Independent games are a small and mostly unknown niche of the gaming industry. We're not talking about funded independent companies here. We're talking about a garage outfit, with a couple of computers and a deep, irrational need to make games. The community is impossible to measure but seems pretty large, if you go to the annual Game Developers Conference. It's a diverse group, with a million ways to make a game. Development teams can be two-person outfits working on an Unreal Tournament mod or a few students developing a mobile game with Java. A lot of the titles will never be seen by more than a handful of people. Mostly family. But some deserve better. Download this for a good example…
