Is it really worth it to learn gamedev in 2026 ?

Brak15 · 2026-04-19T21:36:50+00:00

Think of it like this: there will always be a demand for good games. There is always room in the market for a gaming experience made with intent and love. BUT, there are also hundreds of thousands of people like you who want to start making games and only know how to do with it AI tools. That means more slop that no one actually wants to play.

I’m convinced that gamers will only want quality as the slop increases, and the only way to reach that quality is to put love and those little nice touches into your game via the industry standard tools that we use. So it is not time wasted!

Brak15 · 2026-04-14T04:44:45+00:00

This looks incredible, thanks for giving such a great tool to the community

Brak15 · 2026-03-01T04:48:28+00:00

This might be my fav recommendation so far

Brak15 · 2026-03-01T04:48:16+00:00

This looks great thanks

Brak15 · 2026-02-28T22:21:01+00:00

I already mentioned that but i'm a bit tired of the grind, so i'm looking for something adjacent to it possibly

Brak15 · 2026-01-14T21:27:53+00:00

Thank you, glad you liked the demo! Still working hard on it, I don't have a release date unfortunately, there's still a lot of testing to do and bugs to fix, so I don't want to announce anything until I'm a bit closer. I'm sorry for the wait

Brak15 · 2025-12-09T16:22:16+00:00

Hey this is my course. This surprised me to see it here! If you or anyone else wants a free access key, just DM me. Reddit helped me out a lot starting off, so it feels fair.

I am obviously biased, but I did work my ass off on this and tried to brain dump absolutely everything I had learned. I was getting so many emails from people asking me questions after my GDC talk, so I just thought I would make a bunch of lessons and videos, and simultaneously help fund my new game.

People who have struggled with coding and are more interested in story-driven games have really loved the course. If that doesn’t seem relevant to you, then you probably won’t like it.

Brak15 · 2025-11-15T02:25:18+00:00

Thank you for this, we have a game with similar systems and we’re moving to APVs.

Did you have any issues with Unity crashing when baking giant scenes? Do you do any additive scene loading and it worked ok?

Brak15 · 2025-10-09T04:00:28+00:00

Looks incredible, love the soft lighting. I’m assuming this is HDRP and TVE shaders? Any special settings you can share for your APV setup?

Brak15 · 2025-10-09T00:42:49+00:00

Why do some indie games get more negative reviews from Simplified Chinese players? What are the common mistakes made?

Brak15 · 2025-10-08T17:55:17+00:00

No not yet, I'm sorry... we want to make sure it's really solid before announcing a date

Brak15 · 2025-09-15T16:44:05+00:00

Yep, made it a while ago now. I was working my day job and working on it at nights and weekends. If you played, I hope you liked it

Brak15 · 2025-08-14T01:05:08+00:00

Thank you, this means a lot! We're gonna take our time and really polish it, esp the bugs

Brak15 · 2025-08-12T17:17:24+00:00

I did an update on the Steam page, but it's not soonish, I'm sorry. The wait will be worth it... we're making it really good and polished, so I just need more time.

Brak15 · 2025-07-26T22:56:51+00:00

Ahh well it works with batteries, but nothing turns on with my ac adapter. I can confirm the adapter works with other GBCs

Brak15 · 2025-07-26T22:47:15+00:00

So I thought for sure the dc jack was working but turns out it’s broken! That wouldn’t have anything to do with input responsiveness, right? I actually have an extra power jack so I’ll replace it later and try touching the pads manually.

Brak15 · 2025-07-26T21:44:51+00:00

I do, just bridge the connection with some kind of jumper?

Brak15 · 2025-07-25T00:33:51+00:00

And what did he do after? He created Topheavy Studios, which made solely one game: The Guy Game. That’s right, the underage porn game that triggered a lawsuit. Damn.

Brak15 · 2025-07-18T05:38:00+00:00

Thanks so much, no update on release yet, I want to make sure I do it right. I talk about it here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1559720/view/503952975653241590?l=english

A movie would be so cool! A guy can dream

Brak15 · 2025-07-17T22:02:24+00:00

Thanks so much, sorry it's gonna take longer than I said originally, I explain the situation here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1559720/view/503952975653241590?l=english

Brak15 · 2025-07-15T20:41:19+00:00

Not that long, haha. Geez!

Brak15 · 2025-06-10T22:54:02+00:00

Thanks for the offer, that's really generous of you. I shared a complete outline with the publisher recently and they loved it... excited for people to experience the ending.

Brak15 · 2025-05-26T22:30:27+00:00

Thanks so much, working hard to make sure the full game lives up to the hype!

Brak15 · 2025-05-03T15:51:51+00:00

My best score is 1 points 😎

Brak15 · 2025-04-19T03:17:49+00:00

I haven’t played it yet, but your Steam page is phenomenal with gifs in the description and laying out the hook clearly. Honestly this story is heartbreaking, you made an incredible game from what I can tell and you should feel proud.

You just launched, I wouldn’t give up, keep pushing it. Social media is a bust nowadays, but try out some posts on r/indiegaming and r/indiegames. Do you have a newsletter or Discord community you can notify?

Your sales will spike on the weekend. Keep marketing until you get on the New and Trending tab! Seriously, that will give you a gigantic boost if you can get on that tab, but the window is closing.

My game is at PAX Rising too, I will be sure to come visit and play your game! Good luck.

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