Vampire Survivors studio Poncle was originally just one designer, Luca Galante, throwing everything he had at his dream roguelike. On the back of the game's meteoric success, which has spawned a whole wave of Survivors-likes, it's become a team that now includes publishing arm Poncle Presents. Like the Among Us-backed Outersloth and Palworld-funded Pocketpair Publishing, Galante says he wanted to leverage his mega-hit as a way to "give back" to the industry and help more indie games get made.
In an interview with GamesRadar+, Galante, who is still getting used to all the business fuss that comes with a larger team and publishing responsibilities, reflects on the role and responsibility of a game publisher today.
