How to Get Started as a Solo Game Developer

Game development is probably one of the most unique things one can do. It involves almost every creative and analytical discipline, from art and sound design to music composition, programming, and storytelling. It takes an unbelievable amount of work to finish and ship a game, and yet, there are some people who try to go at it alone. While financial success, or even retaining your sanity isn’t guaranteed, there are some things you can do to make your life relatively easier when embarking on your game development journey. This is by no means an exhaustive guide, but simply what I have found that works for me. <h1>Figure Out If You Really Want To Make Games</h1> Often times what we think we want to do is not what we really want to do. Sometimes, the things that we’re most familiar with are the only things that we think we can do, therefore we try and do them. In other words, our desire to accomplish something in a particular field stems from our familiarity with that field or medium. Video games are no different. Many budding game developers have grown up playing video games, so naturally, they hold a special place in our hearts. Someone with an urge to create things, who has a limited range of life experience, would be drawn towards the experiences that have shaped them, and if video games were a large part of that, then it is only natural that you would be drawn towards them. <a href="https://medium.com/@overcomestudios/how-to-get-started-as-a-solo-game-developer-321e4ff0b48e">Learn More</a>