u/Commercial-Tone-965

Hey everyone,

I’m a full-time indie game developer, and I’ve run into a surprisingly annoying problem 😅

Whenever relatives or family friends ask me “What are you doing these days?”, I say “I’m an indie game developer.”

And almost immediately they respond with:

👉 “Oh nice, which company?”

And that’s where things get awkward…

Trying to explain that I don’t work for a company, I make my own games, sometimes earn from them, sometimes not, etc. just seems to confuse them even more. Most of them don’t really understand the idea of being “independent” in this field.

So I’m curious:

How do you explain this in a simple way that non-tech people actually understand?

Do you just say something else like “I make games” or “I work in software”?

Any funny or relatable experiences with this? 😄

Would love to hear how you all handle this situation!

Hey everyone,

I’m a full-time indie game developer, and I’ve run into a surprisingly annoying problem 😅

Whenever relatives or family friends ask me “What are you doing these days?”, I say “I’m an indie game developer.”

And almost immediately they respond with:

👉 “Oh nice, which company?”

And that’s where things get awkward…

Trying to explain that I don’t work for a company, I make my own games, sometimes earn from them, sometimes not, etc. just seems to confuse them even more. Most of them don’t really understand the idea of being “independent” in this field.

So I’m curious:

How do you explain this in a simple way that non-tech people actually understand?

Do you just say something else like “I make games” or “I work in software”?

Any funny or relatable experiences with this? 😄

Would love to hear how you all handle this situation!

Hey everyone,

I’m a full-time indie game developer, and I’ve run into a surprisingly annoying problem 😅

Whenever relatives or family friends ask me “What are you doing these days?”, I say “I’m an indie game developer.”

And almost immediately they respond with:

👉 “Oh nice, which company?”

And that’s where things get awkward…

Trying to explain that I don’t work for a company, I make my own games, sometimes earn from them, sometimes not, etc. just seems to confuse them even more. Most of them don’t really understand the idea of being “independent” in this field.

So I’m curious:

How do you explain this in a simple way that non-tech people actually understand?

Do you just say something else like “I make games” or “I work in software”?

Any funny or relatable experiences with this? 😄

Would love to hear how you all handle this situation!

Hey everyone,

I’m a full-time indie game developer, and I’ve run into a surprisingly annoying problem 😅

Whenever relatives or family friends ask me “What are you doing these days?”, I say “I’m an indie game developer.”

And almost immediately they respond with:

👉 “Oh nice, which company?”

And that’s where things get awkward…

Trying to explain that I don’t work for a company, I make my own games, sometimes earn from them, sometimes not, etc. just seems to confuse them even more. Most of them don’t really understand the idea of being “independent” in this field.

So I’m curious:

How do you explain this in a simple way that non-tech people actually understand?

Do you just say something else like “I make games” or “I work in software”?

Any funny or relatable experiences with this? 😄

Would love to hear how you all handle this situation!