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Forums - Gaming Discussion - How Do You Define "Indie"?

 

Can AAA Studios Create "Indie" Games?

Yes 24 34.29%
 
No 46 65.71%
 
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the_dengle on 13 March 2015
Teeqoz said:
the_dengle said:
An indie game is funded by its developer. As in, the people doing the day-to-day tasks of making the game are paying out of pocket for its development.


I liked this definition, until I thought about kickstarter. How does that fit in?

Kickstarter is crowdfunding. In almost all cases, it is used to supplement -- not replace -- the team's financial contribution. So, it's an indie game with crowdfunding support, or perhaps simply a "crowdfunded" game if the raised funds make up a majority of its budget.