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EPISODE · Sep 30, 2025 · 1H 2M

Skyrocketing Game Dev Costs! What Can We Do?

from IndieGameBusiness® · host Jay Powell

Game development costs are soaring to unprecedented heights, driven by the proliferation of new platforms, pandemic-fueled salary surges, shifting business models, and diverse expectations from different generations of gamers. In an industry where every new release is held to increasingly higher standards, players are paradoxically playing fewer games and for less hours. The challenge to create a hit game has never been more daunting. Join us for a conversation on the forces driving up game development costs and strategies studios are leveraging to ensure profitability.

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