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Harvey Randall

Iron Lung dev responds to accusations that he's only doing this for the money after a $2 price hike: 'Yes ... I make games for a living'

An image of the inside of a submersible in David Szymanski's horror game, Iron Lung.

Iron Lung, an indie horror game so popular it's getting a movie adaptation starring Markiplier, has raised its pricing on Steam to $8 (£6.70), a price hike of two whole dollars. For some reason, this has upset people to the point where the game's developer David Szymanski felt the need to respond.

In a thread on Twitter (thanks, IGN) Szymanski writes: "Iron Lung's price went up because the game is worth $8 so I want to charge $8, because I want to earn more money," adding that people who still had a problem with it could "go pirate it or something idc."

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