Humble charity game packages have increased prices again, players' welfare shrinks and controversy

2025-06-29 21:10:58|Myriagame |source：minecraft skins

The Humble Choice subscription service, once known for its high cost performance, is about to usher in the second price increase this year.Starting from July 1, the monthly fee for US users will increase to US$14.99 (annual fee of US$154.99), and the monthly fee for domestic regions will increase to RMB 95.Users in other regions have also received price adjustment notices one after another.This marks the service’s step-by-step price increase from “$12 per month” to “nearly $15” within five years. Although the feature of part of the proceeds for charitable donations has been retained, the player community has experienced large-scale dissatisfaction.

Since May, new subscribers will automatically obtain the IGN membership rights, and are questioned as disguised price increases.In recent monthly game lineups, high-quality products such as "Warhammer 40K: Blaster" are mixed with works that require third-party starters such as EA.Non-Steam version of the game has been repeatedly complained about its simple launcher function

In the discussion posts related to the ResetEra forum, some users said they would suspend or cancel subscriptions, and believed that the cost-effectiveness after the price increase was no longer as good as buying Steam discount games directly.Some core users also pointed out that compared with mainstream subscription services such as PS Plus and XGP, Humble Choice can still provide permanently owned Steam activation codes, and includes a mixed lineup of independent games and 3A works.

As the game industry as a whole enters a price increase cycle (some new works have sold at $80), this "charity + gaming" business model is facing severe tests.

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