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Do you think your next game will be managed completely on your own and reap all of the profits (—steam cut)? Do you still see value of using current or another publisher?
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The most pushback you get while building it if there is no money coming in. They see you working a lot, being stressed, but still struggling financially, so from their side it's hard to see the benefit of doing it.
I mean video games are notoriously competitive, and very little money comes in until it launches after a year of building. It was not impossible OP was going to launch to 4000 customers. I think OP’s story is inspiring, and I’m happy to hear he had support, but I could also see a wife being upset her previously highly paid husband is working on a video game, and presumably a low salary from a publisher (if any). When…
A facebook compensation package for 10 years + the pandemic rally. any trade and speculation with a 6 figure account would be multiple seven figures
its important to put these things into perspective
although there are a lot of risk averse people in big tech, irrationally afraid of not having corporate salary coming in, there are far fewer partners that base their identity on their partner being employed when the partner is wealthy already
How did you structure your work in the first year? Did you set specific goals or just follow what felt right? Where did your motivation and energy come from, and how did you keep momentum?
The game took one year to make and I am a severe workaholic, so, I found it easy to just put the pedal to the floor for exactly one year (and then simply die afterwards, lol)
Looks like the hard work paid off for you! Maybe if I can retire early I'll finally realize a similar dream.