Indie Game Development

The Best Job in the World!

Indie game development is a wonderful, exciting and incredibly rewarding job. It offers a world of possibilities and promise, and with careful planning and perhaps a little luck, you can earn decent regular revenue and begin building up a successful studio.

It has never been easier to develop a game, thanks to the wide range of development SDKs such as Unity 3D, Game Maker and Unreal that are now available. The opportunities to self-publish your own games are many and varied—you can create the game you want to create and know that you can get it to market on a large array of different devices, including PCs, consoles and mobiles.

Be prepared to persevere; often your first game will only bring ...

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