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Palworld dev says the studio still calls itself indie because of its "genuine creative freedom"

Palworld might have reached a whopping 40 million players this year, but developer Pocketpair still thinks of itself as an indie studio. It's a term that's become increasingly difficult to parse in recent years, gradually growing less and less defined. Does a small developer backed by a major publisher, like Expedition...

Palworld dev says the studio still calls itself indie because of its "genuine creative freedom"

Palworld might have reached a whopping 40 million players this year, but developer Pocketpair still thinks of itself as an indie studio. It's a term that's become increasingly difficult to parse in recent years, gradually growing less and less defined. Does a small developer backed by a major publisher, like Expedition 33's Sandfall Interactive, count? [...]

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