[pleasantpeasant]

Indie game devs are extremely passionate about their work and art. They don't really think about the financials or how many man-hours they're investing into their project since they're doing it out of passion and love for their vision and game.

They're like artists and it's best to think of them like this. And artists can be idealistic and stubborn about their work and vision.

Marketing, finance, target audience, time investment, scope of work— These are after thoughts to indie devs.

[mortallywounded]

I think that's a romanticized view of gamedev. Yes-- making games is a form of art (like any form of development, really).

A majority of indie game developers do want to make money. It may not be their primary driver, but the drive is there.