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An independent company or organization, especially a small producer of music, films, or video games. In 2025, small game developers captured over thirty percent of Steam's revenue, outperforming many major industry publishers.
What crowdfunding platform did Yacht Club Games use to finance the development of Shovel Knight?
Hades' voice cast: Many of the characters in Hades, including the narrator and several gods, were voiced by the game's actual developers and their friends to save budget.
Which legendary tabletop role-playing franchise is the basis for Larian Studios' hit game Baldur's Gate 3?
In which country was the famous independent developer Larian Studios originally founded?
Which independent British studio developed the procedurally generated space exploration game No Man's Sky?
Which classic 8-bit video game console heavily inspired the art and sound design of Shovel Knight?
In what year was the independent developer Supergiant Games founded in San Francisco?
Which independent studio developed the hit Greek mythology roguelike games Hades and Hades II?