If you have designed databases up to relational then it should hold no fears for you. Its a bit more hands on with more emphasis on permisions and what perm to give and what access allowed (localhost or )
I used to make games.. first as hobby with small commercial success... then got paid work making games for a web company who supply online gaming to ISPs ect But when I got into Perl people started throwing money at me even while learning and so I went down that road and never looked back
