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Palworld dev says the studio still calls itself indie because of its "genuine creative freedom" (www.pcgamesn.com)
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[–] 4 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Stardew Valley is an indie game with a publisher. It is not about publishing.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago* (7 children)

    How is it independent, if its no longer independent? Edit: Note, I'm not playing mind games here. This is a serious question. Maybe I misunderstand something here.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Independently developed but not independently published.

    From there it just depends on if you personally consider that still being "indie" by your definition.

    Does "indie" for you mean "a studio which independently develops games" or does it mean "a studio that does everything independently"

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago

    It also depends on the publisher's involvement. There are many publishers that actually contribute to development by providing resources, including art and design recommendations or contractors

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    If you write a book and go to a publisher to print it, that's independence. You wrote the book on entirely your own terms

    If the publisher pays up front for a book, or pays you to edit a book to their standards, that's not independent

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

    Yeah, as the other comment explained this to me, I think I understand this now and agree on it. As long as the project was not funded and supported during the development, the game stays independent. I also consider in such case Baldur's Gate 3 to be independent (which some people disagree).

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