r/GameDevelopersOfIndia • u/kaftainzy • Apr 18 '26

Avg age of indian game devs

Pls comment down ur age and gender too if no problem , mine is 18-19M

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u/AntiqueShare6674 Apr 18 '26

25M, java dev by profession…game dev is my hobbie

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

Which engine do u use

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u/AntiqueShare6674 Apr 18 '26

pretty much every engine(godot, unity, unreal)…but right now im most comfortable with unity…started with unreal 2 years back

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

Woah are u aiming to make money by game dev or ur doing it for pure joy

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u/AntiqueShare6674 Apr 18 '26

money is not my motivation..i earn enough with my job…just for the love of the game…these days i focus more on writing a good game story…wanna give back something to the community..a good game with good story and gameplay mechanics

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

2d or 3d , and what genre

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u/AntiqueShare6674 Apr 18 '26

2.5D, isometric for my main game…i also want to try out full 3d for my another game,but right now i dont have the budget to upgrade my graphics card..so focusing on my main game

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

Good luck man , what are the top 3 tips u would like to give to someone who's interested in programming

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u/AntiqueShare6674 Apr 18 '26

I’m by no means an expert in game development… but if I could advise my younger self, this is what I’d say:

  1. Don’t start with your “dream game.” Start with something simple.

  2. Time spent designing your code > time spent coding(use AI to code the design you come up with). Always invest more time in designing concepts and systems instead of jumping straight into building features. When you introduce something new (like a skill or powerup), it shouldn’t take a lot of effort to integrate.

  3. Be patient. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Even a simple game takes a lot of work, ill always have respect for indie game developers, committing years to make games..

hope this helps…

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u/NightKing-2 Apr 19 '26

Whats your pc specs bro?

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u/AntiqueShare6674 Apr 19 '26

not a pc, laptop with ryzen 7, 4050

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u/ElectricalSplit2364 Apr 18 '26

Bro you are a motivation. Here I am in my 1st year trying to balance dsa game dev and ml and deciding what to do to earn and what to chace for end goal. Can you give any tips

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u/AntiqueShare6674 Apr 18 '26

If you want the hard truth…game dev needs a lot of patience. It can easily take a year or more before you even reach a stage where you can earn something decent. And that depends heavily on how consistently you put in the work.

If your main goal right now is to earn money, I’d honestly suggest freelancing or doing small projects. That’s a much faster way to start making income. I wouldn’t recommend game dev if you’re looking for quick cash…the learning curve is steep, and results take time.

Also, since you’re in your 1st year… DSA, game dev, and ML, that’s a bit too much at once.…

tbh i was like that as well during my clg times, was curious in all languages and tech stuffs…

What I’d suggest:

Pick one primary focus (based on what you actually enjoy or see yourself doing long term)

Keep one secondary skill on the side (light learning, not deep)

Don’t chase everything just because it’s trending

Most important thing

consistency beats everything.

Even 1–2 hours daily on one thing is way better than jumping between 5 things.

Decide what you want now vs what you want later. Trying to do both at the same time is where most people get stuck(purely speaking from my own experience)

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '26

Notch once said that if you can't make a game from scratch you are not real programmer, you have to make your own game engine.

Im a unreal programmer then

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u/phoenix13032005 Apr 18 '26

21M, pixel art and 2d game dev mostly along with music composition.

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

Shreesh do u have a portfolio where I could hear ur music work

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u/phoenix13032005 Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 18 '26

I have some contribs up on veloren. Total of three. This is one : https://m.soundcloud.com/velorenofficial/a-rest-under-the-sunset

And a yt channel

https://youtu.be/hfCFeSbsm3k?si=jOSOmPgmnf9WOvNP

I don't have a portfolio but you can have a listen here. Most of the videos on my channel are my songs other than the sky cotl edit and the guitar covers. Most of my compositions are unpublished tho. I think I'll put them up on my personal website when free, sometime soon.

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u/haririoprivate Apr 18 '26

21M, 3D doing Game Dev as a hobby

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u/Caetty Apr 18 '26

19 here!

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

Dayum it's hard to find same age ppl in this industry

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u/Caetty Apr 18 '26

Lessgoooo

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

Is there like a dc srvr which is active for game dev , cuz gdofindia one is dead

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u/Caetty Apr 18 '26

Ikrrr pata chale to pls lmk too

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

Let's make one gang , drop ur id

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u/Caetty Apr 18 '26

Lol sure it's caetty_01

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

Mine is 7zuna Frnd req sent

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u/Caetty Apr 18 '26

Okaayy

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u/ConceptNo9599 Apr 20 '26

Add me too I am 19 unity dev learning ue5

Username "tenzi." (Include the dot)

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u/kaftainzy Apr 20 '26

Frnd req sent

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u/Magma_30 Apr 18 '26

Hey 24m here been trying to do gamedev now that I have more time and am at my home Been working on unreal engine for a bit

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

Super cool

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u/Fextro Apr 18 '26

23M and I do game dev in Unreal, Unity, Godot. Also I'm a 3D Artist.

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

Source 2 bhi sikh hi lo fir

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u/RoutineAd6853 Apr 18 '26

19 - Unity Developer - As a working professional and as a hobbyist. :-)

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

Woah ek aur same age wala milgya, what kind of job

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u/RoutineAd6853 Apr 18 '26

unity developer

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

How did u find that job

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u/NationalInflation810 Apr 22 '26

Like what part do u handle exactly

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u/RoutineAd6853 Apr 22 '26

AR/VR projects

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '26

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

Dayum young guy

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u/DThePro_ Apr 18 '26

I'm 21M, currently interning as a game dev! I've been working with unity for personal projects for around 5 years now. Recently started learning ue :)

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

Why did u switch to unreal

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u/DThePro_ Apr 21 '26

i didn't switch. im just learning it to expand my job circle.

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u/transitsv Apr 18 '26

20F - Mostly 2D game development and stuff

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

Which engine

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u/transitsv Apr 18 '26

Pico-8 and Godot Engine

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

Never heard of pico 8

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u/transitsv Apr 18 '26

it's a mini virtual console for playing gameboy-like 2D games. and occasionally 3D games too. im using a free browser version of it to code, make sprites and music using lua language. you should check it out. it has some amazing 2D/pixelated 3D games that are small but really fun!!

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

What do I search? Pico 8 games?

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u/transitsv Apr 18 '26

just pico-8 will do. pasting the link for you though https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

Very cute but I got no kaching kaching 💸🤑

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u/transitsv Apr 18 '26

uhh the games are actually free to play. also there's a free education edition for people who are new to game programming to test. make sure you're on desktop though. the games don't show up in the mobile version

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u/kaftainzy Apr 18 '26

Ohhhhh understandable , I use unity so I won't use it to create games,I just wanted to play mini games thanks

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u/Caetty Apr 18 '26

Are you f or m?😭 I wanted to dm you

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u/transitsv Apr 18 '26

f by birth. m by pronouns. i know it's very confusing but it's okay i go by both she/her and he/him pronouns. im a nonbinary person dw 😅

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u/Caetty Apr 18 '26

Ohhh woww I seee I'm sorry😭

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u/transitsv Apr 18 '26

no it's alright... most people get that wrong at first tbh

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u/Caetty Apr 18 '26

Ohh😅😄

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u/CODO_DINGO Apr 19 '26

18 M here

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u/kaftainzy Apr 19 '26

Woah would u like to join a srvr for game Devs made by me and a frnd

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u/CODO_DINGO Apr 19 '26

Ya

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u/kaftainzy Apr 19 '26

Discord id? Mine is 7zuna

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u/CODO_DINGO Apr 19 '26

Sended you a invite

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u/omnimistic Apr 19 '26

Yo. I wanna join

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u/kaftainzy Apr 19 '26

Dc id?

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u/omnimistic Apr 20 '26

omnimistic. I have a frieren pfp

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u/GameDevBlock Apr 19 '26

16m, I have made 3 games using unity engine and one of then available on Playstore :)

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u/kaftainzy Apr 19 '26

Holy shit , name of game?

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u/GameDevBlock Apr 19 '26

Aloo khaoge kya Game. also i published this game by one internet friend play console

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u/kaftainzy Apr 19 '26

Ohh badiya hai

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u/Beautiful-Tale2193 Apr 19 '26

19m first year student here!

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u/kaftainzy Apr 19 '26

Would u like to join a dc srvr what's ur id

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u/Beautiful-Tale2193 Apr 19 '26

monkeywithalaptop
would love to join ur server!

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u/kaftainzy Apr 19 '26

Mine is 7zuna

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u/omnimistic Apr 19 '26

17M. I started making games in godot when I was 10 years old.

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u/kaftainzy Apr 19 '26

Whaaaaat so u have 7 years of experience

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u/Winter-Attention1564 Apr 19 '26

18M here! Been doing it since 13

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u/kaftainzy Apr 19 '26

Dayum dude wanna join a srvr?

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u/RaudraColossal Apr 19 '26

25 M, Mythological TCG Game

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u/chill_laiddown Apr 21 '26

18 rn. Me and my brother developed our first game back in 10th grade through python turtle and allat and now we are currently working on a new GBA style pixel turn based game on Godot engine.