Spong writes:
It appears that last year, "The average mean turnover of an independent development studio that develops games was £3,130,600". So says research from UK game development representative body, Tiga.
Bearing in mind that the report also states that "The average size of an independent developer is 51. The average size of an independent developer who also publishes games is 45. The average size of a publisher owned studio is 245", it's safe to assume no one working purely in indie game development is going to become a millionaire soon.
The report, called 'Profile of the Games Development industry' and which you can buy from Tiga, also states that:
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.
Game Pressure met with the one and only Josh Sawyer at Digital Dragons and chatted about RPGs, Pentiment, Pillars of Eternity, the state of the industry, and the genre.
Phantom Squad is an intense 1-4 player tactical top-down shooter that blends fast-paced combat with strategic planning, drawing inspiration from games like Hotline Miami and Rainbow Six. Set to release in 2025 on Steam, players take on the role of disavowed operatives who must carefully plan their assault before breaching rooms.
