I have a question for fellow gamedevs that has been on my mind for a while! Solo devs are those who make games by themselves while groups are those with teams. How do you call a 'solo dev' that hires ppl to help them with things they don't know how to do (might hire different ppl for each game)? - ThreadSky

prikarin.itch.io • 14 days ago

I have a question for fellow gamedevs that has been on my mind for a while!

Solo devs are those who make games by themselves while groups are those with teams.

How do you call a 'solo dev' that hires ppl to help them with things they don't know how to do (might hire different ppl for each game)?

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lenlen403.bsky.social•14 days ago

......................................................just dev?

justacarrot.bsky.social•14 days ago

Project lead or director?

To me it becomes a team as soon as someone is creating something specifically for a certain game, whether paid or volunteer, as their creative decisions are going into the design. And lead/director is the person making the main creative decisions and delegating that work!

gemini-the-dev.bsky.social•14 days ago

lol the way I've had this question myself, so I'll just take notes on what others have said

izumigames.bsky.social•14 days ago

I still contemplate this a lot lol I believe being a solo dev means making all the decisions and handling the core development (even if they had to outsource some assets). It would be more of a collaboration in that case. If you make a contract, you use your real name. So, solo dev.

izumigames.bsky.social•14 days ago

Also, I wouldn't consider people as 'teammates' if I commissioned them and then they forgot about the project/didn't even know much about my project.

permablue.dear-usar.in•14 days ago

Just dev?
Solo dev is commonly attributed to a single person doing everything + things that already pre-existed (engine/store-bought assets) in conversations, so it's only matter whether one would feel too conscious/bad taking most of the credit or not

prikarin.itch.io•14 days ago

For example: the gamedev might know programming and writing but doesn't know much about art so they hire different artists depending on the game.

lionofperth.bsky.social•14 days ago

I think it's a tough answer and I think it's depending how you want to answer the question.

If the context is me as lead, but subcontract, does that reduce my creative control?

Does it weaken my system design? Project management?

I don't think there's a clear answer to this one.