Indie Excavation No. 4: The Triumph of Simplicity

Featuring Deleveled, Heartseeker, Ceilless

Andrew Johnston
Published in
4 min readFeb 6, 2022

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One of the biggest challenges facing many indie games is that they often have a simple nature — simple graphics, simple storylines, simple (if cleverly implemented) mechanics. It makes it hard to stand out from the competition, let alone against the AAA titles that dominate the market.

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Andrew Johnston
SUPERJUMP

Writer of fiction, documentarian, currently stranded in Asia. Learn more at www.findthefabulist.com.