10 Jaw-Dropping Video Game Success Stories You Need To Hear

4. Rogue Legacy

Created by long-time flash game developer Cellar Door Games - a team consisting of two brothers, Kenny and Teddy Lee - they changed up their previous approach to put out the fantastic Rogue Legacy, a roguelike hack n' slash puzzler that positively sweats charm. Putting you in control of a string of protagonists all coming from the same bloodline, you'll inherit a number of different traits that get passed down as you all try to conquer an ever-changing castle layout.

Giving a talk at the Game Developer's Conference last year, Kenny mentioned that as the game only cost $14,878 to create, it had actually managed to recoup its entire development cost within one hour of being on sale, which is just staggering considering how much detail and effort is packed into every corner of the experience.

That first hour of sales only led to more astonishment though, as the brothers went on to see more than 100,000 units downloaded within the week, making this quite the special case for the two-person developer who'd never seen such a reception before.