I finally released another devlog after more than six months. There was a lot to share, and it felt good to put everything together and share what I’d been working on during that time. ## Last Revision - Artist and Cat Game First, I finished all the art for *Last Revision*, game about an artist and a cat I was working. I also spent time polishing gameplay logic and shared a demo at steam . There were lots of small things to work through, so it was nice to see everything coming together. ## Game Jams Other than that, I joined three game jams. I wanted to try different things and learn more about the whole process of making a game. I made a 3D sandbox game, learned to make pixel art, and got to experiment quite a bit with different game engines. Finishing those games gave me a little more confidence to tackle bigger problems. Play all here itch.io. ## New Game Prototypes I also started making smaller prototypes to understand different mechanics. Something I learned in one project would give me an idea to try in another. Somehow, that turned into five prototypes across different genres. I shared all of them in the devlog, so you can check them out here. --- ## New Goal and Future Somewhere along the way, I realized how good it feels to just spend more time doing what I like. When I left my 9 to 5 job, I didn’t have a big plan. I was excited, but also a bit afraid of how things would work out. For the first few years, I kept picking up client projects and contract work. I was worried about the ups and downs of working independently, and having some work helped me feel more secure. In the beginning, most of my game dev happened at night, after finishing client work. I’d spend the day working on client projects and then find some time for my own games. That’s how I started, but now I want to make it a more regular part of my day. It’s been more than four years since I left my job. Over the last year, I’ve become a lot more comfortable with how things are going. I have some stability now, and I don’t feel as worried about the future as I used to. I can give myself more time to learn, experiment, and work on games without constantly thinking about taking up client work. So now I’m trying to balance things a little differently. I want game dev to take up around 70% of my work time, with the other 30% for client work and other things. I’ll still take on some client work here and there. I just want to give my own games more of my time and energy. There’s still a lot I need to learn. These jams and prototypes have helped, and finishing smaller games has made bigger ideas feel a little less intimidating. I want to keep going and see which of these ideas I can take further. I’d also like to share updates a bit more often. So, planning to upload 2 videos on YouTube a month or so. I don’t know exactly where all this will go yet. For now, it feels good to have the space to work on games and feel comfortable choosing that. If you working on games or something you love, I hope you get to spend more time on it too. It’s worth it. See you around.

Making more time for making games

Nov 10, 2026 · 3 min read

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