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This is a Game Dev Podcast with my guest Johan Grönvall who managed to succeed with his debut game Bopl Battle in some part due to his TikTok and YouTube Shorts strategy, in other parts due to his analytical perspective and going above and beyond to serve a strong vision for his game.Links to my Guest➤ Play Bopl Battle on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1686940/Bopl_Battle/➤ Johan's YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@johangronvall9473/shorts0:00 - Intro0:47 - Why He Quit His Job During The Pandemic1:55 - The Game That Took 6 Years to Make4:41 - Starting By Improving on an Unpopular Game8:22 - The Motivation for Making Games9:36 - The Big Rewrite: Creating His Own Engine in Unity12:52 - What is Lockstep Networking?15:23 - Why Building on Top of Unity Can Be a Mistake18:48 - Coding Unique Physics That Unity Can't Handle23:31 - The Only Marketing That Actually Worked25:50 - How to Create Viral Shorts & TikToks33:32 - How Many Wishlists Do Viral Videos Generate?36:53 - A Genius Strategy for YouTube Content?41:15 - Why the Demo Was Almost a Full Game45:28 - Turning Bugs Into Beloved Features51:30 - The Struggle to Start The Next Project55:52 - The Explore vs. Exploit Dilemma for Creatives59:14 - Chasing "Success" as a Motivator1:03:47 - Why Indie Developers Should Be MORE Ambitious1:10:09 - Succeeding By Doing Everything "Wrong"1:16:33 - You Don't Have to Be a Super Genius to Succeed1:19:33 - How to Avoid Delusion as a Developer1:24:24 - What's More Important: A Fun Game or an Appealing Idea?My game "Thronefall":➤ Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2239150/Thronefall/➤ Discord: https://discord.gg/gVYctptyg8➤ Nintendo Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Thronefall-2669627.html#OverviewMy game "Will You Snail":➤ Play Will You Snail on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1115050/Will_You_Snail/➤ Join the Will You Snail Discord: https://discord.gg/G3mRDrKFor the game developers among you:➤ Join our creative game dev community on Discord: https://discord.gg/Ye6zzfQ
