Brutalhonesty Memes

The indie game dev lifecycle in a nutshell: Five glorious years of success followed by eternal obscurity. Just like Herman Melville who went from celebrated author to "who?" faster than you can say "white whale." Your first game is Flappy Bird , your second is Flappy Bird: The Sequel Nobody Asked For . The Wikipedia timeline of your career will be equally savage—a brief moment of glory followed by the crushing section heading: "2023-2028: Unsuccessful developer who now works at Starbucks."