About this podcast
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
Episodes
The newest 20 of 39 episodes
- 39 - Ben Naulls of Project Mammut · 1 h 8 min · Episode 39Ben Naulls is a programmer, game developer, and educator with over 2 decades of experience working with people and technology. We connected online after I had a look at the cool…
- 38 - Sarah Duffield-Harding & Kostas Skiftas of Theropods · 1 h 12 min · Episode 38Today on Indie Game Garden, we have a very special treat. The Theropods team, called Lost Token, is joining us from all across the world to discuss their scintillating new point…
- 37 - Sophie & David Younger of Foolish Mortals · 54 min · Episode 37Inklingwood Studios is the wife and husband team of Sophie (lead programmer) and David (writer, director, and producer) Younger. In November, 2025, they released their first…
- 36 - Scott of Wacol Studios · 1 h 15 min · Episode 36Scott is the founder of Wacol Studios, an indie gamemaker specializing in visual novels based in Phoenix, Arizona. After learning how to program in high school and joining a few…
- 35 - Osama Dorias of Poly Fighter · 1 h 7 min · Episode 35Today I’m joined by Osama Dorias, a veteran game designer and one of the co-founders and Creative Director of HeartLoop Games, an indie studio Osama helped bring to life in 2025…
- 34 - Dan DiIorio of Luck be a Landlord, Maze Mice, and What's the Password? · 55 min · Episode 34Dan DiIorio is the solo game developer behind Luck Be a Landlord, Maze Mice, and What’s the Password? Dan is a generous soul who loves games and sharing in the collective play…
- 33 - Henning Ludvigsen & Ricki Sickenger of Badger Punch Games · 1 h 15 min · Episode 33Badger Punch Games was founded by Ricki Sickenger and Henning Ludvigsen back in 2011. Both Ricki and Henning are Norwegian game developer veterans and have worked and had fun…
- 32 - Scott Christian of Curse of Resthaven & Lil' Guardsman · 1 h 4 min · Episode 32Before Scott Christian was making games, he helped bring musical theater productions to life. A composer, pianist, conductor and musical director, Scott built a career across the…
- 31 - Yann of Goloso Games – Inspector Waffles & Chance's Lucky Escape · 1 h 7 min · Episode 31Yann, who is also known by his solo development studio name–Goloso Games– is an independent game developer from France who focuses on making narrative adventure games. His most…
- 30 - Mike Bithell of Bithell Games, maker of the upcoming Vampirium: 1997 · 1 h 9 min · Episode 30Mike Bithell is an independent gamemaking titan who I am absolutely honored to get to talk to today. In 2010, he created the prototype for his breakout game, Thomas Was Alone…
- 29 - Doot of Froggy’s Battle, Minami Lane, Kabuto Park, and Milki Delivery · 53 min · Episode 29Doot is an indie game dev working on small cute games. He and his partner Blibloop are the developers behind Froggy’s Battle, Minami Lane, Kabuto Park, and the upcoming Milki…
- 28 - Timothy Staton-Davis of Melanated Game Kitchen · 1 h 6 min · Episode 28Melanated Game Kitchen is a co-op studio and collective of BIPOC game creators focused on the creation and curation of unique interactive experiences revolving around culture…
- 27 - Francisco González of Rosewater, Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator, and everything in between! · 1 h 30 min · Episode 27Francisco González has been making adventure games since 2001. His Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator series became a cult hit on AGS forums and beyond, and once he finished the…
- 26 - Julia Minamata of The Crimson Diamond · 1 h 29 min · Episode 26Julia Minamata is an artist and solo indie dev. She’s best known for The Crimson Diamond, an EGA text parser mystery adventure game where you play as mineralogist/reluctant…
- 25 - Lage Bergman of Chesto: A Chess-Like Adventure · 58 min · Episode 25Lage Bergman is the solo game developer behind Chesto: A Chess-Like Adventure. Heavily inspired by the Professor Layton DS games, Chesto allows players to explore a cozy town and…
- 24 - Piotr Bunkowski of One Rotten Oath · 1 h 20 min · Episode 24Piotr Bunkowski is a solo game dev from Gdańsk, Poland that works on various FMV projects. He created his first game “A Trip to Yugoslavia,” an experimental interactive film, in…
- 23 - Willy Picard (AKA Bushmonkey) of The Red Pearls of Borneo · 38 min · Episode 21Willy 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…
- 22 - Mateus of The Last Lodge · 1 h 14 min · Episode 22Mateus 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…
- 21 - Tyler "Zzox" McCarthy of good · 1 h 7 min · Episode 23Tyler 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…
- 20 - Adrian Vaughan of The Drifter, PlaySide Studios, and SO much more! · 1 h 16 min · Episode 20Adrian Vaughan might just be the most interesting video game guest I can think of, and I’m not just saying that. I invited Adrian on the show after being absolutely stunned by…
