Dwarf Fortress, a part-sim, part-roguelike, part-hellishly complicated game for PC with a rabid fanbase, which had previously been free/donationware, is bringing out a paid version on Steam with some bells and whistles. Why?

Because the developers have health issues and need a more secure stream of income than just donations due to our sucktastic healtcare system.

😷💰💰💰🔥🏥After 10+ years of surviving off donations, Dwarf Fortress is making a premium version of their game because American health care costs are insane. Great example of how privatized healthcare affects even successful small businesses, especially indie #gamedev’s. pic.twitter.com/3Fcumdankp

— Disastercake (@disastercake) March 13, 2019

This is actually trending on Twitter today.

PS. There will still be a free version.