How To Make Indie Games In 2025 w/ Edmund McMillen — Full Time Game Dev Podcast Ep. 029
3,064Me and my hero Edmund McMillen discuss the games industry, leaning into your "weirdness" in 2025, and so much more!
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Chapters (thanks @Ammerfestfor these)
[00:00] Introduction
[00:26] Indie Game: The Movie
[08:26] Taking Criticism
[13:51] What if Super Meat Boy wasn't successful?
[15:39] The state of the games industry
[19:54] Indie game studios as investment opportunities
[26:26] Finding the right team size
[30:40] Art Directing Mewgenics
[36:38] Discovering a game during development
[39:13] Working with constraints and limitations
[41:06] Finding a work style that fits the personality
[48:48] Childhood stories
[51:24] Self-reflection
[55:30] Work becoming all-consuming
[1:03:51] A strategy for 2025