30,000 people celebrated with a German developer on Twitch about the launch of his game – 1 week later he sees what it has brought him

The German developer cakez77 looks at the money he has earned with his first game on Steam and breaks down in tears live on Twitch.

What kind of developer is he and what kind of game? The German developer cakez77 has long tried his hand at game development. Initially, he only published games on the indie website itch.io, but he recently released his first game on Steam: Tangy TD.

Tangy TD is a strategic tower defense game in pixel style. The goal is to protect the witch Tangy from monsters. For this, there are various troops, weapons, and a sophisticated skill system.

• By the way: If you want to try the game, it is currently 12% cheaper on Steam and costs only 8.79 euros.

Overall, cakez77 worked on the game for 4 years, and the game developer shared his progress on his Twitch channel.

Now, cakez77 looked at the total revenue from the game after he had gone viral with an emotional clip about his sales figures in the subreddit r/LivestreamFails.

4 years of work paid off

How much has cakez77 earned by now? In a Twitch stream on Saturday, March 14, 2026, cakez77 opened his Steam dashboard: His game has made a revenue of $245,123 on Steam within a week, which is equivalent to 212,438.30 euros (as of March 18, 2026).

Of course, deductions for returns and taxes apply, leaving the developer with an amount of $197,847, or 171,483.89 euros (as of March 18, 2026). From this, taxes in Germany will also be deducted.

This is a very high sum, which makes cakez77 cry with joy. After all, all the hard work over the past years has paid off. His partner next to him is also happy for him, hugs him, and gives him kisses.

You can watch the moment on Twitch here:

Tangy TD has sold a total of 28,078 copies. A remarkable increase considering that the game had already sold over 3,500 copies a day after its release. Just a week ago, 30,000 people were excited live on Twitch with the game developer about the first sales.

How does the community react? The clip was also posted on Reddit. Under the Reddit post, the community shares in his joy:

• chthonictroglodyte writes: I think it’s wonderful how sincerely they are happy for him.
• spnkr is happy for the developer: I’m incredibly happy for the guy – the game isn’t for me, but I think it’s great when independent developers pour their hearts into their projects and are rewarded for it.

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What happens next with cakez77 as a game developer remains to be seen. He has worked hard to earn his reputation as a developer. Players can be excited about what cakez77 releases next. The originally high sales figures made the German developer extremely happy, and he was satisfied with the earnings: Developer from Germany finds out on Twitch how many times his game has been sold on Steam – And over 31,000 people share in his joy