Review of Indie Game: The Movie (2012) by Marcos M — 27 Aug 2012

Brilliant, inspiring documentary about the trials and tribulations behind the making of three independent video games.

This review of Indie Game: The Movie (2012) was written by Marcos M on 27 Aug 2012.

Indie Game: The Movie has generally received very positive reviews.

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Centered around the trials, tribulations, failures and successes of video game projects that independent developers face, Indie Game: The Movie…

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By Thomas Z (116) on 17 Dec 2013

Indie Game: The Movie' beautifully captures a few underdogs in the large realm of the gaming industry…

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By Jw V (10) on 27 Dec 2013

It doesn't matter if you play videogames or not, this movie is about real life people trying to do what they like beyond all personal problems…

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By Sean D (816) on 18 Jan 2015

Fantastic look into the stresses for those building games independently. Some interesting individuals and amazing insights on them and their process…

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By Peter P (1,726) on 12 Nov 2013

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By Elizabeth M (1,049) on 21 Oct 2016

This wonderfully shot documentary sheds light on the struggles that indie developers go through, and the emotional anguish isn't too different…

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By Joel A (1,152) on 04 May 2014

A surprisingly warm & interesting documentary about some of the personalities that fill the Independent Game Scene…

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By Joshua R (418) on 19 Jun 2016

Indie game; The Movie, gives a little insight of the creation of independent games following the development of three games: Super Meat Boy,…

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By Robertbrogan (63) on 01 Oct 2015

Indie Game works very well as a documentary about what it takes and costs psychologically to do your own thing and get it done…

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By Tom A (654) on 05 May 2017

Doc about a bunch of (pretty dysfunctional) indie game developers who somehow manage to get their shit together and create fascinating games…

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