--- title: "Why should we just give up the entire month of... description: Fairy Mount and Devolver Digital are deliberately launching their indie titles, Flame, Forest and Flood and Volvy's Adventure: Reslimed, on November 19, the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-should-we-just-give-up-the-entire-month-of-november-the-indie-games-going-head-to-head-with-qdj9ijmko twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: "Why should we just give up the entire month of November?" – The indie games going head to head with GTA 6 | daily.dev og:description: Fairy Mount and Devolver Digital are deliberately launching their indie titles, Flame, Forest and Flood and Volvy's Adventure: Reslimed, on November 19, the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-should-we-just-give-up-the-entire-month-of-november-the-indie-games-going-head-to-head-with-qdj9ijmko og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qDJ9iJmkO.png og:image:alt: "Why should we just give up the entire month of November?" – The indie games going head to head with GTA 6 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # "Why should we just give up the entire month of November?" – The indie games going head to head with GTA 6 **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 11 min read · 15 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Fairy Mount and Devolver Digital are deliberately launching their indie titles, Flame, Forest and Flood and Volvy's Adventure: Reslimed, on November 19, the same day as Grand Theft Auto 6. Both studios argue their games target different audiences and platforms (Steam vs console), framing the move as a stand for small game development rather than direct competition. Industry analysts Joost van Dreunen and Louise Wooldridge are skeptical it's a wise strategy overall but note niche genres and the PC platform gap could offer some insulation from GTA 6's dominance. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@ezpie** · 2 upvotes > november is a crazy month I guess. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [September becomes a pile-up as publishers swerve to avoid GTA 6 \| Opinion](https://daily.dev/posts/september-becomes-a-pile-up-as-publishers-swerve-to-avoid-gta-6-opinion-1vhilftbx) · GamesIndustry.biz · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Layoffs imminent at Bungie and GTA VI still on track for November](https://daily.dev/posts/layoffs-imminent-at-bungie-and-gta-vi-still-on-track-for-november-sxg1ro1xb) · Game Developer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - ["I don't see why people are scared of it" – ShipShaper developer Tomas Sala on why indies shouldn't be stressing about GTA6](https://daily.dev/posts/i-don-t-see-why-people-are-scared-of-it-shipshaper-developer-tomas-sala-on-why-indies-shouldn-t--6k4z2gfd0) · GamesIndustry.biz · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Rockstar is in no hurry to release GTA 6 on PC, and leaked 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