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I released two exclusive videos on making money in gamedev! Check them out here 👉 https://bit.ly/3MFd8c1 Hey, guys! This is a new interview, and our guest is Nikolay Bondarenko, the developer of the Ash of Gods franchise. Gamedev studio AurumDust released a game in the style of "Banner's Saga", having collected $87,000 on Kickstarter and 2,600 reviews on Steam for the first game. In this video, we will figure out how they achieved such results, how the development team was assembled, how many wishlists and copies of the game were sold, we will talk about working with publishers, about ratings on Steam, and also about AurumDust's future plans. At the end, as always, advice for aspiring developers. 🔥Ash of Gods: Redemption on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/69... 🔥Ash of Gods: The Way: https://store.steampowered.com/app/12... TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 How did you come up with the idea for this game? Will $100,000 be enough to develop a game like this? 3:50 Tell us about the team, how many developers and artists were there? 10:35 You went to Kickstarter, what was your idea? How did you know you were going in the right direction? 20:00 What was the wishlist dynamic after the release? Was there any hate because of the style, like in Banner Saga? Did Whisper Games help you with the Chinese market? 29:40 Tell us about your revenue on consoles. How many copies were sold in total? Were you already financially ready for the next game? 39:40 Did you want to expand the franchise or make do with a small team when developing the game? 49:00 Did players replay the game just to see a different ending? How did you get such high ratings? How long did it take you to make Ash of Gods The Way? 1:03:14 Was your development financed by investor Game Seer? Tell us about how they invest. What are your plans for The Way? 1:17:25 What is your future development path? Some advice for aspiring developers If you have any questions, ask them in the comments, I will definitely answer everyone! Earn more: 🔹Buy and sell your mobile games: https://t.me/+ZttuZk2ZsWQwZDBi 🔹We will publish your games in HTML5 (we will port them ourselves): https://t.me/She1xx 🔹We will connect Ironsource or Appodeal mediation (Income growth x1.5-2): https://t.me/kristaliss See information about the development and launch of games: 🔹Telegram channel https://t.me/grishakof_gamedev 🔹VK https://vk.com/grishakovbiz 🔹Instagram / grishakof Useful videos on game monetization: 🔹Google Ads Game Promotion Plan • Step-by-Step Mobile Promotion Plan ... 🔹How to track EARNINGS on games • How to track EARNINGS on games? N... 🔹Our game development studio https://gardenofdreams.games/ Join the developer chat https://vk.me/join/RZdGuvVTSgfZPl5XvH… Our Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/develo... Our games: https://gardenofdreams.games/ Podcasts: https://gamedevpodcast.taplink.ws