Indie developers most of them don't get notoriety no matter how successful they are? but most of us know Joseph Staten /Amy henning etc

[JackHandy]

Chicho said:

JackHandy said:

I don't know. It depends on what you call notoriety. Do indie devs get the same level of notoriety as AAA? No, not at all. But they do achieve some sort of status. Take for instance Phil Fish, Edmond McMillion or Markus Persson. Most gamers know who they are. Same with Johnathon Blow. The biggest indie titles, especially when developed by one or two people, usually bring the creator's names with them because it's pretty remarkable when one or two people make something that goes on to be that successful.

But again, if you're wondering why they don't achieve AAA status, well... it's because they're not AAA games. Less people play them, so less people care.

Well Minecraft is the best selling game of all time so of course gamers are going to know who notch is.

Is it? I didn't know that. Doesn't surprise me though. It's sort of the quintessential ever-green title to end all ever-green titles. I can totally picture three or four generations of gamers playing that game.