THE INDIE DEV

Short description

THE INDIE DEV invites you, the player, to a behind-the-scenes look at one wannabe indie darling's sordid tryst with game development. Learn what it takes to be an amateur, laugh at jokes, experience plot twists, and join our rookie dev on a rollercoaster ride that's rapidly running out of track.

Developer: Maxwell Software
Publisher: Maxwell Software
Release: Tue, Feb 27, 2024
Price: $3.99
Reviews: 7
Positive: 57%
Followers: n/a
Owners (estimated): 0 – 20K
Concurrent players: n/a
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Features: Full controller support
Tags: Parody Satire Game Development Narration Dark Comedy Cinematic Action-Adventure 3D Platformer Hack and Slash Funny Dark Humor Exploration Collectathon Interactive Fiction Platformer 3D Third Person Dragons Controller Conversation

Revenue (estimated, gross)~$1ksomewhere between $559 and $2k · roughly 140–560 copies

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History

Tracking started Aug 15, 2026. Charts appear once there is more than one data point — nothing has changed since.

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