At Summer time Sport Fest 2025, Ambrosia Sky caught the hearts and minds of attendees for its distinctive premise, uncommon gameplay, and compelling sci-fi imaginative and prescient. It’s a cosmic science fiction sport the place gamers uncover the mysteries of a misplaced colony by cleansing up an alien mould and burying the lifeless.
It’s from a group of trade veterans with expertise at corporations like Bethesda, Ubisoft, and past—nevertheless it’s not the type of sport any of these corporations would have made.
That’s not a knock on any of these studios—it’s troublesome to discover new concepts in well-entrenched workflows. Making gorgeous, inventive video games generally requires ranging from zero and avoiding the temptation to make a sport described as “X, however Y.”
This week on the Sport Developer Podcast, Delicate Rains studio head Joel Burgess and narrative director Kaitlin Tremblay dropped by to debate the origins of Ambrosia Sky, and why the group set an bold aim—making a sport that may really push the boundaries of science fiction.
Burgess and Tremblay have been additionally candid in regards to the sophisticated strategy of deciding what sport to make. When your studio is stuffed with trade veterans, there’s an expectation you’re hanging out to make your personal model of the video games you already labored on—however that’s not what Delicate Rains needed to make.
About The Sport Developer Podcast
The Sport Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling the triumphs, catastrophes, and every thing in-between of sport growth, sharing classes and methods fellow builders can use to hone their craft. The Sport Developer Podcast is hosted by Bryant Francis, edited by Pierre Landriau, and options music by Mike Meehan.
Try the Ambrosia Sky demo on Steam: https://retailer.steampowered.com/app/3580160/Ambrosia_Sky/
Observe Joel Burgess and Kait Tremblay on Bluesky at @joelburgess.bsky.social and @kaittremblay.bsky.social
