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Past Thomas doesn't seem like too much of an idiot. Look at all those cool games he got ready for you! Nice work.

I have been in this boat for quite some time. Gonna have to give this a shot lol. I'm finishing my comp sci degree by this time next year 2025. I went back to check off that box to be more employable, and I've learned things I would not have on my own. Despite being autodidactic, when you're doing your own projects, you only learn what you need to get it done and sort of skip things that could be of use. So, there value in a comp sci degree imo.

Congrats on the game launch! I do have a question. I am just starting as a game dev (who also is not in it for the money), but I want to ask, why if your game didn't get a lot of traction/'success', would you want to continue to develop it for consoles? I would think you would be looking to the next project, but I look forward to your response!

Some people spend all their time watching tv, movies, playing games and doing in general "nothing beneficial". I started with Unity way back 2012/2013 and had made few apps and it was fun learning to code, my time was being used but I ended up with ~5-8 apps then started a finance channel on youtube. I made a few finance apps to track the stock market, track dividend payouts, payments etc and together it was nice cause (GOOGLE) paid my youtube side + android side dev lol. I'm jumping back into the game dev side, as I've been playing lots of games lately (but monetized) by streaming them youtube/twitch etc 🙂

I'm currently learning game dev. A simple puzzle mobile game with my art style. I'm drawing all the assets and programming it. I have some programming experience, I'm a semester away from getting my AS in CS. I've been watching tutorials for specific things I want to do. So far, I have a main menu, and I'm currently working on the level selection screen. I have a very small following on Instagram where I showcase my regular art stuff, so it's gonna be super hard to get people to play it, aside from my friends. But, it will be a great learning experience, and something I can be proud of. Cus in the end, my reason for wanting to make a video game since I was a child, was to bring my art to life, and to have people interact with it. Also, it will serve as a start to my portfolio building so that I can also get a job in this field if all else fails

wait so my uni made me make a game for a graphic design assessment, can I just like, publish it? I don't even play games but it's been sitting in my computer.

Thank you so much. God Bless you and your family

How much money required for publishing gameing app

plot twist. 1 month later he quit his job to become a indie game dev. The hypocrisy of that...

I love that ”download unity” is part of your game dev journey.

I love this game so far! Any word on future updates to the game? The UI is a bit buggy and the personalized settings don’t save when you reload the game. I’m not too sure how difficult this would be, but I’d also like to be able to customize the controls.

yea i followed this idea and havent found anyone hiring for a 3d artist role. at least recently. i found some posts from last year which i doubt are still open. what am i doing wrong? or should i just forget the years of 3ds max experiance i have and go work at mcdonalds?

Ok, i had a good laugh at this. Honestly im glad you didnt say "i quit my job to make my dream game" 😂

Build portfolio, apply for job. Realistic advice for many in the industry.

Can some can earn 300k to 500 k in game devlopee by doing job in united states

In job can someone earn in 300 k in game devloper

This is so cool! Congrats on the launch of Bridges and Docks!

Awesome video dude! It’s cool hearing your story with game dev and your perspective with work-life balance✌️

Your Social Relationships column is not active... It's only taken into account in the Weight row, the top one, showing the 100% scores, not in the scores per career. So, if this column is taken into account, full time game-dev actually won in the weighted scores as well for you. :) (And with a larger margin unweighted.)

Ok, but you did a game for someone else, not yours. :P Still good for learning, I guess.

Congratulations on the release! Im currently working on my first release, couch coop as well. Did you look into steam remote at all? I have resigned myself to this game not selling alot of copies, I honestly just want to release a finished product to say I did it haha.

Xbox release?

So the answer is to quit indie dev... Nice

I look at your games, the artist part is weak. Come, let's move your games forward together.

11:50 me.

Nice work man! Now trying to realise my first one, so I understand how cool you are 🙃

I remember that I definitely played your game with cube. It was very fun 😊

This is inspiring! Thank you for sharing your experience, your channel is awesome!

Nice

I love the perspective, at the end of the day a buck is a buck.

Congrats! Playing Bridges & Docks today 🎉

I would do it anyways to understand on what is your strongest game out of the five that stands out based on the downloads and feedbacks by gamers

This was a great watch, thank you and good luck with your future!

This is a good video.... BUT! Why did you gave up man! You have done more than 99% of people who dream about financial freedom and at the end you agreed to get back in a cell of employment. What I only hope for is that you keep your day job to learn and make more games. The idea here is to make a conscious decision to keep trying to achieve the highest goal you can conceive off untill you make it... Or you die! Yes... You set a goal, 10 milions, 100 milions a billion, whatever crank your gears! And then do it for the rest of your life.

m just getting into indie game dev, do u recommend working on a complex story with unique gameplay or just focus on a trendy game genre

Bridges and Docks with a combat system would be crazy

Congrats on the release of Bridges & Docks!

Congratulations! Bridges and Docks looks nice and cozy! I was also trying to just make a few small games, but my current project turned into a bigger open world platformer than I imagined, of course LOL! It's so hard to keep that scope small.

Hell yeahh! Love your color palettes, such a vibe

Congratulations, I love the approach and thank you for sharing!

Let's goooooo, congrats!

Congrats on the release! The game looks super polished! :) Also great video, as usual! :)

Oh man that's awesome, I love the path your on working on these smaller releases on multiple consoles. Congrats.

5 games AND a baby? You're making the rest of us look bad! But seriously congratulations. I guess going full time does help. Really considering it myself, but need more "proof of life" first. You're a major inspiration, keep at it!

Nice work!!

Love this! I definitely agree that, spending 3 years+ on one game isn't always the best move, especially when starting out. Like others here, I'm also aiming to take the smaller games with faster turnaround approach. Best of luck with Bridges and Docks!

Good luck

I really love the editing in these new videos Thomas, keep it up, you are doing great!

Congratulations!!!

Past Thomas may be an idiot, but I bet you still love him since current and future Thomas wouldn't know nearly as much as they do without all his hard work and mistakes.