Is 10 cents an hour a record low wage for a game dev?

by cleerline on 5/29/2020, 8:01:38 PM with 5 comments

  • by throw1234651234 on 5/29/2020, 8:10:15 PM

    Misleading clickbait title. Wage implies a hourly rate paid by an employer. This is profit divided by time on a side project.

  • by 11thEarlOfMar on 5/29/2020, 8:14:47 PM

    At age 12 I earned 37 cents/hour delivering newspapers. Difference is, I was earning a wage.

    I did have enough sense to calculate that pittance and bail as soon as one of my customers offered me $5 to mow his (considerable) lawn. Gave myself a raise to $2.00/hour!

  • by ping_pong on 5/29/2020, 8:09:17 PM

    I think many game developers lose money, which would make it even lower.

  • by ct520 on 5/29/2020, 8:05:51 PM

    Might be high for first time indie dev

  • by Simulacra on 5/29/2020, 9:13:08 PM

    I'm curious where the author lives. In developing countries ten cents an hour might exist, unfortunately.