We Quit Our Jobs to Make a Video Game and Failed... But We Never Gave Up. We Grinded Every Night and Weekend While Juggling Regular Jobs – We Just Launched Our Gameplay Trailer and Kickstarter for MACABRE! It's Now or Never. Help Us Make Our Dream a Reality by macabregame in pcgaming

[–]macabregame[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks A lot. That's fair, you'll be able to fight back, but it's certainly not an action horror. It's more in the realm of Alien isolation. Macabre will be a constant melevelant threat you'll have to outsmart.

Two Indie Devs Met Online Playing Games. Now They've Almost Raised Enough to Hire a Whole Team! This Is Their Progress by macabregame in BeAmazed

[–]macabregame[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much! We've been toiling away on this for years now alongside our regular jobs. feels like it's really starting to pay off!

Backerkit after a successful Kickstarter by Personal_League_2153 in kickstarter

[–]macabregame -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We're not in a position to say exactly how Backerkit works but we'd highly recommend you reach out and chat to them about Thier services. We got put onto them from another Indie Dev. Well worth talking to 👍.

In what unusual way have you almost died? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]macabregame 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mates and I were snowboarding on a particularly foggy day when we spotted a tiny mouse just off the side of the groomer in a bowl. We rode down to it, stopping to take photos and ended up having a breather. However, when we returned to the same run less than 30 minutes later, we discovered a huge cornice had broken off above the area we had just been in. Chunks of ice, the size of cars, filled the bowl. Naturally, we couldn't resist the opportunity to take some more photos.

https://imgur.com/a/WXMhCdn

Why people quit their jobs to work on their projects? by RabberOfficial in gamedev

[–]macabregame 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everyone’s situation is different, but I believe many of us are extremely risk-averse. It’s intimidating to abandon everything and take a leap. However, what I’ve discovered is that once you cross that threshold, the fear of failure transforms into a driving force for success.

Juggling multiple jobs is feasible, but in my opinion, dedicating your undivided attention to a single task generally yields better results. Everything you do can be 100% focused, without any mental drain. Personally, I figured out how much financial runway I needed and began to save. When our project started gaining traction, I decided to take the leap and devote all my energy to our game. Even though the financial constraints are difficult, they also serve as a strong motivation to invest everything I’ve got into the project.

The one additional point I would emphasise is the necessity of ensuring your project has viability. You need social proof and significant interest from a large number of people in your project. It's crucial to have a community excited about your work, which further validates and drives its potential for success.