Video: Is The Indie Game Dev Dream Real? - The Full Truth

Is the indie game dev dream real or is it an unattainable lie nobody can realistically achieve? How hard is it to make indie games full time and make enough money to survive? I interviewed Thomas Brush, the creator of Neversong and Pinstripe, to find out more.

● Check out Thomas online course "Full Time Game Dev" using the code JONASISTHECOOLEST: https://full-time-game-dev.teachable.com/p/full-time-game-dev (This is not an affiliate link or a paid sponsorship. I basically traded the course shout-out against this interview opportunity.)

● Wishlist my upcoming game Will You Snail on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1115050/Will_You_Snail/

0:00 - Intro 1:12 - Survivorship Bias | Thomas Story 4:38 - Selling The Game Dev Dream 7:34 - Being Vulnerable (Kickstarter) 9:14 - Social Media & Marketing 14:20 - What Game Dev Is Really Like 16:35 - Financial Security & Growth 21:08 - Taking Shortcuts (Reusing Code) 24:46 - Dealing With The Risk of Failure 31:18 - Prioritization & Time Management 32:35 - The Role of Luck 36:11 - How To Make The Dream a Reality 39:52 - Diversifying Income Streams 42:30 - Some Motivational Words

● Check out Thomas Brush on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thomasmbrush

● Join the Will You Snail Discord: https://discord.gg/G3mRDrK

● Join our creative game dev community on Discord: https://discord.gg/Ye6zzfQ

Hope you enjoy. :) #gamedev #indiedev