Why Solo Gamedevs Burn Out (It's Not Laziness)
Solo game dev burnout isn't a motivation problem. After months of indie development, your brain simply runs out of closed loops and every push-through video makes it worse. Last year I stopped opening my own project for three months. This is what happened and how I got out of gamedev burnout. 🔔 Subscribe for more Indie GameDev!    / @overload-gamedev  👉 Discord:   / discord  🚀 Wishlist my game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/24... Timestamps: 0:00 - The flat feeling (it's not laziness) 0:24 - The drift game that broke me 2:00 - Your brain runs on closed loops 3:49 - Three months of closing other things 5:40 - Pick your loop (comment it) 5:50 - Why push-through advice fails 7:41 - The Closure Loop: what to do //About me: My name is Jan. I have been working in game development and coding for over 12 years. I am working hard to publish Videos, which can be anything from tutorials, devlogs, and to Asset-/Game-Reviews #solodev #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #burnout #gamedevburnout #developermotivation #creativeburnout #devlog #solodeveloper

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