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This video is completely different from our regular content. I'm going to get really honest about the reality of life as a game dev. I'm going to give you an inside peek into our lives and be really transparent so that you can see what most devs don't show you.
Let's have a real conversation about what it takes to make it in game development. What struggles are happening behind the scenes? What's it like to be a developer? a youtuber?
From lack of motivation, dealing with criticism and sharing your creative works with the world, to living life on camera, slow progress and big fears, we're going to let you in on ALL OF IT!
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[@sasquatchbgames]

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[@tezwoacz]

Dont do what this man here done. Game dev is a learning journey, until you know what you are doing and are confident in your skills dont throw your day job(or house) away, doing so will only set you up for failure.

[@unit102]

Exactly, its a learning journey, once you become experienced and fully master it then taking risk could be possible, but then again, you are making something for the people and hoping they either (accept it) or (or want it !!) what we are looking for is (They really want it!) not (accept it) and in order to go that far its either something new (rare/hybrid mixed genre game), small niche in high demand which no one wants to do it, and not something over saturated (like 2D Mario clones !) remember - you are taking a risk after all, otherwise, back to the Fast food job while hoping for a better job interview somewhere 😆

[@littledudefromacrossthestr5755]

​@@unit102well said

[@cyberpunkspike]

@@littledudefromacrossthestr5755 No, that pile of syntax was far from well said.

[@littledudefromacrossthestr5755]

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[@madmeatlog270]

Not a game dev or in the space at all, this just popped up in my feed and I am not disappointed. The genuine yet almost stern take was refreshing and amazing to hear. I wish you and your family the most success. I will definitely play your game once it releases as well! Good luck👍

[@sasquatchbgames]

Thanks! Really appreciate it!

[@esFjord]

I really appreciate the vulnerability. I recently took a bit of a gamble move to try to pivot into the game industry & it definitely helps to know I'm not alone in trying to tackle this crazy dream. Thank you Sasquatch B Studios! 💚

[@sasquatchbgames]

Thanks & best of luck to you!! It can definitely be scary shifting gears and going after your dreams, and I know it's not for everyone, but good for you! I really hope it works out for you too!

[@HE360]

Here's what I've done. I got a job as a school bus driver where I work 3 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the evening. So, in between 9:40 am to about 2:40 pm I got 5 hours to work on game development or pretty much anything I want. And then when I finish my bus route (after 3 hours in the evening), I could come home and work on game dev (or whatever I want) for the rest of the night. And thus, I earn good income and get to work on my dream. Well, I explain this in a video on my own channel. But, this is just food for thought with me trying to achieve my dreams while staying afloat too.

[@sasquatchbgames]

Smart idea, it’s great that you’ve found a way to pursue your dream!

[@sindelio]

Congrats brother!!

[@xanderpixel281]

I respect your courage and I really wish your studio will take off! Good Luck !

[@sasquatchbgames]

Thanks so much, we really appreciate your support!

[@SaintPaulus]

"It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the banquet house: since this is the end of every man; and the living man will apply good warning to his heart." (Ecclesiastes 7:2) Subscribed.

[@LeRandomNotions]

I came across this video by searching “being a solo game dev log” and you had a juicy thumbnail. Really enjoyed the message of the video. I’m always fascinated and moved when hear about people going all in on something they love and why. Just a minor thing, at times it felt like you were about to start repeating yourself but you were doing a stream of thoughts kind of thing so all good 😊 . I was invested in your mad lad story so I saw the video to the end. You came across relatable and genuine. Lastly, I really appreciate the editing/sound design for keeping my tiny attention span going. Hope this help! Your glow up is any day now 😊

[@robsdroid6856]

I just put my notice in at my soul sucking job. I have exactly 1 years worth of money. I have been tinkering with game dev for a while.... I am going for it. I hope that you find the success you are looking for.

[@medmel2160]

So funny, I'm watching this video quite some time after it was recorded and you mention "608 subscribers" telling your disappointment and saying "who knows, maybe the channel will do a lot better the time you watch this". That's awesome dude, you did it! And grats to your balls of steel for doing the house move. I can only say Bravo

[@OandCoGames]

New to your channel here. I'm seeing 8.08K subscribers as I watch this video now - quite the bump from the 600 you mentioned in the video! Stay strong my dude! You voiced very real and common emotions in this video that all of us go through. Thank you for keeping it real. I'm excited to follow along from now until launch!

[@toegap202]

watching this video now, 7 months after it came out. You now have almost 9k subs. you've 10x's your subs in 7 months. Well done good and faithful

[@OliverBeebe]

i really appreciate this channel! you're doing basically exactly what I hope to be doing one day, running your one indie game studio, so it's really inspiring to see your journey. I don't know for other people, but for me I came to your channel for the devlogs. I understand those are probably harder to make, and you might not have anything you think is interesting to talk about or that you want to show for spoilers sake, but I think that might be a good way to keep the channel growing. That's just my completely uneducated opinion though. I for one would be interested in devlogs about anything, even if its something boring like fixing bugs. Best of luck!

[@sasquatchbgames]

Thanks! Really appreciate that & I hope you get to live your dream one day too! We're still making progress on the game and hope to have a devlog out later this month (and we hope to keep them coming out more regularly too.) :)

[@briandawley7808]

Hello in the future, to the past you, but you're also now in the future... Anyway, here's a reminder that when you posted this video, you had 608 subscribers. You now have almost 13,000. Nice work, way to keep it up!

[@ThomasStewartDev]

This was extremely encouraging for me. (Currently at 2.3k subs & just went full-time) Keep it up!

[@thevampiret]

I have been teaching myself Game Dev (mostly coding) for a couple years now and every day I feel like I'm not where I should be. When I Watch your videos they do give me hope and confirm to me that I am indeed on the right path and that others are also feeling and sharing in the same struggles as I am. I just want to say thank you for being real and sharing the actuality of this journey.

[@sasquatchbgames]

Thanks for sharing, that's exactly what we wanted them to do. :) Really appreciate the support & good luck on your game dev journey as well!

[@Lous_taunau]

Life is too short, you both are living life the right way, wish you luck and patience.

[@gamedevsecrets]

Your video on Indie Motivation brought me here. You talking about Atomic Habits made me stay, amazing book!

[@revoletion]

I think people are more interested in YOUR story and how your game is coming along than they are in tutorials or motivational videos. I follow you because I want to see where this all ends up. You took a massive risk, the stakes are high, I want to see how you overcome these challenges. Personally though, I watch dev logs to see what ideas people cook up for their game and how those ideas look in-engine.

[@sasquatchbgames]

This is really great to know! It's easy to assume no one cares about the personal stuff or your project all that much when you're an unknown developer. We will definitely work on sharing our story and progress more and we're really excited to get started on another devlog. We're definitely still learning and stumbling, but like you said, stakes are high so we're committed to finding the way forward.

[@michaelpease2103]

Oh shit I listen to your podcast and this is the first video of yours that's popped up into my YT feed. I know this is an old video but I respect and support your journey. Don't ever quit!

[@green8026]

Your brother is proud of you for betting on yourself, I guarantee that. Thanks for the honest, courageous advice, both realistic and uplifting.

[@sasquatchbgames]

Thanks 😊

[@LaquanDunbar23]

Hey dude just wanted to say thanks for this video I’m pivoting from a full time career in teaching to tech. I have been feeling so discouraged trying to teach myself coding and this really hit home a lot thank you for your transparency and motivation!

[@jonathonbaroi3566]

This video so clearly illustrates what I am going through right now, and that I'm not alone. Thanks for the much needed motivation to keep grinding. I wish you all the best on your adventure!

[@MindSorcery]

Hey Brandon! I've began the same journey 2 month ago. I think the worst for me is being overwhelmed by the sheer number of hats i must put on. I do really love it though even if it affects my quality of sleep . And i have to be wary of these negative thoughts that keep pushing in. In the end, it is our choice we made and this is our life, so no matter how hard, we are born for this ;) One foot in front of the other, keeping the focus, remembering to breath, this is the way!

[@abdou2247]

First of all your content is amazing! Educational, very well done and explained. I just wanted to tell you that, lately, i stumbled upon a lot of "smaller" game dev KZbin channel, that has extremely good content, and i’m not events exaggerating, some times i find exactly what i was looking for. Key word here is "stumbled". YT channels like almost never show up in search results, it either shows some of the biggest channels or some of the oldest videos. Anyways, as i said, truly amazing content, very high quality, subscribed on the first video i watched and i definitely look forward to more content! Best of luck.

[@HippieMoney]

Stumbled across your channel on a reddit thread about controlling the cinemachine camera, so glad I did! People watching this should be aware this is a CALCULATED risk. They properly planned enough money to survive for a specific amount of time and have REALISTIC goals to achieve within that time. This is how you succeed.

[@gijane2cantwaittoseeyou203]

Sometimes you dont calculate, especially if you feel you have nothing to lose. You just jump in. if you succeed you become a famous millionaire. If you fail, you die.

[@nosaokhuelegbe]

So I am watching this a year later, you have 17k Subscribers and 39k views, this is truly inspiring, keep going

[@Baka_Dan]

You gotta lower your scope man. Or have an early access. Streaming game development live has really worked for my channel latetly, as well as shorts. My wife helps a lot with the VFX of our game! It is awesome to have a partner in it! ♥♥ I subscribed and look forward to see your game and your KZbin growth!

[@solidshanks2938]

And look at you now at the end of 2023 with over 12k subscribers and a big support community. You’re doing great man, it’s motivating to me who started the game development journey back in January. I work 35-40 hours a week as a soda merchandiser. It’s exhausting work but it pays the bills and pays for my college as well as helps me save for my wedding next August. I used to have a higher up position in the company but I gave it up to pursue my passions. I’ve been working on a game called Drakenforge since January and April is when I decided to also pursue my bachelors in IT with a focus in game development. I’m busy almost every moment of the day with little to no social life just like you, but I still make time for my fiancé and for my animals (I have a needy husky, 2 cats always getting into shit, and a snake who is the pickiest eater) Even though I’m barely passed the foundation stage of my game (NPC collision, dialogue, environment interaction) all the assets are handcrafted and seeing this is like a beacon of hope out of my own crippling anxiety of this. I would love to just quit my job and do this full time to get ahead, but unfortunately we require food and shelter to live and my parents would kill me if they had to live with all my animals 😂. I wish you luck, anyone else who is doing this luck, and myself luck. I’ll see you guys on the other side ❤

[@AmyLongUS]

Not a game dev -- or even a gamer, really -- but as someone who quit a traditionally acceptable career to work on building some arts endeavors, I feel ya! Thank you for the encouragement! And, in case today is a day you need that back: You're doing it! You guys are making progress!

[@cursed24h]

as a game dev too i can understand how you feel , ngl your situation obviously generete more fear bcs you have to provide to your family, which is something i dont acctualy (im only 27) but i mean, sometimes i feel like you, this is what i wanna do for living but without be under a big company, i wanna put all my dedication and creativity on my projects but the fear for the future is always present, in my opinion for now is not something you should care too much, try all day to do your best and enjoy your work, i think in case of failure there is always time to get new job and postpone you dream, i wish you the best for your game and your family

[@handmadegamesdev]

I think it's great that you're working as hard as you are, and I'm sure you will reach your goals. Already you have great engagement and discussion going on here in the comments. You're extra blessed because you and your wife are doing it together. That's exciting! I'm glad I found your channel. I'm looking forward to following your journey.

[@sasquatchbgames]

Thanks so much for the encouragement!

[@mauigamestudio]

I've been doing videos for a few years. The videos I work on most tend not to produce. Consistency is the key. I have not made a video for a about four months, but seeing this helps me to want to make more stuff.

[@oristruly]

Your message is so relatable. I am still struggling in the valley of disappointment and this is just what i needed to lift my spirit. Thank you for sharing this, now I'm fired up 😤

[@sasquatchbgames]

Thanks for watching! You got this! :)

[@stillzen-dev]

i am so proud of you and your wife and to exist in the same space as you. i know for a fact that you two will blow up, not only do you deserve it for the shear work you’re putting in, but for helping the competition around you selflessly and for pure love of the craft. i love you both, and i am so utterly impressed with your honesty about the matter. you inspire me.

[@boredSoloDev]

Seeing this a year later and seeing you have at least 10k subs makes me happy and proud of you

[@compscistudent6826]

heyy 3k subscribers, congrats!

[@mgatelabs]

I've been working on games/apps for years, with a day job, not that fast, lots of working from 10PM - 1AM for years with small children, but somehow I got them done, recouped the costs. The one thing I wish I would have done would be to outsource more, especially the art, I should have hired someone to make the graphics instead of me hand sketching everything, I can barely draw.

[@sasquatchbgames]

That's dedication man, good for you! It's hard to outsource, some controlling part of me wants to do everything myself lol

[@josephmanning632]

I have my own passion project I’m working on. I even ended up pausing development on that game so I could work on a smaller scale game just to get something completed (still can’t decide if that was the right move or not) only for me to be struggling to even get the smaller game done. Was feeling really discouraged, and turned to KZbin to see if there was any good advice. The world works in strange ways, you just posted this video a day ago and it is the only video I’ve watched that has gotten me motivated again to keep trying. Thanks for pulling me out of my rut. Best of luck to you and your game!

[@sasquatchbgames]

That's exactly what I wanted this video to fo, so glad it helped you!! We're thinking of starting a small project soon as well! Good luck with your projects!

[@craigstewart8123]

Failure is how you learn. Keep at it. When I was a teenager, I skateboarded. Now, I’m a game programmer. Persistence is a skill.

[@keggames]

This really hit home for me. I just started my youtube channel and a new game. The solitude(even with friends helping) and jealousy of other people's success drowns me. You have several videos (specifically on not quitting your game) that have been helpful.

[@sasquatchbgames]

Glad to hear it! Keep it up. This industry takes a huge mental toll. It takes work to not drown in your own expectations of yourself. You got this!

[@DCatGameDeveloper]

Game dev really feels like this for every starter, making something you don't know will pay off while thinking you're nobody.

[@DEADEYESTUDIO]

making a game is terrifying. and i feel like i'm doomed to fail as i cant get my brain to care about the business side at all and i feel shitty for even thinking about money or views when it comes to my game cuz i'd do this shit even if no one ever sees it. i'm only interested in making the game, but selling it? theres no motivation, but i also dont want to die working a job i hate while condeming my game to being "just a hobby". something like this isnt a hobby for me. it's my own purpose i've made for myself. ugh i just feel trapped in m own head about this shit and i dont know what path to take.

[@ghostradiodelete]

Hi. I'm a developer. I have two games I'm working on when I'm not doing my day job (also as a developer). I 100% never expect them to provide financial stability in any way - I think I'd be lucky if a) they get finished, and b) someone actually buys them. I'm totally okay with this. But yeah, making games is pretty hard - and not because the skills are hard, I find them to be kind of a breeze, the problem is motivation. Sometimes, I'm hella motivated and I'm all into it, and another day (or two months on end), I couldn't give a fuck about making a game anymore. But, when that happens, I'm usually hardcore into making my music. So I guess I'm always doing something. I'm not likely gonna make a buck at making music either, ha. My biggest motivation killer, is kinda like, the unknown. Am I going to finish the game? I dunno? Am I gonna die before I finish it? Maybe. Totally possible. So sometimes I just feel like I get up and I don't want to work on anything anymore. Anyway, I did the subscribe thing, looks like a cool game. Good luck in your plan.

[@laak7982]

I must say the YT algorithm is on my side. I am at the beginning of my Frontend career path and I really needed to hear this thank you so much for sharing your experience and i wish you the best of luck.

[@MichaelCreative]

Thanks for sharing your perspective! I'm just now starting my game dev journey and am using Thomas's course as well, and I really appreciate how straight forward and open you are. You got another subscriber in me! I had some off and on KZbin attempts in the past before I figured out the path I wanted to go down, but even my short bursts of time on the platform taught me how much work it is. I applaud you and your wife's consistency! That's massively impressive. Best of luck as you continue on!

[@sasquatchbgames]

Thanks so much, we appreciate it! Best of luck to you as well! We really enjoyed Thomas's course & will definitely be revisiting it in the future.

[@iancherabier5920]

Wishing you all the best with developing your game and YT channel!

[@jamiefurey564]

I am developing my first VR game and I am way over schedule. The pressure is real... Keep going 🙏💪

[@KordTaylor]

You’re point about losing someone and how it affects you I really support. I’m there.

[@jolierouge2463]

Man... I am also now older than my brother when he died... This video hit hard.

[@TheGuy45]

This video is really scary but also oddly comforting... Knowing that you put so much effort into that devlog and your videos in general just to break a few more views than my latest video, which i just kinda slapped together in a few hours kinda hurts my soul.

[@arravolleyball]

Been working on a game w/ my brother for like almost 3 years now. Feels super discouraging because now the reality that it can be a failure is hitting :)

[@banthafoddervo8916]

The fact that your channel has over 10k subs after mere months of the publication of this video speaks for itself.

[@Gjermund-Sivertsen]

Watching this video 2023-Nov 2-Thu and you have 20x your subscribers. Congrats. Very interesting that you shared your story.

[@pachesan]

I thought I was a HARD Worker... than I stumbled across your youtube channel. Wow... inspiring!

[@tristan_nolan]

I hope you make it, I trust you will because you’re clearly committed to it. Best of luck!

[@sasquatchbgames]

Thanks!

[@pockystick8557]

Hang in there, Sir! I wish you all the luck and success. My situation is very similar to yours. Only that I haven't even started with mine. I feel all the pressure to succeed because I dread of living the way I do today. I really hope you will have thousands, nay, millions of downloads and subs. Keep at it.

[@lucasolivier1585]

I Will pray for you, man!! Hope everything goes right to you and your family!! Maybe one thing that you could do, is make more "viral kind" of videos, i don't know, maybe something like "I remade the first games in history in one hour"

[@sasquatchbgames]

Great idea, that's a good title!

[@keenanaxquinn5210]

Im here a year later so it looks like youve grown (first video ive seen from you)

[@ianmclean9382]

it took me 2 years to get 500 subs back on youtube classic when I did animations. Whatever you think the goal is as far as numbers, isn't what you really want for sure.

[@carminator12]

The sounds effects in the video are very loud and cover your voice. But thanks for the video and for sharing your experience and thoughts.

[@MachineCog-i2l]

I'm beginning this journey too after a similar situation (though still haven't sold my house... yet). Most of my life has been an erratic dissapointment so I feel that it has prepared me somewhat for what I'm about to do.

[@roxannafabiolastefaniuc3606]

Thank you for sharing the real indie dev life struggles ☺️🥰 it helped it

[@yobeenocreative6984]

Up grinding too. Cheers man :D

[@vast634]

Thats a lot of risk taking for the already high risk of getting revenue from a game.

[@acez28]

I deeply relate to how you feel Game dev is a stressful hate love relationship I feel like a failed project just as much as the projects I dropped along the way But some days feel hopeful

[@thehypersonicegg5540]

Your chanels raw quality is already deserving of a million subscribers but something to consider is if other bigger youtubers are already doing things that youre trying to do if thats the case people will just watch them, finding something that gives UNIQUE value to your content makes people gravitate towards it more than just raw quality does i gues you could call it the soul of the channel if you wana be poetic about it plus as you said making content related to your game spesificaly and spending a lot of time on that means youl upload less freaquently and the type of videos you can make are more spesific even if something else would get more views or subs so its prety normal that youre not exploding constantly

[@sasquatchbgames]

Thanks, that means a lot! Really appreciate the feedback too. :)

[@murryno]

is the future of indie developers to self publish? is there room for indie publishers? im starting a game publisher but im concerened with the future of the industry, social media, deflation. how tech makes some business models obsolete. thoughts?

[@maq3009]

What are you spending so much money on in making your game? Don't you already have a good computer? What else you need?

[@TheNycRat]

Keep up the good work. Success will come very soon, I believe in you

[@sasquatchbgames]

Thank you!! ☺️

[@Loztc0ld]

I kind of did the same thing. Quit being a chef have done Thomas's course my best friend recently passed .It seems like nothing works. I put tons of work into art and stuff to put out as content. But even after a year. 80 ig followers lol. It's pathetic. But with all things we learn. And eventually I'll get there . Maybe. The thing I hold on is, I love the process, it's fun. I may not get eyes but I enjoy it.

[@sasquatchbgames]

If you ever want to chat feel free to join my discord, I don't know a lot of people with enough balls to make such a big leap! Good for you man. Keep grinding and learning and kmproving

[@joantonio6331]

I could not make KZbin at the same time .. I just started to learn Houdini for my game and it takes lot of time

[@jadkaiito-8383]

i think u miss the point u are comparing ur beginning with there success pls don't do that it will only make uunhappy and keep going king 💪💪

[@hydroweapon]

I've made simple web games but I have a "proper" game I am currently making and I'm pretty poor at coding so I end up getting constantly stuck... Mainly trying to make the code "correct/perfect" because it's my "big game" and massively slows me down.. not seeing the progress I expect based on the time spent, is very depressing.

[@Neyavva]

Same here

[@ferociousgames4196]

Really appreciate your honesty just caught up on all your videos! You’re not alone in your fears so I hope things turn around for you

[@sasquatchbgames]

Thank you so much!!

[@a_rand0m_acc0unt]

Your game reminded me of Hollow Knight, & I just put it into my wishlist on steam, hopefully that helps out a bit

[@_Titanium_]

I think the "pretend the analytics dont exist" is a great tip for getting started on really anything. Do look at feedback, but analytics can be misleading and induce negative emotions when number doesnt go up.

[@albaezstudio6622]

So encouraging! Thanks for sharing!

[@Synthlock]

With a current state of the game i bet you could find more ways to get funding, solid game trailer, solid website, freelance collaborations... But like sell a house code alone all this time.... No way

[@wonderlust2569]

Thanks for the video bro it spoke a lot to me and was better than most of the selfhelp bullshit we get nowadays, so authentic

[@One_Seven_Prductions]

thank you so much for your honesty and congrats on the subs!!

[@aldusric]

Your game would look great on hi pixel art style too! thanks for the video

[@A_curious_chicken]

People who do indie game dev are warriors

[@KuzmaProDev]

Thanks for sharing this valuable experience.

[@ilyabykov2437]

Everything worthwhile in life is hard.

[@randomselect9926]

Thabks for sharing man, this is helpful to hear!

[@FictitiousCtrlGames]

Nothing against this video. Its actually a good video. Just making an observation that there are so many damn 'Don't make video games because its hard!' videos. Its actually bringing me down. Not like, this video as a whole, but just seeing so many damn game dev doomer videos. EDIT/ADDITION: Sorry about your brother.

[@Scarface_saiyan]

Let me guess man you weren’t sure about it but she convinced you?

[@nebewla5382]

i believe in u man keep up the hard work it will pay off

[@pahjammer9173]

I wish you the best keep going!

[@esotericgamedev]

Let’s be friends

[@dewille-pl]

At the beginning, I thought you would say your biggest fear is some financial struggle and the risk of doing what you are doing. But you said the fear is being small? Mate... this is ego.

[@calebdouglass6911]

Iv been working on my game for more than 2 years and Iv never showed it to anyone. this video is great and you nailed the way I feel every day.

[@sasquatchbgames]

Glad you could relate! and even if you haven't shown your game to anyone, 2 years of work on a single project is a huge accomplishment!

[@chillie_dude]

Playtesting is the single most important thing during any game dev. You need playtesters to know what is fun, find bugs, what is clear/confusing etc.

[@andrewmrkva8003]

Second that. Show your game! It’s scary but too important to wait if it’s a game you want others to play eventually. Playtest it with people you know first to break the ice. They will go east on you and you’ll get better at asking for feedback.

[@seubmarine5347]

To add to all of that, if you plan to live from your game, you should promote it, or else you won't sell well.

[@faztznya5207]

Start showing, it's a good way to market your game before launch, if you keep showing your game and updates, will probably increase your sales when you launch it

[@viktornobunaga]

I have been working in game development for 12 years as a game designer. The coolest game design book I've ever read starts with "your first games are gonna suck and there's no way to change that except make more games". And I felt it in my own skin. I hope you know what you're doing when you bet so much on your first project. Do you really need 15-20 hours of playing time? Even big titles don't always do it. I wish you luck anyway!

[@sasquatchbgames]

Nope certainly don't need it, it's just a hope.

[@SlowPersuit]

What is the title of the book (if I may ask?).

[@viktornobunaga]

@@SlowPersuit If I remember correctly, it was Level Up by Scott Rogers

[@professorjack2099]

Instead of selling the house, couldn’t you just rent it out indefinitely forever?

[@NicheVeraldi]

I'm sure someone else has told you this, but I'm watching this video 8 months later. Y'all currently have 10.6K subscribers and this video has 28K views. Huge shout out to y'all for sticking with this and channel and with Veil of Maia! I'm wishlisted and I'm hoping for all the best!

[@MiniatureGiantsGameDev]

Game development videos have an evergreen kind of quality to them. I have only made about 18 videos and from those its clear to me which 4-5 just keep on bringing in steady views. I released 1 video this past year (2022) and netted +136 subscribers over the course of the year mainly from all the other videos. So first thing is to keep producing content, and then to limit the time investment in the content production - I really dont think at this stage that 40 hours on one video is anywhere near worth it. i've spent less than that on all my videos combined. Then, people like Thomas Brush it must be said are not (in my opinion) deriving a primary income from selling games. He's super talented and think about it, when you watch any of his videos he ALWAYS has just a few more spots or an extra day or two of discount on his COURSES. How many times have you seen him punt Neversong? Never? Hardly ever? So his business is not games - he likes that - but his business is largely education with a sprinkling of games on the side - still good cash, but there is less competition and way higher value in selling courses to his audience who are people like you and me - game developers. Who is your audience? And how are you getting THEM to Wishlist your game? It's not game devs Im sure. I would definitely consider doing a Kickstarter once you have built your audience more, which I reckon you will succeed in doing over this year. Wishing you both all the very best on this adventure.

[@sasquatchbgames]

Thanks, really appreciate it!

[@TheBcoolGuy]

You know, this is stuff I've been dealing with for years now, and I think this video has made me realise that game dev is not my passion and that I don't have the drive to see a project through. I don't want to risk everything for the sake of a game project. I don't wanna spend dozens of hours on game mechanics. I don't find what happens in the games very interesting. And that's okay. I don't have to be a game developer. I just don't know what else I can do that I can actually support myself (and a family) with.

[@DOSRetroGamer]

The "I will be successful if I just work hard enough" fallacy

[@rohithreddy75]

A parent who cares about privacy of their children,wow.