I think it's an important one to bring up, since many people familiar with mobile games but new to development seem to think that ads must be the best way to monetize games, since that's what all mobile games seem to I highly recommend pursuing web development as a career and doing as much game development stuff on the side as you possibly can. And the skills you learn for your job will help you realize your hobby/dream job of being a game gave a real world example of Google Play ad income, as the OP asked. Learning to program is a great skill that can help you even if you pick a different career path, but developer jobs generally pay very well. I didn't see anyone here telling the OP to give up or anything. Click to expand.I don't understand this remark.