Full Time Game Dev (Thomas Brush)

The creator of Ori and The Blind Forest and I discuss how he sold over 15,000,000 copies of his game...

► Get the Ovani sound bundle: https://ovanisound.com/ftgd

► Play / Wishlist No Rest For The Wicked: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1371980/No_Rest_for_the_Wicked/

► Learn to make games from your bedroom: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

In this podcast episode, I chat with Joe Winter, creator of Song of Iron, and why he left Triple A to become an indie!

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar 

► Wishlist Song of Iron 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1979660/Song_of_Iron_2/ 

► Get Song of Iron: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1258220/Song_of_Iron/

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode, I chat with  Kyle Banks about how he went full time to make his game.

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar

► Wishlist Farewell North: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432850/Farewell_North/

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode, I chat with Jimp of Massive Monster, the artist behind Cult of the Lamb's massive success.

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar 

► Get the NEW Cult of the Lamb DLC: https://www.cultofthelamb.com/

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode, I chat with Jay Armstrong of Massive Monster, who sold over 1,000,000 copies of Cult of Lamb in a week.

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar 

► Get the NEW Cult of the Lamb DLC: https://www.cultofthelamb.com/

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode, I chat with Jason Smith who's game Cultic sold over 50,000 copies! 

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar 

► You can get Cultic here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1684930/CULTIC/

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode, I chat with Gavin Eisenbeigz  @TwoStarGames , one of my favorite devs who hit the jackpot after his game Choo-Choo Charles got over 100 million views in 1 day.

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar 

► Subscribe to  @TwoStarGames to stay up to date on his dev logs!

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode I interview Aaron Gwynaire of Defy Reality Entertainment, and we discuss how he was able to follow his passion for game development and find a publisher for his Myst inspired Point and Click game.

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar 

► Wishlist Aaron's Game Neyyah here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1289720/Neyyah/ 

► Follow Aaron here: https://linktr.ee/defyrealityentertainment

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode I interview Bobby (AKA Mystive Dev), and we discuss how he was able to market his horror game Mirror Forge by getting his community involved in its development.

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar 

► Wishlist Mirror Forge here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1807200/Mirror_Forge/ 

► Follow Bobby's on his socials below!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MystiveDev
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mystivedev/
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mystivedev
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MystiveDev
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MystiveDev

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode I interview Tony Howard-Arian and Abby Howard of Black Tabby Games, and we discuss how they balance life and work as they create their game Scarlet Hollow full time in their apartment. 

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar 

► Wishlist Tony and Abby's game Scarlet Hollow on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/Scarlet_Hollow/ 

►Follow Tony and Abby below!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/blacktabbygames
Abby's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AbbyHoward
Devlog where they talk about marketing, game design and keeping your community happy: https://medium.com/@blacktabbygames 

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4
 

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode I interview David Mauro of Die Soft Games, and we discuss his game Little Nemo and how game devs can find their game's inspiration to find an audience.  

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar 

► Support David's Kickstarter campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/diesoft/little-nemo 

► Follow David here: https://twitter.com/diesoftgames 

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode, I chat with Square Glade Games about how they got 100,000 wish lists for their game!

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar

► Wishlist Outbound: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2681030/Outbound/

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode, I chat with Chris Stair, creator of Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus, about how he made $150,000 with no experience.

► Learn to make 6-figures with a demo: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/61024

► Play the demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1614440/B_Path_of_the_Teal_Lotus/

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode, I chat with Thomas Stewart, who's one of my Full Time Game Dev students and the creator of Tanks But No Tanks and Bridges & Docks.

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar

► Get Bridges & Docks: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2741090/Bridges__Docks/

► Get Tanks But No Tanks: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1631630/Tanks_But_No_Tanks/

► Subscribe to Thomas Stewart's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasStewartDev

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode, Gavin Eisenbeigz, the creator of Choo Choo Charles, and I discuss how he got 100,000 wishlists for the second time!

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

► Wishlist Cuffbust: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2592220/CUFFBUST/

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode, I chat with Danny Weinbaum about how he made his massively successful indie game.

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

► Wishlist Songs of Glimmerwick: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1706510/Songs_of_Glimmerwick/

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode, I chat with Josh Chambers, the creator of Layers Deep, about how he went full time with just a concept!

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar

► Wishlist Layers Deep: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2870250/Layers_Deep/ 

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode, I chat with Devon Parsons about how he went full time indie with no knowledge of game dev!

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar 

► Wishlist Elements: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1468110/Elements/

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode, I share my exact blueprint of what I've learned in 10 years of game dev, all broken down into 20 minutes...

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4 

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode, I chat with Eli Brewer about how he makes a full time income with his small indie games!

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar

► Follow Eli on his channel: https://www.youtube.com/treefallstudios

► Check out Eli's game "The Perplexing Orb: Bounce Challenge": https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP4947-PPSA23047_00-BOUNCECHALLENGE1

► What I believe: https://youtu.be/jQK3LniPMq4

Are you currently earning a full time living by making your own indie games? I'd love to have you share your story! Feel free to sign up to be a guest on the podcast here: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-dev-podcast-sign-up-page 

In this podcast episode, I chat with David Wehle about his next game, and how he took a massive gamble on a dream project.

► Support David and enroll in his course: https://courses.gamedevunlocked.com/p/game-dev-unlocked?coupon_code=WHSTHOMAS80&product_id=3035771

► Play the demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1559720/We_Harvest_Shadows/

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar

In this podcast episode, I chat with Julian Ball, creator of Len's Island about how he made 3 million bucks before evening finishing his game...

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.clkmg.com/fulltimegamedev/webinar

► Play Len's Island: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335830/Lens_Island/

In this podcast episode, I chat with Tomas Sala about the state of the games industry, especially for solo devs!

► Play Bulwark Evolution: https://store.steampowered.com/app/290100/Bulwark_Evolution_Falconeer_Chronicles/

► Learn how to become a full time game dev, free: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

► Enroll in my 3D workshop, free!: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-15-minute-3D-game

Does indie game marketing matter in 2025? Me and my buddy Jason Smith chat about this, and his latest game's launch on Steam. Btw, you can get 50% off Full Time Game Dev for Black Friday: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/full-time-game-black-friday

I chat with Mark Brown (Game Maker's Toolkit) and we discuss how he made his game with no experience!

► Play Mind Over Magnet: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2685900/Mind_Over_Magnet/

► Learn how to make money from your indie games (free webinar): https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

I chat with Jonas Tyroller about how he sold over 960,000 copies of his game.

► Play Thronefall: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2239150/Thronefall/

► Learn how to make money from your indie games (free webinar): https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

I chat with the legendary Jonathan Blow about how indies can make games in 2025.

► Learn how to make money from your indie games (free webinar): https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

► Follow Jonathan's new game on Twitter: https://x.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/1854276627305283874

I chat with legendary game marketer Chris Zukowski about how indies can sell their games in 2025.

► Get Chris awesome newsletter (for real it's incredible): https://howtomarketagame.com/free/

► Learn how to make money from your indie games (free webinar): https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

I chat with Pontypants about how he sold over 200,000 copies of his game.

► Play Climbing Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2497920/A_Difficult_Game_About_Climbing/

► Play Puncha Bunch: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1512590/Punch_A_Bunch/

► Enroll in my 3D workshop, free!: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-15-minute-3D-game

► Make your game instantly beautiful with my free workbook: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-instant-beauty-color-workbook

► Get my 2D game kit, free: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-2D-game-kit

► Join my 2D character workshop, free: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-2d-character-art-workshop

► Learn how to make money as a YouTuber: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-indie-game-income-workshop

Me and my hero Edmund McMillen discuss the games industry, leaning into your "weirdness" in 2025, and so much more!

I chatted with @LostRelicGames about how he's been making his game completely alone for years...

► Wishlist Blood and Mead: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1081830/Blood_And_Mead/

► Get 50% off Full Time Game Dev for New Year's: https://fulltimegamedev.mykajabi.com/ftgd

I talk with Bryan Blackford about how his game blew up in 2 wild months...

► Check out Drafty Car: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/draftycar/id6470429316

► Get 50% off Full Time Game Dev for New Year's: https://fulltimegamedev.mykajabi.com/ftgd

Couple notes here:

1. Bryan made enough to go full time indie, but is still working his day job.

2. I made a mistake in saying I didn't have a following with BOTH of my games. I was building an audience with Neversong! But with my first game Pinstripe (which is more successful honestly) I didn't have an audience.

I chat with the creator of Kingdom (Thomas Vanderberg) about how he sold over 1,000,000 copies of his indie game.

► Wishlist Garbage Country: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2530870/GARBAGE_COUNTRY/

► Get 50% off Full Time Game Dev for New Year's: https://fulltimegamedev.mykajabi.com/ftgd

I chatted with Ken Levine about his next game and the game dev industry.

► Get Ovani Sound's bundle: https://ovanisound.com/fulltimegamedev

► Wishlist Judas: https://store.steampowered.com/app/388860/Judas/

► Learn how to make indie games as a job (free): https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

► Narrative Lego video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58FWUkA8y2Q

I chatted with Xalavier Nelson Jr. (Strange Scaffold) about how he's sold hundreds of thousands of copies of his massive portfolio of indie titles. ► Strange Scaffold Games: https://www.strangescaffold.com/ ► Learn how to make money from your indie games (free webinar): https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

I chat with Greg Labanov, the creator of Wandersong, Chicoree, and Beastieball.

► Play Beastieball: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1864950/Beastieball/

► Learn how to make indie games as a job (free): https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

I chat with the developer of Pizza Possum and SUMMERHOUSE on how he sold one million copies of his games. ► Get a free trial of Blueberry AI: https://hubs.ly/Q036lKxz0 ► Play SUMMERHOUSE: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2533960/SUMMERHOUSE/

I chat with Oliver Joyce, the creator of the Sword and Sandals franchise.

► Learn how to make a game studio from your bedroom, free: https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures

► Wishlist Lair of the Leviathan: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2752020/Lair_Of_The_Leviathan/

► Wishlist Twisted Tower: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575990/Twisted_Tower/

I talk with indie legend of Dave Gilbert about how he sold millions of copies of his games!

► Get 40% off Full Time Game Dev for the Spring sale:

https://fulltimegamedev.mykajabi.com/ftgd

► Wishlist Old Skies:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1346360/Old_Skies/

► Learn to build a game studio in your bedroom:

https://www.fulltimegamedev.com/opt-in-how-to-make-six-figures