[HN Gopher] What it takes to make a game by yourself
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       What it takes to make a game by yourself
        
       Author : vicarrion
       Score  : 40 points
       Date   : 2022-09-15 12:59 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | mmcconnell1618 wrote:
       | I think video game success is probably distributed like startups.
       | Maybe 1 in 10 will have real success, a few might break even or
       | make a little and most will end up never making enough to cover
       | the costs to create. The work is massive and the pay off is not
       | guaranteed. Creating a video game by yourself is not for the
       | money, it's because you're driven to create the idea you see in
       | your mind.
        
         | mritchie712 wrote:
         | I'd think it's closer to 1 in 100 then 1 in 10 that break even.
        
       | bergenty wrote:
       | Not much, I was able to make 9 levels of a very graphic intensive
       | game in unreal over six months. Is it really that much work to
       | take it from that to something that runs on all the platforms?
       | I'm genuinely asking.
        
       | greazy wrote:
       | I was surprised by the low bum we of lines of code.
        
       | prewett wrote:
       | This is really a sequence of seven games of totally different
       | genres, which is definitely going to increase the difficulty and
       | time commitment! It looks like an interesting game, though.
        
       | danielvaughn wrote:
       | The irony of video games is that they're often associated (at
       | least in America) with childishness. And yet, by any conceivable
       | standard, they're by far the most complex creative endeavor.
       | 
       | Creating a video game requires knowledge of the following:
       | programming, graphics, 3D or 2D art tools, artistic ability, UI
       | and UX design, game design, music production, cinematography,
       | storytelling, copywriting, etc etc. It's just astoundingly
       | complex.
        
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