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Similar to music, "indie" lost its literal meaning and took on a prescribed meaning by the characteristics of the games (or bands in the case of music) it largely described.

So basically, an "indie" game is a small scale game which is typically sold digitally instead of through retail. I'm sure that definition could be tweaked to be a little more appropriate but I think its pretty close.