One million
App Store downloads.

A game about reviewing paperwork inside a predatory title loan agency was never the most obvious idea for a mobile game. Somehow, more than one million people decided to clock in anyway.

Bad Credit? No Problem! has now crossed one million first-time downloads on the App Store. For a project built by one developer around a full-time job and family life, that number is difficult to fully process.

It started as a very small game

The goal was to make something original, focused, and a little uncomfortable. Players spend a 14-day probation period at Title 4 Cash, checking applications against a constantly changing rulebook and deciding who gets approved for a loan.

It is a strange premise, but players connected with the paperwork, the dark humor, and the human decisions hiding behind the numbers. Apple also gave the game several opportunities to reach new players through App Store features over the years.

Thank you for taking the job

Every download, review, recommendation, video, and message helped the game travel farther than I ever expected. Whether you finished the story, survived Endless Shift, or only made it through your first day, thank you for giving this odd little game a chance.

Foorbytes will keep making small games built around unusual ideas. One million downloads does not make the next game any less strange. It just makes it easier to believe that strange ideas can find an audience.