Nowadays, some of the most popular games in the world are indie. But before the late 2000’s, almost nobody played them. So what happened? 🟥 Grow your indie studio and support the channel! https://www.patreon.com/GoingIndie 🔵 Join the Going Indie Discord! https://discord.gg/azW3CUwShn 🐦 Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/GoingIndieYT 📃 Research Links Braid http://braid-game.com/ Football Manager magazine ad https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/kevin-toms-meet-paignton-man-4406157 Braid's Artist https://twitter.com/davidhellman?lang=en Number of games released on Steam https://gamerant.com/games-released-steam-2023-record-number/ Xbox Summer of Arcade https://xbox.fandom.com/wiki/Summer_of_Arcade The Witness documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdSdvIRkkDY Soulja Boy Provides His Thoughts On Braid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSXofLK5hFQ Jonathan Blow on IGN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSwgEYAJUko