Historically my individual projects have suffered from a syndrome called “feature creeps”, they always start small but grow exponentially in complexity until the point they are impossible to complete. Other times immense amount of time gets spent on features which turn out to be unimportant. Either way the finish line remains out of sight and the passion that started the project eventually burns out.

A healthy response to a problem is to acknowledge that you are not the first person to have experienced it. Others have probably found the solution, in which case Google becomes your best friend.

Here are some resources that aim to answer the question:

• Finishing a game
• How to succeed at making one game in one month
• How to make it as a professional Indie Game Developer