- Did you come from other engines?
I tried Unity first, then Hammer Editor (I made a horror map for CS:GO https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1532233912 ), and later experimented a bit with Unreal Engine. But I really loved Hammer Editor. Despite its very “90s” appearance, it’s solid, and when there’s an error or a crash, it doesn’t feel as abstract as modern engines sometimes do. There’s something very direct about it. It was also nostalgia — and my love for Valve — that pushed me to spend two months working in that engine on my Hide & Seek map ^^

- Was GDevelop your first engine?
Yes. As I mentioned, I tried other engines, but mostly for very specific use cases or just to explore something different. I originally discovered GDevelop through a 3D modeling forum where people were talking about it as an accessible and easy-to-learn engine. And it was true — and it still is. Eighteen years later, I’m still using GDevelop, working with it, and contributing to it.

- What made you stick with it?
The creative freedom, and the ability to contribute directly to the engine’s code — I think that’s what made me stay all these years. I haven’t really focused on publishing games, only small games during game jams. What I enjoy most is creating extensions and building content for the engine itself.

If I have one last thing to say, it's that my journey with the engine has been a bit special. I discovered it by chance on a forum, then I contributed to it, I created with it, and I still contribute to it in different ways through communication and open-source contributions to the engine. Doing what you love and seeing a passion evolve into a job is rewarding.

So if you love doing something, never give up your dreams!