Dev Game Club

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DGC Ep 491: Alone in the Dark (part two)

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on 1992's Infogrames classic, Alone in the Dark. We talk a bit about its structure again, and also discus

Oct 28
1 h 06 min

DGC Ep 490: Alone in the Dark (part one)

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new, final spooky series on 1992's Alone in the Dark. We set it in its time and then get into the survival horror of

Oct 21
1 h 07 min

DGC Ep 489: Interview with Sir Ian Livingstone

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we add another to our interview series where we talk through a career or a set of games and how they influenced an important per

Oct 14
1 h 20 min

DGC Ep 488: Persona 3 (part four)

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on Persona 3. After talking about a game we're releasing, we talk about how this story can go mature plac

Oct 7
1 h 18 min

Discord Game Club Ep. 19

Tim and I are super busy this week finishing a small, short game at Twin Suns Corp. Therefore, we are reaching into the Discord Game Club interview archive. This time aro

Sep 30
1 h 36 min

DGC Ep 487: Persona 3 (part three)

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Persona 3. We talk about the boss fight, challenges in localization of content, more about the structu

Sep 23
1 h 04 min

DGC Ep 486: Persona (part two)

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Persona 3. We talk about the game's structure, how everything ties back to Tartarus, and the virtuous

Sep 17
1 h 13 min

DGC Ep 485: Persona 3 (part one)

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a new series on Persona 3. We start off with a big announcement, then we get into setting the game in its time and with

Sep 9
1 h 03 min

DGC Ep 484: Soul Reaver Bonus Inteview with Riley Cooper

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we revisit our 2017 series on 1999's Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. We're interviewing Riley Cooper, a former colleague of Tim's w

Sep 2
1 h 16 min

DGC Ep 483: Peggle/Casual Games (part three)

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on two entries from the casual space by PopCap. We discuss Peggle before turning to takeaways. Dev Game C

Aug 26
1 h 13 min

DGC Ep 482: Plants vs Zombies/Casual Games (part two)

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on casual games with our continuing discussion of Plants vs Zombies. We talk about the mechanics some mor

Aug 19
1 h 12 min

Discord Game Club Ep. 18

It's summertime and that means scheduling challenges. Therefore, this week we are reaching into the Discord Game Club interview archive. This time around, fan Discord mem

Aug 12
57 min

DGC Ep 481: Plants vs Zombies/Casual Games (part one)

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we begin a short mini-series on casual games, beginning with PopCap's Plants vs Zombies. We spend a lot of time setting these lo

Aug 5
1 h 07 min

DGC Ep 480: Psychonauts (part four)

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we conclude our series on Psychonauts. We talk about how the game gates certain things on the basis of what seems optional and B

Jul 30
1 h 25 min

DGC Ep 479: Splinter Cell CT Bonus Interview with Clint Hocking

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we revisit our Splinter Cell conversation with a return interview with Clint Hocking. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games

Jul 22
1 h 14 min

Discord Game Club Ep. 17

It's summertime and that means scheduling challenges. Therefore, this week we are reaching into the Discord Game Club interview archive. This time around, BioStats and Ca

Jul 15
1 h 50 min

DGC Ep 478: Psychonauts (part three)

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Psychonauts. We dive into (ha) the lungfish levels and the Milkman Conspiracy and talk about the tensi

Jul 8
1 h 23 min

DGC Ep 477: Psychonauts (part two)

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on Psychonauts. We unravel more about what this game even *is*, while at the same time looking at things

Jul 1
1 h 13 min

DGC Ep 476: Psychonauts (part one)

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we start a new series on 2005's Psychonauts. We stay in the same year as our last game, and dive into a little of the prehistory

Jun 24
1 h 18 min

DGC Ep 475: Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (part four)

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our series on Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. We talk about some of the late levels before turning to our

Jun 17
1 h 30 min

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What listeners say

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As a wannabe game developer, I often search the web for game design videos, series and podcasts. I often stumble into content that’s either too shallow or is delivered in a convoluted, navel-gazy fashion. That’s not the case for DGC. I’ve been a listener for almost a decade now and Brett and Tim never fail to deliver valuable insights in an accessible and respectful way. These guys know what they’re doing and we are lucky that they are willing to share their knowledge with us.

Paolo Soares · Sep 2025

I’ve been following the show for years and can’t recommend it more highly. The show covers a variety of classic games over many genres, and playing along with the show is incredibly rewarding when the hosts dig into what works for the game and why. Even if you aren’t playing along, you will be hooked by Brett and Tim’s analysis and banter, backed by decades of real game developer industry experience.

Pharaijin · Oct 2024

I just found this show and have binged it for about ten episodes straight. Love the industry insider knowledge and insights into how my favorites from childhood might have been envisioned and executed. The slow and thoughtful play-through of Ocarina of Time was fantastic. I hope some day they will get to Majoras Mask. Keep up the great work, and thanks for making my commutes so interesting.

_Iceboy_ · May 2024

DGC is an underrated gem. If the only thing the show had to offer was two veteran game designers talking about classic games and what makes them impactful, it would be worth subscribing. But that’s not all. The guests they get on the show are all incredible too, including some super-high profile folks in the industry. If you’ve ever wanted to by a fly on the wall while talented game developers talk shop with one another, this is the podcast for you.

Ashmann86 · Mar 2024

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