What factors contribute to the boom in indie game development?

There are many tools and ways that help people make games without needing a big company behind them.

Imagine you're playing with building blocks, each block is like a part of a game, like the characters or the levels. Before, making a game was like building a huge tower, it needed lots of special blocks and someone to tell you exactly how to stack them. But now, there are easy-to-use tools that act like colorful, ready-made blocks you can snap together quickly.

Also, people can share their games online, like posting a drawing on a wall for everyone to see. This means even if you're just starting out, others can try your game and say “I like it!” or “Let me make one too!”

Another reason is that making games isn’t as hard as it used to be, it’s more like playing with friends than working in a big factory. People who love games can now create and share their own stories, just like how you draw pictures in your notebook and show them to your class.

So many little things helped the number of games grow, it's like having a whole playground full of kids all making up fun new games together!