EP 36 | How indie game Shroom and Gloom drove 125k+ wishlists
Ben Lazerbeam joins Marina Ryan to talk about the development of Team Lazerbeam’s upcoming roguelike double deckbuilder, Shroom and Gloom. They delve into the game’s design and balancing, art and impl...
18 Nov 20251h 3min
EP 35 | How do indie horror games get made?
Vincent Adinolfi joins Marina Ryan to talk about the development of his survival horror game Heartworm. They delve into the inspiration behind the game, Vincent’s development journey, the game’s OST, ...
23 Okt 202556min
EP 34 | How do indie studios get funded?
Rachel Heleva (Akupara Games, Spiral Up Games, Strange Scaffold) joins Marina to talk about her games publishing and development journey.They delve into how game publishers work, what it means to be a...
27 Sep 202543min
EP 33 | Video Game Writing, Narrative Design, and Feeling our Emotions - A Game Dev Chat with Kate Gray (Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Moonstone Island)
Kate Gray (Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Moonstone Island, Dimensional Double Shift) joins Marina Ryan to talk about her game development journey.They delve into what it’s like being a games writer an...
23 Sep 20251h 4min
EP 32 | Video Game Writing, Narrative Design, & Resident Evil - A Game Dev Chat with Anna C. Webster
Anna C. Webster joins Marina Ryan to talk about her game development journey.They delve into what it’s really like being a games writer, how narrative design roles vary from studio to studio, their lo...
20 Aug 20251h 2min
EP 31 | Creative Direction & Curiosity - A Game Dev Chat with David Kazi (Hollow Knight, Exo One, Ember League)
David Kazi (Hollow Knight, ExoOne, Ember League) joins Marina Ryan to talk about his game development journey.They delve into what it was like working on Hollow Knight, the challenges that came with w...
28 Jul 20251h 13min
EP 30 | How We Write Music, Talent vs. Skill, Music Theory, & More - A Chat with Terran (Outbound Drift)
Terran joins Marina to talk about writing video game music.They delve into: how they start a new piece of music, overcoming writer’s block, talent vs. skill, iterating and acting on feedback, the impo...
28 Mai 20251h 8min
EP 29 | Solo Dev, Streaming, & Community Building - A Chat with Fletch (Xtris, Canyon Crisis, & more)
Fletch joins Marina to talk about working on games, streaming, and community building. They delve into: the importance of creativity, getting into game development and streaming, building safe communi...
29 Apr 202548min
