Building a best-selling game with a tiny team – with Jonas Tyroller

The Pragmatic Engineer · Jan 29, 2025 · 1h 29m · transcript

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In today’s episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, I’m joined by Jonas Tyroller, one of the developers behind Thronefall, a minimalist indie strategy game that blends tower defense and kingdom-building, now available on Steam.

Jonas takes us through the journey of creating Thronefall from start to finish, offering insights into the world of indie game development. We explore:

• Why indie…