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A former Meta engineer, laid off in 2023, successfully transitioned to game development and launched Ballionaire on Steam. The game, inspired by Luck Be A Landlord, has sold approximately 200,000 units in its first 10 weeks after a year of intense development.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43186406#careertransition #gamedevelopment #steam #meta #indiegames
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