So you might have heard about the company called Subsoap and their game called "Faerie Solitaire". You might have even heard that those guys were giving away thousands (litereally) of Faerie Solitaire copies to get attention. But what you might NOT know yet is that they currently have a "pay once get all games forever" bundle. It is called Infinity Bundle http://www.infinitybundle.com/. And yes I am aware 1st of April is an awful day to announce such a thing. But Subsoap claims the bundle will be there for at least 30 days so those skeptical about it would still have a chance to test how true it is.

Anyway, there seems to be much information of various variety so I decided to make this thread to gather it all up for the benefit of those interested.

If you purchase the Inifinitey Bundle you, obviously get access to all the games Subsoap will ever make in the future. Both DRM-free and Steam-versions (if those would be available). According to one of the developers - Brian - they are going to release at least 2 more games this year (and most probably more). The price will stay the same throughout the whole sale. The ability to purchase will be closed once all time-zones in the world are at May 1st.

Also those of you smart lucky rich guys, who bought any product of Subsoap before 1st of April get a FREE IB code. This covers both direct and indirect (e.g. Steam) purchases. If you purchased directly from the developers you would get an IB code in your email - if not, you can contact them and still get your IB code. On the other hand, IB code also includes FS2 pre-order, so you do not need to and will not actually be able to redeem FS2 pre-order after redeeming the IB code on their web-site.

Also all IB-buyers will get "digital collector's editions" of all games produced by Subsoap when available. This basically means your IB would give you all the extra goodies a "normal" FS2 pre-order would and would give you similar deals for future Subsoap games, if those would be available. I myself have sort of a "Collector's Edition" of FS1 and it's got plenty of stuff - including wallpapers, mouse cursors, and many more things (I think even an art-book).

PLUS "If you donate over $100 USD directly to the secular charity of your choice and show us your receipt, we will give you a bundle key at no extra cost."


Also Brian states you can give away your extra unneeded codes to whoever you want. Subsoap do not have a problem with this.

Another thing for those of you, who "just" want Faerie Solitaire 2 - you could get TONS of extra-goodies (including physical ones) depending on the price you pay. Check out the Faerie Solitaire 2 pre-orders page!

Also here is a quote on how Subsoap will develop from now on (directly from Pkeod)

"We worked on some big games in the past (for other companies), and we only really started making our own games in 2008 - I tried to make more games before then but had many failures and learning experiences. On the plus side, I am now very good at what I do. We are just now starting to have momentum and the ability to make more of the games we want to play. I'm 23 and have been making games most of my life. Completely self taught. I pay out the majority of what I make to pay the people who work with me. Here's something I posted on reddit today:

I'm turning my company into a co-operative and surrendering some of my ownership to my employees. I want my company owned by the employees, and for them to profit directly from what they do, not third party investors. The customers will be the investors. Eventually people who want to work for us will be able to, we'll have them trial for a year and if we like them and they want to take an owner role we will allow them to. Then the owners vote on what we make and what we do. Still a lot to figure out. I know money is important but it is not a primary motivator for me. :)"

Here is the answer I got when I asked about "details on other future games from Subsoap"
"FaeSaga has some preview stuff here but it's kind of old: http://subsoap.com/games/faesaga ";
"More card but some different variations, more diverse themes. Adventure games, actions games. All 2D. Mostly singleplayer, but we will experiment with multiplayer. That's short term. Long term who knows! "

Faerie Solitaire became available for free on iOS.
Regular version http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id439409592?mt=8
HD version http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/faerie-solitaire-mobile-hd/id442227406?mt=8

I will try to keep everyone updated when I can so that you guys have the new info as it is available.

P.S. Also I know directly from Subsoap they are interested in being on GOG and actually already filled in the application. However, whether GOG is interested or not remains a big question. So, if you would like Subsoap to come here, please, voice it out here and in other threads.

P.P.S. UPD Thanks to mighty ET3D I now also have an IB key so, if anyone has additional questions about it, I will try to answer those as well.

Don't forget the Kickstarter-style pre-order tiers for Faerie Solitaire 2 as well!

Thanks, included that info and some more.

Pretty cool idea.

But unfortunately they only have one game out and I haven't played it, so I have no idea if buying all their future games in advance would be a good move.

That is a solvable problem. Pkeod, aka Brian is giving away thousands of copies of Faeries Solitaire 1 both for Steam and also DRM-free. You can simply contact him or his code-bot on Reddit and get a Steam-code http://ru.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/rbf5d/giving_away_50000_more_copies_of_our_game_faerie/.
If you do not have a Reddit account you can also do that via steamgifts.com and/or by writing him an email directly via brian (at) subsoap (dot) com Also there is an online-version available to play on the web-site http://www.subsoap.com/
Worked for me like a charm.

Aren't they all gone now though?

Well, I don't know - the web-page announcement on reddit doesn't say anything. Anyway, I presume one could still try sending an email.

This is what lead me to believe they'd run out:
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/rbf5d/giving_away_50000_more_copies_of_our_game_faerie/

Also, note that

"If you donate over $100 USD directly to the secular charity of your choice and show us your receipt, we will give you a bundle key at no extra cost."

Subsoap keeps amazing me with their generosity and general awesomeness lately. I'm tempted to buy and donate even tho their games weren't really my cup of tea.

I have say they are doing great and almost bough infinity bundle. Sadly vat killed it for me.

Yes, that is how nice they are. I also like that attitude. If you want to support them, you could also get your IB key from sending the receipt and buy and gift/trade another IB bundle (I for one am looking for opportunities of trading one, if you looked at my "Classfields" post).

Same happened here. I bought mine from '10 Xmas sale when they had those indie bundles going. Paid £3.99 for 4 games, including FS. Didn't think they they would give me this IB code, but dang they did.
Need to gift few FS copies to my mates.

Yeah, I believe in this case you get 1 IB key per purchase carried out before 1st of April 2012.

A fellow GOGer was kind enough to send me a Steam key, and I've tried the game out. Surprisingly entertaining for a card game, and very polished. Seems like the devs know what they're doing. I'll definitely consider getting the bundle.