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A Game Dev Podcast With Jonas Tyroller

A game dev podcast for (aspiring) indie game developers, hosted by a "professional". (I am behind the Steam titles Thronefall, ISLANDERS, and Will You Snail.) Because I don’t rely on the show for income, the vibe is relaxed with minimal monetization. We focus on hands-on indie development and occasionally branch into broader game-dev topics. Episodes are also available in video on YouTube.

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All Episodes

97:11

This Young Solo Dev Built a Steam Hit in 4 Months

A Game Dev Podcast With Jonas Tyroller ·

2025/11/13

This is a conversation with @zoroarts8930, a young solo dev who managed to land an indie hit with his co-op game Paddle Paddle Paddle. We talk about that success, how to potentially replicate it and also about the role of luck.Links to my Guest ➤ YouTube Channel: @zoroarts8930 ➤ Paddle Paddle Paddle on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570070/Paddle_Paddle_Paddle/ ➤ Makis Adventure on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1843110/Makis_Adventure/ ➤ Rogue Jungle on Steam:

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126:31

Grow Your Game Dev Success Gradually

A Game Dev Podcast With Jonas Tyroller ·

2025/11/06

This is a conversation with Stephen Huang from @isto_inc. They made games such as "Get to Work" and "Atrio: The Dark Wild", each game more successful than the last. Sptephen tells his story and shares his best advice on how to grow your game dev success long term.Links to my Guests ➤ On YouTube: @isto_inc ➤ Get to Work on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2706170/Get_To_Work/ ➤ Atrio: The Dark Wild on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1125390/Atrio_The_Dark_Wild/ Listen to

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132:43

Their Second Game Did Worse, Now What?

A Game Dev Podcast With Jonas Tyroller ·

2025/10/30

This is a conversation with Julian Colbus from DigiTales Interactive, the creators of Lacuna and Between Horizons. We talk about regrets from their last game, how to succeed with story based games and how to make it as an indie game developer.Links to my Guest ➤ Lacua on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364100/Lacuna__A_SciFi_Noir_Adventure/ ➤ Between Horizons on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921980/Between_Horizons__A_SciFi_Detective_Adventure/ ➤ The Great Sassanelli

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86:34

Making a Cozy Game Hit in 5 Months

A Game Dev Podcast With Jonas Tyroller ·

2025/10/23

This is a conversation with Kathrin Radtke from Spellgarden Games, the tiny development team behind Sticky Business and Ritual of Raven. We talk about making successful cozy games, scope, marketing and more.Links to my Guests ➤ Sticky Business on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2303350/Sticky_Business/ ➤ Ritual of Raven on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2066520/Ritual_of_Raven/ ➤ Spellgarden Website (Social Media links etc): https://spellgardengames.com/ Listen to the

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124:49

Tiny Team, Huge Sales (Dorfromantik & Star Birds)

A Game Dev Podcast With Jonas Tyroller ·

2025/10/16

This is a conversation with Timo Falcke and Zwi Zausch, two of the devs at Toukana Interactive, the developers of Dorfromantik and Star Birds. This is a game dev success story with some theory crafting about how to potentially reproduce an outcome like this.Links to my Guests ➤ Star Birds on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2719750/Star_Birds/ ➤ Dorfromantik on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1455840/Dorfromantik/ Listen to the podcast on the go (Spotify, Apple Podcasts,

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104:31

Min-Maxing Your Steam Launch

A Game Dev Podcast With Jonas Tyroller ·

2025/10/02

This is a Game Dev Podcast with my guest Cory Darby, a indie games strategist / profissional min-maxer and the co-creator of Click & Conquer, a game that with just 400 hours of work managed to turn over 100K in profits. We talk about how to optimize your Steam launch for maximum visibility and where the indie games industry on Steam is going.Links to my Guest ➤ No cost 30-Minute consultation: https://tidycal.com/ckdarby/biz-game-dev ➤ Cory on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThornityCo ➤

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102:53

Build an Online Game In a Simple Database

A Game Dev Podcast With Jonas Tyroller ·

2025/09/26

This is a Game Dev Podcast with my guest Tyler F. Cloutier, co-founder and head of Clockwork Labs, who are building their MMO, Bitcraft Online, entirely in a database. They are making this database available for other developers under the name SpacetimeDB. It's a real time relational database that promises to massively simplify infrastructure required for both applications and games alike, almost like an operating system for the cloud. I'm very on board with their vision. Can it actually hold up

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105:51

Marketing Indie Games as a Developer vs. Publisher

A Game Dev Podcast With Jonas Tyroller ·

2025/09/18

This is a Game Dev Podcast with my guest Phiomena Schwab, co-founder/CEO of Stray Fawn Studio, the creators of The Wandering Village, Dungeon Clawler, Nimbatus and Niche. She's the head of Stray Fawn's new publishing branch and she co-founded the Swiss Game Hub, a co-working space for game developers. We talk about what it takes to make successful games, community building, early access, publishing and women in game dev.Links to my Guest ➤ Bootcamp games: Check out the games and leave a comment

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145:36

The 3 Layers Every Online Multiplayer Game Runs On

A Game Dev Podcast With Jonas Tyroller ·

2025/09/11

This is a Game Dev Podcast with my guest Erick Passos from Photon Engine (Exit Games Inc.), a company that provides networking solutions and server architecture for online multiplayer games. I try to understand more about how how online multiplayer works in general and in particular how to use Photon's Quantum and Fusion to develop online games faster.Links to my Guest ➤ Photon Engine: https://www.photonengine.com/ Listen to the podcast on the go (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.): ➤

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118:46

Making a Competitive Strategy Game Survive

A Game Dev Podcast With Jonas Tyroller ·

2025/09/04

This is a Game Dev Podcast with my guest Youge Wen, aka. "Bearlike", the lead developer of my favorite strategy game Mechabellum, published by Dreamhaven, the publisher and developer founded by Blizzard's Mike Morhaime. We talk about the death spiral for online multiplayer games, game design, balancing for Mechabellum and exchange some advice with each other.Links to my Guest ➤ Play Mechabellum on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/669330/Mechabellum/ Listen to the podcast on the go

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73:34

How A Text-Only Game Became A Steam Hit

A Game Dev Podcast With Jonas Tyroller ·

2025/08/22

This is a Game Dev Podcast with my guest Huw Millward the creator of Warsim: The Realm of Aslona, an entirely text based asci kingdom simulation game (that was written to a single code file with 700K lines of code).Links to my Guest ➤ Play Warsim on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/659540/Warsim_The_Realm_of_Aslona/ ➤ Dim Parcio (Band): https://www.instagram.com/dimparcioband/ Listen to the podcast on the go (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.): ➤

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86:17

TikTok and Shorts Are Insane for Indie Devs

A Game Dev Podcast With Jonas Tyroller ·

2025/08/14

This is a Game Dev Podcast with my guest Johan Grönvall who managed to succeed with his debut game Bopl Battle in some part due to his TikTok and YouTube Shorts strategy, in other parts due to his analytical perspective and going above and beyond to serve a strong vision for his game.Links to my Guest ➤ Play Bopl Battle on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1686940/Bopl_Battle/ ➤ Johan's YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@johangronvall9473/shorts 0:00 - Intro 0:47 - Why He

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107:17

Test Your Game’s Potential in Just 3 Days

A Game Dev Podcast With Jonas Tyroller ·

2025/08/07

This is a Game Dev Podcast with my guest René Habermann who is behind games such as Domekeeper and PVKK (Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant), running a games studio called Bippinbits together with his wive. In this conversation we dive into how to validate your game ideas early. Links to my Guest ➤ Wishlist PVKK on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2956040/PVKK_Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant/ ➤ Play Domekeeper on Steam:

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144:24

Make An Online Game That Lasts 30 Years

A Game Dev Podcast With Jonas Tyroller ·

2025/07/31

This is a Game Dev Podcast, today with my guest Benjamin Zuckerer from Cip Soft, the creators of Tibia, an MMO that has been under continuous operation and development for over 30 years. This is an entertaining and educational look behind the curtain of how to make and run online games that last for decades. Links to my Guest ➤ Wishlist Persist Online on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2082980/Persist_Online/ ➤ Play Tibia Online:

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77:15

Make Your Indie Game Go Viral

A Game Dev Podcast With Jonas Tyroller ·

2025/07/20

This is a Game Dev Podcast with my guest Gavin Eisenbeisz (Two Star) and your host Jonas Tyroller. In this episode I want to learn how to make wildly successful indie games that go viral a lot. Links to my Guest ➤ Wishlist Cuffbust on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2592220/CUFFBUST/ ➤ 2nd Channel (Game Design): @ScientiaLudos ➤ Main Channel: @TwoStarGames 0:00 - Intro 0:57 - Look Where The Market Is Going 4:02 - What Makes For a Viral Game Idea 9:05 - Designing For Content

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