Game Developer Syndrome 

Game Developer Syndrome (GDS, or game-dev syndrome) is a very common mental disability in which a game developer loses all semblance of the ability to make a balanced, enjoyable gameplay experience. This can be anything ranging from unfun and unbalanced multi-player combat to a long, drawn out, and/or grindy single-player experience. Mostly caused by developers gaining a massive ego off a random burst of sales, but also caused by being a AAA game developer.

Person 1: yo, wanna play this horror game "demonologist"?
Person 2: tf is that?
Person 1: it's a ghost hunting game where you go in and find evidence of a ghost before exorcising it
Person 2: so like phasmophobia with extra steps?
Person 1: yea, and a lack of Game Developer Syndrome
Person 2: ...what

Game Developer Syndrome by bigsht April 9, 2023