{"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":"#[Ep577] Indie Devs React to Steam's New Personal Calendar","slug":"ep577-indie-devs-react-to-steam-s-new-personal-calendar","published_at":"2026-06-17T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-dev-podcast-coffee-with-butterscotch-46606/ep577-indie-devs-react-to-steam-s-new-personal-calendar","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/game-dev-podcast-coffee-with-butterscotch-46606","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/5b055a39","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/5b055a39/d7ab37af.mp3","summary":"In episode 577 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers dig into Steam's new personalized calendar feature and what it means for how indie games get discovered, wishlisted, and surfaced to players. They break down the difference between following and wishlisting, why launch timing still matters so much, and how Steam keeps finding new ways to put indie games in front of the right people. Then they shift into How Many Dudes beta testing, where player feedback is reshaping difficulty tuning and revealing just how differently people approach the same fight. 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 00:36 Introduction and Welcome 01:35 Steam Changes and Their Impact 04:36 The New Calendar Feature on Steam 07:28 Wishlist Dynamics and User Engagement 10:38 Developer Experience on Steam 13:28 Comparative Analysis of Game Platforms 16:28 Thoughts on Steam's Effectiveness 21:16 The Influence of Game Launch Timing 23:34 Understanding Game Following vs. Wishlisting 26:36 The Unique Position of Steam in Gaming 29:11 The Evolution of PC Gaming 33:52 Beta Testing Insights and Goals 44:37 The Beta Testing Experience 47:34 Feedback Dynamics in Game Development 50:30 Game Mechanics and Player Engagement 54:38 Balancing Game Elements and Player Perception 59:31 The Evolution of Game Characters 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…","meta_description":"In episode 577 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers dig into Steam's new personalized calendar feature and what it means for how indie games get di…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3931,"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/ep577-indie-devs-react-to-steam-s-new-personal-calendar/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/ep577-indie-devs-react-to-steam-s-new-personal-calendar.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}