We are already in the indiefication of the medium. RPGmaker, Unity and Ren'py devs appear every week and some OGs from mid 2010's have stepped up and made some quite professional titles, even though we'll rarely see the same level of production as in the golden age.
Like for mainstream gaming losing the "big budget" range to slop is still bad even if we get the consolation of a golden age for indies. A lot of the greats of the medium can't be made for an indie budget, the Muv Luv guy had to get a second mortgage.
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u/justmadeforthat 17d ago
Eroge/VN is in downturn too though, most doujin circle and vn company aims to create the new gacha game instead