Indie Developer Defends Years of Sacrifice Against AI 'Gatekeeping' Accusations

Indie developer @EZE3D pushed back against claims that AI critics' emphasis on years of craft amounts to gatekeeping, recounting how he and a friend spent years of savings and experience to build a niche game AAA studios wouldn't risk.

2026-10-18 ~ 2026-10-19 · 2 related posts

• Indie dev: my niche game exists only because two of us saved up for years — EZE3D · 2026-10-18
• AI game dev spat: indie says 5 years of sacrifice isn't gatekeeping, AI designer fires back — AIandDesign · 2026-10-19