# 'The Swindle to End All Swindles' — How One Teen Developer Almost Made a Fortune From a 200 Dollar Prank Game

> The teenaged developer of a joke game titled This Game Costs 200 Dollars almost made over $1 million before thousands of players refunded it.

- **Source:** [Ign](https://www.ign.com/articles/joke-game-priced-at-200-dollars-rakes-in-13-million-on-steam-before-thousands-of-players-refund-it?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a72aaf65022982c131c32a5)
- **Published:** 2026-08-05
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #steam
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a72aaf65022982c131c32a5

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