--- title: This Dev followed my FREE course and then made $150k! description: A developer success story where a complete beginner used a free 10-hour game development course, applied the knowledge to build a cozy indie game, accumulated... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-dev-followed-my-free-course-and-then-made-150k--sjsatwyhq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: This Dev followed my FREE course and then made $150k! | daily.dev og:description: A developer success story where a complete beginner used a free 10-hour game development course, applied the knowledge to build a cozy indie game, accumulated... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-dev-followed-my-free-course-and-then-made-150k--sjsatwyhq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/sJsatwyHQ.png og:image:alt: This Dev followed my FREE course and then made $150k! og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # This Dev followed my FREE course and then made $150k! **[Code Monkey](https://daily.dev/sources/codemonkeyunity)** · 1 min read · 6 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary A developer success story where a complete beginner used a free 10-hour game development course, applied the knowledge to build a cozy indie game, accumulated over 100,000 wishlists, and earned $150k at launch. 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