A lot of indie developers are in a tough place right now, because it's entirely possible to do everything right and still have a commercial failure on your hands. There is no end of absolute indie gems coming out month after month and many are going to fall through the cracks.
From my own perspective as an avid indie fan over the past decade, it feels like we've gone from a situation where I could easily play all the notable indie titles out there; Bastion, Dust, Gunpoint, FTL, Mark it the Ninja, etc
It was easy to keep on top of and follow.
It was easy to keep on top of and follow.
Now, however? It's a completely different kettle of fish, and even someone like me who plays a lot of games, I'm completely overwhelmed at the best of times. I'm genuinely not exaggerating when I say that even whole subgenres are feeling completely oversaturated.
Take a look at just how many retro FPS titles there are in the last couple of years. Or metroidvanias. Or roguelikes. Niche upon niche is being oversaturated, and not by rubbish, but some very genuinely amazing games. Look at how many turn based tactics games came out last year?
I remember playing the demo for Fae Tactics earlier in the year, and absolutely adoring it, but then I had to skip over it when the full game came out, because I just had so much to play as it was. I still have t gotten around to playing it either. 
Likewise a game I did enjoy a lot, Wintermoor Tactics Club, sailed under so many people's radar. Great game, deserves so much better.
I try my best to play, talk about, and stream what I can. But I'm just one person, I can only do so much to highlight a lot of games that I love. It's why I put so much effort into keeping my curator page up to date.
store.steampowered.com/curator/283401…
store.steampowered.com/curator/283401…
Even with games I recommend, it depends on luck? So many folks told me they picked up Mechanicus or Disco Elysium because of me, but other games I gush about don't seem to get anywhere near the attention.
By the way, this is exactly why I was so happy to see Ikenfell get a nod in the Jimquisition game of the year video. It looks like an excellent game by all rights, and sadly not one I had the time to play myself, but glad to see it get some recognition.
https://twitter.com/JimSterling/status/1346081598782005248?s=19
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