Yeah, the ceiling part is key for me. There are interesting challenges in web dev, but it's mostly related to scale, architecture and organizational complexity

Yeah, the ceiling part is key for me. There are interesting challenges in web dev, but it's mostly related to scale, architecture and organizational complexity - realistically, no one is going to have their mind blown reading your loginController. Game programming does have a lot more space for wizardry, you can code a shader or a mesh splitting algorithm that feels like black magic to others, and it's just you with a code editor. There are still many reasons for me not to regret my move, mostly related to the realities of the market - lower salaries, crunch, the seasonal/project based employment, limited choice of OS/dev tools, etc. But credit where credit is due, that field is super fun.