There are many things you can do like that - that basically just represent increased overhead and non-game activities.

If you follow all of that logically enough - you start to wonder, why even work in game development?

Indie development right now is basically a mirage, because the only people making sustainably good profits are those with access to lower commissions by owning their own platforms or by getting better deals from platform owners due to their size. There is a huge survivor bias.

I am only still operational because I am in Ukraine. It would be impossible in a 1st world country.