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THIS GAME COSTS $500 is a single-player falling-block puzzle game where your score becomes an in-game dollar VALUE. Clear lines, push your VALUE up a ladder of ten milestones, and see how close you can get to the game’s namesake goal: $500. Reaching $500 doesn’t end the run — the game celebrates, and CONTINUE keeps the same run going. The $500 is an in-game goal, not the price and not real money.

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5317980/

Facts

  • Single-player falling-block puzzle game, one endless mode
  • 10×20 board, 3-piece next preview, hold slot
  • Score drives an in-game dollar VALUE, shown in the HUD
  • Ten VALUE milestones, $0.01 to $500
  • Speed rises every 10 lines, up to level 21
  • 13 in-game achievements, in-game leaderboard
  • Adaptive music that adds layers as your level rises
  • Available now on Steam, released October 16, 2026

Capsule art

Steam main capsule, 1232 by 706 pixels: the THIS GAME COSTS $500 logo beside a stacked game board.
Main capsule (1232×706)
Steam header capsule, 920 by 430 pixels: the THIS GAME COSTS $500 logo beside a stacked game board.
Header capsule (920×430)
Steam small capsule, 462 by 174 pixels: the THIS GAME COSTS $500 logo with a few board cells.
Small capsule (462×174)

Screenshots

The in-game $500 celebration panel: "$500", "GOAL REACHED", CONTINUE and MAIN MENU.The HUD at level 5: score 31,370 and VALUE $1, with the $1 milestone badge on the board.Level 15: score 225,876 and VALUE $100, with the $100 milestone badge on the board.Level 20: score 385,270 and VALUE $250, with the $250 milestone badge on the board.Level 21 after the goal: a tall stack on one side of the board, VALUE at $500.

Contact

thisgamecosts500@gmail.com

Developer: B&S