Indie games have continued to generate an incredible amount of interest from the gaming community. They took their first steps out of obscurity in the early 2000’s. Since then, this subsection of the video game industry has only grown in popularity. Indie developers are working with the latest technology to bring the world their creations without input or direction from corporate publishers. By nature, indie developers create some of the rawest forms of artistic expression found throughout the industry. Today is very well the best time to be an independent game developer.
Now indie games are found on every console and available at an affordable price. These two factors created a boom throughout the gaming world. People continue to flock to the nearly limitless indie games available no matter what platform they own. Coming in every genre and a variety of art styles, there’s an indie game out there for even the pickiest gamers. This opens up an opportunity for passionate game developers to create, market, and sell their creations to the world.
Gamers are raving about the latest indie hits. Some of these games are even incredibly successful when looking at revenue. One of the most successful indie games of 2017, CupHead sold over 2 million copies. At around $19.99 per copy and another $9.99 in downloadable content available, that’s a lot of money. These numbers may seem impressive but of course, they don’t come close to the revenue Minecraft generated. The next massively successful indie game could be created by a passionate developer alone in their basement.
There have been so many break out hits over the past few years. Undertale, Friday the 13th: The Game, Journey, Owlboy, Binding of Isaac, and these are just to name a few. Simply listing the indie games that have had a global impact would warrant an entire series of articles. An indie games ability to strike a chord with the community is unparalleled. The freedom these developers exercise and with no creative limits besides budget allow indie games to deliver the artists vision in its purest form.
Independent video game developers have so many more options to promote their games and share their art with the world than ever before in the past. The internet offers these creators nearly unlimited access to millions of interested individuals. Social media and amazing organizations are all available to help get these spectacular artists creations to the gamers who love them. As more and more gamers discover what indie games have to offer, there’s no end for these independent creations in sight. Now is the perfect time to act on that dream and start working on the next revolutionary indie game.
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