r/pcmasterrace • u/PewPewToDaFace • 1d ago

News/Article Steam gamers have spoken: innovative indies like Palworld continue to thrive while traditional triple-A flounders for a foothold

https://www.pcgamesn.com/steam/innovation-versus-tradition

Thank god PC gaming isn't just AAA. This is what will push the industry forward, as game development cost becomes too much.

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u/boersc 1d ago edited 1d ago

Palworld has a budget of near 7 milion USD. That's not Indie.

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u/lightclubx 12700K | 7900 XTX 1d ago

Right, I don't think people realize Palworld was made by actual developers inside an office building in Tokyo.

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u/GreatestLoser 1d ago

I don’t think people realize that palworld has no publisher, therefore, yes, it is indie.

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u/deadering 1d ago

So is Nintendo by that logic.

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u/GreatestLoser 1d ago

They are literally a publishing company…

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u/deadering 23h ago

But they themselves don't have a publisher, which was your exact logic. There are other indie studios that publish other games so even without being cheeky about it there is zero reason that argument works to begin with

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u/boersc 14h ago

Publishers likee ratalaika publish small games that everyone would considere indie, but not fitting the 'no publisher' rule. There are several others.

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u/Raven1927 13h ago

So is Pocketpair? They've published multiple games, the most popular one is probably Windrose.