Published , by Donovan Erskine
Published , by Donovan Erskine
Last fall, YouTuber Dunkey introduced the world to BIGMODE, a new publishing label with a goal of being “developer-friendly” and helping to build some amazing games. The publisher’s first game will be Animal Well, which is currently in development at Shared Memory. We spoke with the developer to learn more about working with BIGMODE and bringing their vision to life.
Shacknews’ Greg Burke caught up with Billy Basso, the solo developer behind Animal Well at PAX West. During the chat, Basso talked about how the perception and response to Animal Well has shifted and grown under publisher BIGMODE. He reveals that he wasn’t originally looking for a publisher for the game until BIGMODE came along.
He also speaks to how Dunkey’s coverage of the game has led to a boom in excitement and anticipation around it. Basso specifically calls out a Dunkey video covering last year’s Summer Game Fest, in which he praised Animal Well despite being critical of the overall event. Basso said that this video led to a huge boost in wishlists for Animal Well on Steam.
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