Sep 4, 2026
We chat with Mark Essen (Nidhogg, Wheel World) about his
"feverish bullet heaven platformer" Blood Dungeon. We discuss
making a small game in the shadow of a bigger project, the
constraints it takes to do it sanely, and building on the
foundations of a nascent genre.
Discussed in this episode:
Messhof
https://messhof.com
Blood Dungeon
https://messhof.com/blooddungeon
exp. zine - Vampire Survivors
https://expzine.com/2026/07/21/vampire-survivors-poncle-2022/
Death to the Self-Playing Game
https://www.jank.cool/death-to-the-self-playing-game/?ref=aftermath.site
Messhof Marchive
https://messhof.com/freeware