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>the worst industry contraction since the collapse of Atari. Is that true? It feels like we've been in a indie renaissance for a while now
by ThrowawayTestr 2y ago
>the worst industry contraction since the collapse of Atari.
Is that true? It feels like we've been in a indie renaissance for a while now
- jayd16 2y agoIts more that there's an absence of investment funding. Profits are still being made and work is still being done but its hard to get a new project funded, let alone allocate that funding to engine dev.
- runevault 2y agoThere are indies doing well certainly (had at least 3 significant hits this year to my knowledge between Balataro (made with LOVE2D), Animal Well (C and a custom engine) and Buckshot Roulette (made with Godot)), but game developers in general have not been doing great. Seeing layoffs on par with the rest of tech.
- kevingadd 2y agoWe've had upwards of 20k games industry layoffs in just the last couple years, iirc. Funding has dried up too, which is really bad for indies since they're more dependent on it than established studios.