He Made Games For Twenty Years... And Finally Went Viral (w/ Jake Birkett) — Ep 69

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I chat with the creator of Forbidden Solitaire, Jake Birkett, about how he finally made a hit indie title after 20 years! ► Play Forbidden Solitaire: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/Forbidden_Solitaire/ ► Check out Full Time Game Dev (50% Off): https://fulltimegamedev.mykajabi.com/full-time-game-dev-sale ► Wishlist Twisted Tower: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575990/Twisted_Tower/ Chapters 00:00:00 Intro & Course Promotion (Full-Time GameDev) 00:02:22 Previous Podcast Theme: Sustainable Small Games 00:03:07 Forbidden Solitaire Success - First Impressions 00:04:23 Jake's Background: 21 Years Making Solitaire Games 00:05:55 How Forbidden Solitaire Started (Night Signal Collaboration) 00:08:24 Launch Strategy That Anyone Can Use 00:09:01 Early Trailer Test & Concept Validation 00:09:57 Continuous Marketing, Events & Wishlist Building 00:10:32 Private Demo for Streamers (Halloween) 00:12:37 Public Demo Launch & Results 00:13:35 Using AI (Grok) to Analyze Demo Reviews 0

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