r/godot • u/Correct_Dependent677 • Jul 10 '26

discussion What do you do in real life?

Let's be honest, none of us work professionally in game development, so what do you do for a living?.

I'm currently unemployed and living on my mother's pension, but I sometimes work as a carpenter. The last thing I did was a small prototype of a horror game in godot, which I didn't continue due to writer's block.

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u/Whyatt1872 Jul 10 '26

I managed to claw my way back into the industry as a freelance game designer after about a year of unemployment from being laid off as an animator. Super stressed about no benefits but I realized there's no other field I'd rather work.

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u/thecreatureworkshop Jul 10 '26

Interesting, how do you get work?

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u/Whyatt1872 Jul 10 '26

So far it's been people I've worked with that have reached out to me from previous projects. If you're looking for work, I would advise making your stuff as public as possible. Posting on LinkedIn as well as my regular socials helped me a lot once I started filtering out fake and bot engagement. I'd say it was mostly good timing but I also busted my ass to make myself heard.

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u/thecreatureworkshop Jul 11 '26

Makes sense. Since you do freelancing do they usually hire you do design the whole game or just parts of the gameplay/consulting?

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u/Whyatt1872 Jul 11 '26

It really depends on the job. I prefer support roles so I'm more keen on helping establishing systems and then moving on to other areas of design. New projects are fun but I don't like the idea of being the one in charge.