I live in Malaysia, and am 43 this year. Always wanted to be a game dev since school.
But when I was younger it was virtually a pipe dream to study game dev unless I studied abroad.
There were no local studios to work in, until I was over 30 years old. Even then those studios failed because of lack of experience.
Times got better, with so many tools readily available and youtubers teaching game dev, but I was scared and felt I was too old to get into it.
Finally when I was 39, I grew a pair and dove in, haven't looked back - my pockets are empty but my soul is at ease :)