The Game Design Round Table

Navigating Steam Market Saturation with John Schaefer

Market saturation on Steam has fundamentally altered the game development landscape, shifting the industry from a growth-oriented model to a fragmented ecosystem where most revenue is generated by older, established titles. With over 23,000 new games released annually, the challenge is not merely discoverability, but t...

Designing and Publishing Science Board Games with John Coveyou

The Horizon of AI in Video Game Development: What Can Current Frontier Models Actually Do?

The Economics and Design of Sustainable Live Services

Hands-On with AI: From Tabletop Redesigns to the Compiler Paradigm

The Economics and Ethics of Live Service Game Design

The Great Contraction: Navigating the Video Game Job Market

The No-Hit Wonder Strategy: Survival and Success with Jake Birkett

Bizarro World: Indie Devs Feel the Fury Over AI in Games

Revisiting Civ 7

Season: RPG - Exploring the Success Behind Neon Odyssey with Mikey Gilder

Listener Questions, AI and the Future of Game Design

Listener Questions May 2026

Design Talk - Exploring Claude with Dirk & David

Design Talk - Buried Giant with Cole Werhle

Design Talk - Exploring Nevaros with Raven Zachary

Design Talk - NYT Games with Rohit Crasta

Civ Series 13 - Rogue Hex with Reed Erlandson

Design Talk - Designing large group games with Rikki Tahta

Season: RPG - Interlude: The Final Round Table