[Ep581] 1 Year of Indie Game Dev in 1 Hour

In episode 581 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers recap the full year-long journey of How Many Dudes. From a GMTK game jam entry to a bean burrito short that hit 900k views, blowing past 100k wishlists by January, and everything in between. They break down what actually moved the needle, what the numbers looked like along the way, and what the final push to July 30th looks like from the inside.

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Official Website: https://www.bscotch.net/games/how-many-dudes

Trailer Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQM1SceEpI

Steam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/How_Many_Dudes

00:00 Cold Open

00:19 Introduction and Welcome

02:02 Retrospective of 'How Many Dudes' development

04:21 Using game jams as market testing

08:24 Early marketing efforts and wish list milestones

12:08 Impact of YouTube Shorts and influencer videos

16:28 The role of signals and metrics in decision making