the game awards nominating dave the fucking diver for best independent game really goes to show that most gamers assume "indie" means distinct artstyle and quirk. the same thing happened with Hi-Fi Rush. i enjoyed both but christ, the term's lost all meaning these days.
the definition is beyond nebulous but i always saw it as self-published. Dredge was published by Team17. Cocoon by Annapurna. congrats Sea Of Stars, you win by actually meeting the criteria lmao.
"corporate memphis anime" just slaughtered me. no survivors
