"Can I make games alone if I don't like players?"

I understand how you feel. I've developed a mindset of making games that I would personally want to play.

I think that judging games for being "good" or "bad" is kinda lame in and of itself. There are a lot of things I am still interested in even if they got totally lambasted by critics because I still want to see how they could've worked out. It's the imagination that counts the most for me, and when my imagination gets spit on, it's almost debilitating.

Beautiful. Big pet peeve of mine is when people comment on a person's small personal game with a critical "review" like it needs to be a AAA hyper polished experience and must follow a capital G game formula. It's like going up to a persons sand castle on the beach and telling them it would look better if the castle was taller and had straight lines. I much prefer hearing about personal reflections rather than graded reviews.

fuck this rules!

this kinda made me wanna make games. just because i can. cause why not. i can't code or do anything computer related but do i care? no.

hell yes! normalize making games as a hobby in the same way people take photos and doodle and write journals and do all sorts of other art for themselves! not every game has to be "the game industry." thank u for sharing this essay! keep makin games ur way for u!