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Indie Game: The Movie

2012

Should you play it?

The emotional journey of four developers as they sacrifice money, health and sanity to realize their lifelong dreams of sharing their games with the world.

What works

  • Insightful and emotional portrayal of indie developers
  • Highlights creativity and personal expression
  • Inspires and motivates aspiring developers
  • High production quality and soundtrack
  • Includes extensive bonus content and commentary

Things to keep in mind

  • Not a game but a documentary, may disappoint those expecting gameplay
  • Some content only in english without subtitles
  • Focuses on successful developers, less on failures
  • Emotional intensity may be heavy for some viewers
  • Price may be high compared to availability elsewhere

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Other Side

  • One Hour One Life

  • S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH

  • Scrap Mechanic

  • Shipwrecked 64

  • Struggling

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Indie Game: The Movie but with less survival pressure

  • Resonite

  • Aventura Copilului Albastru și Urât

  • Goodnight Universe

  • Chicory: A Colorful Tale

  • A Bewitching Revolution

  • Backfirewall_

More violent

Games that feels like Indie Game: The Movie but with more combat and destruction

  • Lakeview Cabin 2

  • Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation

  • DeathWatchers

  • Rem Survival

  • VEIN

  • TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children

Less expressive

Games that feels like Indie Game: The Movie but with less self-expression and customization

  • [Chilla's Art] Parasocial | パラソーシャル

  • Answer Knot

  • We Escaped a Twisted Game

  • American Arcadia

  • The Hex

  • Nocturnals

Less social

Games that feels like Indie Game: The Movie but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Celeste

  • Horace

  • PEPPERED: an existential platformer

  • Passpartout: The Starving Artist

  • 小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop

  • Road Not Taken

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Similarity map

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Indie Game: The Movie: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026