Yet in the numbers thread we're constantly talking about basically gaming expanding. More games get sold, and we've just come off a period of big console sales.
The market isn't struggling, the idiot executives chasing trends.
Games like Helldivers and Palworld are great examples. There's a new ARPG called Lost Epoch which is selling great on PC. People are buying games. Lots and lots of games. Heck, GTA 5 is still selling.
It is a lot of the same in the entertainment industry. The two Dune movies were cheaper to make than many of these disastrous superhero movies and look and are way better.
If Denis Villeneuve can make sandworms work for less than $200 million in Dune: Part 2, then so can you.
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Start with something that works, and have a clear start to finish vision. You don't need to reinvent the wheel. Find a gameplay loop that is fun, and build a fun game around it.