I wonder if Nuclear Throne would have made it through the EGS curation. Like, all these indie devs coming out saying how great EGS is since they keep more money, but there are hardly any good indie games on EGS, and if they are, they are some of the more well known titles. Let me know when they approve some really obscure indie game.
Nothing of Vlambeers output would be accepted on EGS - i say this as a huge Vlambeer fan.
I don't get Rami's deal, at all. He basically burnt out on Nuclear Throne, leaving a fan to deliver the final official update - yes he handed over development to someone outside of Vlambeer to do the job. His team is very successful, yet he's bitter of the platforms that enabled his success. I'm guessing he deeply resented the fact that Valve took 30% - interestingly, he has never committed Nuclear Throne to a sale.