How to run an indie game studio: Part 1, What is a studio?

By Martijn van Zwieten · GamesIndustry.biz · Wednesday, 30 September 2026 at 14:00 (11h ago) · Original article ↗

Making games is hard. Most indie studios only manage to release one game, and when they do, odds are it's not going to be a runaway success. As an indie studio founder, then, you'd be forgiven for putting everything you have into your game, in an effort to increase your odds of success.

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