indie game has no true definition, but has certain features, they are often made by one person or a small team, often smaller than mainstream titles, often not getting money from a publisher. but being without a publisher means that they have no-one telling them what they can and can't do, giving them much more freedom to make a game they want to make. but making a indie game does not mean they have no publisher. indie game developers often go to crowd-funding sites to help fund the game, but often make very little profit.