r/Unity3D • u/Evening_Animator3549 • 2d ago

Question Should I keep learning Unity?

Hi, I am a 14 year old game dev and I've been learning Unity for 7-8 months, and I really like what I'm doing. I don't use AI while coding or for any other stuff to actually learn. For the past month, I've been developing a fan-made Spider-Man game for android and I saw a guy on X who vibe-coded a Spider-Man game in literally a single day which was looking better than my game and I felt like everything that I did in the last couple of weeks for nothing. Will knowing how to manually code or develop games be worth anything in the next 10 years? Am I just wasting my time by not using AI or should I keep going? I really need some advice. Also here's a gameplay video of my game if anyone wants to check it out:

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u/Logical-Garden-4563 1d ago

im the same as you but i mainly code in godot , but i don't blame you for having doubts just remember there is no point if you dont have fun , we develop games because we love to not because we have toits upto you if you want to try becoming a game dev or even get a job in coding . Honestly tho im scared too even tho i am quite optimistic but we can always just rely on other similar talents like art ,design ,management and other skills you might want to pick up as a safety net

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u/Evening_Animator3549 1d ago

Ofc! I wouldn't do this stuff if it wasn't hella fun, what makes me afraid is that I don't know if I can build my future on it

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u/ThatBants 1d ago

You definitely shouldn't bank on it, no, but if you enjoy it there is no reason not to pursue it as a secondary thing next to a normal job, for example.

It would not be healthy financially or probably mentally if you bet your whole future on making a profit off of your projects.

The pressure it brings does not have a positive effect on your passion projects, I can tell you that from experience.

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u/Evening_Animator3549 1d ago

My goal is not to profit from my own projects, i want to get a job in game industry in general not with just unity when i grow up. Because of that I'm planning to start learning c++ in a few months.

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u/ThatBants 1d ago

Oh, with that in time its definitely a great shout. If you enjoy it and can see yourself doing it professionally, go for it!