indie dev
Garage game maker
An indie dev is an independent developer—someone who creates video games, software, or apps without backing from a major publisher or studio.
The term emphasizes creative autonomy and often suggests smaller budgets, passion projects, and direct connection with audiences: The game was made by a solo indie dev in her apartment.
Common in gaming communities.
- soloPerformance by one
- gamedevMaking video games
- pixel artImages built from visible squares
- pixel artistDraws with tiny squares
- unityWholeness through cohesion
game jam · steam · passion project · jam · prototype · scope creep · feature creep · bootstrap · self-published · retro · 8-bit · platformer · roguelike · burnout · crunch · day one patch · wishlist · launch trailer
- game jobsgame designer, game tester, game artist, game writer, producer
- Programmersprogrammer, coder, software engineer, code monkey, scripter
indie devEA
Major gaming company
Activision · Ubisoft · Rockstar Games · Electronic Arts · Nintendo
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