THE FUSE

The perennial discussion of what constitutes an indie game is both tired and tiring. It’s a term that, in the end, no longer means anything at all, and as such the fights over what is allowed to call itself one are mostly futile. It’s best just left alone. But then along come the annual awards reserved specifically for whatever an indie game actually is, and suddenly the whole contentious topic is thrown into a harsh light, along with which comes a realization: We may not be able to say what an indie game is, but we can sure say what it isn’t. And that would include a multi-million dollar game made by hundreds of people.