News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Show HN: 6 months ago I quit my job to pursue indie dev. Here is our first game. Parent comment

Re:Show HN: 6 months ago I quit my job to pursue indie dev. ... by socialist_coder on Wednesday March 06, 2013 @04:46PM (#5334205)
Regarding the top 25 meaningful revenue... this all depends on your team size, does it not? If you are solo or a team of 2-3, you need a lot less revenue than a big company.

We're almost done with our slot machine game for iOS (lame, I know), but we only have 2 people, and we definitely don't need to be in the top 25 to make some real money (that can fund new, "real game" projects).

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Show HN: 6 months ago I quit my job to pursue indie dev. ... by VonGuard on Wednesday March 06, 2013 @05:11PM (#5334373)
Do some reading to figure out what kinds of returns you can expect. I've seen 1 and 2 person teams basically able to replicate a medium income job. That's great if you can make it sustainable, but I don't think anyone's getting rich outside of the glamorous world of a few big indie titles.

http://thegamebakers.com/money-and-the-app-store-a-few-figur...

http://www.gamesbrief.com/2011/08/selling-an-iphone-game-the...

Or really, just use this link:

http://www.pixelprospector.com/the-big-list-of-game-revenue-...

[ Parent | on HN ]