I released two exclusive videos on making money in gamedev! Check them out here 👉 https://bit.ly/3MFd8c1 Hey, guys! Today we have a new interview, and our guest is Alexey Testov, the founder of the gamedev studio Hidden Layer Games and the creator of the masterpiece game Inmost. In this video, Alexey will tell you how he started doing gamedev, how their studio was affected by the "death" of flash games, as well as about winning DevGamm, the terms of cooperation with the publisher, and, of course, about revenue. Inmost game: — Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/93... — Apple Arcade: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/inmost/... TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 How did you start doing gamedev? 6:05 Did you work and do gamedev in your free time? Can we say that you are a passionate person who wants to realize their idea? 10:50 How much did you earn as a system administrator? What was your next project? 16:00 How did the "death" of flash games affect you? 25:20 Did you make a "demo" without clear plans for the release? 35:35 What stage of negotiations with the publishers was reached? Tell us more about the terms of cooperation? Did you relax after the first payment? Or was it the other way around? 43:20 How did you experience the moment when you realized that after 1.5 years the game was not ready yet? Can we say that you immediately broke even with the release? What did you use to write the game? 53:40 How did people like the game? Did you spend another year on finalizing it? Tell us about the first announcement of Inmost and how the release went 1:02:40 Tell us about the revenue. Where was there more income: Steam, Apple Arcade or Nintendo Switch? 1:12:00 Are you proud of the game? What are your plans for further development? 1:22:40 Are there any agreements on a new game with any publisher? Tell us about tinyBuild 1:25:40 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/