Indie game development — solo or small team development using engines like Unity and Godot — reached unprecedented commercial success as Balatro (poker roguelike) and Animal Well demonstrated that creative, polished indie games could compete commercially with major studio releases. Steam's discoverability and Game Pass inclusion supported indie economics.
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