[repomies691]

> For years I have heard that being a game developer is a miserable job, with long hours not matched by an adequate pay.

> Does somebody have an explanation for such cut-throat industry? Software development generally offers good jobs, so why isn’t that true for game development?

I think there are miserable jobs in software industry overall as well. With game development maybe it is a little bit more about passion for the industry, so the employees are a little bit more exploitable than in other fields.

[overcast]

This. More about living your dream, instead of someone else's. Something a lot of us struggle with. Being highly paid is irrelevant.