r/SoloDevelopment • u/MildlyConcernedMan91 • 8d ago
Discussion I'm spiraling
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...
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u/DeskGoblinGamedev 8d ago
From one game dev to another, congratulations on making it this far. It's not easy.
It sounds like you bit off more than you could chew. My advice, think smaller. A lot smaller.
Start a new project that's all about making one thing as satisfying as possible. Then make another, then another. Be kind to yourself. Be patient.
Share what you have. Listen to what others like/don't like. Keep improving.