breaking down internet apathy by rooting joy in games – interviews with devs and more ❤︎
available on your podcatcher of choice and here: indiegamegarden.transistor.fm
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breaking down internet apathy by rooting joy in games – interviews with devs and more ❤︎ available on your podcatcher of choice and here: indiegamegarden.transistor.fm
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Recent Episodes
July 20, 2026
23 - Willy Picard (AKA Bushmonkey) of The Red Pearls of Borneo
<p>Willy Picard, AKA Bushmonkey, is a hobbyist developer of free detective mystery games, but that doesn’t quite do him or his interactive experiences justice. Inspired by games like Type Help, Return of the Obra Dinn, The Case of the Golden Idol, and Immortality, Will meticulously crafts experiences that challenge players to make deductive leaps that feel meaningful while not being overly obtuse. Will manages to keep this tenuous balancing going throughout hours-long experiences full of beautiful art, competent writing, and thrilling detective work. As an enjoyer of Will’s genre of choice in particular, I have only played two or three games that I can think of that I would say measure up to his level of craftsmanship and obvious grassroots love for detective fiction. What’s more, Will chooses to provide his games to audiences for free. It’s a genuine joy to have him on the show today.</p><p>Wishlist Green Mist Over Portland! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4644870/Green_Mist_over_Portland/<br>Check out The Red Pearls of Borneo on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4488860/The_Red_Pearls_Of_Borneo/<br>Bushmonkey's itch.io page: https://bushmonkey.itch.io/</p><p>Read Dead History: https://bookshop.org/p/books/red-dead-s-history-a-video-game-an-obsession-and-america-s-violent-past-tore-c-olsson/38b382c4bccacd1e?ean=9781250287700&next=t&next=t&affiliate=3214</p>
July 13, 2026
22 - Mateus of The Last Lodge
<p>Mateus is from Brazil. He’s the solo developer behind Kusppy Studios and only started programming about 8 months ago, which is wild to me considering that his new game The Last Lodge is a polished work of narrative video game mastery. In it, you complete chores at a medieval inn while uncovering a spooky secret. I won’t say more than that but...wow. It’s replayable, utterly stylish, and very well-rendered. It’s an honor to have Mateus on the show!</p><p>Go buy The Last Lodge today! Best five bucks you'll ever spend :) https://store.steampowered.com/app/4177430/The_Last_Lodge/?curator_clanid=46044300<br>Mateus' developer page on Steam (give him a follow there): https://store.steampowered.com/developer/Kusppy</p><p>Kusppy Studios' YouTube channel (where Mateus posts his game trailers): https://www.youtube.com/@KusppyStudios<br>Comatose (the "Brazilian Silent Hill"): https://store.steampowered.com/app/3301370/Comatose/<br>Milanote (the organizing software that Mateus mentioned): https://milanote.com/</p>
July 6, 2026
21 - Tyler "Zzox" McCarthy of good
<p>Tyler McCarthy, who goes by Zzox online, is a solo game dev and musician who has completed over 25 game projects during his 8+ years of development. His most recent release is called good. It’s a game which depicts a day in the life of a typical american teenage boy who plays sports and stumbles around a world rendered in quirky 2D pixel art. The linear story has plenty of emotional punch, while the minigames bring me back to my days of miniclip and the smell of summer’s cut grass through the window.</p><p>Play good on Steam right freaking now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3165530/good/<br>Check out Tyler's other games on his site: https://zzox.net/games</p><p>Football 17776: https://www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football</p><p>Dicey Dungeons: https://store.steampowered.com/app/861540/Dicey_Dungeons/<br>VVVVVV: https://store.steampowered.com/app/70300/VVVVVV/<br>Terry Cavanagh podcast episode: https://secretlives.games/33-making-generous-games-with-terry-cavanagh<br>Animal Well: https://store.steampowered.com/app/813230/ANIMAL_WELL/<br>Billy Basso podcast episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/ru/podcast/the-guts-of-indie-with-animal-wells-billy-basso/id1671350556?i=1000769949435<br>Kitty Collector: https://www.nekoatsume.com/en/<br>Travel Frog: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_Frog<br>Baby Steps: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281040/Baby_Steps/<br>Age of Empires II: https://store.steampowered.com/app/813780/Age_of_Empires_II_Definitive_Edition/<br></p>
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