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Stories from your activity How do full-time indie game developers with no income, prepare for the extremely likely scenario that their game will not be profitable? Matti Porkka, Lead Developer and games enthusiast Answered September 4, 2015 Let me tell you a story of our indie studio Midnight Forge. TL;DR We have invested all the money we can get our hands on to our studio. Occasionally we can get contracts that... Read more » How much money, on average, do indie games earn? Corey Cole, Independent game software developer/entrepreneur Answered September 8, 2020 If by "earn" you mean gross revenues, the average indie game on Steam sells 2000 - 5000 units. If we assume $10 retail price, and take out Steam's 30% cut, that's gross rev... Read more » Is it still worth making indie games? Carlos Morales, lives in San Carlos, CA Answered October 7, 2018 I disagree with the doom and gloom of this QnA. The reason that a lot of Indies don't make it to "the big time." It's not because people don't want to try out your games, i... Read more » Is indie game development a lucrative job? Jair McBain, Producer / Director / Lead Designer (2014-present) Answered March 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 » How do indie game developers make money to live on while developing games? Hunter Mayer, Partner at Appsomniacs (2012-present) Answered November 7, 2018 I wanted to make this not about me, but I will use my use case. I can tell you how I did it (and I had a partner, so when I say "I" I often mean us when applicable.) I start... Read more » What percentage of indie game developers make profits off their first game? Jason Huskie, Game Developer for 6 years, Business & Marketing Consultant to Game Industry 8yr Answered May 19, 2016 I'm unusually qualified to answer this question. Not only do I make games for a living but I also provide business development and marketing consultation to many other game... Read more » How do you start a video game company from zero? Shahmeer Chaudhry, 17, Made games for Steam, Android, Windows Phone, Oculus Rift. Partner at Valve. Updated April 24, 2017 I'm currently 17 and have dozens of mobile games and 1 Steam game published. I am aiming towards have a full time team working within a few months, hopefully. I made my first... Read more » How much will it cost to start an indie game studio? David Mullich, video game designer, director, producer and educator. Answered August 26, 2015 The expenses of an indie game studio include the following: Salaries: Your biggest expense is how much you are paying people to develop your game. This will depend on the ... Read more » Is 30k enough for an indie video game? Joe Cassavaugh, CEO/Designer/Engineer at Puzzles By Joe Answered August 25, 2018 Joe Cassavaugh's answer to How difficult is it for a single person to make an entire game? Read that first. I spend less than $5K on art requirements per game. My own time i... Read more » How many copies does an AAA game need to sell on average to make up for the costs of development? Mark Maratea, Chief Technical Officer at Ascendant Studios (2021-present) Answered June 29 As of 2022 the floor for AAA is about 50 million in dev and 50 million in marketing. The ceiling is about 200 million dev and 300 million marketing. Current game prices at $... Read more » Search More on Quora

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