From friends I've had who have made the jump, learn a game engine (unity / unreal / etc), make some small games (can be for a game jam or whatever) to put on a

From friends I've had who have made the jump, learn a game engine (unity / unreal / etc), make some small games (can be for a game jam or whatever) to put on a portfolio and mass apply to lots of different companies of many sizes. You may have to take a job title hit (i.e going from senior -> junior) / large pay cut.