Happy end of January! In this episode, I spent some time with Oswin (also known as Nimso), the developer of cosy platformer Shallow Pond, to talk about creative problem solving and how to approach some of the toughest challenges in game design / game development. Enjoy! 🎒💛

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Support Nimso 🎒💛

Find Shallow Pond on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2950750/Shallow_Pond/
Play the Demo for free:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4183670/Shallow_Pond_Demo/
Follow the development of the game:
X: https://x.com/nimsodev
Threads: https://www.threads.com/@nimsodev
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nimsodev
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Nimsodev

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In this FIRST episode of 2026, I spent some time with George, a solo developer working on a delightful party-based roguelite game called Luminas. From making your dream game to learning to prioritise work, this was a lovely one to open the new season of the show with! Enjoy! 🎒💛

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Support George 🎒💛

- Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3724100/Luminas_Parasite_Reign/

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luminas_parasite_reign/

- Discord: https://discord.gg/uprvfpJ4kd

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Happy Holidays friends! This episode is a podcast version of The Silksong Paradox, a long-form video essay on the story of Team Cherry and Silksong's development journey. A little bonus to end the year!

It's also a preview of the Indie Chronicles audio series, which will be available exclusively to Patreon members from episode 2 onwards.

Enjoy! 🎒💛

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Kotaku SplitScreen Interview featured in the original video: youtube.com/watch?v=6bQP2rmNBpI