It’s absolutely a hobby for me 🙂
I’ve had a full-time job for many years, which is what pays the bills and keeps everything stable. Game development is something I work on in my free time because I genuinely enjoy it.
In a way, having another source of income is actually a positive thing. It gives me the freedom to design the game I want to make, without pressure to chase trends, monetize aggressively, or force it into something more “commercial”.
That freedom is very important to me. I can focus on the atmosphere, the rhythm and ideas that may be too personal, simply because I find them interesting.