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From the same interview, they said they scaled up from a team of about 65 for It Takes Two to a team of about 80 for Split Fiction, which they made in four years. Back of the napkin math means that Split Fiction was made for about $50M. I find game budgets to be really interesting to track lately, because so many have become so reckless with them that it's great to see what can be made if you scope down.
How you conclude that Split Fiction Budget Was $50 Million?
An assumption that each employee costs them about $150k/year in salary/office space/benefits. There are lots of ways it can be more complicated than that, including the fact that they're in Sweden, but last I heard, $150k/year/developer was about what you'd expect to pay in the US, if a company was interested in replicating this kind of development in a place where labor costs are probably highest.