Unreal Engine's been free for just over 11 years now: https://www.unrealengine.com/blog/ue4-is-free
If you think about how much time a single developer has to invest to create all the assets for such a massive game, 11 years doesn't sound like a lot of time...
(assuming he did all the assets himself and didn't use AI, which might be a bit naive)
If you think about how much time a single developer has to invest to create all the assets for such a massive game, 11 years doesn't sound like a lot of time...
(assuming he did all the assets himself and didn't use AI, which might be a bit naive)