Independent and Casual Games Articles

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Welcome to the Independent and Casual Games Articles section on GPWiki. Here we will try to gather information that will be helpful to independent and casual game developers.

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Articles

• Definition of "portal", and list of portals
• How to make your game "portal ready"
• How to make your game "localization ready"

Suggestions for future articles

• "Gotchas" to look out for when signing contracts
• Can you actually make a living doing this?
• Demo and full version vs. unlockable full version: What are the pros and cons?
• List of commonly used payment processors
• Commonly used indie/casual development tools, libraries, engines (list examples of games made with each tool)
• List of indie developer websites
• Discussion of the terms "indie" and "independent"

Helpful Links

• The Indiegamer Forums
• Game Sales Charts - World Map
• Game Sales Stats
• The Independent Games Festival
• Create and sell your own games