Pixel Washer Launches October 15 Into Early Access
Thanks for listening! More info: https://www.valadria.com/pixel-washer-launch-october-15-ea/
🎬 TIMELINE
0:00 Intro
1:06 About Pixel Washer
4:30 Development
13:36 How to support indie games
20:40 Where does the time go?
30:34 We're all tired
34:36 Content-ready game dev
39:00 Outro
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6 May 2026
Learning VS Doing
📝 Show Notes
Boy I sure do mention a lot of things in 42 minutes:
Pixel Washer (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2572060/Pixel_Washer/)
📙 How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself (https://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Video-Game-Yourself/dp/1736576208/)
Acclaim (https://playacclaim.com/)
Alessandro Marani (https://alessandro979d.myportfolio.com/pixelart)
Charlie Dean (https://www.transmutrix.com/)
Geoff Blair (https://www.geoffblair.com/)
A free tip from Miyamoto: Make your first level last (https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/a-free-tip-from-miyamoto-make-your-first-level-last)
Songs of Syx (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1162750/Songs_of_Syx/)
Sequelitis - Mega Man Classic vs. Mega Man X (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FpigqfcvlM)
How to Market a Game (https://howtomarketagame.com/)
Indie Game Clinic (https://www.youtube.com/@IndieGameClinic)
Obsidian (https://obsidian.md/)
📈 The Steam Dev Cheat Sheet (https://www.valadria.com/steam-dev-cheat-sheet/)
⏱ How long should your game be? (https://www.valadria.com/how-long-should-your-game-be/)
How limitations set you free (https://www.valadria.com/how-limitations-set-you-free/)
🕯 This Is All That Matters About Games Marketing (https://www.valadria.com/all-that-matters-about-games-marketing/)
Tiled (https://www.mapeditor.org/) (open source map editor)
🛑 Don't Stop Posting (https://www.valadria.com/dont-stop-posting/)
Valadria Discord (https://discord.gg/ZmSNkuPDfu)
[Redacted] The Safehouse (article (https://heartgamedev.substack.com/p/redacted-the-safehouse), Steam page (https://store.steampowered.com/app/403620/Redacted_The_Safehouse/))
You were played out with music by Joshua Morse (https://joshuamorse.bandcamp.com/) (new songs out!!)
17 Dec 2025
Acclaim, Side Projects, and Content Marketing
🔗 Show Notes
Acclaim / Pixel Washer (https://playacclaim.com/pixel-washer/)
Washlist Pixel Washer on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2572060/Pixel_Washer/)
🔥 Acclaim is publishing my game Pixel Washer (https://www.valadria.com/acclaim-pixel-washer/)
🕹️ How I got a publisher for my indie game (https://www.valadria.com/how-i-got-a-publisher-for-my-indie-game/)
📺 Video: Publishing with Acclaim (https://www.valadria.com/video-publishing-with-acclaim/)
Diggy, an open source JavaScript game engine (with example game) (https://www.lostdecadegames.com/diggy-open-source-javascript-game-engine-with/)
Onslaught! Arena by Lost Decade Games (https://experiments.withgoogle.com/onslaught-arena)
Onslaught! Arena (https://arcade.lostdecadegames.com/onslaught-arena/)
Bacon and Games (https://www.baconandgames.com/)
Game Dev Comics by Matt Hackett (https://www.valadria.com/game-dev-comics-by-matt-hackett/)
Buffer (https://buffer.com/) (for scheduling posts)
Matt's Canon EOS M50 Guide (https://www.richtaur.com/post/canon-eos-m50-guide/)
🛠️ Building a fulfilling creative career as a solo dev (https://www.valadria.com/building-a-fulfilling-creative-career-as-a-solo-dev/)
Star Spark (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3639950/Star_Spark/)
Jonas Tyroller (https://www.youtube.com/@JonasTyroller)
Juniper Dev (https://www.youtube.com/@JuniperDev)
🎶 Music by Joshua Morse (https://joshuamorse.bandcamp.com/)
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
140,262
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
10 ratings
Spotify
4.9 / 5
29 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100
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Quality
76
Social presence
0
YouTube
86
Engagement
85
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