The times, they are a-changin'. Several years ago, indie developers could rely on exclusive deals with such platforms as Epic Games Store or Xbox Game Pass, and that money would bring much-needed sustainability during the development process.
However, this is not the case now, as the amount of money pouring into such small projects has gone down. In an interview, Casey Yano, the co-founder of Mega Crit studio (Slay the Spire creator), and Chris Borassa, the Darkest Dungeon game director, shared their feelings about the current state of the games industry.
Red Hook Studios, which developed the Darkest Dungeon, announced that its sequel will be an Epic Games Store exclusive. It seems like they got it at the right time, and that would really help allocate resources.
While it may have been a great business model for small companies, now they would need to think of extra sources of income.
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