Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In this episode Tommy sits down with Mark Drew, the director of Villainous Game Studios (@wearevillainous) . Their next title, the roguelike horror game 'Harvest Hunt', launches on Steam on May 22nd.

We get into our shared history, my accent, making sure you survive your first indie game, the lessons learned from shipping anything to Steam, building a scalable game with a small team, and the benefits of having a publisher in those closing stages.

Check out the store page for Harvest Hunt on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/2009620/Harvest_Hunt

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