RPS@PAX 2023: What four PAX Rising developers learned after testing their game for four days in a row

Last year PAX EastWe spent a lot of time exploring PAX Rising showcase booth, is a collection of indie games curated by PAX itself. Not only did we find lots of fun games to play, but we were also able to chat with the game’s creators as all of the Rising finalists were invited in person to showcase the work. theirs to the public.

This year, however, Rachel and I decided to take it one step further. We interviewed the teams behind four of the eleven finalists in 2023, asking the developers behind Go-Go Town!, Paper traces, Kill the princess And Xenotilt: Hostile Pinball Action about their experience bringing their game to PAX, what they’ve learned along the way, and what it’s like to spend four days standing and talking to thousands of attendees (disclosure: it’s real). very tired).