The Order 1886 not a huge flop?

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celador said:
The devs spent 5 years on the project, which included two years making their own engine I believe. So it is still far away from breaking even, and I doubt it will get there, even if the actual sales numbers are half decent.

The engine itself though will be used again in the future though.  So it really doesn't apply to whether or not The Order breaks even when you think about it as it will pay for itself.