Over the last few weeks I’ve adopted the motto of a new definition for “indie.”
“Indie” used to simply mean that you were independent, that no one was paying you to do something, that you were completely free.
And yet, we have multi-million dollar projects appearing on Kickstarter every year. Projects run by famous figureheads. Are these really comparable to the tiny developer spending their savings and their time into their work?
And thus, I repeat my new definition of “indie:”
True #indie: not paying yourself a cent until your product is released, putting all money and effort into realizing your dream.
— Dust Scratch Games (@Dust_Scratch) March 4, 2014