Indie Game Developers

Many of my friends, and members of The Group Thing is well aware that I’m a huge supporter indie game developers. One of my close friends is one of these developers (-don’t you worry Domi, you’re getting an entire entry for yourself later!), and there’s the major AAA Indie developer Zero Point Software which I follow very closely, and other smaller developers. These guys create the games they themselves want to play. There’s no middle man and no publishers like Activision (which I’ve lost all respect for) to tell them what to do, and when to do it. This makes for great games in my opinion. These are real gamers, creating the games they know real gamers want. Be it newer FPS’ or old school platformers. Whichever branch and style, the indie developers behind it, does it for the love of it.

So, why should you read this, or even care? Well, like I said; many of todays big names are big names because of their previous projects. Indie games and successful game mods. Take Splash Damage for example, known for Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory and Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars. Sure, they aren’t an indie developer, but they came from nowhere and gathered a team of modders who together created the incredibly successfull mod known as Quake III Fortress. The rest is history.

The point is this:
Support the indie developers, don’t go into the mindset of som many others that indie means bad or poor quality. More often than not, it’s in fact quite the opposite,  their products are very often of the finest quality available. Support the indie developers, if you like what they have to offer, purchase their products and/or donate a little of your spare cash. You might just be the trigger and helping hand to launch their careers.

Some links for you:
www.level13games.co.uk
www.zeropointsoft.com

www.interstellarmarines.com
www.supermeatboy.com
www.aaaindie.com