From indie developer and publisher Auroch Digital, each series explores our games that are currently in development, giving you insight into how we make titles like Brewmaster, Mars Horizon, The Colonists, Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics, Megaquarium, and Dark Future. We also discuss current topics within the Games Industry itself, like climate change and adapting to remote-working. We are currently working on titles such as Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun and Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life
Episodes
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
How To Make a Video Game with Auroch Digital is back with another season! We've been incredibly busy managing the immense success of Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, and we have some incredible episodes lined up for you. This trailer will take you through all we have to offer in the upcoming season - keep an eye out for new releases in the following weeks!
Show Notes
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🕹️ Check out our latest titles: 🍻 Brewmaster and 🔫 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
🚀 Wishlist Mars Horizon 2: The Search For Life on Steam
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Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
In our final episode of the season, Matt and Tomas peek back into the past of Warhammer – the origins, the evolution, and its impact on tabletop gaming as we know it.
They also talk about our highly anticipated upcoming title, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, and how the studio’s love for the franchise fed into an authentic Retro Warhammer game.
So pack up your chainsword, load up your Boltgun, and get ready to jump in – Blood for the Blood God!
Show notes
For a little more info on Boltgun, you can check out this IGN review, visit Focus' website, and Wishlist the game on Steam or console now!
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Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Resident Audio Designer and impeccable podcast host Matthew Walker leads this episode, revealing the secrets behind the game audio design pipeline and Brewmaster’s perfect pour. We discuss the importance of early audio integration and collaboration with other game development disciplines, the advantages of a rapid feedback loop, and how in-person production workshops have helped him flourish.
Show Notes
Did Brewmaster pique your interest? You can purchase it on Steam and on console now!
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🕹️ Check out our latest titles: 🍻 Brewmaster and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
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Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Today we gather colleagues Hannah Corcoran, Freddie Jones, Toby Draper and Aaron Parsons together to share their experiences with one of our core pillars of work at Auroch Digital – game porting and publishing.
We talk about the process of working with indie devs to bring their game from PC to console platforms like Xbox, Nintendo and PlayStation, as well as mobile, or even taking a mobile game and bringing it to PC!
Show Notes
The games we port and publish are games we love to play and that we want to share with more gamers, and we do so in a fair way for us, the devs and the players at home.
If you’re a developer and want to chat to us about partnering with us on a porting project – get in touch!
If you want to see some of our porting work, you can check out Megaquarium and The Colonists on our website.
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Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Today we step into the Psychology of creating a video game, in a whistle stop tour led by our resident neuroscientist, Jess. They describe the psychology behind art, music and colour within videogames, and why gaming can be so important for our mental health.
*content warning* mild discussion of struggling with mental health
Show notes
Thanks for tuning in to an episode that’s close to our hearts (and brains) here at Auroch Digital. If you’d like to read a little more about the content discussed in today’s episode, you can check out our blog post.
At Auroch we take mental health as seriously as physical health, supporting colleagues who need time off for their wellbeing, and accommodating for therapy and counselling sessions.
We're an anti-crunch studio too, and this is built into our production approach for each project to protect the wellbeing of our employees. If you'd like to join the team at Auroch, or the wider Sumo group, you can check out the company jobs page here!
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
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Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
We’re entering the dawn of a new age in role playing games – or at least, so we at Auroch Digital believe. RPG enthusiasts Peter Willington and Lucy Cook join hosts Matt, Jess and Tom for this episode. They contemplate the idea of an RPG renaissance, that RPGs and TTRPGs are stronger and more varied than ever, and that now is the perfect time to invest in the wealth of joy and fun that RPGs have to offer.
Show Notes
Thanks to the Grognard podcast for giving us a great model to start this show off with 🍻
You can check out the great group of games we curated for Steam Digital Tabletop Festival 2021, and maybe pick up a few titles to try!
If analogue is your preferred style, here’s a link to a great collection of TTRPGs on itch.
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Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
We’re back with fresh insights into the dos and don’ts of interviews within the games industry, led by our Studio Director Tomas Rawlings. Having conducted over 100 interviews, Tom is on hand to answer burning questions such as ‘do I need a portfolio?’ and ‘what should I wear?’, as well as suggest what you in turn can ask your prospective employers.
Show Notes
We’re currently hiring for various roles at Auroch Digital, so head on over to our website and check out what we have available.
If you’d like to find out more about what it’s like to work with us, you can check out our previous podcast episodes.
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🕹️ Check out our latest titles: 🚀 Mars Horizon and 🍻 Brewmaster
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🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find our previous Seasons here
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Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
How To Make a Video Game with Auroch Digital is back with another season! This teaser episode takes you on a rundown of all that season 8 has to offer - we can't wait to have you back in the studio with us.
Show Notes
📝Sign up to our Newsletter to stay up to date with Auroch Digital
💬 Want to talk to us? Join our Discord
🕹️ Check out our latest titles: 🚀 Mars Horizon and 🍻 Brewmaster
🙋 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn
🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find our previous Seasons here
⭐Please do rate the podcast and spread the word!
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
It's our last episode of season 7, and what an episode to finish on! We welcome guest David Rock, AKA granitepenguin, to a conversation between Matt, Tomas and Jess about his journey with Steve Jackson Games' Ogre. David details how he started as a dear fan of the TTRPG and our digital adaptation for PC, and tells us of his experience as being a Line Editor at Steve Jackson Games. Tomas and David talk deep-strategy, and Jess and Matt remark on how incredible a journey it is to be a community member who ends up working on the very game you love.
Show Notes
Did Ogre pique your interest? You can purchase it on Steam now
Be sure to look through Steve Jackson Games' expansive games catalogue too, for anything else you may be interested in playing!
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🕹️ Check out our latest titles: 🚀 Mars Horizon and 🍻 Brewmaster
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🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find our previous Seasons here
⭐Please do rate the podcast and spread the word!
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
For this episode we bring to you a fascinating 1-1 session between our Studio Director, Tomas Rawlings, and Steve Jackson of Steve Jackson Games. They talk about the origins of Ogre, the wargame centred on immensely powerful giant cybernetic tanks, and Steve Jackson remarks on the journey of bringing Ogre to the LastGameboard, a digital platform that transcends the realm between digital and physical boardgames.
Show Notes
Did Ogre pique your interest? You can purchase it on Steam now
Check out the Last Gameboard too, where we have brought Ogre and our other title, Mars Horizon: Blast Off! to a hybrid digital space.
Be sure to look through Steve Jackson Games' expansive games catalogue too, for anything else you may be interested in playing!
📝Sign up to our Newsletter to stay up to date with Auroch Digital
💬 Want to talk to us? Join our Discord
🕹️ Check out our latest titles: 🚀 Mars Horizon and 🍻 Brewmaster
🙋 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn
🎙️ Missed an Episode? Find our previous Seasons here
⭐Please do rate the podcast and spread the word!