Coffee with Butterscotch: A Game Dev Comedy Podcast

Oct 23 2024 479 ep. 62 mins 2k
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Coffee with Butterscotch is the hilarity-filled official podcast of award-winning video game studio Butterscotch Shenanigans, best known for its smash hit Crashlands. Grab a drink and tune in every week to learn how video games are made and sold, our take on building a small company from scratch, and how to be an unstoppable problem-solving machine. Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at https://podcast.bscotch.net

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[Ep490] Selling the Dream

Oct 23 2024 62 mins  
In this episode, we discuss ear nightmares, mobile plans, and store management. Store management sounds simple, but it’s a time-eating beast. There are a million tasks from tweaking screenshots for every device to wrangling languages, and attention to detail is critical. Making a game is just part one; selling it is where the hustle happens.Support Crashlands 2!Official Website:

[Ep489] Game Breaking Number

Oct 16 2024 61 mins  
This week, we talk about confidence, game balance, and walled gardens. Tech companies race to lock users into closed ecosystems to, theoretically, maximize their own profits. But as those walls go up, innovation slows down and users lose control over creativity and choice. It’s capitalism in action!Support Crashlands 2!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/crashlands-2/

[Ep488] Throwing Darts

Oct 09 2024 48 mins  
In this episode, we discuss random brags, game launches, and game design. Launching a game is like preparing for a fireworks show. Timing is everything. Jump the gun, and you risk a fizzle instead of a bang. Fire off too late, and no one’s watching. Everything needs to be set before hitting the big red launch button!Support Crashlands 2!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/g

[Ep487] Fluency Fails

Oct 02 2024 62 mins  
This week, we talk about the healthcare system, space games, and parenting. Being a new parent is a lot like making games. Every kid comes with their own bugs and surprises, and you learn and adapt as you go. The second time around, you’re more fluent and less frantic, but that doesn’t mean crunch time gets any easier!Support Crashlands 2!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.n

[Ep486] Mental Juggle

Sep 25 2024 49 mins  
In this episode, we discuss dad life, skinny jeans, and productivity. When your brain decides not to cooperate, even simple tasks can feel hard. Staying productive requires balancing long-term projects with smaller, manageable tasks. Break work into chunks, minimize task-switching, and don’t let three tasks in a trench coat trick you into thinking they’re easy.Support Crashland

[Ep485] Viewer’s Choice

Sep 18 2024 48 mins  
This week, we talk about localization, “nail or whiff”, and streaming. Horror games are streaming gold. People LOVE watching other people get spooked! But stream views don’t always translate to sales since the audience might prefer watching the scares to playing them.Support Crashlands 2!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/crashlands-2/Trailer: https://youtu.be/yR

[Ep484] Silver Bullet

Sep 11 2024 60 mins  
In this episode, we discuss Concord, live service games, and marketing. A promotional effort might briefly spike sales, but rarely changes a game’s overall trajectory. Game marketing is about cumulative effects. There’s no silver bullet!Support Crashlands 2!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/crashlands-2/Trailer: https://youtu.be/yR_Opccn1n4Steam Wishlist: https://

[Ep483] Steering True

Sep 04 2024 71 mins  
This week, we talk about red flags, risk management, and design patterns. Design isn’t just about making things work; that’s a baseline requirement. It’s also about how every interaction hits you in the feels. Let design pillars be your north star, aligning each decision towards the core experience you’re aiming for. Support Crashlands 2!Official Website: https://www.bscotc

[Ep482] Plot Twist

Aug 28 2024 66 mins  
In this episode, we discuss programming, hyperrealism, and story writing. In novels, the author controls the narrative and mostly guides the reader through a plot as a passenger. In contrast, video games often make you the protagonist and writers can’t always predict what you’ll do, so flexibly adapting to player choices and interactions is a challenge. It’s the essence of �

[Ep481] Origin Story

Aug 21 2024 67 mins  
This week, we talk about high school reunions, health tracking, and measurement fallacies. Tracking every metric can give the illusion of control, but data is often noisy, misleading, or just plain irrelevant. The challenge lies in finding meaningful, accurate interpretation without getting lost in the numbers.Support Crashlands 2!Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/cra