Most indie studios spend 3-5 years on a single game, hoping it becomes their big break. Galaxy Grove? They're shipping games annually with a team of 16+ (and growing), staying on budget, and avoiding crunch.A huge amount of indie game failure comes down to one thing: poor scope management and unrealistic timelines that lead to delays and budget overruns.In this conversation, Joost (founder of Galaxy Grove, the studio behind Station to Station and Town to City) breaks down the production systems that let them ship games on time and within budget. From timeboxing features to working backwards from release dates, to knowing which features to cut without killing your game. If you're building games and want to actually finish them, this is for you.

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 &lt;p&gt;Most indie studios spend 3-5 years on a single game, hoping it becomes their big break. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Galaxy Grove? They're shipping games annually with a team of 16+ (and growing), staying on budget, and avoiding crunch.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A huge amount of indie game failure comes down to one thing: poor scope management and unrealistic timelines that lead to delays and budget overruns.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this conversation, Joost (founder of Galaxy Grove, the studio behind Station to Station and Town to City) breaks down the production systems that let them ship games on time and within budget. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From timeboxing features to working backwards from release dates, to knowing which features to cut without killing your game. If you're building games and want to actually finish them, this is for you.&lt;/p&gt;
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How to Ship Games on Time and on Budget with Galaxy Grove

The Game Production Podcast is our game development podcast, featuring the production and business side of AAA and indie games. How do game developers manage ideas? How do they resolve team conflicts? How do they assess their game market chances? This is the industry podcast for game developers by game developers.In our fifth episode, Riad is talking with Thomas van den Berg of noio. How did he develop the indie hit game Kingdom and how did it feel following it up with his new game Cloud Gardens. What is his approach to game design and how would he compare working with publisher Raw Fury versus self-publishing on his new title.https://noio.nl/ https://codecks.io/welovepodcasts

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 &lt;p&gt;The Game Production Podcast is our game development podcast, featuring the production and business side of AAA and indie games. How do game developers manage ideas? How do they resolve team conflicts? How do they assess their game market chances? This is the industry podcast for game developers by game developers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In our fifth episode, Riad is talking with Thomas van den Berg of noio. How did he develop the indie hit game Kingdom and how did it feel following it up with his new game Cloud Gardens. What is his approach to game design and how would he compare working with publisher Raw Fury versus self-publishing on his new title.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;https://noio.nl/&lt;br&gt;https://codecks.io/welovepodcasts&lt;/p&gt;
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In this is episode we talk about the career of Thomas van den Berg of noio and how he turned a failed Kickstarter project into the major success of Kingdom. Also how it felt following up with Cloud Gardens and comparing his experience with self-publishing

In this is episode we talk about the career of Thomas van den Berg of noio and how he turned a failed Kickstarter project into the major success of Kingdom. Also how it felt following up with Cloud Gardens and comparing his experience with self-publishing versus getting a publisher. 

From Kingdom to Cloud Gardens with Thomas van den Berg of noio

The Game Production Podcast is our game development podcast, featuring the production and business side of AAA and indie games. How do game developers manage ideas? How do they resolve team conflicts? How to they assess their game market chances? This is the industry podcast for game developers by game developers.In our fourth episode Riad is talking with Philomena Schwab, the co-founder of Stray Fawn Studio. In this is episode we talk about the best tricks for modern indie game marketing. We cover a lot of tools, from kickstarter to reddit and Tiktok.https://strayfawnstudio.com/ https://howtomarketagame.com/ https://newsletter.gamediscover.co/ https://codecks.io/welovepodcasts

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 &lt;p&gt;The Game Production Podcast is our game development podcast, featuring the production and business side of AAA and indie games. How do game developers manage ideas? How do they resolve team conflicts? How to they assess their game market chances? This is the industry podcast for game developers by game developers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In our fourth episode Riad is talking with Philomena Schwab, the co-founder of Stray Fawn Studio. In this is episode we talk about the best tricks for modern indie game marketing. We cover a lot of tools, from kickstarter to reddit and Tiktok.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;https://strayfawnstudio.com/&lt;br&gt;https://howtomarketagame.com/&lt;br&gt;https://newsletter.gamediscover.co/&lt;br&gt;https://codecks.io/welovepodcasts&lt;/p&gt;
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In this is episode we talk about the current state of indie game marketing and talk about the best tricks for modern indie game marketing. We cover a lot of tools, from kickstarter to reddit and Tiktok.

Indie Game Marketing Tricks with Philomena Schwab of Stray Fawn Studio

The Game Production Podcast is our game development podcast, featuring the production and business side of AAA and indie games. How do game developers manage ideas? How do they resolve team conflicts? How to they assess their game market chances? This is the industry podcast for game developers by game developers.In our third episode Riad is talking with Ata Sergey Nowak, the co-founder and managing director of Torpor Games. They recently released their successful debut title Suzerain and we talk about creating narrative political games, sharing company ownership and everything in-between.

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 &lt;p&gt;The Game Production Podcast is our game development podcast, featuring the production and business side of AAA and indie games. How do game developers manage ideas? How do they resolve team conflicts? How to they assess their game market chances? This is the industry podcast for game developers by game developers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In our third episode Riad is talking with Ata Sergey Nowak, the co-founder and managing director of Torpor Games. They recently released their successful debut title Suzerain and we talk about creating narrative political games, sharing company ownership and everything in-between.&lt;/p&gt;
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Torpor Games are the creators of the indie hit Suzerain. I talk with co-founder and managing director Ata Sergey Nowak about creating thought-provoking games, sharing company ownership and his vision going beyond games.

Creating thought-provoking games with Ata Sergey Nowak from Torpor Games

Highlights from this episode: - How 11 bit studios decides which games to publish - How to pitch your indie game to 11 bit - The DNA of 11 bit-ish games - Marketing techniques that 11 bit uses   - And much more...

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 &lt;p&gt;Highlights from this episode:&lt;br&gt;- How 11 bit studios decides which games to publish&lt;br&gt;- How to pitch your indie game to 11 bit&lt;br&gt;- The DNA of 11 bit-ish games&lt;br&gt;- Marketing techniques that 11 bit uses  &lt;br&gt;- And much more...&lt;/p&gt;
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In our second episode Riad is interviewing Marek Ziemak, the external development director of 11 bit studios.

How 11 Bit publishes games with Marek Ziemak from 11 Bit Studios

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