In this episode, I spent some time with Sheldon "CyrusTheVirus Studios" to talk about his metroidvania Cold Lazarus and his path into game dev – which was all but conventional! Starting from a self-taught basis, Sheldon managed to get a degree in software development and is now working on his own game on the side. Enjoy!

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Support Sheldon 🎒💛

• Wishlist Cold Lazarus: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2766570/Cold_Lazarus/
• Website: https://cyrusthevirusstudios.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyrusthevirus_studios/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ctvStudios
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cyrusthevirusstudios

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In this episode, I spent some time with Simon Trümpler, a German indie dev currently based in France and developing a top-down shooter called Cozy Space Survivors. Simon's journey into development started when he began exploring QBasic on his dad's computer, and he's never looked back since. Enjoy!

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Support Simon 🎒💛

• Wishlist Cozy Space Survivors: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2657850/Cozy_Space_Survivors/
  
• Website: https://simonschreibt.de/cozy-space-survivors/
• Linktree: https://simont.de/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonschreibt
• Mastodon: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@simonschreibt
• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@simonschreibt
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/simonschreibt.bsky.social
  

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In this third and last episode in the collaboration with Indieverse, I spent some time with indie dev and content creator Figerox, who's currently working on a couple of horror projects to help bring his vision to life. Figerox is a super energetic dev, and I hope his story will inspire you! Enjoy!

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Support Figerox 🎒💛

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Figerox
• Itch: https://figerox.itch.io/

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In this last episode of the Women-Led Games mini-series, I spent some time with Stumbling Cat creative director Renee Gittins, a passionate advocate and connector for devs in the indie games community! Renee is developing her own game about overcoming challenges with her studio, and her background was incredibly interesting to discover. Enjoy!

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Support Renee:

• Wishlist Potions: https://store.steampowered.com/app/378690/Potions_A_Curious_Tale/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/rikukat?lang=en
• Insta: https://www.instagram.com/rikukat/?hl=en
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneegittins/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GinRyuChan

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Finding a publisher is as much about you finding them as them finding you – and in this episode, I discussed this and more with Mark Drew and Valentina Chrysostomou from Villainous Games, a wonderful indie studio making "unusual" horror games. From Amnesia to Resident Evil, the namedropping of great horror examples was real for this one. Enjoy! 🎒💛

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Support Mark & Valentina:

- Wishlist Harvest Hunt: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2009620/Harvest_Hunt/

- Mark: https://twitter.com/markdrew

- Val: https://twitter.com/valentinaChrys

- Villainous Games: https://twitter.com/wearevillainous

In this last episode of my collaboration with the Indieverse community, I spent some time with Isa Hellström, a game developer based in Sweden who's currently working on a cosy/magical farming sim called Magical Harvest. Together we explored the meaning of chasing your dreams, moving from a decade-old career into games, soulmates, and why game development is so powerful. Enjoy! 🎒💛

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Wishlist Magical Harvest:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1906970/Magical_Harvest/

Find Isa online:

- Game Twitter: https://twitter.com/MagicalHarvest

- Personal Twitter: https://twitter.com/IsaVII_Games

- Game Discord: https://discord.com/invite/8tXMkrMDyy

Trying to market your games for a Korean audience? Or are you simply curious about the Korean gaming market? In this episode, I spent some time with George Jeong from Korea-based game management platform Minimap, to discuss the Big Three Ns and a lot of other incredibly interesting topics on gaming in the region – including the rise of new and talented indie studios! 🎒💛

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Find George / Minimap online:

- Minimap website: https://minimap.net/

- Minimap Discord: https://discord.com/invite/cbNQMya8sG

In this episode I spent some time with Dorian "Doot", one half of a couple of developers who created the beautiful cosy masterpiece Minami Lane, where you manage a single town's street. As expected, this chat was incredibly cosy through and through, and we covered anything from the beauty of developing for the cosy niche, to creating games with your partner. Enjoy!

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• Wishlist Minami Lane: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2678990/Minami_Lane/

• Doot's Links: https://linktr.ee/dodoot