Aye, Scirra might surprise you with good news (sale!) but never with "bad."
There was a whole thread a while ago talking about Scirra's merits/flaws relative to competitors, and four highlights were: accessibility of cost; full features (with limited instances in certain cases) for free users; frequent free updates; and only-when-you-need-it license upgrade requirements.
You can find a common thread running through those company positions and more: accessibility and value to users (which could be summarized as value to users).