On today’s show, we have an interview with designer and theorist Fabian Fischer. Fabian is the designer behind Crimson Company, which is now running its fourth Kickstarter, which is currently doing incredibly well—at the time of this writing, it has over $33,000 pledged (and they were only asking or $11,000)! On the show, we discuss … Continue reading "Kickstarters and Game Design Theory with Fabian Fischer"
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The KBGames 1-Player Strategy Jam
It’s time to make some 1 Player Strategy games! Perfect for the quarantine that we’re all under! Learn more, and sign up, HERE. Also, I was on the Five Games for Doomsday Podcast recently – recorded a few months ago, but came out today. Strange timing!
Read MoreA conversation with Arnold Rauers of TiNYTOUCHTALES
Today’s show features a conversation with Arnold Rauers, one of the world’s most successful single-player strategy game designers. We talked about the business of indie games, how Arnold makes things work, some thoughts on his latest game, Maze-Machina, and a lot more. If you haven’t checked out any of the TinyTouchTales’ games, I strongly recommend … Continue reading "A conversation with Arnold Rauers of TiNYTOUCHTALES"
Read More“Easy” Games, with Brett Lowey
Today on the Clockwork Game Design Podcast I have an interview with game developer & designer Brett Lowey (AKA BrickRoadDX), the lead (and only!) developer at BrainGoodGames. Under this company he has made a number of cool, interesting and fun single player strategy games which you should definitely check out (here they all are on … Continue reading "“Easy” Games, with Brett Lowey"
Read MoreProspects for Indie Devs, with Jeremiah Reid
Today on the show I have a conversation with Jeremiah Reid, a software dev and indie Rogue-like game developer. Jeremiah first came on my radar when he wrote this article on the topic of the “Indie Game Apocalypse”, wherein he mentioned my work and its difficulty getting press and sales, despite the fact that I … Continue reading "Prospects for Indie Devs, with Jeremiah Reid"
Read MoreA conversation with Elizabeth Hargrave
Today I spoke with Elizabeth Hargrave. After playing her game Wingspan and reading some interviews with her, I thought she’d be a great person to have on to talk about some of the stuff I’ve been exploring in terms of strategy games and their relationship to violence, both mechanically and thematically speaking. She had a … Continue reading "A conversation with Elizabeth Hargrave"
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