Indie heist hit Monaco reaches 500K in sales — but only 36K on Xbox 360

If you ever wondered why indie developers seem to love selling their games on Steam, it might have something to do with the fact that they often sell a lot of games on Valve’s digital-distribution network.

For instance, look at the developer of the multiplayer heist game Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine. Pocketwatch Games developed the title, which has teams of players working together to rob banks and spy agencies, and the studio released it for PC in April and then on Xbox 360 in May. A Mac version followed in July and Linux in October. While Xbox 360 has a rather substantial player base, most of the game’s success came from elsewhere.