On Steam, larger developers are charged a 20% commission, whereas Indie developers are charged a 30% commission. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-12

On Steam, larger developers are charged a 20% commission, whereas Indie developers are charged a 30% commission. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-12-03-indie-developers-are-unhappy-with-steams-new-revenue-sharing-tiers https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-12-03-indie-deve... You are put at a fundamentally poorer economic position if you quit your AAA job and make Indie games and release them on Steam.