And by the way, it is possible to develop software in your spare time.
Yes, it is..
But not to the scale that these games are...
The games listed above are being built with a staff of 20+ people.
I love indie games. They are great, but they are different from fully developed games.
What I'm hoping for is a new tier from some of these games..
You still get (almost) the quality and depth of a fully software-house developed game, but you get the drive and care of a smaller shop, in that they don't have to "answer to the publisher" for each thing in the game..
I'm hoping (remains to be seen) that we'll get more creativity and yes still some great quality/depth.
Now, I'll still be buying Prison Architect when it comes out. I love true indie too.
:-)
desiv
