Since I only make games as a hobby, there’s no time limit and I can spend as much time as I need to on everything. Because of that, I lose track of time and I’ve never really realized how much time it actually takes to make a game.

I’ve been making this game from scratch in Game Maker: Studio Pro and it is taking forever. I have finished the core gameplay, now working on start menu and pausing (which is taking longer than I thought it would). I also have to get some graphics and sound in to this game because I’ve been using colored squares and circles for testing reasons, I’d rather get the game complete with bad graphics than it not getting completed in time because I focused on graphics too much.

I’m so stressed at the moment, I’m having so much trouble with getting this game together. I wish I had a team, it would be way faster and more efficient. I’m definitely going to get my friends involved in the next Ludum Dare. But for now, I have to focus on finishing this one.