Phat Games Podcast

On the first episode of 2024, Blair and Gary welcome Leo and Len from SwdTech - the creators of Pixel Noir. We talk about the development of Pixel Noir, the challenges they faced, and the game's launch. This podcast is audio only. Pixel Noir is now available on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/754320/Pixel_Noir/ SwdTech: X: https://twitter.com/swdtechgames Web: https://www.swdtechgames.com/ ====================================== Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendowhttps://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.gameshttps://www.kidsofkarendow.com

Blair and Gary talk about the impact of AI on society and game development and also provide an update on Kids of Karendow. ====================================== Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow?fan_landing=true Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendowhttps://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.gameshttps://www.kidsofkarendow.com

Yiyi Zhang joins us on the podcast this episode. Yiyi is an Indie Game Developer, Immigration Attorney, avid table top gamer, and all around really interesting person. This podcast we talk about her immigration work, her experience at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), her work with Heart Machine, and random other stuff. Heart Machine: https://www.heartmachine.com/ Hyper Light Drifter - https://store.steampowered.com/app/257850/Hyper_Light_Drifter/ Hyper Light Breaker - https://www.heartmachine.com/hyper-light-breaker ====================================== Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow?fan_landing=true Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendowhttps://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.gameshttps://www.kidsofkarendow.com

Gary and Blair have returned from MAGFest 2023 and talk about our experience. Games: Gumbo: Skate Story - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1263240/Skate_Story/ Unwound - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2269360/Unwound/ Big Boss - This game was by Matt (not Mike, sorry!) https://www.hamra.digital/ Other MagFest RPGs: Battle Gem Ponies - https://yotesmark.itch.io/battle-gem-ponies My Familiar - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1502750/My_Familiar/ Quartet - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1307960/Quartet/ The Day The World Stopped - https://daytheworldstopped.com/ Shrine's Legacy - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1435410/Shrines_Legacy/ ========================================================== Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow https://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.games https://www.kidsofkarendow.com

Being a creator is hard. You put so much of yourself out to be criticized by the universe. In this episode Blair and Gary talk about the feedback we have received from MagFest and our colleagues at Gumbo. ========================================================== Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow https://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.games https://www.kidsofkarendow.com

Bonus Episode! Kinsoul Studio launches their Kickstarter for Undermine on November 15th (I misspoke in the podcast). Blair provides a quick review of a prototype he was able to play. Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kinsoulstudio/strange-orbit-undermine Store: https://www.kinsoulstudio.com/s/shop Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KinSoulStudioGames Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kinsoul_Studio ========================================================== Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow https://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.games https://www.kidsofkarendow.com

In this episode of the podcast, Blair and Gary talk about the summer. Topics include: Too Many Games Rock Climbing Culture Wars Video games and of course, Kids of Karendow =================================================================== Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow https://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.games https://www.kidsofkarendow.com

On this episode we have Valentina Stanislavskaia on to talk with us about her game and the challenges that women face in game dev and tech spaces. Valentina is currently working on a puzzle/platformer/RPG called Unwound. More information can be found below: https://www.wirescribe.games/ https://discord.com/invite/qMDBSnz https://twitter.com/WirescribeGames https://www.instagram.com/wirescribegames/ =================================================================== Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow https://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.games https://www.kidsofkarendow.com

On this episode we talk about how we can possibly get more women in the Gumbo Co-operative with Valentina Stanislavskaia. Valentina is currently working on a puzzle/platformer/RPG called Unwound. More information can be found below: https://www.wirescribe.games/ https://discord.com/invite/qMDBSnz https://twitter.com/WirescribeGames https://www.instagram.com/wirescribegames/ =================================================================== Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow https://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.games https://www.kidsofkarendow.com

On this episode we have Valentina on our podcast to talk about some of the challenges women face working in technology. Valentina is currently working on a puzzle/platformer/RPG called Unwound. More information can be found below: https://www.wirescribe.games/ https://discord.com/invite/qMDBSnz https://twitter.com/WirescribeGames https://www.instagram.com/wirescribegames/ =================================================================== Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow https://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.games https://www.kidsofkarendow.com

On this episode we have Valentina on our podcast to talk about her game in development, Unwound. Valentina is currently working on a puzzle/platformer/RPG called Unwound. More information can be found below: https://www.wirescribe.games/ https://discord.com/invite/qMDBSnz https://twitter.com/WirescribeGames https://www.instagram.com/wirescribegames/ =================================================================== Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow https://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.games https://www.kidsofkarendow.com

On Episode 2 Blair and Gary explore a few other indie JRPGs before providing a development update on Kids of Karendow. Ara Fell: https://store.steampowered.com/app/440540/Ara_Fell_Enhanced_Edition/ https://www.stegosoftgames.com/ Cosmic Star Heroine: https://store.steampowered.com/app/256460/Cosmic_Star_Heroine/ http://zeboyd.com/ Chained Echoes: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229240/Chained_Echoes/ http://www.chainedechoes.com/ =================================================================== Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow https://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.games https://www.kidsofkarendow.com

On Episode 2, part 3, Blair and Gary provide a development update on Kids of Karendow. Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow https://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.games https://www.kidsofkarendow.com

On Episode 2, part 2, Blair and Gary talk about Cosmic Star Heroine and Chained Echoes. Cosmic Star Heroine: https://store.steampowered.com/app/256460/Cosmic_Star_Heroine/ http://zeboyd.com/ Chained Echoes: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1229240/Chained_Echoes/ http://www.chainedechoes.com/ ================================================= Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow https://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.games https://www.kidsofkarendow.com

On Episode 2 of the Phat Games Podcast, Gary and Blair talk about other indie RPGs. They review their play mechanics and their financial performance in an effort to see if Kids of Karendow also has what it takes. On part 1 of this episode Gary and Blair talk about Ara Fell, the kind of game it is, and it's financial performance. https://www.stegosoftgames.com/ https://twitter.com/StegosoftGames Discord: https://discord.gg/f9GgWsfsHS Ara Fell on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/440540/Ara_Fell_Enhanced_Edition/ =================================================  Kids of Karendow Demo:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Social: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX https://www.phat.games https://www.kidsofkarendow.com

Red Vonix returns to the podcast to talk about Porn Games. Red Vonix Twitter: https://twitter.com/RedVonix ====================================== Kids of Karendow is NOT a porn game. Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow https://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.games https://www.kidsofkarendow.com

Red Vonix returns to the podcast to talk about Porn Games. Red Vonix Twitter: https://twitter.com/RedVonix ====================================== Kids of Karendow is NOT a porn game. Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow https://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.games https://www.kidsofkarendow.com

Red Vonix returns to the podcast to talk about Porn Games. Red Vonix Twitter: https://twitter.com/RedVonix ====================================== Kids of Karendow is NOT a porn game. Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow https://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.games https://www.kidsofkarendow.com

Red Vonix returns to the podcast to talk about Porn Games. Red Vonix Twitter: https://twitter.com/RedVonix ====================================== Kids of Karendow is NOT a porn game. Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow https://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.games https://www.kidsofkarendow.com

Zac Zinger is an award-winning composer, arranger, orchestrator, and multi-instrumentalist with years of experience in a wide variety of mediums. In addition to his work for internationally renowned films, commercials, and video games, he maintains an active career as a musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, orchestrator, and music supervisor in New York City. His innovative technique and style on the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute), as well as the unique multicultural blend of his compositions have garnered critical acclaim at home and abroad. www.zaczinger.com https://www.facebook.com/zaczingermusic/ https://www.instagram.com/zaczinger/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAnb4PnS1cc4k3L_rouYSxw ========================================================== Kids of Karendow Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/780030/Kids_of_Karendow/ https://phatgamesllc.itch.io/kids-of-karendow Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kidsofkarendow Social Media: Discord: https://discord.gg/VEhFNvX Twitter: https://twitter.com/kidsofkarendow https://twitter.com/phatgames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.instagram.com/phat.games/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidsofkarendow/ https://www.facebook.com/phatgames/ Website: https://www.phat.games https://www.kidsofkarendow.com