Game development mostly pays quite poorly in comparison to other software eng, especially when considering the stress level of typical expected unpaid overtime.

Game development mostly pays quite poorly in comparison to other software eng, especially when considering the stress level of typical expected unpaid overtime. It’s a buyer’s market: companies have their pick because so many people are passionate about the field. (You could be a gaming millionaire by e.g. being a very early employee at a studio with a casual mobile gaming hit ten years ago, but those are definitely exceptions.)