If You're Making Your First Game, LISTEN To This 20 Year Veteran...
72K views · Jul 24, 2025 · Gaming
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@thomasbrush · 1 year ago (edited) · pinned
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@DavidWehleGames · 1 year ago
Jake is a legend, really excited for the full episode
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@michaelebert9163 · 1 year ago
Good video. I remember working with a designer that had been making games since 1981. He's had a solid career, never really a big hit, but lives a good life, owns a house, and just grinding out game after game. Not every game needs to be a massive success.
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@MikeGemi · 1 year ago
It is so interesting to me how often developers on your podcast bring up designing with limitations. It seems that developing with limitation in mind greatly increases the odds of you releasing a game
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@zionen01 · 1 year ago
His GDC talk is incredibly helpful for any indie. Thanks for another great video.
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@Shadefrank · 1 year ago
More indies should strive for PART-time gamedev. Variable income from your game + stable income from your job. This gives such a nice piece of mind. Definitely recommend, especially now with two kids to feed.
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@GabdaRocur · 1 year ago (edited)
As a Brazilian, making 52k a year would make me happy af.<br>That would be 25 - 26 times our minimim wage
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@theNormieProgrammer · 1 year ago
Yes, Stability is more important than Virality!
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@CaseFace981 · 1 year ago
The first time I heard Jake talk about this was in his GDC talk from 8 years ago. He’s got a great mindset about the reality of what it takes to make a career out of going “indie,” and if you haven’t seen it I highly recommend it (along with all of his other interviews as well, of course).
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@ninja_tony · 1 year ago
Great video as always, I can’t wait for the full interview. You’ve been on a roll lately, man! <br><br>I was laughing at your wife calling your short term successes “pops”, because that’s a common term in wrestling for when a popular wrestler comes out and gets an exceptionally strong crowd reaction, cheers, roars, etc. So it’s a pretty applicable term for what you’re talking about as well I think!
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@Pixelkabinett · 1 year ago (edited)
These are the devs I find most interesting. Not the ones who chase stupid dreamgame projects like myself, but people who make stuff that actually sells!
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@PerrysGameDev · 5 days ago
Fantastic podcast; thanks for sharing!
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