Independent By Design Enters Final 10 Days On Kickstarter

Independent By Design, the book that delves deeper into the history, ambitions and creative approach of indie game development than ever before, has entered its final 10 days on Kickstarter.

The book boasts in-depth essays on over 20 independent developers, covering games such as Luftrausers, OlliOlli and Gods Will Be Watching, including an inside look into the process and motivations that lead to their creation.

Also featured inside are bespoke spreads full of the studios’ vibrant art, combined with high-quality paper stock and production values. 

Simon Bennett, director at Roll7 (OlliOlli, Not A Hero) said: "We are super honored to be (potentially) set into hardback - this was the first time we really opened up as a studio, to writers that really get the indie scene..."

Features of Independent By Design include:

● Extensive essays based on in-depth interviews with a host of independent developers. These include studios that work with Devolver Digital, such as Dennaton, Roll7, Deconstructeam, Croteam and Vlambeer.

● Other studios and individuals include Chris Hecker, Introversion Software, inXile Entertainment, Lucas Pope, Adriel Wallick, The Chinese Room, Subset Games and more.

● Beautifully crafted multi-page, visually-led spreads showing off the artistry of several of the world’s leading independent game developers.

● Q&A interviews centred around indie development with prominent industry figures, including Graeme Struthers of Devolver Digital, Professor Richard Lemarchand of the USC Games program and a host of others.

For those looking for even more, there's a limited run of signed and numbered copies as well as a transcript edition, featuring written transcripts of the dozens of hours of interviews used to create Independent By Design.

Independent By Design is a little over £7000 short of its goal, so if you like what you see then head on over and help fund it at the link.