<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <img data-stretch="false" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/503cc22784aedaea066ac084/d66539c9-8d1f-4117-99ce-a1e30a601e99/Polytechnicast+-+Understanding+An+Artist+and+Indie+Game+Developer%27s+Business.jpg" data-image-dimensions="3000x3000" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/503cc22784aedaea066ac084/d66539c9-8d1f-4117-99ce-a1e30a601e99/Polytechnicast+-+Understanding+An+Artist+and+Indie+Game+Developer%27s+Business.jpg?format=1000w" width="3000" height="3000" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" onload="this.classList.add(&quot;loaded&quot;)" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/503cc22784aedaea066ac084/d66539c9-8d1f-4117-99ce-a1e30a601e99/Polytechnicast+-+Understanding+An+Artist+and+Indie+Game+Developer%27s+Business.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/503cc22784aedaea066ac084/d66539c9-8d1f-4117-99ce-a1e30a601e99/Polytechnicast+-+Understanding+An+Artist+and+Indie+Game+Developer%27s+Business.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/503cc22784aedaea066ac084/d66539c9-8d1f-4117-99ce-a1e30a601e99/Polytechnicast+-+Understanding+An+Artist+and+Indie+Game+Developer%27s+Business.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/503cc22784aedaea066ac084/d66539c9-8d1f-4117-99ce-a1e30a601e99/Polytechnicast+-+Understanding+An+Artist+and+Indie+Game+Developer%27s+Business.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/503cc22784aedaea066ac084/d66539c9-8d1f-4117-99ce-a1e30a601e99/Polytechnicast+-+Understanding+An+Artist+and+Indie+Game+Developer%27s+Business.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/503cc22784aedaea066ac084/d66539c9-8d1f-4117-99ce-a1e30a601e99/Polytechnicast+-+Understanding+An+Artist+and+Indie+Game+Developer%27s+Business.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/503cc22784aedaea066ac084/d66539c9-8d1f-4117-99ce-a1e30a601e99/Polytechnicast+-+Understanding+An+Artist+and+Indie+Game+Developer%27s+Business.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> <figcaption class="image-caption-wrapper"> <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Album art for episode featuring a sketch of a conversion funnel for selling indie games</p> </figcaption> </figure> <p>Making Lexilotl, my latest game which is a crossword puzzle run where you get a clue and three tries to solve a puzzle and can keep going until your tries run out. I had planned on making ad supported right away but ran into a roadblock and went a different way. Here's the story of that and some of my other explorations in making money by making games. Also, a negative comment on one of the Lexilotl announcement videos gave the the idea to explore this topic.</p> <hr> <p><strong>Related Links and Resources</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lexilotl/id6755168579">‎Lexilotl - Crossword Puzzle Run - Apple App Store</a></li> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3256980/Guitar_Fretter/">Guitar Fretter on Steam</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@robstenzinger">Rob Stenzinger on TikTok</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shieldsstenzinger.wordturtleisland">Word Turtle Island on Google Play</a></li> <li><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/word-turtle-island/id6498151256">Word Turtle Island on Apple's App Store</a></li> <li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2861880/Word_Turtle_Island/">Word Turtle Island on Steam</a></li> <li><a href="https://robstenzinger.itch.io/word-turtle-island">Word Turtle Island on Itch (free demo available)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.interactive-storyteller.com/ama">Ask Me Anything — Blog of an Interactive Storyteller</a></li> <li><a href="https://buttondown.email/RobStenzinger">Sign up for my newsletter</a></li> </ul> <hr> <p><strong>Games and Classes Rob offers and Ways to Support What I Make</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://rob-stenzinger-shop.fourthwall.com/">Get exclusive merch and private journal posts via my paywall art blog and merch store at Fourthwall</a></li> <li>Buy or wishlist <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2861880/Word_Turtle_Island/">Word Turtle Island on Steam</a>.</li> <li>Take one of my classes about collaboration, creativity, and UX design: <a href="https://skl.sh/2HomR45">Skillshare</a></li> <li><a href="https://robstenzinger.itch.io/guitar-fretter">Get the game Guitar Fretter</a>, an action puzzle that makes a game of memorizing the note positions on a guitar. 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