{"id":342899,"date":"2025-07-22T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=390680"},"modified":"2025-07-22T08:44:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:44:40","slug":"according-to-the-creator-of-doom-the-future-of-video-games-lies-with-indie-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/according-to-the-creator-of-doom-the-future-of-video-games-lies-with-indie-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"According to the creator of Doom, the future of video games lies with indie developers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The recent wave of layoffs and studio closures at Microsoft reflects an alarming trend in the video game industry, which has been experiencing staff cuts over the past few years. However, <strong>this context of uncertainty contrasts with a remarkable resurgence of independent developers, who are helping to shape the future of the sector<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The best games are being made in the independent sector<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>John Romero, the famous video game designer, commented in an episode of the Deep Dive podcast by Nightdive Studios that the industry has expanded considerably, especially in the indie sector. <strong>&#8220;You just have to look at Itch.io to see how many independent developers there are,&#8221; he stated<\/strong>. With nearly 19,000 games released on Steam in 2024, the competition is fierce, but Romero emphasizes that many of the titles nominated for Game of the Year are independent developments, highlighting their growing importance.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-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=\"DOOM + DOOM II | Official Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-4-xswoPRpo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Despite the fact that development tools and distribution platforms, such as Steam and Godot, have made it easier than ever for developers to launch their games, visibility remains a critical challenge. <strong>As Romero points out, technology is no longer a barrier: &#8220;The main problem now is how someone is going to see your game.&#8221;<\/strong> This poses a complicated dilemma for creators, who must stand out among a crowd of releases.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Moreover, the financial situation has become more complicated. The pandemic made access to financing difficult, which in turn may affect the long-term sustainability of independent projects.<strong> Without the proper support, many developers are forced to balance game development with their daily jobs, which limits their ability to innovate and grow<\/strong>. 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However, this context of uncertainty contrasts with a notable resurgence of independent developers, who are helping to shape the future of the sector. The best games are being made in the indie space John Romero, renowned video game designer, commented in an episode of the Deep Dive podcast from Nightdive Studios that the industry has expanded considerably, especially in the indie realm. &#8220;You just have to look at Itch.io [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":342900,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[14092,2112,5259,1487,7988,1072,14093,1056],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-342899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-deep-dive","tag-doom","tag-godot","tag-indie","tag-john-romero","tag-microsoft","tag-nightdive-studio","tag-steam","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342899"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":342911,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342899\/revisions\/342911"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342899"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=342899"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=342899"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=342899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}