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Hello guys, I am 20M and have recently been thinking of so many career paths, yet none of them seemed to light passion within me as deeply as developing a game. I am deeply aware that being an indie game developer is greatly looked down upon due to the vast amount of developers that have made a mistake or didn't succeed as expected, coupled with many issues with the industry; from fixing bugs, to managing teams, to marketing issues and etc.
Hear me out? I need grounded insights from you guys who know way more than me, whether if I am being really delusional and foolish. I've spent years always thinking about possible careers, but nothing just seemed to resonate with me.
*INSPIRATION* I got inspired when I saw an indie game called "Miside", which made me surprised that it was made by 2 russian individuals (MakenCat & Umeerai) with strict budget, but had prior experience to programming and devving. I've read their stories and "luck" really did play a part in their success. I was astonished of how the story's lore was feasible and interesting enough, with amazing concepts. I was inspired because of how they managed to sell out the immersion aspect of the game, in addition to that, their implementation of breaking the fourth wall was magnificent. I sensed their vision and the themes they wanted to portray to the players.
*ABOUT ME* Starting from 8 years old up until my current age, I've always played a lot of games, and I understand that it will not equate to my situation currently, as I don't have any prior experience, nor knowledge about developing. Yet I am willing to learn very much. I've thought of making 3D games using Unity and Blender as my base. About my background/traits, is that I've always been naturally curious and often asked a lot of question to learn deeper; I frequently found myself fixating on finding the correct answers/solutions. My peers have always considered me to be "smart", but I know that is not the only factor in this industry as I am lacking my base, as well as not being good for drawing, which is why I also would prefer 3D.
*CONTENT* As for why I posted this looking for advice; it is because I am aware that this industry cannot be brute forced with passion alone. There are many factors to consider such as marketing, managing one's psychological state (Is it actually going well? Are we making progress?), is my game going to be good enough amidst all the competition? Despite that, I feel something that resonates with me when I think about how I am gonna share my vision to players who'd immerse themselves to the story I will portray; and how deeply I am gonna enjoy it.
But I am very much clashing with having passion versus being practical as I know that this is ultimately not a reliable source of stable income. I've thought of doing side hustles to support daily necessities to commissioning 3D models that I would attempt to benefit from as I begin learning about developing about a game I've envisioned along the way.
It does make me feel sorrowful when I think that I probably won't make it. Frankly because while I do have passion and have been considered to be "smart" by others, I am nothing special. A lot of experienced developers have either succeeded or failed; some of those have started really young. Compared to them, I am a person that's just very curious about developing.
There are still decades ahead of me to learn, many more opportunities too. But at the same time, there are billions of people in this world, millions of people to compete against, millions of people ahead of the curve and are vastly better than me. Would I realistically be able to close the gap despite a lot of indie games failing?
*QUESTIONS*
-Is it too late for me to learn, or is it just not worth it?
-Am I being delusional?
-Is it just not practical?
-Is it worth the risk?
-What're your insights?
Thanks!
May be kind of an obvious question with an obvious answer, but what do you guys think? I need some convincing whether I should just stick to watching, or actually play the game? I don't do well in horror games admittedly I like playing all sorts of games but horrors just give me the chills, however I've noticed that this game isn't that heavy on the horror. Moreover, the game seems to have content beyond the horror stuff happening in the story, which piqued my interest.
Edit: I appreciate the guys who gave their insights, I will be on my way, thanks!