Indie Postmortem 1: Geneforge 2 – Infestation. Funding and Building

I'm glad Jeff is still keeping his head above the water, but I feel like his fundamental problem - as a guy who was making consciously niche, retro games from the very beginning with the 90s Exile series - is that he's failed to embrace the niche. He's a good writer, but the gameplay mechanics have only become more and more simplified and mainstream-friendly.

It's the old saw about making something that a lot of people might like, but nobody loves. You gotta stand out. There's totally an audience for weird, difficult RPGs with simple graphics, just look at Darkest Dungeon or even Battle Brothers (20k reviews on Steam).

Queen's Wish was an exciting idea, it's just too simple and half-baked.