month anymore. Instead, the games will be released when they are ready. Of course, we'll try to keep you updated about  our latest projects!

We'll keep making behind-the-scenes content monthly, and $5+ patrons will still get early access to our videos.

We will also keep releasing the source code of the latest game for $10+ patrons.

The transition
The 100th game is supposed to come out this month, so it will still fall under the old system. After that, starting in December, the Patreon will change to the new model. 

While the 100th game is scheduled for November, it will probably come out later as we are a bit overworked. Because it's the 100th game, we're making the game together with the 4 of us! We'll try to get it out as soon as we can. Of course, all November patrons will still get the game when it comes out.

Why are we doing this?
We feel it is a necessary step for us to keep the Patreon sustainable going forward. We're also very excited to start making even bigger and better games, without having an externally forced deadline every month!

I want to stop supporting, but I just did a yearly payment!
We understand that not everyone will want to keep supporting us if there is not a new game every month. If you just paid for a yearly membership but want a refund, please let us know in a DM on Patreon and we'll make sure you get your money back.

This change will usher in a new era for Sokpop: hopefully you'll be along for the ride! Thanks for all the support over the years, and we're excited to make even more games for you!

Love,

Sokpop Collective

Aran, Ruben, Tijmen and Tom