Indie dev's 'Brand Forest' project makes first sale on $2 cost
ThePeterMick · x · 2026-08-26
Indie developer ThePeterMick shared that their new project, theGrove.lol, secured its first sale, recouping 50% (1 USD) of the costs.
Project Concept:
- Gamifies brand marketing as "planting trees" in a shared 3D virtual forest.
- Users pay to plant trees; higher payments result in taller, more prominent trees. An outbid mechanism allows taking over spots.
- Early adopters include brands like Uneed and Blogr.ai.
Tech Stack:
- Minimal stack: PHP + jQuery.
- Domain cost was only $2, representing a low-cost, creative monetization experiment.
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