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My friend quit his job and has been making indie games since 2015. It's been ~~20~~ 10 years and he's made like $40,000 total in the time with all his games combined. His wife pays all the bills. Every time he releases a new game he tells everyone this is the one that'll make him a million bucks. He points to games like Hollowknight, Stardew Valley, Undertale etc as proof.
If it has been 20 years since 2015 then I think I overslept.
It certainly feels like 20 years since 2015. Covid and Trump have easily stressed 20 years out of me.
This has scientific backing and isn't just a feeling: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-pandemic-accelerated-brain-aging-study-rcna220048
Hey, you. You’re finally awake. You were trying to cross the border, right? Walked right into that Imperial ambush, same as us, and that thief over there.
Huh, I seem to have woken in 2011
In a just world, your friend would be able to create as much art as he wants without having to worry about who is paying the bills.
That's literally what he's doing. Ironically, his wife is a professional artist. She does digital art for a AAA game studio.
He's definitely taking the wrong approach by trying to catch lightning in a bottle.
Without people like him, we wouldn't have innovative indie games.