The choice depends on your goals regarding roles, scope of tasks, and your vision for development. If you prefer a clear system and structure, choose to stay in a corporation. If the dynamic, exciting chaos of a startup appeals to you, the choice is obvious.
In a startup, you’ll be “wearing many hats.” If you’re lucky enough to join a small studio, the chances are higher that you’ll grow horizontally, and quite quickly. You may start as a 2D artist, but at the same time take on tasks in UI/UX, 2D animation, and even tech art (implementing art in the engine).
There might be more chaos in processes and less clarity about your career prospects. If the startup “takes off,” raises a round of investments, and the team starts expanding, and if you joined when there were only 4 people, you could quickly become a Team Lead and start building your own team, developing leadership skills through hands-on experience, learning from your mistakes. Startups are about rapid growth, chaos, and a lot of creativity (very often).
Corporations offer stability, structured career paths, and access to resources, while indie startups provide creative freedom, flexibility, and faster growth potential.
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