'Art and science and procreation, that's about all life is good for:' Two former freeware developers are still trying to keep it weird in an era when companies 'sell games to people in 5-second clips'

Indie duo Talha & Jack Co discusses how experimental game design has become harder to fund as the industry scales. They note that publishers require financial guarantees that conflict with creative risk-taking and boundary-pushing, making it tougher for weird, unconventional projects to find backing in an era of short-form marketing.

Appeared in 2026-02-20.