Let's Talk Game Dev: With BenBonk
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
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In this exclusive interview, we sit down with Benbonk, the brilliant indie game developer behind one of Steam's most wishlisted titles, SlimeKeep. With a thriving UA-cam channel of over 70,000 devoted subscribers, Benbonk takes us on an unprecedented journey of game development, fueled by the input and help of his passionate UA-cam community.
Uncover the untold story behind the game's creation as Benbonk shares the challenges, triumphs, and inspirations that have shaped this highly awaited masterpiece. With his open-hearted approach, he reveals how the supportive gaming community has played a pivotal role in the game's evolution.
Prepare to be inspired as Benbonk offers invaluable advice to aspiring developers, drawing from his own experiences and the wisdom gleaned from his dedicated followers. Don't miss this unique opportunity to witness the making of gaming history and learn some behind the scenes information about BenBonk himself that he doesn't normally share publicly.
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I had no idea Ben was so young! It's crazy to be so good at such a young age, really impressive!
I am enjoying this podcast series, I hope in future when I will acheive something I will also feature in your video:)😅
Rooting for you dude!! You got this, regardless of any setback you may encounter.
this kid is on new game plus, I am impressed in his maturity even more than his development
Hello! one of the community contriubuters here, I would just love to add that working on slimekeep has been overall a great experience, its inspired me to actually start developing my own games, and actually just get good at my hobbies.
I'm grateful that I could contribute to Slimekeep
It's funny you mention the top wishlists thing... My game isn't on the INDIE filter, but it *is* on the ACTION and RPG filters... which is strange because my store settings have Indie as the primary tag. Not sure why that is, but oh well!
You're a really good interviewer! I think you found something that works really well for you. You should definitely keep doing more long form interviews.
It's so helpful to hear the people and stories behind the games...great interview!
Great job and thanks for the video Sasquatch
Awesome video as always. I too have just started making my first ever game aged 42 and scared to learn. I have no coding experience and I’m learning Unity and C# as I go. Your channel helps me stay focused and keeps me moving forward, so thank you 😊
thats so cool, im 19 and i hope that when i become 40+ i still explore new domains and go out of my comfort zone
You scheduled this to go live at my 9AM. So much for productivity this morning 😂
I'm curious about others experience: 100 undiscovered bugs (presumably mostly mild severity or less) on release sounds low to me, given what I know about other software. Is that about the norm, high, or low for a small indie game?
Another amazing interview! It's super motivating to hear that BenBonk started off with a game jam devlog as I'm planning to release my first video, also a game jam devlog, in the next couple of days :D
Eagerly looking forward to the next interview!
Great interview!
Oooh, cool, didn't notice you had a podcast.
I would love to get interviewed wirh my game CRUDE ❤
43:00 In my experience, pretty much all publishers are 'out to screw you'. Some are simply more polite and allow you to make some money. Others, not so much. Or they simply don't "do much" in terms of marketing and such. Yes, getting _some_ funding for your game upfront might sound awesome, but there's usually a catch if a game doesn't make money. And yes, most publishers want to profit from _your_ hard work. It's basically what they do.
...Could I be in the next one? lmao
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