From Big Macs to Baftas: the incredible story behind the hit video game Vampire Survivors - eviltoast
Luca Galante went from flipping burgers in Thornton Heath to accidentally creating a gaming sensation in one of the few true indie developer rags-to-riches tales

cross-posted from: https://yiffit.net/post/860162

After years spent pursuing a career in game development, Italian coder Luca Galante had given up. Uprooting himself from a comfortable life in Rome, he flew to England in the hope of finally making his childhood dream a reality. Yet after countless rejected job applications, Galante found himself flipping Big Macs in Thornton Heath McDonald’s. Dejected, he gave up on his digital dream, leaving what he says might be “the worst McDonald’s in the UK” to code slot machines for a gambling company. Now, 10 years and one bedroom-made game later, Galante is the proud owner of two Baftas.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/RYbQn

  • Hossenfeffer@feddit.ukEnglish
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    1 year ago

    It’s a fun game. I’ve bought it on XBox and Steam and am happy to give my cash to an Indie developer.