Influencer Sessions by Deep Jam 2025

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Influencer Sessions brings some of Türkiye’s best-known gaming creators and indie developers together with Deep Jam 2025 participants. Enis Kirazoğlu, Batuhan Bozkan, Orhun Kayaalp and Ataberk Palacıoğlu answer live questions on Steam Next Fest, promoting indie games, solo development, starting a studio and building a career in games, plus a bonus investor session on gaming funds. Recorded live during Deep Jam 2025, GameDev.ist’s free online game acceleration program. Episodes are in Turkish. Sponsored by Nunitos.

Episodes

  1. Feb 11

    Promoting Indie Games on Steam @batuhanbozkan | Deep Jam 2025: Influencer Sessions #8

    Batuhan Bozkan closes Influencer Sessions with a look at promoting indie games on Steam. With moderator Umut Ersaraç, he explains why Steam Deck support can push a game up Steam's algorithm, why friendslop games keep players coming back, and what CES 2026 could mean for developers. He also shares exactly what he wants to see in a pitch email: one striking image, a short hook and a working Steam link. Recorded live during Deep Jam 2025. Episode in Turkish. Sponsored by Nunitos.

    Promoting Indie Games on Steam @batuhanbozkan | Deep Jam 2025: Influencer Sessions #8

  2. Jan 7

    Building a Career in Game Development @at0mdev | Deep Jam 2025: Influencer Sessions #7

    Ataberk Palacıoğlu returns to talk about building a career in game development. With moderator Umut Ersaraç, he shares how to prepare before approaching studios and publishers at industry events, what the 2026 market numbers say, and why you should keep shipping and move on fast when a game doesn't land. He also talks about jury criteria and his golden rule: don't set up a company until you actually need one. Recorded live during Deep Jam 2025. Episode in Turkish. Sponsored by Nunitos.

    Building a Career in Game Development @at0mdev | Deep Jam 2025: Influencer Sessions #7

  3. 12/28/2025

    Indie Games 2025 Year in Review @OrhunKayaalp | Deep Jam 2025: Influencer Sessions #6

    Orhun Kayaalp reviews the year in indie games, recorded in the last days of 2025. With moderator Umut Ersaraç, he asks who still counts as indie when AA studios win Game of the Year, what platform-holder acquisitions mean for creative freedom, and where he stands in the generative AI debate. He also explains why execution matters more than the idea and how far you should trust Steam tags. Recorded live during Deep Jam 2025. Episode in Turkish. Sponsored by Nunitos.

    Indie Games 2025 Year in Review @OrhunKayaalp | Deep Jam 2025: Influencer Sessions #6

  4. 12/26/2025

    The Making of a Gaming Fund @bogaziciventures | Deep Jam 2025: Investor Sessions

    How does a gaming fund look at a studio? Recorded at the Boğaziçi Ventures office, GameDev.ist co-founder Faruk Akıncı hosts Barış Özistek, CEO of Boğaziçi Ventures. They compare mobile with the smaller but more loyal premium PC and console audience, explain why a long-lived IP that grows across platforms and media is the real goal, name the pitch-deck red flags investors notice, and cover what founders should know about investor and publisher agreements. Recorded during Deep Jam 2025. Episode in Turkish. Sponsored by Nunitos.

    The Making of a Gaming Fund @bogaziciventures | Deep Jam 2025: Investor Sessions

  5. 12/22/2025

    Starting Your Own Game Studio @EnisKirazogluvideolar | Deep Jam 2025: Influencer Sessions #5

    Enis Kirazoğlu returns to talk about starting your own game studio. With moderator Umut Ersaraç, he looks back on founding Phew Phew Games: figuring out how anything actually gets made, why he funded the studio himself and kept every decision in his own hands, and what changed once their first game passed 120,000 sales. They also cover market research before picking a genre and what to watch out for with equity crowdfunding. Recorded live during Deep Jam 2025. Episode in Turkish. Sponsored by Nunitos.

    Starting Your Own Game Studio @EnisKirazogluvideolar | Deep Jam 2025: Influencer Sessions #5

  6. 12/16/2025

    Solo Developer Tips for Indie Games @at0mdev | Deep Jam 2025: Influencer Sessions #4

    Developer and creator Ataberk Palacıoğlu shares his solo developer tips for indie games, recorded the day after The Game Awards 2025. With moderator Umut Ersaraç, he looks at what "indie" means today and gets practical: build a routine you can keep, don't make an MMO as your first project, earn engagement on social media instead of begging for likes, and use genre data to understand a market rather than to predict your sales. Recorded live during Deep Jam 2025. Episode in Turkish. Sponsored by Nunitos.

    Solo Developer Tips for Indie Games @at0mdev | Deep Jam 2025: Influencer Sessions #4

  7. 12/12/2025

    Getting Ready for Steam Next Fest @OrhunKayaalp | Deep Jam 2025: Influencer Sessions #3

    How do you get ready for Steam Next Fest? Content creator Orhun Kayaalp and GameDev.ist co-founder Sinan Akkol answer Deep Jam developers' questions on how many wishlists you need before the festival, keeping your demo up to date, building a vertical slice, reading playtest feedback without losing your vision, when free-to-play makes sense, and why it has never been easier to start making content about your game. Recorded live during Deep Jam 2025. Episode in Turkish. Sponsored by Nunitos.

    Getting Ready for Steam Next Fest @OrhunKayaalp | Deep Jam 2025: Influencer Sessions #3

  8. 12/04/2025

    Behind the Scenes of Gaming YouTube @batuhanbozkan | Deep Jam 2025: Influencer Sessions #2

    Batuhan Bozkan takes us behind the scenes of gaming YouTube. With GameDev.ist co-founder Faruk Akıncı, he shares what makes a press email and press kit worth opening, why PC and console success still comes down to creativity rather than paid ads, why small teams can take risks big publishers can't, and what makes him stop on a Steam page and buy. Recorded live during Deep Jam 2025. Episode in Turkish. Sponsored by Nunitos.

    Behind the Scenes of Gaming YouTube @batuhanbozkan | Deep Jam 2025: Influencer Sessions #2

  9. 11/25/2025

    The Story of Phew Phew Games @EnisKirazogluvideolar | Deep Jam 2025: Influencer Sessions #1

    The story of Phew Phew Games opens Influencer Sessions. Gaming YouTuber and studio co-founder Enis Kirazoğlu talks with GameDev.ist co-founder Sinan Akkol about what shipping their first game taught the team and where the studio is heading next. He also answers Deep Jam developers' questions on the gaps in indie games from Türkiye, why a big creator's video alone doesn't sell a game, what makes characters and stories stick, and how to keep feature creep under control. Recorded live during Deep Jam 2025. Episode in Turkish.

    The Story of Phew Phew Games @EnisKirazogluvideolar | Deep Jam 2025: Influencer Sessions #1
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Influencer Sessions brings some of Türkiye’s best-known gaming creators and indie developers together with Deep Jam 2025 participants. Enis Kirazoğlu, Batuhan Bozkan, Orhun Kayaalp and Ataberk Palacıoğlu answer live questions on Steam Next Fest, promoting indie games, solo development, starting a studio and building a career in games, plus a bonus investor session on gaming funds. Recorded live during Deep Jam 2025, GameDev.ist’s free online game acceleration program. Episodes are in Turkish. Sponsored by Nunitos.

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