Game, Develop, Repeat
By AnxiousBuddhaGames
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Episodes: 175
Description
I analyze a game I love, discuss lessons learned from it, and then suggest straightforward tips to help every game developer sustain and grow their passion. Hosted by an ex music teacher turned indie game developer.
| Episode | Date |
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Time for a Change
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May 04, 2026 |
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Hidden Knowledge
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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The Impatient Gamer
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Be About It
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Defying and Navigating Fate in Games
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Magic in Games and Life
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Overcoming Creative Frustration (Also, Brainstorming)
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Zombies
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Sleep In Games
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Let's Discuss Demos
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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What If Bananas Had Eyes
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Mewgenics and Invisible Consequences
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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From Scratch?!
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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A Hobbit's Life For Me
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Art, Journaling, and Physical Media
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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The Bigger Picture
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Baby Steps
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Keep It Simple and Honest
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Junk Food and Games
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Do It By Hand
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Lightbulb Moments
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Does This Game Spark Joy
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Wanderstop + Embodying Characters
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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I Underestimated My Phone
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Clarifying Game Designs
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Walkthroughs and Strategy Guides
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Impossible Goals vs Impossible Methods
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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A Soft Reset
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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The Windows Rant: Guess I'm Gaming on Linux
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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The Role of Memory
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Side Quests and Miniature Challenges
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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I Finally Tried Balatro
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Brevity
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Get Organized
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Know Thyself, Gamer
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Windowkill is Phenomenal
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Negativity is Overrated
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Taking Action
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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On Passion
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Do Games Teach Patience
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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You Can't Buy Skill
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Good Projects Are Scary
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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So Many Games, So Little Time
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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What Keeps Us Playing
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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It's ok to suck
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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You Missed Your Shot, Now What?
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Priorities and Sacrifices
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Getting to Protoyping
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Pretending to Work and Fake Fun
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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The Minimap Rant
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May 26, 2025 |
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When to Stop Gaming
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May 19, 2025 |
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The Video Game Writing Rant
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May 12, 2025 |
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Games and Expectations
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May 05, 2025 |
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Fresh Starts
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Oops I'm Failing
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Killing Time
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Redemption Arcs
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Peace and Quiet
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Into the Unknown
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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On Being Practical
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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On Trying Too Hard
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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The Tortured Artist
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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A Cozy Update
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Rewards in Games and in Life
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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The Overthinker
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Some Optimism For You
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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The Sidequest Dilemma
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Have Games Gotten Worse?
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Procrastinating is Okay
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Binge Gaming
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Sweat the Small Stuff
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Life Without Games
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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On Overthinking
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Inspiration and Personal Evolution (Don't Escape)
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Sonic Says I've Gotta Go Fast
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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100: Shortcuts Cheats and Struggles
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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099: Feedback and Early Access (Soulframe)
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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098: The Impression of Fun (Brighter Shores)
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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097: Default Hotkeys and You
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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096: The Goal Dilemma
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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095: On Competitive Games
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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094: Creative Exhaustion
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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093: Drowning, Timers, and Quest Logs
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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092: Satisfactory is Basically Game Development
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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091: Addicted to Walkthroughs
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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090: Noticing Good Game Design
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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089: Ignorance in Gaming (The Joyful Newb)
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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088: From Idea to Design
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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087: It's Time to Remake Final Fantasy 8 (FFVIII)
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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086: Binge Gaming vs Patient Gaming
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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085: On Uncertainty
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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084: Why Are MMOs Fun? (WoW)
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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083: Simplicity (Fishy)
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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082: In Defense of Being Bad
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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081: Getting Stuck
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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080: Mindless Satisfying Games (PowerWash Simulator)
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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079: How to Make a Good Game Bad
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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078: The Joy of Consequences in Games
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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077: How Games Help Us Grow
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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076: Why Make Games
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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075: Pure Goofy Fun (Worms)
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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074: On Touching Grass
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May 27, 2024 |
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073: No Bad Ideas (Parappa the Rapper)
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May 20, 2024 |
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072: Why Play Games
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May 13, 2024 |
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071: Propaganda and Helldivers 2
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May 06, 2024 |
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070: Upward Spirals and Game Development
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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069: The Gameplay Loop of Game Development
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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068: Conquering Creative Paralysis
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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067: My Favorite Pokemon Game (Jade Cocoon)
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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066: I Earned a World Record (Dustforce)
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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065: When to Ditch a Project
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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064: Why Grinding Doesn't Feel Like Work
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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063: Being Willing to Fail (Chess)
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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062: The Most Relaxing Games
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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061: The Difference Between Bad and Incredible (Front Mission 3)
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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060: How to Git Gud (League of Legends)
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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059: How to Panic (Incredible Crisis)
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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058: Planning Your Game (Stardew Valley)
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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057: Patiently Pushing Limits (Subnautica)
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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056: Scams and Games
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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055: Picking the Right Game Idea
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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054: Blending Story and Gameplay (Yakuza: Like a Dragon)
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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053: Indie Dreams
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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052: Number Goes Up (Gnorp Apologue)
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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051: Choosing a Game Engine
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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050: Designing Turn-Based Combat
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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049: The Urge to Give Up
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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048: Dungeon Siege + The Power of Nostalgia
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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047: How Games Teach Us
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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046: Super Hexagon + Player Defeat
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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045: How it Feels to Release a Game
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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044: Splatterhouse 3 is Terrifying
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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043: MediEvil + Spooky Skeletons
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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042: Dredge + Discovery
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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041: Why Making Games is Scary
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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040: Age of Mythology + The Impact of Setting
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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039: Why You Should Make a Platformer
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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038: Stardew Valley + Calm Passion
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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037: Starfield + Illusions
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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036: Change + The Gamification of Suffering
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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035: Baldur's Gate 3 + Designing Decisions
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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034: DnD + How to Succeed at Game Development
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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033: One Finger Death Punch + Simple Game Mechanics
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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032: A Short HIke + Comfort
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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031: Cookie Clicker + Hedonistic Adaptation
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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030: Planescape Torment + Choices
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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029: Dave the Diver + Commitment
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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028: Final Fantasy 9 + Fatal Flaws
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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027: Magicka + Elemental Realism
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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026: Forager + Addictive Gameplay
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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025: Diablo II + Loot
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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024: Dragon Quest 11 + Optimism
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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023: Sacrifice + Guiding Playstyles
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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022: Cook Serve Delicious 3 + Customizing Difficulty
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May 29, 2023 |
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021: Celeste + Empathy through gameplay
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May 22, 2023 |
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020: Morrowind + Exploration
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May 15, 2023 |
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019: Age of Wonders 4 + Optimizing Gameplay Loops
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May 08, 2023 |
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018: Breath of the Wild + Holistic Game Design
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May 01, 2023 |
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017: Final Fantasy 8 + Tiny Details
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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016: Dance Dance Revolution + Control Schemes
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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015: Tales of Maj'Eyal + Iteration
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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014: Black and White + Room for Interpretation
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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013: Final Fantasy 7 + Believable Worldbuilding
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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011: Eastshade + The Fun in Peace
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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012: The Vale + Designing With Limitations
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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010: Warcraft III + Skill Development
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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009: Getting Over It with Bennet Foddy + Enjoying Failure
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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008: Nox + Distinctive Playstyles
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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007: Katamari Damacy + Trusting Yourself
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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006: Yakuza + Satisfying Rewards
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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005: Cult of the Lamb + Blending Genres
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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004: In Other Waters + Limitations
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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003: Fishing Addiction + Ignoring the "Real" Game
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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002: Spiritfarer + Compelling Characters
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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001: Legend of The Dragoon + Avoiding Monotony
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Jan 09, 2023 |