#John yaakov pupperazzi windows#

Theoretically we managed to put ourselves into a financially stable position and set ourselves up for success due to our contract work, but half of our team were students and the other half had massive student loans that we were very motivated to start paying back. In 2016, following the success of Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor and after a successful Kickstarter for Dad Quest, we realized that our “success” wasn’t really making us money, so we turned to contract work to fund our studio. This helped with both finances and time management. Looking back, it’s clear we only barely survived because we were full-time students, with access to lots of “free” resources, including office space, mentorship, creative and supportive environments, nearby on-demand cooked meals, etc. It was always strange that as a student-run indie game studio we were so large, with 3 owners and 12 collaborators that would cycle between part-time and full-time workers–plus interns–but we ignored all the advice we ever got during that period. Since we were college students skilled at making video games, we were a bit egotistical about it, with vision and initiative, but no experience of any kind (video game related or otherwise). And during our college years we released Petrichor (2014), Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor (2016), and Dad Quest (2018) among a bunch of other games before Pupperazzi in 2022. We started up Sundae Month when we were in college around the goal of making great games. Spoilers: we wouldn’t do it this way again. So we can’t claim this is a comprehensive postmortem, but this is an honest look at how and why we made this game the way we did.

We’d like to note that this piece doesn’t necessarily speak for everyone at Sundae Month. It’s the largest 3D game we’ve made, and a lot changed at Sundae Month during its development.

#John yaakov pupperazzi windows#

Between 1 and 12 people worked on it and it launched this year on Steam, Epic, Itch.io, Xbox, and Windows Store via GamePass. Pupperazzi is a first-person dog photography game created by Sundae Month.