Soleron on 18 February 2014
There should be more mid-range games
Super Metroid had a 20 person team.
20 people * 2 years * $100k inc overheads -> $4m budget -> $20 per digital copy sold at $30
-> 200,000 break-even point
Very, very doable.
A full production value 2D game can be made for that easily.