On the first episode of 2024, Blair and Gary welcome Leo and Len from SwdTech - the creators of Pixel Noir. We talk about the development of Pixel Noir, the challenges they faced, and the game's launch. This podcast is audio only. Pixel Noir is now available on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/754320/Pixel_Noir/ SwdTech: X: https://twitter.com/swdtechgames Web: https://www.swdtechgames.com/ ====================================== Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendowhttps://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.gameshttps://www.kidsofkarendow.com
On the last episode of 2023, Blair and Gary welcome back Red Vonix to talk about Runic, Purrtato Tale, game engines, and of course, more on the latest with the Unity pricing model scandal. Red Vonix: X: https://twitter.com/RedVonix https://twitter.com/CeruleanGames https://twitter.com/DrunkRobotGames Web: http://redvonix.com/ https://www.drunkrobotgames.com/ https://www.ceruleangames.com/ ====================================== Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow?fan_landing=true Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendowhttps://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.gameshttps://www.kidsofkarendow.com
On this episode, Blair and Gary talk about progress on Kids of Karendow, MagFest, Unity, and the new Indie RPG title, Sea of Stars. This video was recorded prior to Unity's retraction of their updated pricing model. ====================================== Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow?fan_landing=true Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendowhttps://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.gameshttps://www.kidsofkarendow.com
Blair and Gary talk about the impact of AI on society and game development and also provide an update on Kids of Karendow. ====================================== Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow?fan_landing=true Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendowhttps://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.gameshttps://www.kidsofkarendow.com
We welcome back David Marquardt to the podcast to talk about his new game: Dust and Neon Dust and Neon is available on Steam, Switch, and is coming soon to PS5 and the XBox Series. It's also available on mobile via Netflix!
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1296450/Dust__Neon/
David's Social Media: https://twitter.com/MarquardtGames ====================================== Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow?fan_landing=true Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendowhttps://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.gameshttps://www.kidsofkarendow.com
Gary and Blair have returned from MAGFest 2023 and talk about our experience.
Games:
Gumbo:
Skate Story - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1263240/Skate_Story/
Unwound - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2269360/Unwound/
Big Boss - This game was by Matt (not Mike, sorry!) https://www.hamra.digital/
Other MagFest RPGs:
Battle Gem Ponies - https://yotesmark.itch.io/battle-gem-ponies
My Familiar - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1502750/My_Familiar/
Quartet - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1307960/Quartet/
The Day The World Stopped - https://daytheworldstopped.com/
Shrine's Legacy - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1435410/Shrines_Legacy/
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Kids of Karendow Demo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/
https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow
Support us on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow
Social Media:
Discord:
https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow
https://twitter.com/phatgames
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/
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Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/
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Website:
https://www.phat.games
https://www.kidsofkarendow.com
Being a creator is hard. You put so much of yourself out to be criticized by the universe. In this episode Blair and Gary talk about the feedback we have received from MagFest and our colleagues at Gumbo.
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Kids of Karendow Demo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/
https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow
Support us on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow
Social Media:
Discord:
https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow
https://twitter.com/phatgames
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Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/
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Website:
https://www.phat.games
https://www.kidsofkarendow.com
Bonus Episode!
Kinsoul Studio launches their Kickstarter for Undermine on November 15th (I misspoke in the podcast). Blair provides a quick review of a prototype he was able to play.
Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kinsoulstudio/strange-orbit-undermine
Store:
https://www.kinsoulstudio.com/s/shop
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/KinSoulStudioGames
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Kinsoul_Studio
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Kids of Karendow Demo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/
https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow
Support us on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow
Social Media:
Discord:
https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow
https://twitter.com/phatgames
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/
https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/
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Website:
https://www.phat.games
https://www.kidsofkarendow.com
In this episode of the podcast, Blair and Gary talk about the summer.
Topics include:
Too Many Games
Rock Climbing
Culture Wars
Video games
and of course, Kids of Karendow
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Kids of Karendow Demo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/
https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow
Support us on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow
Social Media:
Discord:
https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow
https://twitter.com/phatgames
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/
https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/
https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/
Website:
https://www.phat.games
https://www.kidsofkarendow.com
On this episode we have Valentina Stanislavskaia on to talk with us about her game and the challenges that women face in game dev and tech spaces.
Valentina is currently working on a puzzle/platformer/RPG called Unwound. More information can be found below:
https://www.wirescribe.games/
https://discord.com/invite/qMDBSnz
https://twitter.com/WirescribeGames
https://www.instagram.com/wirescribegames/
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Kids of Karendow Demo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/
https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow
Support us on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow
Social Media:
Discord:
https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow
https://twitter.com/phatgames
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/
https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/
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Website:
https://www.phat.games
https://www.kidsofkarendow.com
On this episode we talk about how we can possibly get more women in the Gumbo Co-operative with Valentina Stanislavskaia.
Valentina is currently working on a puzzle/platformer/RPG called Unwound. More information can be found below:
https://www.wirescribe.games/
https://discord.com/invite/qMDBSnz
https://twitter.com/WirescribeGames
https://www.instagram.com/wirescribegames/
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Kids of Karendow Demo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/
https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow
Support us on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow
Social Media:
Discord:
https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow
https://twitter.com/phatgames
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/
https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/
https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/
Website:
https://www.phat.games
https://www.kidsofkarendow.com
On this episode we have Valentina on our podcast to talk about some of the challenges women face working in technology.
Valentina is currently working on a puzzle/platformer/RPG called Unwound. More information can be found below:
https://www.wirescribe.games/
https://discord.com/invite/qMDBSnz
https://twitter.com/WirescribeGames
https://www.instagram.com/wirescribegames/
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Kids of Karendow Demo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/
https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow
Support us on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow
Social Media:
Discord:
https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow
https://twitter.com/phatgames
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/
https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/
https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/
Website:
https://www.phat.games
https://www.kidsofkarendow.com
On this episode we have Valentina on our podcast to talk about her game in development, Unwound.
Valentina is currently working on a puzzle/platformer/RPG called Unwound. More information can be found below:
https://www.wirescribe.games/
https://discord.com/invite/qMDBSnz
https://twitter.com/WirescribeGames
https://www.instagram.com/wirescribegames/
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Kids of Karendow Demo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/
https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow
Support us on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow
Social Media:
Discord:
https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow
https://twitter.com/phatgames
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/
https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/
https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/
Website:
https://www.phat.games
https://www.kidsofkarendow.com
On Episode 2 Blair and Gary explore a few other indie JRPGs before providing a development update on Kids of Karendow.
Ara Fell:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/440540/Ara_Fell_Enhanced_Edition/
https://www.stegosoftgames.com/
Cosmic Star Heroine:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/256460/Cosmic_Star_Heroine/
http://zeboyd.com/
Chained Echoes:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229240/Chained_Echoes/
http://www.chainedechoes.com/
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Kids of Karendow Demo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/
https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow
Support us on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow
Social Media:
Discord:
https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow
https://twitter.com/phatgames
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/
https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/
https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/
Website:
https://www.phat.games
https://www.kidsofkarendow.com
On Episode 2, part 3, Blair and Gary provide a development update on Kids of Karendow.
Kids of Karendow Demo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/
https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow
Support us on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow
Social Media:
Discord:
https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow
https://twitter.com/phatgames
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https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/
https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/
https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/
Website:
https://www.phat.games
https://www.kidsofkarendow.com
On Episode 2, part 2, Blair and Gary talk about Cosmic Star Heroine and Chained Echoes.
Cosmic Star Heroine:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/256460/Cosmic_Star_Heroine/
http://zeboyd.com/
Chained Echoes:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229240/Chained_Echoes/
http://www.chainedechoes.com/
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Kids of Karendow Demo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/
https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow
Support us on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow
Social Media:
Discord:
https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow
https://twitter.com/phatgames
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/
https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/
https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/
Website:
https://www.phat.games
https://www.kidsofkarendow.com
On Episode 2 of the Phat Games Podcast, Gary and Blair talk about other indie RPGs. They review their play mechanics and their financial performance in an effort to see if Kids of Karendow also has what it takes.
On part 1 of this episode Gary and Blair talk about Ara Fell, the kind of game it is, and it's financial performance.
https://www.stegosoftgames.com/
https://twitter.com/StegosoftGames
Discord: https://discord.gg/f9GgWsfsHS
Ara Fell on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/440540/Ara_Fell_Enhanced_Edition/
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Kids of Karendow Demo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/
https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow
Social:
https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow
https://www.phat.games
https://www.kidsofkarendow.com
Red Vonix returns to the podcast to talk about Porn Games.
Red Vonix Twitter: https://twitter.com/RedVonix
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Kids of Karendow is NOT a porn game.
Kids of Karendow Demo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/
https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow
Support us on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow
Social Media:
Discord:
https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow
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Website:
https://www.phat.games
https://www.kidsofkarendow.com
Red Vonix returns to the podcast to talk about Porn Games.
Red Vonix Twitter: https://twitter.com/RedVonix
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Kids of Karendow is NOT a porn game.
Kids of Karendow Demo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/
https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow
Support us on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow
Social Media:
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https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX
Twitter:
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