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>many measures the most demonstrably successful game developer without a big studio ex gamer here (player only, no idea about the game making industry), never
by bob29 4y ago
>many measures the most demonstrably successful game developer without a big studio
ex gamer here (player only, no idea about the game making industry), never heard of him or any games. Is he really the most successful? From the outside i would have guessed hte most successful indy game dev, based on how much they're talked about, would be something like: dwarf fortress, minecraft, flappy birds, wordle...
- koshergweilo 4y agoHe's really only a recognizable figure in the puzzle game space. Both of his games are highly esteemed, with The Witness in particular praised as "the dark souls of puzzle games." All this said, puzzle games are harder to design than to develop and IMHO his past success only qualifies him as a great designer rather than the general computing guru he proclaims himself to be.