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What exactly does it take to be a Pro Game Developer vs. an Indie Developer

by Aaron Maldonado · in Torque 3D Beginner · 09/13/2013 (11:49 am) · 3 replies

Of course. I do not want to be indie game developer forever and I want to learn so I just been wondering. What exactly does it mean when a Game developer is no longer a Indie developer but I Pro Developer or whatever it is that they call it.
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Torque Owner Robert Fritzen
Phantom Games Development
#1
09/13/2013 (12:45 pm)
"Indie" game developers are usually very small or solo operated development studios that operate on little to no budget constraints.

A "Professional" developer is a company with many developers who can work on their own engine and/or games.

Pretty basic explanation.

Torque 3D Owner Jacob Dankovchik
#2
09/14/2013 (12:37 am)
From what I've found, "indie" is actually often meant to just refer to a solo company, as in no publisher. Which technically means many large-scale companies are essentially "indie", i.e. independent; they only work for themselves.

Torque Owner Stefan Lundmark
#3
09/14/2013 (3:21 am)
Like Jacob says, they're not exclusive. You can be a professional indie, obviously. Indie just means you're more or less in control of the stuff you make, or self-funded.