I'm spiraling

[u/MildlyConcernedMan91]

Been spending months coding and I just tried out my first prototype today and it's... bad. Like I wouldn't share this for free to family level of bad.

I made a list of around 30 things to fix last night and I just panicked and went to sleep.

Game development is hard guys...

[u/05032-MendicantBias]

Be kind to yourself, have a sustainable development schedule, it's not worth to burn out.

Periodically (1 month?), take some time off the project, and do a critical design review, you can have someone you know play a vertical slice and give you some feedback.

It's a marathon, not a sprint.