Do you make it a habit of shitting on other people hobbies? Maybe I should try doing the same! Lets go:

Your post assumes everyone wants to make a game in 2026, the year where a half a trillion games are launched per milisecond on Steam (numbers outdated, probably more now), and every "gamedev" community has become 50% about marketing and 50% about self-help. But that still adds up to 100% toxic and 100% being a lottery.

Or maybe they don't want to join a large game studio and make a fraction of the money they make on their cushy web job, where they're home at 6PM. Or worse: risk joining an indie team, where there's a 99% chance people are either lying or are plain talentless.

Seriously now: Game engines are a way to escape the hell that is making games in 2026 while still engaging with the fun parts of the hobby. Will it produce anything worthwhile? Probably not. But chances of it doing so are 100x higher than when making games.

The toxicity of the game community of constantly shitting in something they can't do and can't understand needs to fucking stop.