like, I used to call it "AAA" but honestly the difference between big studio and small indie startup is so small now as far as game quality that it all comes down to how much they pay for advertisement
We Happy Few got tons of press, some of it even for free due to controversy (and you know how much capital-g Gamers love to be controversy contrarians) whereas Spiritfarer got... basically nothing but word of mouth
oh.... this is cute