Developer Chat: Ssnake (Steel Beasts)

The fourth episode of the interview series has us sitting down to chat with Nils (a.k.a. Ssnake) of eSim games, co-creator of Steel Beasts. We discuss the story of his project and how it fits into the larger sim gaming sphere. Buy Steel Beasts Pro PE: https://www.esimgames.com/3165-2/ Thumbnail screenshot by @PhanPhantasy 0:00 Introductions 0:54 What is Steel Beasts? 2:22 Origin story 13:22 The challenges of military contracts 25:37 Why make a tank sim? 36:01 Two small teams keeping tank sims alive 40:14 Connecting with military customers 44:08 Game vs. sim branding and why it's mostly surface level 48:26 Passion projects with limited resources 51:58 Progression of computer and game technology 55:43 The hardware controllers saga 1:06:34 Money is fleeting but the struggle is worth it 1:10:27 Mutual respect, no rivalry between the teams 1:20:43 The complexities of Steel Beasts 1:24:37 This stuff will consume your life 1:34:51 What other games do you like? 1:40:06 The future for Steel Beasts