{"podcast":{"title":"Game Dev Podcast | Coffee with Butterscotch","slug":"game-dev-podcast-coffee-with-butterscotch-46606","podcast_index_feed_id":46606,"rss_url":"http://feeds.feedburner.com/CoffeeWithButterscotch","website_url":"https://podcast.bscotch.net","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ymWZ-ZtRayXg8kpyuTW6wgzLdRORcFccngLHmBv8ikc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxMTcxLzE2NTM1/MDM3OTEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Butterscotch Shenanigans","episode_count":570,"summary":"Coffee with Butterscotch is the hilarity-filled weekly podcast of award-winning indie video game studio Butterscotch Shenanigans, best known for its smash hit Crashlands. Grab a drink and tune in every week to learn the ins and outs of game development, productivity and workflows, the business of selling video games, our takes on entrepreneurship and 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","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T02:31:43.791844+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-dev-podcast-coffee-with-butterscotch-46606"},"episode":{"title":"[Ep556] How to succeed on Mobile as an indie: Our \"How Many Dudes?\" strategy","slug":"ep556-how-to-succeed-on-mobile-as-an-indie-our-how-many-dudes-strategy","published_at":"2026-01-21T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-dev-podcast-coffee-with-butterscotch-46606/ep556-how-to-succeed-on-mobile-as-an-indie-our-how-many-dudes-strategy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-dev-podcast-coffee-with-butterscotch-46606","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/6672d4c5","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/6672d4c5/28d0afc2.mp3","summary":"In episode 556 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers talk about How Many Dudes riding the waves of Steam discovery and what they’ve learned about keeping that Wishlist train rolling. From premium price woes to free to try realities, they explore what it takes to bring one game to two very different worlds without losing their minds or the vibe. Support How Many Dudes! 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 00:26 Introduction and Welcome 00:55 Discussing How Many Dudes and Marketing Strategies 04:15 Insights on Game Discovery and Visibility 06:40 Launch Strategy and Expectations 09:36 Exploring Mobile Platforms and Monetization 19:20 Challenges of Premium Games on Mobile 24:40 Cross-Platform Challenges 26:47 User Data Management Issues 29:36 Monetization Strategies 35:48 Free-to-Try Model Discussion 39:56 Final Thoughts and Community Engagement To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to https://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to https://moneygrab.bscotch.net. ★ Support this podcast ★","meta_description":"In episode 556 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers talk about How Many Dudes riding the waves of Steam discovery and what they’ve learned about ke…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2761,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/game-dev-podcast-coffee-with-butterscotch-46606/episodes/ep556-how-to-succeed-on-mobile-as-an-indie-our-how-many-dudes-strategy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-dev-podcast-coffee-with-butterscotch-46606/ep556-how-to-succeed-on-mobile-as-an-indie-our-how-many-dudes-strategy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}