Episode 24 of the podcast brings a conversation with the co-administrator of Okomotive, Fabio Baumgartner, and the project lead and game designer of PinKeep, Phiipp Stern.

While we talk about Okomotive's game design philosophy and touch on the FAR games and Herdling, the main topic of the conversation is Okomotive's upcoming pinball roguelike, PinKeep.

We discuss the reason for this sudden change of direction for the studio, the main features of PinKeep, and some inclusions to look out for in the future.

Huge thanks to Fabio and Philipp for joining me on the show.

Guest Links

Follow Fabio on BlueSky

Follow Philipp on BlueSky

Visit the Okomotive website

Check out Okomotive's games on Steam

Chapters

[00:00] Intro

[01:44] Okomotive Interview Pt 1

[30:08] Music Break & Patreon

[31:22] Okomotive Interview Pt 2

[57:56] Final Thoughts & Outro

[59:15] Messages from Creator Friends

So Many Games' Links

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Intro/outro music by ⁠Jerden Cooke

Music Clip Credits

The following tracks were used in this episode:

Circling, taken from the FAR: Changing Tides soundtrack composed by Joel Schoch

Stampede, taken from the Herdling soundtrack composed by Joel Schoch

untitled track, taken from the PinKeep soundtrack.

For our second Denshattack episode, we happily greeted one of the game's composers, Andrew One, to the show.

It was a blast talking with Andrew, and we delved into many of the creative processes of not only how the vast group of composers were handled, how they were assigned the tracks and how the tracks themselves were created, but we also tangented to recognition for music composers, chiptune music, Sonic CD and much more!

We would just like to thank Andrew for sharing some of his spare time to chat with us.

Guest Links

Follow Andrew on YouTube and Instagram

Visit Andrews' Website

Purchase the Denshattack soundtrack on Bandcamp or stream it on all major music platforms.

Visit the Denshattack! website

Wishlist or purchase Denshattack on Steam

Chapters

[00:00] Intro

[01:58] Andrew One Interview Pt 1

[29:59] Music Break & Patreon

[32:07] Andrew One Interview Pt 2

[1:01:20] Final Thoughts & Outro

[1:03:14] Messages from Creator Friends

So Many Games' Links

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Intro/outro music by ⁠Jerden Cooke

Music Clip Credits

The following tracks were used in this episode, all taken from the Denshattack! Soundtrack. All three tracks were composed by Andrew One

Track 8 - I Like the Way

Track 41 - The Falling Leaf

Track 30 - Sunshine in Seto Naikai

Episode 22 brings the first in a double Denshattack double bill where we had the wonderful opportunity to chat with the game's lead producer and music supervisor, Julian Bird.

We learn much about Julian and his role at Fireshine Games before we delve into the intricacies of Denshattack, including its mechanics, tricks, music, and much more!

We would like to thank Julian for spending some of his spare time to talk with us.

Guest Links

Follow Denshattack! on BlueSky

Follow Fireshine Games on BlueSky

Visit the Denshattack! website

Visit the Fireshine Games website

Wishlist or purchase Denshattack on Steam.

Chapters

[00:00] Intro

[02:13] Julian Bird Interview Pt 1

[24:56] Music Break & Patreon

[32:07] Julian Bird Interview Pt 2

[53:15] Final Thoughts & Outro

[54:42] Messages from Creator Friends

So Many Games' Links

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Intro/outro music by ⁠Jerden Cooke

Music Clip Credits

The following tracks were used in this episode, all taken from the Denshattack! Soundtrack, composed by various artists. Buy it on Bandcamp.

Track 68 - Tradition Above All, composed by Tee Lopes

Track 56 - Onsen Confessions ~オンセンコンフェッションズ, composed by Toni Leys

Track 1 - Beppu Ramen Express, composed by Sean Bialo

The Incident at Galley House really caught our attention not only for its mysterious plotline, fun and involving mechanics, and tremendous hint system but also for the history behind it, so when we had the chance to speak with Evil Trout founder and lead developer Robin Ward about the game's development, we jumped at the chance.

In our conversation we delve into many of these subjects, The Roottrees are Dead, and much more!

We would like to thank Robin for spending some of his spare time to talk with us.

Guest Links

Follow Robin on BlueSky.

Wishlist or purchase The Incident at Galley House on Steam.

Wishlist or purchase The Roottrees are Dead on Steam

Visit the Evil Trout Website.

Play Type Help on Itch.io

Chapters

[00:00] Intro

[01:38] Robin Ward Interview Pt 1

[30:46] Music Break & Patreon

[32:07] Robin Ward Interview Pt 2

[59:38] Final Thoughts & Outro

[1:01:12] Messages from Creator Friends

So Many Games' Links

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Intro/outro music by ⁠Jerden Cooke

Music Clip Credits

The following tracks were used in this episode, all taken from The Incident at Galley House Soundtrack, composed by Paul Alexander. Buy it on Bandcamp.

Track 7 - Ferreth

Track 11 - Viktoria

Track 1 - Who We Were

Episode 20 brings two interviews in one episode.

Firstly, we speak with Josh and Jakub on the upcoming Balatro-like game, Feed the Scorchpot. This is Jakub's first game, and from what we have heard so far, it sounds like he has really captured the magic of Balatro with new mechanics and an engaging hook.

People involved in QA in gaming are unsung heroes, carrying out such incredible work for games and hardly receiving any recognition for their hard work and contributions. We have wanted to highlight this important part of game development for some time, so we were extremely pleased when Paul James agreed to jump on to share his experiences and what actually goes into QA in gaming for our second interview.

We would like to thank Josh, Jakub, and Paul for their kindness in sharing their spare time with us to talk about their projects.

Guest Links

Follow the Feed the Scorchpot BlueSky account.

Follow Indieformer on BlueSky.

Join the Feed the Scorchpot Discord server.

Wishlist Feed the Scorchpot on Steam.

Follow Paul James on BlueSky.

Check out Paul James's website.

Chapters

[00:00] Intro

[01:59] Feed the Scorchpot Interview

[39:42] Music Break & Patreon

[41:21] QA in Gaming with Paul James Interview

[1:30:19] Final Thoughts & Outro

[1:31:51] Messages from Creator Friends

So Many Games' Links

Follow us on ⁠BlueSky⁠

Check out our ⁠website

⁠Visit our Discord server

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Intro/outro music by ⁠Jerden Cooke

Music Clip Credits

The following tracks were used in this episode:

the first two tracks were taken from the Feed the Scorchpot soundtrack, composed by Dragos Nastasie

Stories of all Manor taken from the Blue Prince soundtrack, composed by Trigg & Gusset

"House" theme song taken from the Lucy Dreaming soundtrack, composed by Bertrand Guégan

The puzzle narrative game Phonopolis was released earlier this year and showcased a dictatorship-led world shown through gorgeous stop-motion visuals and movements that were made with real cardboard and paints.

This artistic choice created a truly unique game with a populated world full of charm and mystery. The puzzles also showed originality through clever use of the environment and fun alternative designs from the norm.

Lukáš Kunce is the producer of Phonoplois and head of marketing for Amanita Design, and he kindly spared some time to discuss the many elements that make up the game, including its art, music, its narration and much more!

Lukáš Kunce Links

Follow Amanita Design on BlueSky.

Watch Amanita Designs' making-of documentaries on YouTube

Visit the Amanita Design website

Check out Phonopolis on Steam

Chapters

[00:00] Intro

[01:34] Lukáš Kunce Interview

[29:07] Music Break & Patreon

[30:28] Lukáš Kunce Interview

[56:11] Final Thoughts & Outro

[57:58] Messages from Creator Friends

So Many Games' Links

Follow us on ⁠BlueSky⁠

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Intro/outro music by ⁠Jerden Cooke

Music Clip Credits

The following tracks were used in this episode, which were all taken from the Phonopolis soundtrack composed by Floex:

Railway Electro

Prison Escape

Women's House

Adorable Adventures is a recently released indie game where you take control of a boar called Boris. The aim of the game is to run around to find your sibling and free your mom by following scents.

Steven ter Heide is the creative director for the game, and we had a great conversation on the game's development from its initial concept to its scent mechanic through to why the narration was added into the game.

I would like to thank Steven for his time and willingness to share what he did on the game.

Steven ter Heide Links

Follow Steven on Bluesky

Follow Wild Sheep Studio on Instagram

Visit the Wild Sheep Studio website

Check out Adorable Adventures on Steam

Chapters

[00:00] Intro

[02:27] Adorable Adventures Interview

[55:42] Final Thoughts & Outro

[55:42] Messages from Creator Friends

So Many Games' Links

Follow us on ⁠BlueSky⁠

Check out our ⁠website

⁠Visit our Discord server

Join our Patreon

Take a look at our ⁠Linktree

Intro/outro music by ⁠Jerden Cooke

Music Clip Credits

The following tracks were used in this episode, which were all taken from the A Short Hike soundtrack composed by Mark Sparling:

Boat Buds

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