[fakedang]

In my experience, most indie games aren't replayable. Everyone I know, myself included, plays it for the story value. In fact, there are times when I enjoy a simple playthrough of a game by a really good player a lot more often than playing the game myself, if they maintain the story very well.

Some indie games I've really enjoyed back in the day for the story were ones like What Remains of Edith Finch and Binding of Isaac. I'm certainly not playing them for more than a few days. On the other hand, indie games that I would replay, like Terraria and Stardew Valley, are already making significant revenue through the current Steam model. In fact, many of their current players would have been dismayed by a subscription model, which would have led them to not enjoy that much of a fan base.

[Pedro_Magna]

Depends a lot on the game and player. It's true, there are many short, narrative indies out there. But there are also roguelikes, strategy games, simulation, survival, city-builders, etc. which can be infinitely replayable. Even a game like BoI as you mentioned, it is known for being really replayable due to the sheer amount of items you can collect. Not ever indie is replayable, but there are plenty. And, we also want to have non-replayable games, we just haven't figured out the best model yet.