Posted 3/28/2024, 5:07:35 PM
Funding Landscape Dries Up for Indie Game Developers
- Indie developers say funding from Game Pass, Epic deals has dried up compared to the "gold rush" days
- Slay the Spire and Darkest Dungeon studios say smaller teams are seeing cuts, canceled funding talks
- Microsoft Game Pass deals for indies have come down "way down" in scope
- Epic exclusivity deals have also diminished for indie devs compared to the past
- Indie developers are facing more unstable funding landscape and "would be very scared" without ability to self-fund