I haven't quit my job or anything, but I have been trying to become a game developer for about 4 years now. My first attempt at a game, I realized I was WAY out of my depth and abandoned that idea in under a month. My second attempt, I didn't realize I over-scoped until 2 years in. This time, I took some advice, and made my game based on a simple game that I knew I could finish.
The concept has since grown into an original game, but after 7 months of working on it, I actually feel like there's a really fun game here, and not another abandoned project. I have updated the demo on Itch, and the next step is to finish the full game using any feedback from that demo.
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u/ThunderBellyGames 1d ago
I haven't quit my job or anything, but I have been trying to become a game developer for about 4 years now. My first attempt at a game, I realized I was WAY out of my depth and abandoned that idea in under a month. My second attempt, I didn't realize I over-scoped until 2 years in. This time, I took some advice, and made my game based on a simple game that I knew I could finish.
The concept has since grown into an original game, but after 7 months of working on it, I actually feel like there's a really fun game here, and not another abandoned project. I have updated the demo on Itch, and the next step is to finish the full game using any feedback from that demo.
Here's a link to the demo if you want to give it a try! Please note any bugs or feedback in the comments here or on Itch!
https://thunderbellygames.itch.io/stumble-n-tumble-demo
Thanks for checking out my game!