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Indie Game Clinic

@indiegameclinicTracked since May 2026

indie games...how are they made, and why?.

Observed Aug 26, 2026 · stalePublic earnings

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Paid members

523

3.6% · 30-day rate from 23 observed days

Total audience

1,568

incl. free followers

Observed monthly earnings

£3.7K

Starting price

£4/mo

5 membership tiers

Where the 1,568 observed tier members sit

Membership tiers

£066.6%£423.3%

Largest observed tier is £0 Free. Tier totals include free-tier members and come from the Aug 26, 2026 public snapshot, so they do not reconcile to the paid-member total.

£0/moFree1,04566.6% of observed tier members

£4/mo🟢 Supporter36623.3% of observed tier members

£8/mo🔵 Pro Supporter1318.4% of observed tier members

£20/mo🟣 Epic Supporter201.3% of observed tier members

£80/mo🟠 1:1 Mentorship60.4% of observed tier members

Growth signals: Indie Game Clinic

+3.6%

523 paid members · 30-day rate from 23 observed days

Membership

523488452

May 202618 weeks trackedNow

Indie Game Clinic523 members · £3.7K/mo

The chart only uses Indie Game Clinic's observed public history. Comparison peers are listed below, but comparable trend series are not available yet.

Where Indie Game Clinic ranks

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#28 of 9 cohort creators measured

Paid members in Recommended cohort

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8 of 9 cohort creators have a measured paid-member count; the other 1 remains unranked for this metric.Ranking data · includes stale rows

Indie Game Clinic's paid members rank in Recommended cohort
Rank	Creator and why included	Paid members	Gap vs Indie Game Clinic	Freshness
#1	Christopher FranklinWritingContent relevance + business context	597	74 more	Aug 23, 2026
#2	Indie Game ClinicProfileWritingPaid members position in Recommended cohort	523	Reference	Aug 26, 2026Stale
#3	Critical DistanceWritingContent relevance + business context	180	343 fewer	Aug 28, 2026
#4	P H LeeWritingContent relevance + business context	54	469 fewer	Aug 25, 2026
#5	Nicolas KrajWritingContent relevance + business context	48	475 fewer	Aug 24, 2026

The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around Indie Game Clinic; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.

Recent posts

What they publish

89Posts total3 postsLast month58.3%Members-only

Previews available for 89 posts

Article Latest post£4 tier & up[Chapter Draft] The Premature Professionalism Problem

Hi folks. I'm posting this in the BTS archive where I put more long-form drafts of written stuff which most people probably don't have the t

20 hours ago 1 like 1 comment

No, You Don't Need AI Art, Not Even "As Placeholder" (Indie Games, Taste, and Slop Aesthetics)Hi folks. I've been having a lot of AI Artpocalypse kinds of thoughts recently. So I thought I'd post an update today to let people know whImageMay 19Public 42 24

August Q&A 2/3: "Pass Conditions for Prototypes"This is 2/3 of this month's Q&A. Folks in the 🔵 and 🟣 tiers will get the opportunity to ask new questions in the last month of August! YouArticleAugust 14£4 tier & up 14 3

July Q&A 1/3: "Making a Game Takes Forever"Locked July Q&A 1/3: "Making a Game Takes Forever" July 3 21 4ArticleJuly 3£4 tier & up 21 4

BTS: A Song Describing the Majority of Conversations in r/GameDesignLocked BTS: A Song Describing the Majority of Conversations in r/GameDesign April 21 26 14ArticleApril 21£4 tier & up 26 14

How I Pick What to Play on I.G.C. Playtest StreamsHi folks. In this months Newsletter I started explaining how the stream scheduling system works, and then realised it would take too long toImageJune 4Public 13 10

July Patron's Only Q&A: Add Your Questions Here [🔵/🟣]10 July Patron's Only Q&A: Add Your Questions Here [🔵/🟣] Locked July Patron's Only Q&A: Add Your Questions Here [🔵/🟣] June 27 4 14ArticleJune 27£4 tier & up 4 14

July Q&A 3/3: "Why Do Some Games Have/Lack AURA?"Locked July Q&A 3/3: "Why Do Some Games Have/Lack AURA?" July 17 12 2ArticleJuly 17£4 tier & up 12 2

July Q&A 2/3: "Aimlessness & Making Decisions"Locked July Q&A 2/3: "Aimlessness & Making Decisions" July 10 12 3ArticleJuly 10£4 tier & up 12 3

The IGC Discord Quick-Start GuideHello! Here's the introductory guide for our Discord... This will be going out to new members as an automatic message, but here's an easier-ImageJuly 26Public 0 0 [Book Review] Mike Cook's "Next Level: Making Games That Make Themselves"Mike Cook is a cool guy! I first became aware of him back around 2015 when I was following him on Twitter and attended PROCJAM; a jam he fouArticleAugust 4Public 0 0 August 2026 IGC UpdatesHello folks! Joe here from INDIE GAME CLINIC. Here's a little update on what's going on this month, and what already go'ed on in the month bArticleAugust 2Public 0 0

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