Despite being seen as a role model for independent development, Blow is uncomfortable with being described as an indie developer: he feels the indie game scene has changed into something in which he does not belong. In 2019, he said the scene had developed so it was easier to make and release an independent game, but "if you're talking about progress in exploring the medium, I think the progress has not been as large as people assume". Blow noted Stephen's Sausage Roll, a game he thought in 2017 "may be the best puzzle of all time", was rarely discussed in development circles, indicating a stagnation of the development scene. The comments attracted social-media attention, which Blow found troubling, noting; "most of the people who got mad are not people who successfully have created indie games. I worry about that. I'm just trying to give people the best advice, that's all." He also said; "The job isn't to be in a community; the job is to make a good game.".
