Scope Creepers - A Game Dev Podcast
A game development podcast where the host chats with fellow game developers, designers, or anyone who might teach them something new.
Episodes
Matteo Palmer: On Composing Indie Game Music for Melvor Idle 2 | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Matteo Palmer sit down to talk about composing music for indie game and his current work on the long awaited squeal Melvor Idle 2.#podcast #gamedev #indiedev Matteo Palmer Music:https://www.matteopalmermusic.com/https://www.instagram.com/matteopalmermusic/Local MN Game Dev Meetup: https://igdatc.org/Discord: https://discord.gg/qSs4QAsmf9Checkout Aarimous's YouTube channel: https://www
Thomas Stewart: We're making a game Together | Just Keep Fishing | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Thomas sit down for the 8th time and talk all about working together on Thomas's next game "Just Keep Fishing". #podcast #gamedev #indiedev Wishlist our Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4601160/Just_Keep_Fishing/Play the Itch Demo: https://thomas-stewart.itch.io/just-keep-fishingDiscord: https://discord.gg/qSs4QAsmf9Checkout Aarimous's YouTube channel: https
Matt: First Time Incremental Dev, Successful Games, Motivation | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Matt from Seafront Games sit down to chat about diving into making an incremental game after making a game with over 1000 reviews. We also chat deeply about motivations and Matt asks me about the future prospects of incremental games as an "easy" genre to make games in.Checkout Matt's Work:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1494840/Scoot/https://store.steampowered.com/a
American Mcgee: On Embracing Change, Game Design, Retirement | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and American Mcgee sit down and talk about coming out of retirement, starting an incredibly successful plushie business, learning to embracing change, and the challenges of making his next game.Checkout his Plushies: https://plushiedreadfuls.com/My Discord: https://discord.gg/qSs4QAsmf9Checkout Aarimous's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AarimousWatch on YouTube: https://www
Jordan: On PAX, Indie Marketing, and Picking a Release Date | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Jordan from O & Co Games sit down to chat about showing games at conventions (PAX and GDC) as well as picking a release date, game dev burnout, and the value of working with others to makes games.Affiliate Link to Chris Zukowski Inside Conference:https://www.progamemarketing.com/p/inside-conference-2026/?affcode=822864_csbdoe1j&coupon_code=EARLYBIRDInside Conference isn’t a tr
I Answer all your Questions | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous sits down with a cup of coffee and answers all your questions. If you enjoy this episode please leave more questions in the comments or in Discord. Discord: https://discord.gg/qSs4QAsmf9Checkout Aarimous's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AarimousWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers
Mark LaCroix: On GDC, Indie Success, and the value of Community | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Mark LaCoix sit down to chat about how GDC went this year, his work on Blippo+, and the value we have both found in game dev community. Checkout Mark's Work:https://blippo.plus/https://nicegames.club/https://noblerobot.com/Checkout Aarimous's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AarimousWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers
Alpherior : On finding post launch Success and Steam Bundles | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Alpherior sit down to chat about the the success of his first game Genome Guardians and how he's approaching releasing his 3rd commercial game and the squeal Genome Guardians 2.Checkout Alpherior's games: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/AlpheriorCheckout Aarimous's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AarimousWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCr
Chris Zukowski: On why Dev Fail, Steam Marketing, and Next Fest | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Chris Z sit down to chat about the most recent Steam Next Fest, Steam marketing, and why most indie devs fail to make a second game!How to Market A Game: https://howtomarketagame.com/free/Checkout Aarimous's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AarimousWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers
Daniel from Oro Interactive: Publishing on Steam and Momentum | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Daniel sit down to chat about how Oro Interactive picks games to publish, what he looks for in pitch decks, and how they use momentum to have great game releases on Steam. Oro Interactive: https://www.orointeractive.com/Checkout Aarimous's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AarimousWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers
Codeer: On Cancelling a Project due to Scope Creep | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Codeer sit down to chat about his game dev journey, cancelling a game from scope creep, and what he's working on next.Checkout Codeer's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CodeerCheckout Aarimous's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AarimousWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepers
NewObject: On the Design and Development of Ballionaire | Scope Creepers a Game Dev
Aarimous and NewObject sit down to chat about his game Ballionaire, the process of making it, desinging, and supporting it post launch. We also chat about some of the core design feelings he things devs should focus on.Checkout Ballionaire:https://store.steampowered.com/app/2667120/Ballionaire/Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersCheckout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com
Pluto: On Viral Success, Deadlines, Emotional Roller Coasters | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Pluto sit down to chat about his recent viral game A Few Quick Matches, the emotions around it all, and what he's learned from the past few months.A Few Quick Matches: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3805420/A_Few_Quick_Matches/Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersIGDA TC: https://igdatc.org/Checkout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous
Stephen Hubbard: A Pro Poker Player who Makes Games | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Stephen sit down to chat about the intersection of playing professional poker and making games. Checkout Game Dev.tv free courses: https://gamedev.tv/products?page=1&types=Course&minPrice=0&maxPrice=0Nate Silver's Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204236707-on-the-edgeWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersIGDA TC: https://igdatc.org/Checkout
Payne Robinson: On finding good Game Ideas, and making a Success Game | Scope Creepers a Game Dev
Aarimous and Payne sit down to chat about his game Execute, coming up with game ideas, and using constrains and deadline to execute game ideas.Payne and I bundled our games: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/64489Checkout Payne's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PeeblyCheckout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous
Trenton: On Community, Roguelike Deck Builders, and Mega Games | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Trenton sit down to chat about the importance of community, making roguelike games, and mega games!Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersIGDA TC: https://igdatc.org/Checkout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous
A Game About Feeding A Black Hole Q&A with Thornity | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Thornity sit down to do a Q&A about A Game About Feeding A Black Hole.A Game About Feeding A Black Hole:https://store.steampowered.com/app/3694480/A_Game_About_Feeding_A_Black_HoleA short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersChat with Corey:https://tidycal.com/ckdarby
Tim: On Accidental Success and Making Gambler's Table | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Tim (from Gambler's Table) sit down to chat about their demo was stolen, how much success they have had from Itch.io, and the things they have learned along the way!Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersPlay the demo for Gambler's Table now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3618390/Gamblers_Table/Checkout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous
Orbital Potato: On Playing Games for YouTube Content | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Orbital Potato sit down to chat about how he choose the games he cover on YouTube, what standout out to him in the market, and what sort of games he wants to see in the future!Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersCheckout Orbital Potato's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@orbitalpotatoCheckout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous
Sockhouse Returns: On Having Success, His Next Game, and Life | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Sockhouse sit down to chat about the success of Click and Conquer, working with Thornity, Life, and everthing in between.Play Click & Conquer:https://store.steampowered.com/app/3267900/Click_and_Conquer/Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersCheckout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous
Shaun: On a using Tight Deadlines to Actually Release a Game | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Shaun sit down and chat about how he made Lyca, his upcoming game Hear The Bell Toll, and what's he learned from his game dev journey.Checkout Shaun's games on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/syphono4Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersCheckout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous
Queble: On a Lifetime of Game Dev and over 100 Games | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Queble sit down and chat about his game dev journey, his current project, and how simple code is probably better than complex code.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersFollow Queble on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@queblegamedevelopment4143Checkout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous
Jotson: On Making the Game You Actually Want to Make | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Jotson sit down and chat about his new game The Mailroom, why he's interested in making a horror game, and what's he learned from his game dev journey so far.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersFollow Jotson on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jotsonCheckout my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous
Thornity Returns: On Steam Sales and Page Traffic | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Thornity sit down and chat about some interesting correlations he has seen from the games he's worked with the developers on. And while it's hard to draw an concrete conclusions for the data, it is interesting to see how Wishlists alone didn't guarantee success in this sample of games.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersChat with Corey:https://tidyca
Firebelley Games: On being a Full Time Game Dev for 1 Year | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Firebelley Games chat about doing full time game dev for over a year, lessons learned, time management, and what we're both focusing on in the months, years, and maybe decades to come.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersCheckout Jacob's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FirebelleyGamesCheckout Aarimous's YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com
Jack Sather: On Starting Game Dev, Creativity, Learning to Learn | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Jack Sather chat about why/how Jack got into Game Dev a year ago, following his creative instincts, starting YouTube, and what sort of games he hopes to make!Listen on Checkout Jack's main YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JackSatherCheckout Jack's Game Dev Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@playable-workshopCheckout Aarimous's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube
Jackie Codes - On Learning Stuff, Making Games, and finding Community | Scope Creepers Podcast
Aarimous and Jackie Codes chat about gaining knowledge, her game dev journey, and how much she's love building a community through meeting people and creating content on Twitch!Scope Creeper's Podacast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersCheckout Jackie's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JackieCodesCheckout Jackie's Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/jacki
Thomas Stewart #7: On Prioritization for Game Dev | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Thomas Stewart chat about prioritizing project, how the GMTK game jam went, and share some updates about their game dev journey.Scope Creeper's Podacast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersCheckout Thomas's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasStewartDevCheckout Aarimous's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous
Stefan and Cory: On making Click & Conquer in 300 Hours | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimious sits down with Stefan and Cory to chat about their new game Click & Conquer which they made in 300 hours and has already surpassed $100,00 is sales!?Play Click & Conquer:https://store.steampowered.com/app/3267900/Click_and_Conquer/Chat with Corey:https://shorturl.at/58qc0Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersCheckout Aarimous on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@
Nick Glenn: Struggles and Growth from 20 years of Game Dev | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimious and Nick Glenn sit down to chat about how he got into Game Dev, the struggles he faced, how he's grown over the years, and what he hopes to get out of running his new channel Playable Workshop.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersCheckout Nick's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@playable-workshopCheckout Aarimous on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous
Niklas Tomkowitz: Getting 100,000 Wishlists on Steam | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimious and Niklas sit down to chat about game design, creating opportunities for luck to occur, and how to capitalize on luck to grow your Steam wishlists. Checkout Small Spaced on Steam:https://store.steampowered.com/app/3151380/Small_Spaces/Score Creepers in on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7tgpSndG_J4?si=syEwQfYDSQZmnyZACheckout Aarimous on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous
2NerdyNerds: A Couple Couple who Make Games Together | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimious and 2NerdyNerds sit down to chat about their game dev journey as individuals and as a couple while they learned to make games together, managing scope creep, and lessons learned for releasing their first game Super Cat Cafe.Checkout 2NerdyNerds on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/2nerdynerdsSupurr Cat Cafe Sandwich Rush: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658690Reclaim The Living: https://
Thomas Stewart #6: Post Game Launch Blues? | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Thomas Stewart sit down and chat about how the launch of Hexagod went as well as the Sock Pop collective and what they might be able to learn from their success.Scope Creeper's Podacast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersCheckout Thomas's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasStewartDevCheckout Aarimous's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous
Joe from Indie Game Clinic: Elegant Game Design for Indie Devs | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
I sit down with Joe from Indie Game Clinic and have a lovely chat about game design and the challenges from making indie games.Checkout Joe's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@IndieGameClinicCheckout Aarimous's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AarimousAarimous's Games:Hexagod: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3059390Chess Survivors: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2065000
CourtesyOfEndo: His First Game got Published with no Coding Experience | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
I sit down with Endo to chat about publishers, game design, and trying to find the fun as a solo game dev.Endo's Games:Arcane Arts: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1650200Echo Extract: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3366750Checkout Endo's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCAk77tpDVdcA0Xb7fzQjG2A Scholar of the Aarimous's Games:Hexagod: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3059390Chess Surviv
Thomas Stewart #5: Let's talk about Game Dev in 2025 | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Thomas Stewart sit down and chat about game dev in 2025 and get deep quickly!Note: This is an episode we record back in July, 2024Scope Creeper's Podacast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersCheckout Thomas's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasStewartDevCheckout Aarimous's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous
Thomas Stewart #4: Brainstorming Ideas for our next Indie Games | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Thomas Stewart sit down and brain storm ideas for new games and work through the creative process that is game dev.Note: This is an episode we record back in September, 2024Scope Creeper's Podacast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersCheckout Thomas's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasStewartDevCheckout Aarimous's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@A
Thomas Stewart Returns Again: Solo Game Development Fulltime | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
@ThomasStewartDev and @Aarimous sit down and chat about how their respective full time game dev journeys are going so far.Note: This is an episode we record back in July, 2024Scope Creeper's Podacast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersCheckout Thomas's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasStewartDevCheckout Aarimous's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous
Thomas Stewart Returns: Lessons from Releasing our First Indie Games | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Thomas Stewart chat about some of the lessons they have learned from releasing their indie games.Note: This is an episode we record back in April, 2024Scope Creeper's Podacast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersCheckout Thomas's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasStewartDevCheckout Aarimous's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aarimous
Thomas Stewart: Quitting our Jobs to Make Games | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast
Aarimous and Thomas Stewart chat about why they quit their jobs to make games, how they made that decision, and then dive deep into the emotions of being an indie dev.Note: This is an episode we record back in March, 2024Scope Creeper's Podacast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScopeCreepersCheckout Thomas's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasStewartDevCheckout Aarimous's YouTube
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