Kind of both, sounds like. Check my other comment for links, but it looks like he was an indie dev some years ago. Also, this was apparently him.
That's the only thing I'll give him credit for; it looks like, mental health and uglification aside, the dude moved up in the world in a big way. Went from a solo dev with essentially zero footprint*, to a senior designer at a big company. Worth it? Not for me, but it's still a fairly impressive journey, and I can appreciate that.
* A $0.99 game with an all time Steam peak of 376 players, and another game with a peak of 2 and very mixed reviews. Also, not hating on that, for the record. Good for him for making his own stuff, and he presumably was passionate about it. Not hate at all on that front.
Kind of both, sounds like. Check my other comment for links, but it looks like he was an indie dev some years ago. Also, this was apparently him.
That's the only thing I'll give him credit for; it looks like, mental health and uglification aside, the dude moved up in the world in a big way. Went from a solo dev with essentially zero footprint*, to a senior designer at a big company. Worth it? Not for me, but it's still a fairly impressive journey, and I can appreciate that.
* A $0.99 game with an all time Steam peak of 376 players, and another game with a peak of 2 and very mixed reviews. Also, not hating on that, for the record. Good for him for making his own stuff, and he presumably was passionate about it. Not hate at all on that front.