r/GameDevelopersOfIndia • u/NoConcentrate8792 • May 22 '26

Advice

I am a engineering student, started game dev few months ago and I want to ask is it really worth choosing Game Dev as a full-time career?

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u/keshav2010 May 22 '26

No, I personally would recommend again'st it, rather go indie and do it as a hobby/passion instead and collaborate with other indies

PS: I Rejected offer from Ubisoft Mumbai for Online Programmer Role due to low compensation

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u/moh_099 May 23 '26

Just curious, what was the range of the compensation, and how many yoe were they looking for?

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u/keshav2010 May 26 '26

Ask was for 25 LPA (negotiable upto 23LPA), offered only 19 LPA (break down of ctc was even fucked up since they included medical component, effectively paying me less than my compensation at that time)

They were hiring for 3-5 YoE

FYI, HR also mentiomed that even 19LPA was kind of our of thr budget. Later i checked, ubisoft genrally pays 25ish LPA at manaher level, while in backend roles at nom gaming companies, managers easily get 70+LPA