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The Indie Game Golden Age: Why Vidya’s Future Belongs to Small Creators

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Brian Niemeier
Nov 22, 2025
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It seems like every few years, some games journo proclaims that the indie boom is over.

The truth is exactly the opposite. We are living in an indie renaissance, and the latest data from How to Market a Game only confirms it.

According to industry analyst Chris Zukowski, independent titles are thriving across nearly every metric. Wishlists, launch perfor…

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