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A game titled Congratulations On Your Purchase costs $999 on Steam, making it the most expensive game on the platform. The 10-minute first-person luxury experience inside a palace awards a golden ticket Steam Achievement displaying the price. The Steam page states the price is not a mistake but the point.
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