5 Reasons Why Game Development Is SO HARD!

Let's be candid about why game development is so challenging!

[thomasbrush]

Thanks for watching! Hope you learned a ton.

[ericlee]

Only *TRUE* gamers appreciate game developers, others don't take them seriously.

[NecaBoullosa]

I am 44 now. And I am changing my life right now, moving to another country with my wife and our little baby. I am also really considering start being a indie gamedev. Am I too old?? Maybe! I have been in the digital marketing business for 20 years now, but I’be used to code and I had created a few flash advergames in the past and also little educational games. Gamedev is my real passion, and I started to consider this again at this point of my life. Your channel is now a true inspiration for me because you really talk from your heart. Thanks.

[thirdagegames]

This is so spot on. It's like you have to be 10 people at the same time, be fine with being in a cave alone for 2 years, and then be ok with getting up in front of a crowd of people and baring your soul.

[HE]

A 6th Reason why game development is so hard? It's laziness and just sitting down in the chair and actually working on it; all while the brain constantly reminds you of the millions of other things that you could be doing and while the brain reminds you of how tired you are.

[DRKeMVy]

I have NEVER commented on a YouTube video but this one hit home. Thomas, you are awesome. You have seriously given me a great deal of inspiration and motivation to get going with my career in game development. Best of luck with your release of Once Upon a Coma!! I’ll be in touch :)

[batman_st]

Any job that you can make a living of is NOT a silly job.

[CodemasterJamal]

Bro, you hit home when you started talking about your family. It's kinda crazy how sometimes family and friends (especially here in the US) can discourage you from wanting you to accomplish your dreams.

[_CazaBobos]

2 days ago I wanted to download Unity and try to make a simple platform game.
As a programmer and desktop software developer I found it hard and frustrating. Even if I already knew that making games was time and effort demanding, when I had to put myself to the test I really understood what it's really like to be a game dev.
To you, to all game makers, because you have a hard job that requires many different skills and is not always rewarded, my respects. You deserve it from everyone.

[iXore]

This is the most depressing and real vid about game dev I've ever seen.

[jseneque]

Why does it feel so? “So what are you studying”...”Game programming”. It feels like you are being judged as a person who hasn’t grown up. An art not taken seriously. Again it’s how I feel and may not even be in their minds.

[christineblack]

I love how all of this applies to writing novels as well!

[fardinhaque]

*So its ok to work alone, but try not be lonely*
Got it.

[ThinkCitric]

You feel silly developing a game only if you care what other people think about what you're doing. Do what you think is right, be honest with yourself. If someone doesn't like it and thinks you're doing silly stuff - that's their problem, not yours.

[tzaarela]

Could be the most wholehearted video i've seen in a while. You really pinpoint all the struggles you go through as a game developer and why we love it so much. Such an inspirational video. From now on, everytime I doubt why I do what I do, I will put this on! Keep up the good work man!

[talitaferrarifraga]

First, I'm in my wife's account.
Man, that really got to me... Like you in the day you made this video, today has been particularly hard. I'm way behind schule, I have zero income, I'm having a hard time trying to stay focus and productive, learning how to draw and music theory (like you said, I'm not complaining, I love it all), may be silly but my monitor has a demoniac shadow with my VGA cabe, HDIM broke, and finally my computer is not starting... Yesterday in my wife's coral party, she told them I was developing game, and when we're leaving her professor said "good luck with you game", and she meant it, but I got a really strong feeling that It was not my job, Just something I do in my play time, and immediatelly wanted to explain that it was a real job... I didn't thought.
I'm feeling better now, weird, but better...

I true believe that I have a dream job, my dream at least, but ALL you Said is true.

[barrymckee]

Wow! This really hit home. For the past decade, I've been an Indie Fiction Author. I've only self-pub'd 2 books during my writing career, and recently(in the last 4 months) I've put on the game dev hat. Writing novels is very similar to game design: always a story to tell, many ways to come up with a way to tell them, and always pushing back insecurities to move forward. Your videos are very uplifting and inspirational. Thank you.

[IsSheShells]

This video warmed my heart. I’m currently studying computer science and I ran across your video to find more information about game dev as a career path. Your message was so good and inspiring.

[vishesh]

I'm 19 and a game design student and currently learning and experimenting everything on my own.
Yeah i feel a little empty many times i feel low and don't want to work for a few hours but then there's a constant fear of what I'm gonna miss if i don't do work.
I do concept arts and I'm learning 3D modelling and compositing. I suck at writing codes. I have so many games in my mind and I've made every asset of some of them. From UI elements to in-game animations. Everything's ready in them but i don't know how to code and that's kind of totally different for me. I'm from art background and i prefer being a designer. Last time I'd code was in class 8th, that too was some stuff in HTML( things they teach you in school )
If you can help me in any way regarding design or anything on how to make and publish your own games that'd be so helpful.
I wish to get in touch with you can you share your social media profile or work email?
With love, from India ❤️

[themahmoudmoody]

This! man thank you for expressing how we feel as an Indie developers, it feels great knowing that I'm not alone feeling that way! I'm just starting out (6 years) and I needed to hear that. good luck man! and keep these videos coming! lots of love from Egypt.