This app replaced my 9-5 ($155K/year)
Kenneth Law left a $155K/year Meta job to build Harpia, a text-based idle RPG that now earns $10,000+ monthly with only a few hundred active users.
The gist
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Kenneth used Cursor and ChatGPT to build his first game in 6 weeks despite not having coded in over 4 years.
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A single Reddit post grew his monthly revenue 10x from $1,000 to $10,000 with no ad spend.
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He outsources artwork, screenshots, and videos to freelancers so he can focus on building the game itself.
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He set a clear rule to only quit Meta if the game hit $10,000 per month organically, removing guesswork from the decision.
58 creators recommend it, including Riley Brown, Claire Vo, and JD Ross.
See all on the Cursor page"I use ChatGPT for brainstorming and doing various icon touch-ups."
▶ Play at 11:53159 creators recommend it, including John Coogan, Riley Brown, and Peter Yang.
See all on the ChatGPT page"I also use Fiverr and Upwork to hire freelancers to create screenshots, icons, and videos, so I can just focus on building."
▶ Play at 12:205 creators recommend it, including George Lampropoulos, Lino Leighton, and Samuel Thompson.
See all on the Fiverr page"I also use Fiverr and Upwork to hire freelancers to create screenshots, icons, and videos, so I can just focus on building."
▶ Play at 12:2012 creators recommend it, including Liam Ottley, Ben Leavitt, and Chris Koerner.
See all on the Upwork page"For purchasing assets, I use the Unity Asset Store or GameDev Market, which have a lot of pre-packaged assets that you can purchase and save a lot of time on making art."
▶ Play at 12:12"For purchasing assets, I use the Unity Asset Store or GameDev Market, which have a lot of pre-packaged assets that you can purchase and save a lot of time on making art."
▶ Play at 12:12What they recommend · 6 picks
"For purchasing assets, I use the Unity Asset Store or GameDev Market, which have a lot of pre-packaged assets that you can purchase and save a lot of time on making art."
"For purchasing assets, I use the Unity Asset Store or GameDev Market, which have a lot of pre-packaged assets that you can purchase and save a lot of time on making art."
"For my code editor, I use Cursor."
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