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How Long Does It Take to Make an Indie Game? 22 Months Average
73% of solo indie developers take longer than two years to ship their first game. That’s not a rumor. …

Indie Game Development Costs: What You'll Actually Spend
Forty thousand dollars. That’s about what a solo developer I know spent making a top-down RPG that sold …

How Game Publishers Support Developers Beyond Funding
Most developers I’ve talked to over the years come to me with the same question, usually after a …

The Real Job: What Game Producers Actually Do
You’re three weeks from a milestone review and your lead programmer just told you the combat system is …