{"id":263758,"date":"2023-11-29T04:47:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T09:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=318122"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:31:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:31:43","slug":"can-a-game-financed-by-a-major-developer-be-considered-indie-the-game-awards-believe-so-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/can-a-game-financed-by-a-major-developer-be-considered-indie-the-game-awards-believe-so-yes\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a game funded by a major developer be considered indie? The Game Awards think so"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is &#8216;indie&#8217;? The question has been among us almost since the word started to become fashionable. In the past, it was clear: <strong>it was a game made by an independent producer, as the name itself indicates<\/strong>, with fewer resources but more imagination. However, lately, and to avoid missing out, major studios have been experimenting with the &#8216;indie style&#8217; (pixel art, retro music, etc.) to make a profit\u2026 And, in the end, what had to happen happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By the pending indie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Game Awards have decided to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-expected-these-are-the-nominees-for-goty-2023-best-game-of-the-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">nominate<\/a> five games this year for best indie game of the year: &#8216;Cocoon&#8217;, &#8216;Dredge&#8217;, &#8216;Sea of Stars&#8217;, &#8216;Viewfinder&#8217;, and\u2026 &#8216;Dave the Diver&#8217;. And there lies the problem. The last game is the first from a small studio called Mintrocket. <strong>And Mintrocket is a subsidiary of Nexon, a giant South Korean company in the sector<\/strong>. It smells like an indie, tastes like an indie, and seems like an indie, but, from every angle, it&#8217;s not an indie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And people, of course, have complained, saying that even &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/baldurs-gate-3-announces-a-physical-edition-of-the-game-and-it-is-absolutely-spectacular-and-cheap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Baldur\u2019s Gate 3<\/a>&#8216; is a more independent game than &#8216;Dave the Diver&#8217;. <strong>It&#8217;s not about the game itself, but about the lack of a clear definition of the term<\/strong>. For years, the nebulous concept of indie has grown so vast that it has blurred its very existence. However, the Game Awards defend their decision, even if it&#8217;s with excuses that, frankly, seem far-fetched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed-Youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DAVE THE DIVER | Official Launch Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p85VHMpE0to?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Does independent mean the game&#8217;s budget? <strong>Does independent refer to where it was funded? Is it based on the team size?<\/strong> Is it the independent spirit of a game, meaning a smaller, different game? Everyone has their own opinion.&#8221; The internet doesn&#8217;t quite agree, but Geoff Keighley, president of the association, has added fuel to the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;With &#8216;Dave the Diver,&#8217; you can argue in any direction. It&#8217;s independent in spirit and in being a small game with a relatively small budget, but it&#8217;s from a larger entity whereas the rest of the games on this list are from smaller studios. 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