Accidentally Making A Viral Hit - #276 - Game Dev Local Podcast

About this episode

Oscar talks with indie dev Huw Millward about the success of Warsim and the challenges of building a team for their next game.

In this episode, Oscar is joined in his podquest to 'learn everything about #gamedev you never dared to ask' by Huw Millward, the indie dev responsible for the breakout viral hit Warsim: The Realm of Aslona. We talk about the impact of creating something for yourself then suddenly becoming a breakout success and what comes next - as they build a team for the next game; Slumbox.

People in this episode

Host: Oscar

Guest: Huw Millward

Topics covered

• game development
• indie games
• viral success
• team building
• game design

Keywords

• game dev
• indie developer
• viral hit
• Warsim
• Slumbox

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Warsim: The Realm of Aslona, Slumbox

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