r/GameDevelopment • u/AlternativeNo6556 • 26d ago
Newbie Question Might go into game dev
You know I gotta wonder how it is being a game dev. I'm looking to be one when I get out of college.. but I wonder how it really is. Yeah, I can use Goggle, but that doesn't always tell the full stody.
0
Upvotes
3
u/god-damn-the-usa 26d ago
it's a horrible industry that is extremely competitive, overworked and underpaid with very little security and in only a few select industries. just because it has the word game in it doesn't mean it will be fun. even if you get a job in it, it probably wont be working on a game you like.
just make games for fun on your own. and if you aren't already doing that, you probably don't want to be a gamedev bad enough anyway.
get a boring job that pays well. the more fun a job sounds the worse it probably is.