S1E44 - Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To - Developer Interview (Episode 44)
S1E44 - Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To - Developer Interview (Episode 44)Update: 2025-03-11
Description
In this episode, we interview 3 members of Soft Not Weak, the team behind the newly released Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To! We chatted about the development of the game, the game's release, and the team! Thank you to Réjon Taylor-Foster, Alex Abou Karam and Morgan Lavelle for the time and to Jenny Windom for organizing this interview.
Check out Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To: https://spiritswapgame.com/
You can find the team on Bluesky:
- Alex: @dirtbagboyfriend.bsky.social
- Morgan: @justmorgantime.bsky.social
- Réjon: @maximumcrash.com
- Soft Not Weak: @softnotweak.bsky.social
Find timestamps for this episode below:
- 0:00 - Intro
- 3:00 - Icebreaker: "Favorite Gaming Trend of 2025?"
- 8:10 - Start of the interview
- 8:25 - What inspired the mix of puzzle & narrative
- 15:00 - How did you put your stamp on the genre?
- 23:20 - How do you balance new/existing players to Panel de Pon-esque games?
- 32:00 - How did the narrative come to be?
- 33:45 - Were there any fun challenges that you had to overcome?
- 41:45 - Work with meltycanon
- 44:00 - Structure of Soft Not Weak
- 52:40 - Launching a game on Kickstarter
- 1:01:15 - What's next for Spirit Swap and the team?
- 1:03:35 - Outro
Resources:
- Jacob's Final Impressions of Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To
- Luke's Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To Review on LukeWarmGames
Find us on BlueSky for show updates and more:
- Podcast: @crossplayconvos.bsky.social
- Jacob: @jacob.bsky.social
- Luke: @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social
- Joseph: @th3hoopman.bsky.social
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