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Answer: Do not use anyone else's code, art, audio, story or characters without.​.​.​ Stories from your activity What should I know about legal issues and IP as an indie app game developer? David Mullich, International Game Developers Association, LA Chapter Board Written May 2, 2017 Do not use anyone else's code, art, audio, story or characters without their permission — even if you make slight alterations so that it is not identical. Doing so may be c... Read More » What are the most common problems that indie games developers face when publishing a game? Tiago Loureiro, 10+ years working in videogames as programmer, producer and mentor. Written Apr 30, 2016 Adding another point to the discussion: The ability to maintain a game when there is not enough cashflow after launch and the game's sales performance would greatly benefit ... Read More » Is it illegal to finish an unfinished indie game? There are a few that have pretty much been abandoned and unfinished, and I was wondering if it would be legal to make my own version of the game? Carlos Morales, lives in San Carlos, CA Written Jan 25, 2019 Yes, and No. For example, there games that were derived from another game, most of the time it's something like Minecraft. 90% of the Early Access games are derived from an... Read More » How can an indie game developer protect himself against copycats? Devin Cory, Indie Game Developer & Audio Production Nerd Written Nov 8, 2018 By eliminating the need for them. There are a few reasons why a "copycat" project succeeds where the original may have failed: ~ Polish. If two games are the same in almost e... Read More » How difficult is to be an indie game developer? Trey Smith, Founder of Buildbox and a 65 million download game company. Written Dec 1, 2016 I have an interesting take on this question, as I have dedicated my life to creating a solution for this. I am CEO of Buildbox. We're a game creation software company that ... Read More » Is indie game development a lucrative job? Jair McBain, Producer / Director / Lead Designer (2014-present) Written Mar 9, 2019 Absolutely not (for 99.99999% of indie game developers). Let me show you by way of example. I started a studio with a business partner a year ago. We've both been making game... Read More » Why do Indie game developers randomly quit? Catreece MacLeod, Creator of Saorsa, World Designer; Game Designer, Writer Written Dec 3, 2017 In any form of art, it's never "done" - you run out of time, patience, money, or other resources, but you're never truly finished. Some people run out of one or more of thes... Read More » What makes an indie game an indie game? Jane Leonard, Played through Skyrim several times Written Jun 20, 2019 Indie is short for independent developer. They don't work with gigantic studios or corporations like Electronic Arts, they generally can't afford advertising, they tend to ... Read More » How do indie game developers copyright their games so that other people can't steal the ideas? David Mullich, video game designer, director, producer and educator. Written Jan 14, 2020 You own the copyright to your game — particularly the software code, art, audio, and story — once you create it. You can also register your game with your country's copyrig... Read More » How should an indie developer proceed if he/she wants to develop a spin-off video game for an already existing franchise? Feifei Wang, maker and player of games Updated Sep 1, 2015 I've worked for companies that run successful franchises and I'm currently working on a title of an existing franchise. I won't tell you which one, but let's just say, it's... Read More » Search More on Quora This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.https://www.quora.com/