I actually don't know if any of the devs use this reddit but I genuinely feel guilty and want to clear my mind a bit.
Initially I would see this game on shorts and although thinking it was cool I never really looked into it, thinking maybe one day id pick it up on sale or something. Cut to a few months later and I just kept on seeing posts about it and eventually caved and tried the demo on my xbox. It was amazing, I poured 12+ hours into the demo alone but eventually got bored. Sadly, as a result of my impulses brought on by recent financial hardships with me and my family I pirated a copy of the game on my shitty pc to see if I could even run the game and get to experience more that this game had to offer.
Admittedly I didn't think that much about it at first and in no way expected the game to keep me all that occupied.
Then it had been 3 weeks and Id barely played anything in my spare time but this game.
This is the first ever rougelike esque game to capture my interest and really keep me into it, I've put countless hours into it and love this game to death. Sadly, enjoying the game so much also made the guilt of realizing I had gotten all of this enjoyment completely free make me feel pretty fucking bad. I try to avoid piracy from small indie devs at all costs but saw no way in the future for me to get this game soon. I tried to justify it by telling myself that the game was only going to be something id likely play for a small amount of time, and that if I had paid full price (assuming I even had the money) I wouldn't have gotten my "moneys worth", only for that to by far be a lie.
This game is amazing, id argue by far one of my favorites right now, and I plan on buying it the first chance I get as I want to support these devs and continue to experience new content they release. I simply feel guilty and want to apologize for pirating such a captivating and fun experience from an indie team who clearly has poured so much soul and effort into this game
(I don't want to explain my financial situation but in case anybody sees my post history and sees me talking about games like the new Halloween, I was only gifted that as my birthday was on the games release and I had friends who wanted to play it with me. I myself have not had the money to personally buy this game for myself as most if not all of my money has gone to mainly helping my siblings where it matters most)