Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast The Thomas Brush Show

Indie Game Joe and I discuss his rough game launch, and how it somehow sold millions. ► Play Joe's Games: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/DigitalCybercherries► Get 50% off my game dev course during the massive Summer Sale: https://fulltimegamedev.mykajabi.com/full-time-game-dev-sale► Wishlist Twisted Tower: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575990/Twisted_Tower/► Joe's Refund Article: https://x.com/IndieGameJoe/article/2074608931486519430► Joe's Discord Server: https://discord.gg/indiegamejoe

Mateo Covid and I discuss his viral friend slop game Paddle Paddle Paddle.

► Play Paddle Paddle Paddle: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570070/Paddle_Paddle_Paddle/

► Get 50% off my game dev course during the massive Summer Sale: https://fulltimegamedev.mykajabi.com/full-time-game-dev-sale

► Wishlist Twisted Tower: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575990/Twisted_Tower/

I chat with Jonathan Blow about his 10 year project The Order OF The Sinking Star, and the state of the industry.

► Play Order Of The Sinking Star

► Get 50% off my game dev course during the massive Summer Sale

► Wishlist Twisted Tower

I chat with the creator of Forbidden Solitaire, Jake Birkett, about how he finally made a hit indie title after 20 years!

► Play Forbidden Solitaire

► Check out Full Time Game Dev (50% Off)

► Wishlist Twisted Tower

I chat with the co-creator of Into The Unwell, a rubber-host action packed roguelite.

► Check out State of Unreal

► Wishlist Into The Unwell

► Wishlist Twisted Tower

I chat with Cakez  about his 4 year project, how he made a ton of money, and why the game was removed on Steam...► Play Tangy TD (is it back yet?)

► Get my 2D game kit, free

► Wishlist Twisted Tower

I chat with Sebastian Drew about how went from knowing nothing to selling 67,000 copies of his game.► Play Constance: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2313700/Constance/► Join my game dev program for 50% off for the Spring Sale: https://fulltimegamedev.mykajabi.com/full-time-game-dev-sale► Wishlist my game Twisted Tower: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575990/Twisted_Tower/

I chat for the second time with the one and only Xalavier Nelson Jr. about making games in 2026...

► Wanna make a game in 2026? Join my game dev program for 50% off for the Spring Sale.

► Play Baby Trading Sim

► Learn how to make a game studio from your bedroom, free

► Enroll in my 3D workshop, free!► Make your game instantly beautiful with my free workbook

► Get my 2D game kit, free

► Join my 2D character workshop, free

► Wishlist Twisted Tower

► Learn how to make money as a YouTuber

I chat with the legendary Thomas Mahler about one of the crazier weeks of his game dev career...

► Play No Rest For The Wicked

► Learn how to make a game studio from your bedroom, free

► Enroll in my 3D workshop, free!

I chat with the legendary Jonathan Blow about how indies can make games in 2026.

► Wishlist Order of the Sinking Star

► Get 50% off Full Time Game Dev

► Watch the reveal trailer

I chat with the brilliant Adam Younis about his 8 year game project... ► 1 day left to get 50% Full Time Game Dev► Wishlist Insignia

I chat with the legendary American McGee, the creator of the Alice franchise.

► Get 50% Full Time Game Dev for Black Friday

► Checkout Plushie Dreadfuls: https://plushiedreadfuls.com/

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

► Wishlist Mewgenics

Chris Zukowski, an indie game marketing master, and I talk about why small games matter, why friend slop is a good thing, and so much more.

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► Read Chris's article

I chat with the brilliant mind behind Cultic, a boomer shooter with a cult following.

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► Play Cultic Chapter 2

What exactly is a "bad" game on Steam?

► Check out FAB

► Publish on FAB

► Wishlist Twisted Tower

So. After 4 years of polishing my indie game Twisted Tower... sometimes I wonder if it would make better sense to just drop the project. So, I did a beta test. Here are the results...

► Learn how to make a game studio from your bedroom, free► Wishlist Twisted Tower

Here's why so many game devs want to make games, but never finish them.

► Learn how to make a game studio from your bedroom, free

I chat with the creator of Spiritfarer, William Dube, about how he sold a million+ copies of his games.► GET 34% OFF Skywork with discount code ThomasBrush► Wishlist At Fate's End► Learn to make money with just a small demo

I chat with Mark, AKA the mega YouTuber Goodgis about why he's using Godot, how he's making games while working a desk job, and more.

► Check out Sentry

► Dewdrop Dynasty

I talk with the Minions director Kyle Balda about why he is now making indie games.

► Get 25% off my 2D course (and get my 3D course free)

► Follow Kyle

► Wishlist my game, Twisted Tower

I chat with a 10 year games veteran, Tom Francis, about his career as an indie game dev, and how you can possibly replicate it!

► Check Out Bezi

► Play Tom's Game

► Watch me use Bezi

I chat with the Jake Birkett about how he survived as an indie for decades.

► Check out Viverse: https://viverse.com/BRUSH

► Check out Forbidden Solitaire: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/Forbidden_Solitaire/

► Learn how to make a game studio from your bedroom, free: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

I talk with Stirling Rank about his game Ready or Not, and how he sold 9 million copies...

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► Play Ready or Not

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I chat with Julian Ball about his 8 year project, and he reveals his final launch numbers...

► Play ⁠Len's Island⁠

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► Wishlist Twisted Tower

I chat with Fredrik Präntare about how he sold millions of copies of his game.

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► Follow Fredrik

I chat with the popular game dev YouTuber DevDuck about his 5 year project, working completely alone in Godot.

► Check out Xsolla

► Follow DevDuck

I chat with the one of the oldest indie game devs, Jeff Vogel, about how to survive as a solo indie for decades.

► Check out Bezi► Follow Jeff Vogel

I chat with the top game dev marketing guru, Chris Zukowski, about how to make your first game blow► Check out Sentry► Follow Chris Zukowksi

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-instant-beauty-color-workbook► Get my 2D game kit, free: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-2D-game-kit► Join my 2D character workshop, free: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-2d-character-art-workshop► Wishlist Twisted Tower: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575990/Twisted_Tower/► Learn how to make money as a YouTuber: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-indie-game-income-workshop

I chat with ⁠ Jonas Tyroller⁠ about solo dev, project overload, optimization, and even open up Thronefall inside of Unity.

► ⁠Get access to Bezi⁠

► Follow ⁠ @Jonas Tyroller ⁠

In this episode of the Full Time Game Dev podcast, I chat with Daniel Mullins, the genius behind Pony Island and Inscryption.

► Enroll in the free webinar on how to make money with just a demo

► Wishlist Pony Island 2

I talk with ⁨Jabrils⁩ about game dev in a future shadowed by AI technology.► Join the Bezi waitlist► Play Ultra Bouters

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

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

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:

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► 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

I chat with the developer of Pizza Possum and SUMMERHOUSE on how he sold one million copies of his games. ► Get a free trial of Blueberry AI: https://hubs.ly/Q036lKxz0 ► Play SUMMERHOUSE: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2533960/SUMMERHOUSE/

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

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/

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

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

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

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 (which is more successful honestly) I didn't have an audience.

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

Me and my hero Edmund McMillen discuss the games industry, leaning into your "weirdness" in 2025, and so much more!

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: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-2D-game-kit

► Join my 2D character workshop, free: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-2d-character-art-workshop

► Learn how to make money as a YouTuber: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-indie-game-income-workshop

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

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

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

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