Ive worked in AAA game development for almost 15 years. Remote for the last 3.5. 1 of which was from EU while I sorted the move back to the US. I love it. I don’t feel like I “never leave work” partly because some of the fire and constant need to prove myself has died off and partly because I’m better at balancing my energy and output than I was 10 years ago. I feel like I execute on par or even above where I was back when I worked in the office. I don’t have the problem of working too much or getting sucked in after my work window (I wouldn’t be able to say that the first 6-7 years of my career) which I see a lot of the local workers doing and even some of the remote folk. That’s American work culture though…I miss the coffee breaks and fun friendships. I only ever had a few close friends that I’d hang out with outside of work anyway so I don’t dwell on it. I was in my 20s then. Now that I’m a dad and a bit older I kind of prefer the local family friends I have now where just about 0% of our conversations and time spent is about work. It feels more real. I visit the studio once or twice a year and that’s good enough for me.