1. Indie Games
By Justin Johnson

2. What are Indie Games?
Independent video games (commonly referred to as indie games) are video games created by individuals or small teams generally without video game publisher financial support.
Indie games often focus on innovation and rely on digital distribution.
Little advertisement, publicity.

3. Average Budget of Indie Games
While this number will greatly vary depending on the game itself. The average budget for an Indie Game is around $400, ,000
Includes company expenses as well.
Salaries
Promotion
Distribution etc.
Cost to Dev Destiny: $140,000,000

4. Themes in Indie Games
Indie Games, because they don’t have the authority of a big name publisher over their heads, Usually feature unique and unusal plots and themes.
Developers also have more artistic flexibility with this form of game , and this often shows through the titles and characters, that big companies would not allow.
“The Binding of Isaac”
McMillen to showcase his personal feelings about both positive and negative aspects of religion that he had come to discover from his Catholic and Christian family members while growing up
“Every Day the Same Dream”
Day at the office.
Simulate the life as an average business man, living a monotonous life

5. Examples of Good Indie Games
No Man’s Sky
Upcoming Space Survival/Exploration Indie Game.
Innovated an algorithm that allows the game to randomly generate the universe for each unique player. Estimated size to equal that of our own universe.
Garnered spotlight and has been backed by some bigger names in the industry.
Released at full price ($60) which is unusual for indie games.
Minecraft
Warframe(Kinda)
Like No Man’s Sky accepted by mainstream, now on major consoles.