According to recent reports, the video game industry is facing a significant issue regarding developer compensation. A staggering 21% of indie game developers earn less than $30,000 per year, highlighting the need for fair pay and benefits. This alarming statistic has sparked concerns about the long-term sustainability of the industry.
The report also reveals that 14% of developers earn between $30,000 and $50,000 annually, while 12% take home more than $100,000. However, it’s the lower-end figures that raise eyebrows, with 5% earning less than $10,000 per year. These numbers underscore the importance of fair compensation for game developers.
The report does not specify which games or companies are involved in these statistics, but it emphasizes the need for industry-wide change to ensure a more stable and sustainable future for developers.
Jandel – Roblox
@jandelRblx
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Jun 4 My feel is even with this change, that the 50th percentile dev on Roblox still earns more than the 50th percentile dev on Steam/Epic Store.Especially once you consider the landscape for “indie” developers who have to sign their soul away to publishers.
jordi
@jordienr
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Jul 6 is it me or are game devs incredibly underfundedgame with 100k wishlists, working demo that validates theres interest, running on $300k for 2 years and still hasnt released or charged for anything so still burning moneyvery high marketability and scalability, still game devs
Björn Hjorth
@browsermage
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Jun 10 Steam is great for gamers, but abysmal for indie devs. Steam is taking a 30% cut and the Steam trend of selling mostly at a discount, developers often end up with only about 50% of their revenue.That’s why it’s great to see Epic Games fighting the fight, thanks
@TimSweeneyEpic
Perma Banned
@GiveMeBanHammer
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Jun 9 Game Journalists and AAA dev execs just a thought…perhaps you do not need an army of close to thousands of staff members, hundreds of millions of dollars budget – To make a game of a high quality that is well-liked by many consumers.The irony is that even these AAA and
Grummz
@Grummz
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May 26 When corporates took over AAA gaming, one of the first things they did was start to cut back on the profit-sharing programs that top studios used to reward developers.They kept the money for themselves. Gearbox cut back, Blizzard cut back, Bethesda (id) cut back or eliminate
Jade Law
@jadel4w
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May 28 Bit of nonsense here.
You can’t make a game like that for 1.7million.
Here’s why.Just throwing out some random numbers. Even if everyone of the 33 (not including additional support) were on 30k each. Thats $990,000 a year. It was 6 years from concept so let’s say 4.5 years https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/s/Pirat_Nation/status/1927681269145706752…
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