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Full Time Game Dev

Discover how you can make independent games from the comfort of your own home. Listen to stories from Thomas Brush and his guests, all indies making a full time living making their own indie games. Please subscribe, leave a review, and check out our free game kit, courses, and more (links in the episode descriptions)!
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Episodes

Pontypants: Making Games Alone, Burnout, Coming Up With Viral Ideas & Finishing Games | Ep. #044

I chat with Pontypants for the second time on the podcast about making viral games, burnout, coming up with ideas, and finishing games! ► Learn how to make a game studio from your bedroom, free: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures ► Follow Ponty: https://x.com/pontypants?lang=en ► Enroll in my 3D workshop, free!: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-15-minute-3D-game ► Make your game instantly beautiful with my free workbook: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-in...

May 23, 20251 hr 33 min

Ep. 040 - Why He Spent 8 Years On A Single Game (Adam Younis)

I chat with Adam Younis about his 8 year game project... ► Wishlist Insignia: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127370/Insignia/ ► Get 40% off Full Time Game Dev: https://fulltimegamedev.mykajabi.com/ftgd ► Make your game instantly beautiful with my free workbook: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-instant-beauty-color-workbook...

Apr 05, 20251 hr 1 min

Ep. 040 - How He Sold 15,000,000 Copies Of His Games (Thomas Mahler)

The creator of Ori and The Blind Forest and I discuss how he sold over 15,000,000 copies of his game... ► Get the Ovani sound bundle: https://ovanisound.com/ftgd ► Play / Wishlist No Rest For The Wicked: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1371980/No_Rest_for_the_Wicked/ ► Learn to make games from your bedroom: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

Mar 28, 20251 hr 24 minEp. 40

Ep. 039 - How He Sold 2,000,000 Copies Of His Games (Dave Gilbert)

I talk with indie legend of Dave Gilbert about how he sold millions of copies of his games! ► Get 40% off Full Time Game Dev for the Spring sale: https://fulltimegamedev.mykajabi.com/ftgd ► Wishlist Old Skies: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1346360/Old_Skies/ ► Learn to build a game studio in your bedroom: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures...

Mar 25, 20251 hr 9 min

Ep. 037 - How He Sold 500,000+ Copies Of His Games (Greg Lobanov)

I chat with Greg Labanov, the creator of Wandersong, Chicoree, and Beastieball. ► Play Beastieball: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1864950/Beastieball/ ► Learn how to make indie games as a job (free): https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

Feb 22, 20251 hr 12 min

Ep. 036 - How He Sold 500,000+ Copies Of His Games (Oliver Joyce)

I chat with Oliver Joyce, the creator of the Sword and Sandals franchise. ► Learn how to make a game studio from your bedroom, free: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures ► Wishlist Lair of the Leviathan: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2752020/Lair_Of_The_Leviathan/ ► Wishlist Twisted Tower: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575990/Twisted_Tower/...

Feb 21, 202549 min

Ep. 034 - Why His Game Has Taken 10 Years To Make (Ken Levine)

I chatted with Ken Levine about his next game and the game dev industry. ► Get Ovani Sound's bundle: https://ovanisound.com/fulltimegamedev ► Wishlist Judas: https://store.steampowered.com/app/388860/Judas/ ► Learn how to make indie games as a job (free): https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures ► Narrative Lego video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58FWUkA8y2Q...

Jan 23, 20251 hr 24 min

Ep. 033 - How He Sold 500,000+ Copies Of His Games (Xalavier Nelson Jr.)

I chatted with Xalavier Nelson Jr. (Strange Scaffold) about how he's sold hundreds of thousands of copies of his massive portfolio of indie titles. ► Strange Scaffold Games: https://www.strangescaffold.com/ ► Learn how to make money from your indie games (free webinar): https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

Jan 22, 20251 hr 6 min

Ep. 032 - How To Make Games Completely Alone (w/ Lost Relic)

I chatted with @LostRelicGames about how he's been making his game completely alone for years... ► Wishlist Blood and Mead: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1081830/Blood_And_Mead/ ► Get 50% off Full Time Game Dev for New Year's: https://fulltimegamedev.mykajabi.com/ftgd

Jan 11, 20251 hr 44 min

Ep. 031 - How He Went Viral After Bombing On Steam (Bryan Blackford)

I talk with Bryan Blackford about how his game blew up in 2 wild months... ► Check out Drafty Car: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/draftycar/id6470429316 ► Get 50% off Full Time Game Dev for New Year's: https://fulltimegamedev.mykajabi.com/ftgd Couple notes here: 1. Bryan made enough to go full time indie, but is still working his day job. 2. I made a mistake in saying I didn't have a following with BOTH of my games. I was building an audience with Neversong! But with my first game Pinstripe (whic...

Jan 10, 20251 hr 20 min

Ep. 030 - How He Sold 1,000,000+ Copies Of His Game (Thomas Vandenberg)

I chat with the creator of Kingdom (Thomas Vanderberg) about how he sold over 1,000,000 copies of his indie game. ► Wishlist Garbage Country: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2530870/GARBAGE_COUNTRY/ ► Get 50% off Full Time Game Dev for New Year's: https://fulltimegamedev.mykajabi.com/ftgd

Jan 09, 202559 min

Ep. 028 - How He Sold Over 200,000 Copies Of His Game w/ PontyPants

I chat with Pontypants about how he sold over 200,000 copies of his game. ► Play Climbing Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2497920/A_Difficult_Game_About_Climbing/ ► Play Puncha Bunch: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1512590/Punch_A_Bunch/ ► Enroll in my 3D workshop, free!: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-15-minute-3D-game ► Make your game instantly beautiful with my free workbook: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-instant-beauty-color-workbook ► Get my 2D game kit, free: ...

Dec 10, 20241 hr 22 min

Ep. 027 - How Jonas Tyroller Sold Over 960,000 Copies Of His Games

I chat with Jonas Tyroller about how he sold over 960,000 copies of his game. ► Play Thronefall: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2239150/Thronefall/ ► Learn how to make money from your indie games (free webinar): https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

Dec 05, 20241 hr 16 min

Ep. 026 - How To Make Games With No Experience w/ Mark Brown

I chat with Mark Brown (Game Maker's Toolkit) and we discuss how he made his game with no experience! ► Play Mind Over Magnet: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2685900/Mind_Over_Magnet/ ► Learn how to make money from your indie games (free webinar): https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

Dec 04, 20241 hr 12 min

Ep. 025 - How To Make Money From Your Game In 2025 w/ Chris Zukowski

I chat with legendary game marketer Chris Zukowski about how indies can sell their games in 2025. ► Get Chris awesome newsletter (for real it's incredible): https://howtomarketagame.com/free/ ► Learn how to make money from your indie games (free webinar): https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

Dec 03, 20241 hr 36 min

Ep. 024 - How To Make Indie Games In 2025 w/ Jonathan Blow

I chat with the legendary Jonathan Blow about how indies can make games in 2025. ► Learn how to make money from your indie games (free webinar): https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures ► Follow Jonathan's new game on Twitter: https://x.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/1854276627305283874

Dec 02, 20241 hr 38 min

Ep. 023 - Does Game Marketing Even Matter In 2025?

Does indie game marketing matter in 2025? Me and my buddy Jason Smith chat about this, and his latest game's launch on Steam. Btw, you can get 50% off Full Time Game Dev for Black Friday: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-black-friday

Nov 20, 20241 hr 32 min

Ep. 022 - How To Make Games ALONE In 2025

In this podcast episode, I chat with Tomas Sala about the state of the games industry, especially for solo devs! ► Play Bulwark Evolution: https://store.steampowered.com/app/290100/Bulwark_Evolution_Falconeer_Chronicles/ ► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures ► Enroll in my 3D workshop, free!: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-15-minute-3D-game...

Nov 14, 202450 min

Ep. 021 - How He Made $3,000,000 From His Indie Game

In this podcast episode, I chat with Julian Ball, creator of Len's Island about how he made 3 million bucks before evening finishing his game... ► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar ► Play Len's Island: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335830/Lens_Island/

Nov 04, 20241 hr 11 min

Ep. 020 - How This Game Dev Got 150,000 Wishlists In A Month

In this podcast episode, I chat with David Wehle about his next game, and how he took a massive gamble on a dream project. ► Support David and enroll in his course: https://courses.gamedevunlocked.com/p/game-dev-unlocked?coupon_code=WHSTHOMAS80&product_id=3035771 ► Play the demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1559720/We_Harvest_Shadows/ ► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar...

Oct 25, 20241 hr 35 min

Ep. 019 - How To Make Money As A Game Dev

In this podcast episode, I chat with Eli Brewer about how he makes a full time income with his small indie games! ► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar ► Follow Eli on his channel: https://www.youtube.com/treefallstudios ► Check out Eli's game "The Perplexing Orb: Bounce Challenge": https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP4947-PPSA23047_00-BOUNCECHALLENGE1 ► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4 Are you currently earning a fu...

Sep 13, 20241 hr 23 min

Ep. 018 - 10 Years Of Game Dev Experience In 20 Minutes

In this podcast episode, I share my exact blueprint of what I've learned in 10 years of game dev, all broken down into 20 minutes... ► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar ► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4 Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-p...

Aug 23, 202424 min
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