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Heart Machine Founder Alx Preston Reflects on Industry Instability Following Studio Layoffs
The landscape of independent game development has faced a turbulent few years, marked by shifting funding models, market saturation, and the increasingly fragile nature of studio sustainability. Heart Machine, the acclaimed developer behind the breakout hit Hyper Light Drifter, has become the latest high-profile studio to confront this reality. In a recent, candid discussion, founder…
