How I Make a Living as an Indie Game Developer

To learn for free on Brilliant for a full 30 days, go to https://brilliant.org/KyleBanks/ and you’ll also get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Support development on Patreon ❤️ https://patreon.com/kylebanks Get Farewell North on Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox or PS5 👉 https://farewell-north.com/links Join the Discord 👉 https://farewell-north.com/discord In this video I share all the highs and lows of running an indie game studio in 2025, including all the financial details from game sales to YouTube revenue, with some tips on how to extend and survive on the long tail of your indie game as you develop your next title, and how grants can help fund your indie games. 0:00 Financial Results 0:19 Game Sales 2:43 YouTube Revenue 3:42 Grant Funding 5:50 Highlights of 2025 7:23 Lowlights of 2025 9:12 Goals for 2026 This video was sponsored by Brilliant. #devlog #gamedev #gaming #videogames #indiedev #indiegame #unity #unity3d #madewithunity #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamers #steam #gamemarketing