Become rich from your bedroom: create your own games company

by Jennie Lees { Nov 29th 2005 at 9:00AM }

Fred Williams, programmer for ZX Spectrum games

As a long-term gamer, it can often be frustrating to sit back and watch games companies repeat the same mistakes time after time. Getting into the games industry is notoriously difficult—but one well-established route involves creating a game, or portfolio of games, to show off your enthusiasm and skills.

Why stop there? Once you can create games, why not form your own company and sell games from the comfort of your own room, garage, basement, office… Even in this climate where titans dominate the games industry, independent projects are still making it big.

Interested? Check out this how-to from Download Squad, where they investigate the options available in terms of graphics and core engines; part 2, coming soon, will look at distribution.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

sharpfish @ Dec 18th 2005 9:38PM

Worked in the game industry, now am an indie developer so I did it the other way around ;)

Art Guy @ Dec 18th 2005 9:38PM

That's what I did. I started up a software company with a programer friend of mine, we made a few shareware titles and had a couple published. We made money, but I left the company to do bigger and better things (although I still get royalty checks). I was hired by one of the big guys a month later.

Never been happier.

Jay @ Dec 18th 2005 9:38PM

I make freeware games, IMO they are the best. if you're not getting paid to do something and you have no deadlines then you just make the best games. but only if you're good at it. nothing beats good freeware. made for love and not for money :)

But i have sold licenses for a couple of my games. Sold one to an arcade company last year.
I dont plan on working in gaming. right now its a hobby I wouldn't want it to be a career.