Oh, fair enough. Thanks

Presumably if he uses the same or similar engine then much of the groundwork is already done, so I would imagine it wouldn’t take quite as long. But I could be wrong.

When it reaches the “good/mostly done but not perfect/could still be better” stage, it’s time to pre-release it for alpha/beta testing while you work out the kinks and add features.

I remember playing Minecraft in alpha version before it even switched to beta. It was fine.

Even full releases can have updates and expansions to add new features, it’s totally fine. But the core development of the game shouldn’t be rushed just to get it published.

I’ve said this about books, specifically since self-publishing and print-on-demand have saturated the market with garbage.

I say garbage and not slop because this was before AI even became a thing. I can’t imagine how bad it is now, but fortunately I’ve broken my habit of hoarding books so it’s not really something I notice anymore.