“He’s a genius level guy,” Dunkey says of Basso in a new interview. “He’s so devious. That was our big contribution to Animal Well: trying to talk Billy away from making it evil.

Now Dunkey, whose real name is Jason Gastrow, is hoping to parlay his 14-year rise as an entertaining critic into a serious business publishing indie games, something few influencers have attempted.

Dunkey begged Animal Well creator to make it ‘a little less evil’  And despite the game’s deep puzzle work, dev Billy Basso kinda took the note by Matt Patches Mar 7, 2025, 8:14 AM PST ...