Dark Secrets The Gaming Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know

Treatment Of Game Developers

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While many talented individuals claim that their dream job is to be a game developer, it’s not as enchanting as it may seem. Constantly worrying about deadlines, can become extremely taxing on developers, which has led to a decreasing amount of workers in the industry. As games get closer and closer to their deadlines, employees are forced to work substantially long hours. This is known as crunch. In some cases, employees don’t even receive overtime during the crunch.

This extreme pressure and the long hours can affect physical and mental health, as well as get in the way of personal relationships. Developers are also worried about holding their jobs because there’s always a new and fresh worker waiting to take over their position.

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