An October 2023 survey of weekly PC gamers in the United States and United Kingdom (UK) found that 75 percent of respondents had purchased digital indie game titles. Their reasons for doing so were creativity, according to 40 percent of respondents, and wanting to try something new.
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VentureBeat. (December 6, 2023). Reasons for PC gamers in the United States and United Kingdom (UK) to play indie games as of October 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1451137/indie-games-play-reason-pc-gamer/
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