Dev Dream Pod with Blake Gocey

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Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/aD5tJ38XU 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:...

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/qG3EA8fuE Rollin Ravioli: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4287100/Rollin_Ravioli/ Chapters: 00:00 Intro & Welcome 03:52 From Streamer to Gamedev 07:46 Remote Partnership Story 11:58 Squawky Origin Story 15:36 Squawky Development Drama 20:20 DMCA Launch Disaster 26:48 Lessons From Failure 32:08 Roland Ravioli Reveal 36:55 Game Design Philosophy 43:55 Unre...

Join The Discord: https://discord.gg/qG3EA8fuEWilliam of Studio Kunic returns to the Dev Dream Pod to discuss his wild gamedev journey — building a custom raycasting engine in Godot for Lair Keeper, pivoting from Dungeon Keeper ideas to a Slay the Spire-style dungeon crawler, and his new addictive arcade-inspired game. From game jam chaos to protecting ideas in the AI era, this is packed with hone...

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/qG3EA8fuE Jeremy from Jeremy Makes Games shares his honest indie dev journey — abandoning Merchants of the Stars, building his roguelike Get in the Hole, and key lessons on Steam marketing, design tension, and YouTube devlogs. Get In The Hole: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4174950/Get_in_the_Hole/Jeremy's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JSMak...

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/a2hceZhcfJ Nolen's website: https://eieio.games/ In this episode, we dive into the mind of Nolan, a developer known for creating wildly unconventional multiplayer experiences like 1 Million Checkboxes and 1 Million Chessboards. Instead of following traditional game dev paths, Nolan explores strange, experimental ideas that bring thousands of players togethe...

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/a2hceZhcfJSamYam opens up about her journey as a 120K+ sub Unity YouTuber turned indie game dev. She shares why her second Steam game Bus Buddies flopped after Desktop Cat Cafe succeeded, brutal multiplayer lessons with SDF sculpting, hackathon wins, YouTube burnout, and her big gamedev dream. In this honest conversation, she breaks down playtesting mistakes, m...

Inside Conference: https://howtomarketagame.com/insideChris's Free Blog: https://www.howtomarketagame.com/freeJoin The Dev Dream Discord: https://discord.gg/qG3EA8fuEThis episode with Chris Zukowski of How To Market A Game dives deep into the reality of indie game development, breaking down what it actually takes to succeed on Steam in today’s so-called “golden age” of small, fast-to-make game...

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/a2hceZhcfJ Tired of wearing every hat as a solo indie game dev? Backward Studio shares honest insights on the benefits of working in a small 3-person team versus going solo. They reveal how trust, focus, and playtesting help them learn faster, make better decisions, and avoid burnout while building toward their first commercial release. From in-person workflows...

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/a2hceZhcfJ In this in-depth Dev Dream Podcast interview, Code Monkey (Ugo) shares his 20+ years of game development experience and reveals how he shifted from short Unity tutorials to creating massive 10–12 hour free courses like Kitchen Chaos. We discuss whether AI tools like ChatGPT and Grok are killing the tutorial industry, how to use LLMs effectively witho...

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/a2hceZhcfJ Cian (developer of Puppy Park) got tired of being rejected from Steam festivals, so he did something most indies never consider — he ran his own. In this episode he reveals exactly how to create a Steam festival, why 750 games was a huge mistake, and the surprising visibility rules Valve uses. We also dive into his real-time cozy dog hotel game Puppy...

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/a2hceZhcfJ Flawed Tactics on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2600970/Flawed_Tactics/In this episode of Dev Dream, I sit down with Charlie — a 46-year-old dad, husband, full-time corporate worker, and solo dev building Flawed Tactics, a clever PvP autobattler. We dive deep into why he wakes up at 4 AM to make games, how he solved the “dead multiplayer...

Get Help From Jackson: https://jacksonnexhip.gumroad.com/ Jackson's discord server: https://discord.com/invite/VFSdVKyFWeSlightly Esoteric Game Dev: https://www.youtube.com/@esotericgamedev🚀 Jackson Nexip FULL INTERVIEW: Ex-Chemist Harvard Competitor & Extreme Athlete → Indie Dev, Countercultural Thinking, Creativity for Mental Health, Community/Mentoring Power, Overcoming Stuckness, Foll...

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Wishlist Ben's Upcoming Game:https://store.steampowered.com/app/3974620/Wrangle_Ranch/View Ben Bonk YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@UCLO_c9nyLCwohHqovjlmpDw🚀 Ben Bonk FULL INTERVIEW: Slime Keep Relaunch (Very Positive on Steam!), 5-Year Dev Lessons, Mono-Green Palette Obsession, YouTube Gamedev 2025 Viability, Scope Creep Pitfalls, Ludum Dare to Commercial Path, Wrangler Ranch Jam-to...

Check out Nathan on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCRqidbTzLS8tNSl-q0UEMEw🚀 Nathan Roner FULL INTERVIEW: ShadowVers 1.65M Subs YouTube Editor → Indie Dev Cocoa Loco, Gamedev YouTube 2025 Viability, Cozy Cafe Game Demo Challenges, Unreal Switch Mastery, Crowdfunding vs Publishers, Scope Creep, Steam Playtest, Algorithm Black Hole, Shorts Marketing & MORE! 🎮☕Ex-ShadowVers full-time manage...

Check out Dryden's channel:https://www.youtube.com/@UCId6dSaE77w7C6y910enyng 🚀 Dryden Thomas (Light Hoof Dryen) FULL INTERVIEW: Blackthorn Prod Controversy (Lost 70/30 But Community Voted #1!), Disinherited Roguelike Devlog, Scope Creep Lessons, Music Composer Roots, Perpetual Stew Inspiration, Silksong Pricing Debate, Publisher Pitches SXSW Sydney, Contract NDA Work, Hades/Dead Cells Vibes &...

Check out Jesse's channel:https://www.youtube.com/@codernunk🚀 Jesse (CoderNunk) FULL INTERVIEW: Burnout Recovery, Autism in Game Dev, Quitting Job to Go Indie, Returning to Corporate, Godot RPG Dream Since High School, Blender Tutorials, YouTube Growth Struggles, JRPG Rankings & MORE! 🎮💻In this heartfelt Dev Dream Podcast episode, Jesse (CoderNunk) opens up about his 30K+ subscriber YouTube...

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For even more insights join the Dev Dream Newsletter: http://bit.ly/4rzrgoHInterviewing Cory Darby about Game Dev, working with Aarimous, and a new vision for how game devs make money.🚀 Corey Darby (Thornity) FULL INTERVIEW: Min-Maxing Indie Game Dev Success, Steam Algo Secrets, Sales Velocity, Wishlist Engineering, Click & Conquer $100k+, A Game About Feeding a Black Hole, No Publisher Model...

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