This solo developer spent 8 years making his game

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Julian Ball (Lens Island): Julian spent eight years developing Lens Island . He is known for his discipline and "stoic" motivation, remaining calm throughout the final launch of the game, which was considered too massive for one person to work on. Billy Basso (Animal Well): Released in 2024, Animal Well is a metroidvania game developed by Billy Basso over the course of seven years . The project began as a side experiment while he was working elsewhere, but he eventually devoted himself to completing it. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/today-s-take--6662936/support.

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