Indie market split: top pulling away, bottom booming, middle vanishing
alexmacgregor__ · x · 2026-10-04
Indie developer ericdjav describes this year's indie market: top products are pulling away, the bottom sees more launches than ever, and the middle is quietly disappearing. He calls the middle "a waiting room, and everyone in it is being asked to pick a door." Reposter alexmacgregor says he's going to fix this, without elaborating.
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