Xbox 360 Indie Game Download Failures: Troubleshooting

Xbox 360 Indie Games (XBLIG) marketplace closed **2017**. Servers for purchase/download are **gone**. If you previously bought them, you can redownload. If not, **you cannot acquire them legally anymore**.

If You Own Them (Redownload Fails)

1. Check Download History: Settings → Account → Download History. Filter "Indie Games". Select → Download Again.
2. Hard Reset: Hold power 10s → unplug 30s → replug.
3. Clear Cache: Settings → System → Storage → (Y) → Clear System Cache.
4. License Transfer: Settings → Account → License Transfer. (Once per 4 months). Refreshes DRM.
5. Check Storage Space: Need free space > game size.
6. Network: Wired Ethernet. Wireless N/G flaky on 360.

If You Never Bought Them

• Marketplace is dead. No purchase possible.
• Preservation: Some titles archived on Internet Archive (ISO/JTAG/RGH format). **Legal gray area.** Only for games you owned.
• PC Ports: Many XBLIG hits moved to Steam (I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1, FortressCraft, Avatar Quest, Breath of Death VII, Cthulhu Saves the World). Buy there.

Notable Lost XBLIG Gems

• Miner Dig Deep, Die Hard Arcade, LaserCat, Techno Kitten Adventure, Zombie Accountant, Sequence (now on Steam).

Accept the loss. Buy the Steam ports. Support devs who moved forward.