Step into the shadowy corridors of game development with our esteemed guest, Nilanth Yogadasan, the creative genius behind the eerie yet addictive games, CineNerdle and CineNerdle 2. His games reach over 30,000 daily players, and over 15 million games played. Our conversation takes a deep dive into Nilanth's inspiration, drawing heavily from his passion for horror cinema, and how it fuels the enigmatic puzzles in CineNerdle. Alongside his passion, Nilanth's journey also encompasses the trials and tribulations of maintaining a successful game, providing a fascinating glimpse into a game maker's mind. Play Nilanth's games: https://www.cinenerdle.app/https://www.cinenerdle2.app/ -- (00:00) - Passion for Games and Film (10:56) - Evolution of CineNerdle and Adding Ads (17:03) - Creating and Developing the CineNerdle Games (24:32) - Getting Community Feedback (25:55) - Branding and Naming CineNerdle (31:21) - Pausing School and Running CineNerdle Full-Time (37:01) - Building and Marketing Games --Check out our brainy games: Sumplete - https://sumplete.comKakuro Conquest - https://kakuroconquest.comMathler - https://mathler.comCrosswordle - https://crosswordle.comSudoku Conquest - https://sudokuconquest.comHitori Conquest - https://hitoriconquest.comWordga - https://wordga.com