Game development is a journey of passion, persistence, and often a little bit of sweat and tears. In this episode, I spent some time with Pippo and Alex from Cobalt Lane, a small development studio currently working on narrative gem Imprinted. If you're into David Lynch and obscure vintage references, this episode is for you!

We're going to have a dev commentary livestream with these two lovely peeps on Discord soon, so make sure to join the community from the links below!

Enjoy! 🎒💛

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- Wishlist Imprinted: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3980340/Imprinted/

- Social links: https://linktr.ee/cobaltlanegames

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Can a childhood visit to a dentist’s office game plant the seed for a lifelong journey into game design? Well, you're about to find out!

Most game developers have a secret weapon for turning mundane ideas into deeply compelling experiences. AP Thompson (the Brooklyn-based solo dev behind Titanium Court) discusses that hidden magic in this episode, revealing how a tiny spark of curiosity transformed into a narrative-driven masterpiece. Enjoy! 🎒💛

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Join the Meaningful Games Jam to celebrate Episode 100! 🎒💛

-> https://itch.io/jam/meaningful-games-jam-2026

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Support AP 🎒💛

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/apthomson.bsky.social

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/Titanium_Court/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2359120/Consume_Me/

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In this episode I spent some time with Fred Hoffman, art director and co-founder of Newfangled Games – the studio behind an award-winning little puzzle game gem called Paper Trail!

This was my first time exclusively hosting an art director on an episode and all it told me is that I should definitely do it more! You will notice the questions are a little different which should help keep things fresh. Enjoy! 🎒💛

Support Fred and his team 🎒💛

• Buy Paper Trail: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1889740/Paper_Trail/

• Fred's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fredthegremlin/

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• Newfangled website: https://www.papertrailgame.com/

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