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Eye of the Match: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3799530/Eye_of_the_Match_The_VAR_Game/

Andre Cardoso shares his journey from a weekend prototype to a full-time game developer, revealing strategies for marketing, game design, and balancing polish with release. Discover how early Steam pages, community feedback, and understanding game feel can accelerate your development process.

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Eggcelerate: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1535490/Eggcelerate/In this episode, Tim Beaudet shares his journey as an indie game developer, focusing on his game Accelerate, the challenges of designing racing games, and his insights on market trends, risk management, and pursuing passion in game development.

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/a2hceZhcfJIn this episode, Lasse shares his journey from professional gaming to indie game development, discussing lessons learned, game design insights, and future ambitions. Discover how perseverance, self-reliance, and strategic planning can lead to success in the indie game industry.Mage and Monsters: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1950440/Mage_and_Monsters/Mage and Monsters 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2481640/Mage_and_Monsters_II/

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro & Guest Welcome

00:36 Childhood & Creativity

03:17 Childhood Video Games

05:13 Discovering Game Development

07:56 Quarter Life Crisis

09:32 Current Game Dev Dream

12:36 Living the Dream?

14:58 Breaking Into Industry

17:14 Console Porting Strategy

20:24 Why Consoles?

24:50 Bridges and Docks

27:03 Console vs Steam Sales

28:50 Console Advice

31:32 Just Keep Fishing Team

33:51 Working With Friends

36:08 Building Dev Network

40:14 What Makes JKF Special

44:00 Jank as a Feature

47:21 Game Ideation Process

50:52 When to Pivot Projects

55:13 Expectations for JKF

57:39 Is YouTube Worth It?

1:02:24 YouTube's Real Value

1:03:34 Being a Game Dev Dad

1:05:38 How Fatherhood Changed Him

1:07:49 Kids & Video Games

1:10:15 Bad Game Dev Advice

1:13:04 Key Lesson: Playtesting