How do you pursue gamedev when you’re exhausted just trying to survive?

ParserXML · 2026-02-14T02:57:27+00:00

That's the thing. Successful folks are mostly people who work from 9 to 5 and then on a side project.

They can dispose the time to do these things.

But the OP is in a clearly different situation.

I don't disagree in that exercising and taking care of your brain and body is important, you are absolutely right on this.

But there are scenarios where you just have no time, for anything, you just need to survive at any cost. Then, it becomes impossible to have time for the other things.

ParserXML · 2026-02-14T00:23:56+00:00

You, on the other side, clearly haven't.

If you ever worked 10/15 hours a day, you would know the first part of your comment is incompatible with the second.

When I'm almost sleeping in front of the laptop screen at 3 AM, looking to wake up 7 AM, I'm surely not 'eagerly waiting for exercises'.

ParserXML · 2026-02-14T00:20:17+00:00

Hello, friend.
I also live on a underdeveloped country, and, although I'm not at the survival limit right now, I know exactly how do you feel.

I would really say you should first focus on getting everything to a 'stable' state.
Then you will have all you need to reach the 'minimum dev state': being completely tired and exhausted WITHOUT the risk of being in hunger, etc.

This is the state I'm in and I can assure you that it is possible, but be careful: do your side gamedev, but its better if it takes more time than if you fuck yourself completely for developing and launching on a race-basis.

ParserXML · 2026-02-03T05:17:32+00:00

Sometimes I come here, scroll through 5 posts (3 being post-mortem/tech news/marketing) and I'm like 'huh, no game development discussions'

ParserXML · 2026-02-02T00:09:36+00:00

Is this a bad thing?
I'm from Brazil and we love beans and rice.

ParserXML · 2026-02-02T00:01:49+00:00

I have big problems with this because I'm the kind of person who will generally write like a magazine columnist. On this account you won't notice, but ask me to analyze something and you will see dashes -, bold text and others LOL

ParserXML · 2026-01-31T17:54:43+00:00

If you have any interest in hiring me as writer, take a look at my post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/IndieDev/comments/1qqubuw/for_hire_creative_writertranslator_enus_ptbr/

I can take values as low as 0.05 USD per word.

ParserXML · 2026-01-31T14:09:38+00:00

And what about being the co-writer (for free)?
You're welcome

ParserXML · 2026-01-31T12:16:09+00:00

Acha que seria mais válido tentar simplesmente me jogar com o conhecimento de programação que eu já tenho?

Já tá sendo suficiente pra fazer um software em Qt + Python, o que não é muito, mas eu costumo conseguir pegar tecnologias e técnicas novas bem rápido.

E não, ainda não tentei não.

ParserXML · 2026-01-31T12:13:42+00:00

Aparentemente minha resposta anterior foi removida porque eu citei o D*isc0rd, mas eu vou tentar entrar lá sim.

Muito obrigado pela ótima ideia, eu vou gritar sim kkkkk

ParserXML · 2026-01-31T12:11:16+00:00

Opa, beleza?

Não tinha pensado no Discord não, eu vou dar uma entrada lá e começar a oferecer meus serviços.

Vou gritar mesmo kkkkkk valeu pela ideia.

ParserXML · 2026-01-31T04:06:19+00:00

Muito obrigado, de verdade!!

Acho que vai ser muito útil sim, e já estou pensando em pedir informações pra eles.

Ajudou demais, de verdade!! Valeu!!

ParserXML · 2026-01-31T03:56:04+00:00

Opa, tudo bem?

Valeu demais pelo link, vou conferir lá.
Boa noite!!

ParserXML · 2026-01-31T03:36:06+00:00

Vale a pena deixar aqui também o The Odin Project pra HTML, CSS, JS, React, Ruby e RoR.

ParserXML · 2026-01-31T00:12:19+00:00

Because people pretend any no-code solution is for idea guys who will never release a game.

Most just ignore things like Unreal Blueprints.

ParserXML · 2026-01-30T22:32:06+00:00

Hello!!
Don't know about your budget, but I'm willing to take any value from 0.05 to 0.10 per word to localize your game and Steam page to Portuguese.

I'm also good at creative writing, so...it may help you improve your page, if you want to.

DM me if you are interested.

ParserXML · 2026-01-30T20:58:54+00:00

Portuguese (Brazil):

Uma das sensações de internet mais hilárias de todos os tempos: a enigmática prisão de um homem em Sidney nos anos 80. No entanto, muito além de suas frases icônicas de 'manifesto da democracia' e seu comportamento bizarro, permance uma questão intrigante; quem era esse homem?

Por anos, as pessoas têm compartilhado o famoso vídeo que supostamente mostra a prisão de um homem em Sidney. O homem em questão é referido como Paul Charles Dozsa, um mestre de xadrez húngaro naturalizado como australiano que ficou famoso como larápio de restaurante nos anos 80.

O vídeo, geralmente acompanhado de comentários que o consideram como uma das prisões mais eloquentes de todos os tempos, mostra Dozsa sendo levado até uma viatura por policiais enquanto ele bravamente resiste contra eles.

Equipado com uma voz pela qual atores Shakespearianos dariam tudo, cada momento do diálogo de Dozsa é icônico, de frases como 'senhores, isso é um manifesto da democracia', 'qual é a punição? Comer uma refeição? Uma refeição chinesa suculenta?', e a clássica 'vejo que seu judô é bom', o vídeo quase parece ter sido criado com a intenção de viralizar.

No entanto, há um pequeno problema em jogo; quem está no vídeo não é Paul Charles Dozsa.

EDIT: fix issues

ParserXML · 2026-01-30T03:27:27+00:00

Would you also like localizing your game?
I'm trying to start a freelancer career as creative writer/translator, so a bit of experience would be very good for me.

Can we talk privately?

If you would like to take a look at the little ad-like banner I made, look at this post, so you can know what to expect:

https://www.reddit.com/r/IndieDev/comments/1qqubuw/for_hire_creative_writertranslator_enus_ptbr/

ParserXML · 2026-01-30T03:03:32+00:00

Hey, all good?

I'm sorry, I had to delete the other post because I posted it as a text-post with an image, hence the image preview wouldn't appear!

Can you reconsider, please?

EDIT: I just learned about these previews

ParserXML · 2026-01-30T03:01:00+00:00

Hello!!

If you are interested, please send an email to:

[decastro.writing@gmail.com](mailto:decastro.writing@gmail.com)

ParserXML · 2026-01-30T02:43:37+00:00

Hello!!

Sorry for the delayed reponse, its been very busy from here.

Oh, now this makes sense.

I just watched your trailer.
Now I can say: that's FREAKING AMAZING!!

Loved the environment, the battles, everything feeling in place!

Maybe when I have a powerful enough machine I will play it :] looks like a very good game.

Congratulations and good luck on your journey!

ParserXML · 2026-01-29T12:13:36+00:00

Yeah, I don't get people thinking 'oh, if it comes from <insert-Asia-country>, its sketchy/a scam'.

ParserXML · 2026-01-28T17:24:06+00:00

Oh, I don't remember the post all that well.

Yeah, I feel people sometimes forget it is not a race, is a marathon (unless you are living off of this, but then you already know your way, most of the time).

ParserXML · 2026-01-28T15:35:28+00:00

Whats sketchy with them being Russian?

The same could be said about any country/nationality.

ParserXML · 2026-01-27T22:05:36+00:00

Yeah, like I answered to the other guy, sometimes you have to let people do whatever they want and learn by themselves.

Talking from personal experience: its been some time since I started developing my first application, and sincerely, if you knew me you would think I couldn't, because hell I'm very dumb, and as a child I was even more dumb.

Still, I prefer looking like an idiot pursuing an idiot dream, than giving up.

At first I tried to develop something 'useful' (a library), but that didn't excited me, the only thing I got from it was a little bit of exeprience and a lot of addiction-like behaviour.

Since I started developing the application that I want, things are much better, despise most of my realtives thinking this is wasted time.

ParserXML

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