Re: [GD-Design] Indie games?

[Mickael P. <mpo...@ed...>]

> We sell _puzzle games_ for $20 and we're surviving quite well.
> Hardcore gameers laugh at us because, hey, Candy Cruncher isn't
> 1/10th as cool as Serious Sam, and yet it's the same price.  But our
> consumers DON'T CARE, because they're not buying our games thinking
> "Man, this puzzle game is a rip off because Serious Sam is the same
> price!", they're thinking "Hey, this is fun, I finally found a game I
> can relate to!"

This remark about _puzzle games_ reminds me a discussion I had with some
friends about what is sometimes called "desktop games". I wonder how much
people are willing to pay for this kind of games ?

A lot of people are playing MineSweeper, FreeCell, and other windows games
during compilation, printing of a rapport, waiting for the end of a
rendering, and so on...

Do you think there is a market for decently made games of this kind ?

    Mickael Pointier