A game developer released their first Steam game, "Muk", which unexpectedly gained 3.5 million downloads. The game was initially buggy and difficult, but the developer made updates to address player feedback, adding new features, enemies, and a final boss. They also added achievements, trading, and swimming mechanics. The game became popular for speedrunning, and the developer worked with a composer, Evan King, to add new music. The game's success has led to the developer considering future projects, but they mention that "Muk" was not intended to become as big as it has. The developer jokingly offers to sell the game to Microsoft for $2 billion.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The creator released a game called Muk on Steam.
2. Muk had 3.5 million downloads.
3. The creator received feedback from players that the game was too hard.
4. The creator changed the game's difficulty curve from linear to exponential.
5. The creator added a new boss called Gronk to the game.
6. The creator also added a wolf enemy to the game.
7. Players were speedrunning Muk, which was not intended by the creator.
8. The creator added a final boss fight to the game, featuring a dragon.
9. The dragon was named "Son of a Bop".
10. The creator added achievements to the game, with the help of player suggestions.
11. The creator contacted Steam support to ask about adding achievements to the game.
12. The creator asked Evan King (now known as Context Sensitive) to compose music for the game.
13. Evan King created new music for the game.
14. The creator added trading to the game, allowing players to trade with NPCs.
15. The creator added a new boss called Chief to the game.
16. The creator added swimming to the game, with high-speed swimming animations.
17. The game was featured in Steam's recommended section and was in the top 50 played games.
18. The game was rated the 10th best Steam game of 2021.
19. The creator is considering other projects and may not update Muk further.
20. The creator jokingly offered to sell Muk to Microsoft for $2 billion.