#49 - Mike Bithell’s Journey From Auteur To Studio Boss

This week on the Game Developer Podcast we quiz Bithell Games CEO and Disney TRON: Catalyst creative director Mike Bithell about his journey from small-time indie to head of a successful game development studio. In this episode, Mike breaks down his creative influences and leadership lessons from over a decade of making commercial games, and what his experience means for developers trying to survive the economic turbulence of 2025. The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling the triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in between of game development, sharing lessons and strategies fellow developers can use to hone their craft. Follow Game Developer on Bluesky and LinkedIn! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gamedeveloper.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gamedeveloperofficial. Learn more about Bithell Games: https://www.bithellgames.com/ Music By: Mike Meehan Edited By: Pierre Landriau