[john_the_writer]

1. Don't look to game dev. Anywhere you read it's a nightmare job.

2. Pick up a Udemy course and work it all the way to the end.

3. Find something you'd like to see, and build it. (A small timer for your run? A simple app that helps you track your Diet. An app that you can use as a todo list.). Something very simple.

4. (very important) Finish that app, or get it to a state that you feel it's good.

5. Start looking for work.

My best suggestion to new devs, find something you want to build and build it. You will learn so much doing this, and it costs you nothing but time.