Being indie ain’t easy. Without the safety blanket of a publisher or the wallet of an angel investor, many indie devs rely on personal loans, credit cards, and scrape by on the meager profits of their last game month-to-month. Cipher Prime is one such developer, and has provided an infographic to illustrate where $15,000 goes each month.

Cipher Prime’s debut Flash game, Auditorium, was critically acclaimed upon its release in mid-2008, and while the team of four has continued to rack up accolades since then, the Scrooge McDuck-esque vaults of money have not been quite as forthcoming. Now, Cipher Prime is looking to Kickstarter to fund Auditorium 2: Duet, for a sizable $60,000 (less than four months’ worth of operating costs, according to this graphic).

Are there any indie developers out there? Does this information ring true for you as well?

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