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This just further confirms that my energy and money is going to the indie space. The level of enjoyment I get out of Factorio, Cuphead, Cogmind, Crusader Kings
by bstar77 6y ago
This just further confirms that my energy and money is going to the indie space. The level of enjoyment I get out of Factorio, Cuphead, Cogmind, Crusader Kings III, Curious Expedition 2, EXA Punks, Elite Dangerous, Kenshi, etc is so much greater than any AAA title I've touched in the past 5 years, yet these games are cheaper and most can run on a potato. I want to play games, not interactive movies.
- zeroonetwothree 6y agoParadox isn’t exactly an indie
- masklinn 6y agoYeah Paradox is a publisher so there are indie paradox games (e.g. cities skyline) but CKIII is from one of their internal studios so… not indie.
- hundchenkatze 6y agoWhat does it mean to be an indie game developer? If you're releasing with the help of a publisher you're no longer independent.
- masklinn 6y ago> If you're releasing with the help of a publisher you're no longer independent. Dear diary, I was today years old when I learned that Stardew Valley is not an indie game. > What does it mean to be an indie game developer? There's no hard-and-fast rule, but generally speaking it means the devs are not subordinate to the publisher. There are games for which the publisher contracts a studio, therefore the publisher decides and has the last word, these are not indies. There are others where the publisher provides funding and / or assistance (e.g. managing distribution channels), but doesn't take much or any active part in the development process. These are generally considered indie games. There are also games which are entirely self-published. These are also, obviously, indie games. Super Meat Boy, Shovel Knight, or The Witness are self-published indie games. Fez[0], Stardew, or Bastion are not (published respectively by Trapdoor, Chucklefish, and Warner). Hell, World of Goo ultimately self-published because they didn't manage to convince a publisher, would that have made them "not indie"? [0] literally one of the subjects of Indie Game: The Movie
- hundchenkatze 6y ago> Dear diary, I was today years old when I learned that Stardew Valley is not an indie game. The snark was unnecessary... Thanks for the rest though.
- supuun 6y agoSince couple of years ago, Stardew valley at least on pc is self-published
- masklinn 6y agoThe person I replied to stated that releasing a game with the help of a publisher means you’re not indie. Therefore my publication concerns were the terms at release.
- yxhuvud 6y agoOn the other hand Paradox publishing parts grew out of distributing their own games using IP that they have developed themselves all the way back from the late 90s.
- bstar77 6y agoI was initially saying I'm done with AAA... I know Paradox Studios isn't exactly indie, but these games are not $100m+ affairs and are relatively niche titles.
- Medox 6y agoSpeaking of punk and non-AAA, I'll throw in Frostpunk. Now, speaking of winter survivals (and non-AAA), The Long Dark is also a masterpiece.
- dkersten 6y agoSpeaking of Frostpunk, I would love to see more games set in that world. I would love a Frostpunk RPG for example, something a bit like Divinity Original Sin, or maybe Disco Elysium, but in the Frostpunk world. Or maybe a Life is Strange style story game.
- sali0 6y agoI recently got Frostpunk and love it. Beautiful, stressful game
- bstar77 6y agoLove Frostpunk too... so many great games I could list.
- Server6 6y agoI'm not sure why we can't have both. Indies aren't going away.
- doikor 6y ago> Crusader Kings III Excellent game that is actually on GamePass right now. Microsoft has actually been really great to smaller/indie games with GamePass.