@Lobotomist I agree, survival mmos, sandboxes this is what is popular for now (see ARK). I cannot say that big developers don't produce good games, but indies (as in other genres) gave a fresh blood to the market.
Its a good time for developers. I remember times when if you would like to write a game you had to have a lot of money to buy an engine or a lot of time and skills to write one. For now almost everybody can jump in into game development.
Crytec tar…
I have donated this game with the tought behind the head that it can be buggy. It's still pre-alpha, its not even beta. There is no other way to release such a game by independent studio without donations, testing and suggestions of players.