How Indie Games have Affected the Industry
It is not surprising that gamers are fed up with big companies’ attempts to create the same old franchises, dragging dead ideas and concepts that no longer attract the gaming world. Companies like Ubisoft have drained the essence of their famous franchises, which people would once die for, and are just making new games that don’t live up to the standards of the older games in the franchise.
People are finally moving on to fresher ideas and unique concepts, which we see being released daily by exceptional new indie developers in the industry. Stray is just one of the names that have drawn many AAA lovers to explore the gorgeous world of indie games.
How Indie Games have Affected the Industry
So today, we will look at the impacts these Indie games have had on the gaming industry.
The Rise of Indie Games
Indie developers have revitalized the dying gaming community with new ideas full of passion for making games and not just to make money. The gaming industry has grown so prominent in the past few years, and to our surprise, there aren’t many indie games if we look a few years back, while tons of fresh new games are available in the market today.
The rise is simply because of the passion that indie developers have brought back to the community. Thanks to the digital age, smaller developers are not restricted by the high cost of publishing and distribution anymore, which is why we get to experience the magic these smaller studios have brought with games like Stardew Valley, Rocket League, Undertale, and many more.
As big companies go for sales targets and high profitability, experimenting and taking risks are out of the question, so we see some successful franchises being dragged to a point where people start to hate them. While Indie developers have nothing to lose, and out of all the risks, unique ideas emerge, birthing games like Slime Rancher, Eastward, Islanders, and so much more.
Indie developers have brought back the true essence of gaming that the community once had by blessing us with the weirdest possible MMORPGs, which have become a world phenomenon today. By weird, we mean good weird, not the bad one.
Another reason people hate bigger companies these days is the amount of money they make their players spend on the game. With already expensive games having tags of $70 just for a stupid character, the whole story becomes quite absurd. Meanwhile, indie developers with smaller budgets give their all to the players by letting them enjoy every single element of the game without all these restrictions and paying a penny.
I would instead go for a more imaginative, creative, and cute idea at a cheaper price instead of a stupid remake of the previous game, just in a different setting like FarCry 6 or Valhalla. All these reasons are enough for people to divert their minds from big dogs to this more aesthetically appealing and easy-on-pocket game.
