Moving from web dev to game dev (as a hobby). Any advice ?

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Been in web dev for about 10 years, and always wanted to switch to game dev. I’m thinking of starting as a hobby to see how it goes, probably with something simple like a vertical shooter.

Mostly curious about the transition from web architecture to game logic. For those of you who have done both:

  1. did you stick with JS engines (like Phaser) or move straight to something like Godot or Unity ?

  2. what was the biggest mindset shift coming from a web background ?

  3. is it better to keep it simple and focus on browser version as first couple of projects ?

would love to hear some opinions

Posted Apr 9, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC

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