ESTNN Writes: "The world of gaming is opening up more and more to the indie market. In recent years, there have been many small development teams who have managed to have great success thanks to their work, even if they do not benefit from the means that the large software houses have at their disposal. But you know, great means is not necessarily synonymous with quality, and indie developers know this well. Anyway, have you ever wondered why indie games are mostly platformers, puzzle games, and metroidvanias? We have tried to give an answer in this article."
A psychological survival horror game that takes place in 1990s Poland where you play as Tomasz who is searching for his missing friend in the town Jeziorne-Kolonia. A strange substance has taken over the town and is transforming its inhabitants into grotesque monsters.
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Because they are easy to make. I expect with Unreal 5, AI and metahumans we will see more indies push to make more compelling games.
They have a very high output to input ratio
Easiest type of game to make. Many indie devs are still learning and lack experience.
It's an excellent way to learn the ropes. This type of game design takes the least amount of manpower to make and if it's a good game there is a high return on investment.
I love Metroidvanias, so I am not complaining. Plus many big companies don't do Metroidvanias usually.