So you are saying that Finji is something like the God of Indie games. I didn't hear a thing.
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They have a great track record- Night in the Woods was massive. People even had tattoos of the characters.
Either way, I think if you're going to compare games, then I'd recommend comparing games that are similar to yours and trying and figure out what they're doing that you can learn from- whether this is the game's presentation, marketing or whatever.
I wouldn't worry too much about games you have no interest in. Basically because this won't help your games.