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How This Game Dev Got 100,000 Wishlists In A Week","ep-014-how-this-game-dev-got-100000-wishlists-in-a-week","https://anchor.fm/s/102e13ec8/podcast/play/100360160/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-2-25%2F397213438-44100-2-5c0b0f85e4b72600.mp3",65426724,3271,"2024-07-12T16:30:00Z",{"_59":486,"_44":487,"_46":488,"_42":489,"_73":74,"_75":490,"_77":491,"_79":492,"_81":82},"cc54e29a-cfa7-4f96-839e-e25a3bec7171","Ep. 013 - I Quit My Job To Make Games ALONE","ep-013-i-quit-my-job-to-make-games-alone","https://anchor.fm/s/102e13ec8/podcast/play/100360177/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-2-25%2F397213446-44100-2-23b79671a30123f0.mp3",100555671,5027,"2024-07-05T20:00:00Z",{"_59":494,"_44":495,"_46":496,"_42":497,"_73":74,"_75":498,"_77":499,"_79":500,"_81":82},"9daf17d4-e39b-4e1f-b1e0-fac77df55c15","Ep. 012 - How My Game Made $150,000 With NO EXPERIENCE","ep-012-how-my-game-made-150000-with-no-experience","https://anchor.fm/s/102e13ec8/podcast/play/100360169/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-2-25%2F397213451-44100-2-f84506b4fbc78c25.mp3",77757565,3887,"2024-06-21T16:00:00Z",{"_59":502,"_44":503,"_46":504,"_42":505,"_73":74,"_75":506,"_77":507,"_79":508,"_81":82},"dafe855d-437f-450a-8b47-22105c2930c0","Ep. 011 - 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Is working for years on a single project worth it? I actually just asked this question to Edmund McMillen and his dev partner Tyler Glaiel (who have spent 6 years on a cat-breading game) and their answer was... well.

► Get 50% Full Time Game Dev for Black Friday

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How To Make Games In 2026, 6 Years On 1 Game, Debating "Friend Slop" (Edmund McMillen & TylerGlaiel)

Episode Description

Never lose your place, on any device