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.
Reasons for PC gamers in the United States and United Kingdom (UK) to play indie games as of October 2023
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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 Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451137/indie-games-play-reason-pc-gamer/
VentureBeat. "Reasons for PC gamers in the United States and United Kingdom (UK) to play indie games as of October 2023." Chart. December 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451137/indie-games-play-reason-pc-gamer/
VentureBeat. (2023). Reasons for PC gamers in the United States and United Kingdom (UK) to play indie games as of October 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451137/indie-games-play-reason-pc-gamer/
VentureBeat. "Reasons for Pc Gamers in The United States and United Kingdom (Uk) to Play Indie Games as of October 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451137/indie-games-play-reason-pc-gamer/
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Reasons for PC gamers in the United States and United Kingdom (UK) to play indie games as of October 2023 [Graph], VentureBeat, December 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451137/indie-games-play-reason-pc-gamer/