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indie game garden

Jonny Malks

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Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 27

breaking down internet apathy by rooting joy in games – interviews with devs and more ❤︎⁠ available on your podcatcher of choice and here: indiegamegarden.transistor.fm

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - videoGames
21/08/2026
#71
🇩🇪 Germany - videoGames
16/07/2026
#93
🇩🇪 Germany - videoGames
15/07/2026
#52

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter/
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/813230/ANIMAL_WELL/
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/3770820/Scallywags/
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https://www.youtube.com/@sora_sakurai_en
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https://www.youtube.com/user/RedLetterMedia
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24 - Piotr Bunkowski of One Rotten Oath

Episode 24

Monday, July 27, 2026 • Duration 01:20:23

Piotr Bunkowski is a solo game dev from Gdańsk, Poland that works on various FMV projects. He created his first game “A Trip to Yugoslavia,” an experimental interactive film, in 2016 while he was still in high school. Then, he worked on “Purgatorium: A Family Torn Apart,” a moody murder mystery about tense family dynamics and drug abuse. Now, after a 5 year hiatus, Piotr is back working on a game. This new one is called “One Rotten Oath.” It came out on Steam on November 28th, 2025. One Rotten Oath is a story-driven FMV+FPS hybrid with horror elements.

Piotr's GAMES!
One Rotten Oath: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3902710/One_Rotten_Oath/
Purgatorium, A Family Torn Apart: https://piotr-bunkowski.itch.io/purgatorium-a-family-torn-apart
A Trip to Yugoslavia: https://store.steampowered.com/app/545410/A_Trip_to_Yugoslavia_Directors_Cut/

Piotr's MUSIC!
duo with his fiance (Niemałe Słabości): https://open.spotify.com/artist/7sNl23kq00MODSjZiQ29n1?si=Dbxuz9xWSoib-X8yHtnWhQ
duo with his sister (Arkada w Piotrowicach): https://open.spotify.com/artist/2wyNxEc9dW0EFQd0i0xHku?si=jX9wfozHTbugfNi2LqLqqQ

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23 - Willy Picard (AKA Bushmonkey) of The Red Pearls of Borneo

Episode 21

Monday, July 20, 2026 • Duration 38:11

Willy Picard, AKA Bushmonkey, is a hobbyist developer of free detective mystery games, but that doesn’t quite do him or his interactive experiences justice. Inspired by games like Type Help, Return of the Obra Dinn, The Case of the Golden Idol, and Immortality, Will meticulously crafts experiences that challenge players to make deductive leaps that feel meaningful while not being overly obtuse. Will manages to keep this tenuous balancing going throughout hours-long experiences full of beautiful art, competent writing, and thrilling detective work. As an enjoyer of Will’s genre of choice in particular, I have only played two or three games that I can think of that I would say measure up to his level of craftsmanship and obvious grassroots love for detective fiction. What’s more, Will chooses to provide his games to audiences for free. It’s a genuine joy to have him on the show today.

Wishlist Green Mist Over Portland! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4644870/Green_Mist_over_Portland/
Check out The Red Pearls of Borneo on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4488860/The_Red_Pearls_Of_Borneo/
Bushmonkey's itch.io page: https://bushmonkey.itch.io/

Read Dead History: https://bookshop.org/p/books/red-dead-s-history-a-video-game-an-obsession-and-america-s-violent-past-tore-c-olsson/38b382c4bccacd1e?ean=9781250287700&next=t&next=t&affiliate=3214

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14 - Allen Goode of FloWHOA, the makers of Scallywags

Episode 17

Monday, May 18, 2026 • Duration 01:05:19

Allen Goode is a co-founder of the startup FloWHOA, the game studio currently making Scallywags, a tactical crew management roguelike inspired by FTL and One Piece, where players quest to become Pirate Legends. Allen helped found FloWHOA in 2023, alongside Mike Schmalz. Although he wears a lot of different hats at FloWHOA, Allen’s main expertise is housed in his position as Creative Director – with over 20 years of experience working on mass-market, AAA, franchises such as Wayfinder, Warframe, Halo, Bioshock, SOCOM, and Company of Heroes.

SCALLYWAGS IS MAKING ITS DEBUT AT STEAM OCEAN FEST RIGHT NOW! Go play the demo and give it a wishlist :) https://store.steampowered.com/app/3770820/Scallywags/

Check out FloWHOA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowhoa.inc/

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13 - Val Hawes of Little Kitty, Big City

Episode 12

Monday, May 11, 2026 • Duration 51:36

Val Hawes is a 3D character artist, game-maker, and community organizer who embodies the exact kind of grassroots joy in games that Indie Game Garden strives to celebrate. Val specializes in stylized animals and creatures for the games that she works on. She’s been working in the games industry since 2016 and is passionate about game jams. So much so that she’s the chair for RVA Game Jams – Richmond, Virginia’s homegrown game dev community. She hosts a number of free games on her itch.io page and for her day job she works at Double Dagger Studio, the makers of Little Kitty, Big City.

Little Kitty, Big City: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1177980/Little_Kitty_Big_City/
Val's game jam games: valociraptor.itch.io

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12 - Char Putney of Sparrow Warfare

Episode 14

Monday, May 4, 2026 • Duration 01:11:05

Char Putney is a writer from Dublin, Ireland who is currently based in Copenhagen, Denmark. She has quite possibly the most interesting career path I’ve read about to date, having worked for both Google and Facebook in management positions before deciding to leave those jobs to pursue a more creative lifestyle. Since then, Char has worked on Larian Studios’ Divinity series and Baldur’s Gate 3, wrote the award-winning indie game NUTS, and was Story Lead at Die Gute Fabrik, a Copenhagen-based game design studio. Char has lectured university classes on interactive fiction, RPGs and project management and spoken at a number of game conferences and game jams. When she’s not busy with all this cool stuff, she works as a creative yoga teacher and on her own creative writing projects. What’s more, Char recently cofounded the indie game studio NEON AURELIUS with her partner Martin Pichlmair. They're currently working on their first commercial release. It’s called Sparrow Warfare, a roguelite deckbuilder that features beautiful birds alongside Mahjong-adjacent strategy and lots of very weird stuff. It’s a treat. Just like it’s a treat to be talking to Char today.

Go wishlist & pickup & play & review Sparrow Warfare! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3473440/Sparrow_Warfare/
Check out Char's website: alphachar.com
Watch the Sparrow Warfare documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4ic-Z1-ya0

Char and Mar's card game preservation efforts! https://youtu.be/A_ZmJlrzVnw?si=enhCSg__jjs_QH1T
Check out Oaken Tower: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3692220/Oaken_Tower_Demo/

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11 - Dustin Andrews of HorrorVale

Episode 11

Thursday, April 30, 2026 • Duration 01:06:09

Dustin Andrews is the Lead Designer and Artist of HorrorVale, a miraculous and spooky turn-based RPG set in the underworld. The streets are crawling with Vampires, Ghouls, Ghosts, and more, and we’re so excited to have Dustin on for a conversation about horror, JRPGs, and the way pets can inspire creativity.

Go buy HorrorVale right dang now :) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1114650/HorrorVale/
Check out the HorrorVale website! https://horrorvale.net/about/
Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/3GDQJ9D

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10 - Dylan Smith of Fair Play Collective

Episode 10

Thursday, April 23, 2026 • Duration 01:02:47

Dylan Smith founded the Fair Play Collective after being laid off from Epic Games...twice. This experience prompted him to ask the simple yet radical question: what if independent game developers could make a consistent living wage? What if these types of games were patronized by a community of appreciators just like other art forms? We discuss these questions and more on this week's episode.

Check out Fair Play Collective's website! https://fairplaycollective.org/
Join Fair Play Collective's discord! https://discord.gg/2yNQVxDxtu
Read the "Manifesto" that started it all: https://fairplaycollective.org/manifesto

VICE article on FPC: https://www.vice.com/en/article/finally-a-manifesto-i-can-get-behind-the-fair-play-collective-looks-to-give-power-to-players-and-developers/
Support the journalist we mentioned in the episode, Shaun Cichacki: https://linktr.ee/shauncichacki

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9 - John Lansing of Fantasy Football Tactics

Episode 9

Thursday, April 16, 2026 • Duration 01:09:03

John Lansing’s solo development studio is called Eggplant Apps. John stepped away from his job as a staff software engineer at Uber because he had been tinkering with a prototype for a game that he just couldn’t get out of his head. That game, which would combine the classic turn-based tactics of Final Fantasy Tactics with the sport of Football, is called Fantasy Football Tactics – and, friends, it is a banger. The Football in this game is a fusion of the earth sports we know, combined with magical powers and turn-based action that makes the loop of the game feel astounding for sports-inclined nerds like me. It’s an honor to have John on the show to discuss gamemaking, sports, and the elegance of translating feelings into mechanics.

Wishlist Fantasy Football Tactics TODAY! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3035460/Fantasy_Football_Tactics/
Download and play the OUTSTANDING demo! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3958090/Fantasy_Football_Tactics_Demo/

Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games: https://www.youtube.com/@sora_sakurai_en

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8 - Jeremy Jackson of Star Spark

Episode 8

Thursday, April 9, 2026 • Duration 37:35

Jeremy Jackson’s game development process is all about joy and flow. His solo dev studio is aptly named JoyFlow Games, and he’s currently all in on making STAR SPARK, an anime tournament roguelite in which powerful characters unleash devastating combos and collect skills to topple their opponents in a series of turn-based battles. In STAR SPARK, Jeremy combines the mechanics of fighting games, roguelites, and JRPGs to create a product that is as engaging as it is unique. Beyond this commercial release, one glance at Jeremy’s itch.io page (jeremyjackson89.itch.io) shows how much whimsy and joy he brings to game development and collaboration with his peers. It’s such an honor to have Jeremy on the show today.

GO WISHLIST STAR SPARK! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3639950/Star_Spark/

dbz legendary super warriors longplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs48C67I81g
the game developer community Jeremy mentions: www.devpods.gg

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7 - Ryan Marr of FloWHOA, the makers of Scallywags

Episode 7

Thursday, April 2, 2026 • Duration 01:28:42

Ryan Marr is a founding member of the startup FloWHOA, the game studio currently making Scallywags, a tactical crew management roguelike inspired by FTL and One Piece, where players quest to become Pirate Legends. Ryan helped found FloWHOA in 2023, alongside Allen Goode and Mike Schmalz. Before that, Ryan spent over 15 years at Digital Extremes, working his way through QA, QA management, System Design, and consulting. During that stint, he worked on games like Bioshock 2 and Warframe. In his spare time, Ryan is a hobbyist developer who has created hundreds of prototypes over the years. He’s also released some solo mobile games about goats. Ryan is a self-taught engineer and passionate creative. He embodies the values we love to celebrate here on Indie Game Garden by letting his joy and creativity blossom from his professional work all the way through to his family life. He even wrote a kid’s book and makes tabletop RPGs to play with his kids.

WISHLIST SCALLYWAGS!! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3770820/Scallywags/
Check out FloWHOA's Instagram for updates: https://www.instagram.com/flowhoa.inc/ (@flowhoa.inc)

Read Jason Schreier's book... https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/press-reset-jason-schreier/1137602697
Derek Yu and Klik & Play: http://gamemaker.io/en/blog/derek-yu-gm25
play domino grove... https://ezra-szanton.itch.io/domino-grove

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