indie game garden

breaking down internet apathy by rooting joy in games – interviews with devs and more ❤︎⁠ available on your podcatcher of choice and here: indiegamegarden.transistor.fm

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  Episode #27

  27 - Francisco González of Rosewater, Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator, and everything in between!

  Aug 17, 20261h 30m

  Francisco González has been making adventure games since 2001. His Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator series became a cult hit on AGS forums and beyond, and once he finished the series in 2012, he decided to make games professionally. His first game, A Golden Wake, was published in 2014 by Wadjet Eye Games. He released his second game, Shardlight, in 2016. In 2018, he released Lamplight City, published by Application Systems Heidelberg. His most recent release, Rosewater, is a thrilling western tale set in the world of Lamplight City. It includes strange technologies alongside classic western tropes while simultaneously stretching said tropes to new heights. It’s such a great example of what an adventure game can be, made by one of the foremost champions of Adventure Game Studio and the adventure game community at large. It’s such an honor to have Francisco on the show to talk about his life and work. Play Rosewater! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/Rosewater/ Check out the rest of Francisco's fantastic work on his website: https://www.grundislav.games/ Meredith's Gran's blog is dope: https://meredithgran.com/ Shout out Jay Tholen! https://jaytholen.net/ Gabriel Knight Games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Knight The Animator's Survival Kit: https://archive.org/details/TheAnimatorsSurvivalKitRichardWilliams/mode/2up Return of the Obra Dinn: https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/Return_of_the_Obra_Dinn/ The Case of the Golden Idol: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677770/The_Case_of_the_Golden_Idol/ The Roottrees are Dead: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/The_Roottrees_are_Dead/ Perfect Tides: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172800/Perfect_Tides/ Perfect Tides–Station to Station: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/Perfect_Tides_Station_to_Station/ The Drifter: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/The_Drifter/ The Excavation of Hob's Barrow: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/The_Excavation_of_Hobs_Barrow/ The Curse of Monkey Island: https://store.steampowered.com/app/730820/The_Curse_of_Monkey_Island/ The Day of the Tentacle: https://store.steampowered.com/app/388210/Day_of_the_Tentacle_Remastered/ Leisure Suit Larry 7: https://store.steampowered.com/app/765890/Leisure_Suit_Larry_7__Love_for_Sail/ Foolish Mortals: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/Foolish_Mortals/

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  Episode #26

  26 - Julia Minamata of The Crimson Diamond

  Aug 10, 20261h 30m

  Julia Minamata is an artist and solo indie dev. She’s best known for The Crimson Diamond, an EGA text parser mystery adventure game where you play as mineralogist/reluctant detective Nancy Maple as she investigates increasingly mysterious happenings at The Crimson Lodge, a stately old house in the middle of a ghost town. EGA, for folks who don’t know, stands for Enhanced Graphics Adapter, which was a standard for PC displays introduced in 1984 that allowed for up to 16 colors on screen simultaneously. It was a major leap over the older 4-color CGA displays, bringing classic adventure games like King's Quest to life. These are the games that Julia was raised on. It’s an honor to hear more about her journey in this episode! Go play The Crimson Diamond! It's not to be missed: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond/ Follow and subscribe to Julia on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/a_maplemystery And subscribe to Julia on YouTube for VODs and more: https://www.youtube.com/@JuliaMinamata Check out The Round About Orchard (Over the Garden Wall Mini-Adventure): https://juliaminamata.itch.io/otgw Earthrise: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/earthrise-vz/play-vz Omnicron Conspiracy: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/omnicron-conspiracy-q1 The Colonel's Bequest: https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_colonels_bequest The Aching: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2295210/The_Aching/ Yuji Horii Mystery Trilogy! https://giantbomb.com/wiki/Franchises/Yuji_Horii_Mysteries

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  Episode #25

  25 - Lage Bergman of Chesto: A Chess-Like Adventure

  Aug 3, 202658 min

  Lage Bergman is the solo game developer behind Chesto: A Chess-Like Adventure . Heavily inspired by the Professor Layton DS games, Chesto allows players to explore a cozy town and challenge its residents in a chess-inspired game with custom pieces. Lage describes it as “Professor Layton but instead of everyone being really into puzzles, they’re really into chess.” You collect new pieces with strange powers as you adventure through the brightly illustrated town. Chesto is still in development, but it’s already a joy to play. Wishlist Chesto! And join the playtest :) https://store.steampowered.com/app/4294340/Chesto_A_chesslike_adventure/ Play Stig! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2834830/Stig/ Check out the rest of Lage's games on itch: https://lageb.itch.io/ Lage's YouTube channel! Head there for those sweet devlogs: https://www.youtube.com/@bergberggames YuGiOh! Capsule Monster Chess: https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Capsule_Monster_Chess Toribash: https://store.steampowered.com/app/248570/Toribash/ Baba Is You: https://store.steampowered.com/app/736260/Baba_Is_You/ Chants of Sennaar: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1931770/Chants_of_Sennaar/ Professor Layton: https://layton.fandom.com/wiki/Professor_Layton_and_the_Curious_Village PaperKlay: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1350720/PaperKlay/

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  Episode #24

  24 - Piotr Bunkowski of One Rotten Oath

  Jul 27, 20261h 20m

  Piotr Bunkowski is a solo game dev from Gdańsk, Poland that works on various FMV projects. He created his first game “A Trip to Yugoslavia,” an experimental interactive film, in 2016 while he was still in high school. Then, he worked on “Purgatorium: A Family Torn Apart,” a moody murder mystery about tense family dynamics and drug abuse. Now, after a 5 year hiatus, Piotr is back working on a game. This new one is called “One Rotten Oath.” It came out on Steam on November 28th, 2025. One Rotten Oath is a story-driven FMV+FPS hybrid with horror elements. Piotr's GAMES! One Rotten Oath: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3902710/One_Rotten_Oath/ Purgatorium, A Family Torn Apart: https://piotr-bunkowski.itch.io/purgatorium-a-family-torn-apart A Trip to Yugoslavia: https://store.steampowered.com/app/545410/A_Trip_to_Yugoslavia_Directors_Cut/ Piotr's MUSIC! duo with his fiance (Niemałe Słabości): https://open.spotify.com/artist/7sNl23kq00MODSjZiQ29n1?si=Dbxuz9xWSoib-X8yHtnWhQ duo with his sister (Arkada w Piotrowicach): https://open.spotify.com/artist/2wyNxEc9dW0EFQd0i0xHku?si=jX9wfozHTbugfNi2LqLqqQ

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  Episode #21

  23 - Willy Picard (AKA Bushmonkey) of The Red Pearls of Borneo

  Jul 20, 202638 min

  Willy Picard, AKA Bushmonkey, is a hobbyist developer of free detective mystery games, but that doesn’t quite do him or his interactive experiences justice. Inspired by games like Type Help, Return of the Obra Dinn, The Case of the Golden Idol, and Immortality, Will meticulously crafts experiences that challenge players to make deductive leaps that feel meaningful while not being overly obtuse. Will manages to keep this tenuous balancing going throughout hours-long experiences full of beautiful art, competent writing, and thrilling detective work. As an enjoyer of Will’s genre of choice in particular, I have only played two or three games that I can think of that I would say measure up to his level of craftsmanship and obvious grassroots love for detective fiction. What’s more, Will chooses to provide his games to audiences for free. It’s a genuine joy to have him on the show today. Wishlist Green Mist Over Portland! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4644870/Green_Mist_over_Portland/ Check out The Red Pearls of Borneo on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4488860/The_Red_Pearls_Of_Borneo/ Bushmonkey's itch.io page: https://bushmonkey.itch.io/ Read Dead History: https://bookshop.org/p/books/red-dead-s-history-a-video-game-an-obsession-and-america-s-violent-past-tore-c-olsson/38b382c4bccacd1e?ean=9781250287700&next=t&next=t&affiliate=3214

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