Scope Creepers - A Game Dev Podcast

Aarimous and Matteo Palmer sit down to talk about composing music for indie game and his current work on the long awaited squeal Melvor Idle 2.#podcast #gamedev #indiedev Matteo Palmer Music:https://www.matteopalmermusic.com/https://www.instagram.com/matteopalmermusic/Local MN Game Dev Meetup: https://igdatc.org/Discord: https://discord.gg/qSs4QAsmf9 Checkout Aarimous's YouTube channel: https://ww...

Aarimous and Thomas sit down for the 8th time and talk all about working together on Thomas's next game "Just Keep Fishing". #podcast #gamedev #indiedev Wishlist our Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4601160/Just_Keep_Fishing/ Play the Itch Demo: https://thomas-stewart.itch.io/just-keep-fishing Discord: https://discord.gg/qSs4QAsmf9 Checkout Aarimous's YouTube channel: htt...

​Aarimous and Matt from Seafront Games sit down to chat about diving into making an incremental game after making a game with over 1000 reviews. We also chat deeply about motivations and Matt asks me about the future prospects of incremental games as an "easy" genre to make games in. Checkout Matt's Work:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1494840/Scoot/https://store.steampowered.com/...

​Aarimous and American Mcgee sit down and talk about coming out of retirement, starting an incredibly successful plushie business, learning to embracing change, and the challenges of making his next game. Checkout his Plushies: https://plushiedreadfuls.com/ My Discord: https://discord.gg/qSs4QAsmf9 Checkout Aarimous's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous Watch on YouTube: https:/...

Aarimous and Jordan from O & Co Games sit down to chat about showing games at conventions (PAX and GDC) as well as picking a release date, game dev burnout, and the value of working with others to makes games. Affiliate Link to Chris Zukowski Inside Conference: https://www.progamemarketing.com/p/inside-conference-2026/?affcode=822864_csbdoe1j&coupon_code=EARLYBIRDInside Conference isn’t a...

Aarimous sits down with a cup of coffee and answers all your questions. If you enjoy this episode please leave more questions in the comments or in Discord. Discord: https://discord.gg/qSs4QAsmf9 Checkout Aarimous's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers

Aarimous and Mark LaCoix sit down to chat about how GDC went this year, his work on Blippo+, and the value we have both found in game dev community. Checkout Mark's Work: https://blippo.plus/https://nicegames.club/https://noblerobot.com/ Checkout Aarimous's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers

Aarimous and Alpherior sit down to chat about the the success of his first game Genome Guardians and how he's approaching releasing his 3rd commercial game and the squeal Genome Guardians 2. Checkout Alpherior's games: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/Alpherior Checkout Aarimous's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Scop...

Aarimous and Chris Z sit down to chat about the most recent Steam Next Fest, Steam marketing, and why most indie devs fail to make a second game! How to Market A Game: https://howtomarketagame.com/free/ Checkout Aarimous's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers

Aarimous and Daniel sit down to chat about how Oro Interactive picks games to publish, what he looks for in pitch decks, and how they use momentum to have great game releases on Steam. Oro Interactive: https://www.orointeractive.com/ Checkout Aarimous's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers

Aarimous and Codeer sit down to chat about his game dev journey, cancelling a game from scope creep, and what he's working on next. Checkout Codeer's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Codeer Checkout Aarimous's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers

Aarimous and NewObject sit down to chat about his game Ballionaire, the process of making it, desinging, and supporting it post launch. We also chat about some of the core design feelings he things devs should focus on. Checkout Ballionaire:https://store.steampowered.com/app/2667120/Ballionaire/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers Checkout my main channel: https://www.youtube....

Aarimous and Pluto sit down to chat about his recent viral game A Few Quick Matches, the emotions around it all, and what he's learned from the past few months. A Few Quick Matches: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3805420/A_Few_Quick_Matches/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers IGDA TC: https://igdatc.org/ Checkout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous

​Aarimous and Stephen sit down to chat about the intersection of playing professional poker and making games. Checkout Game Dev.tv free courses: https://gamedev.tv/products?page=1&types=Course&minPrice=0&maxPrice=0Nate Silver's Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204236707-on-the-edge Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersIGDA TC: https://igdatc.org/Checkout...

Aarimous ​and Payne sit down to chat about his game Execute, coming up with game ideas, and using constrains and deadline to execute game ideas. Payne and I bundled our games: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/64489 Checkout Payne's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Peebly Checkout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous

Aarimous and Trenton sit down to chat about the importance of community, making roguelike games, and mega games! Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers IGDA TC: https://igdatc.org/ Checkout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous

​Aarimous and Thornity sit down to do a Q&A about A Game About Feeding A Black Hole. A Game About Feeding A Black Hole:https://store.steampowered.com/app/3694480/A_Game_About_Feeding_A_Black_Hole A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersChat with Corey:https://tidycal.com/ckda...

Aarimous and Tim (from Gambler's Table) sit down to chat about their demo was stolen, how much success they have had from Itch.io, and the things they have learned along the way! Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers Play the demo for Gambler's Table now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3618390/Gamblers_Table/ Checkout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimou...

​Aarimous and Orbital Potato sit down to chat about how he choose the games he cover on YouTube, what standout out to him in the market, and what sort of games he wants to see in the future! Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers Checkout Orbital Potato's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@orbitalpotato Checkout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous

Aarimous and Sockhouse sit down to chat about the success of Click and Conquer, working with Thornity, Life, and everthing in between. Play Click & Conquer:https://store.steampowered.com/app/3267900/Click_and_Conquer/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers Checkout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous

Aarimous and Shaun sit down and chat about how he made Lyca, his upcoming game Hear The Bell Toll, and what's he learned from his game dev journey. Checkout Shaun's games on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/syphono4 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers Checkout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous

Aarimous and ⁠ Queble sit down and chat about his game dev journey, his current project, and how simple code is probably better than complex code. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers Follow Queble on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@queblegamedevelopment4143 Checkout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous

Aarimous⁩ and Jotson sit down and chat about his new game The Mailroom, why he's interested in making a horror game, and what's he learned from his game dev journey so far. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers Follow Jotson on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jotson Checkout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous

⁨Aarimous⁩ and Thornity sit down and chat about some interesting correlations he has seen from the games he's worked with the developers on. And while it's hard to draw an concrete conclusions for the data, it is interesting to see how Wishlists alone didn't guarantee success in this sample of games. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers Chat with Corey: https://tidy...

Aarimous and ⁨Firebelley Games⁩ chat about doing full time game dev for over a year, lessons learned, time management, and what we're both focusing on in the months, years, and maybe decades to come. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers Checkout Jacob's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FirebelleyGames Checkout Aarimous's YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube....