Opinion: I think it is very fair to say that if a game is indie, it's indicative of its poor quality

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pokoko said:

Lafiel said:

a "pure" definition of the term "indie game" would probably be a game which is self-funded and self-published by a developer independend from any publisher

by that defintion Insomniac or Bungie afaik never did an "indie game", although they are "indie developers"

The trouble there is that quite a few games that many would consider as "indie" have used outside publishers.

The problem here is that nowadays indie is automatically associated with anything 2D with retro or graphically stylish.