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I'm working as a gameplay programmer for a small indie game studio (20 people, 6 of them programmers). The project is a strategy game. * I love the people -- I
by stodor89 4y ago
I'm working as a gameplay programmer for a small indie game studio (20 people, 6 of them programmers). The project is a strategy game.
* I love the people -- I enjoy working with creative folks (artists, designers). As for programmers, everyone who worked in gamedev for 5+ years is batshit insane in their own way, so they're fun to be around, too.
* The project is exciting, and no one will do it if we don't. I'd absolutely LOVE to play the game we're making.
* I'm somewhat irreplaceable due to the nature of small teams working on big projects in a developing country. People with comparable experience prefer moving to Sweden or US for reasons I don't quite understand ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
* The salary is good for where I live. Nothing outrageous, but I can get a house, a car, and would still have some money to spare.
* 100% full remote
* I'm a bit overqualified. In other words, at the exchange of ~20% lower salary, I get the extra time to do things my way, or even slack off half the day if I feel like it.
There is one single reason I'm considering moving (to even less developed place), and it's that I'm concerned the complete lack of stress in my day-to-day life will turn me into a weakling, and when bad things come (and they always do), I won't be ready.
- arduinomancer 4y agoAlso working in games but as a graphics programmer and I agree with a lot of this, working with the other disciplines is really cool. Once the game releases its really satisfying to watch people playing it on twitch and seeing stuff you worked on in it. IMO working in games can be a really good balance of fun/still making good money if you end up at a good studio.