What's an Indie Game?

[jason1637]

twintail said:

jason1637 said:

So then it depends on how much control the independent developers have? A game like Sunset Overdrive Microsoft gave lots of freedom to insomniac. I'd consider that to be an indie game but would you?

Well no. Because the game is still funded by Microsoft. 

If Spiderman or Sunset were funded almost entirely by Insomniac then sure you could argue its an indie game. But neither of them are. 

Spiderman i would say isnt an indie because they dont own the IP but i consider Sunset Overdrive an indie since they own the IP and its made by an independent studio even if its funded by MS. In the movie Biz many indie movies are funded by other companies.