Usually known for their internal online and mobile games. In 2023 we get Dave the Diver and Lies of P which are non mobile single player games.
Tangentially is 2023 chock full of great games because the pandemic held up the development of so many studios?
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It’s probably stuff being less “indie” than it appears on the surface. Both of those games you listed appear to have successful publishers, one behind Maplestory and multi-million (in USD) net income (also largest shareholder is investment firm, Maplestory NFTs). The other has more games (and significantly more DLC) on Steam.
That doesn’t really answer your question, well aside from saying money. Though there may be a deeper connection as well (shareholders having hands in everything etc)
Dave the diver is backed by the multi billion company nexon iirc, it’s not indie.
Those are fake indie games. They re-create the indie aesthethic to appeal to ethical consumers.
Dave the diver is not indie because it’s published by Nexon.
Lies of P is made by a previously unsuccessful company, but it’s also not indie. They made a lot of games in the past like Battlefield Online
Interesting, I guess the market for games as service or big games is not so profitable now, it would be like if Disney funded a small movie.
There’s no sudden new output.
Apples iOS privacy changes have killed a lot of the value in mobile markets, so many companies have been looking to diversify.
