Nuggets Entertainment Made 'RV There Yet?' as a Breather From Its Main Project
The game's rapid success and short development cycle show a small, experienced team can produce a commercial hit by deliberately stepping away from a stalled main project.
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Nuggets Entertainment's co-op hit 'RV There Yet?' was developed in about eight weeks by a four-person team while the rest of the studio was on vacation. The game was a deliberate break from the studio's main project, the farming sim 'Among the Wild', after 4.5 years of development left the team burned out. 'RV There Yet?' reached 100,000 concurrent players and 1 million sales in four days.
Nuggets Entertainment co-founders Tim Badylak and Kristoffer Andersson, both former Coffee Stain employees, spoke at Nordic Game 2026 about the origins of 'RV There Yet?'. The team behind the farming sim 'Among the Wild' was completely burned out after 4.5 years. Badylak argued that 'Among the Wild' didn't need to be made immediately, but 'RV There Yet?' might be better made right away. Four team members built the core in one week, implementing the RV, winch system, and smoking elements, then finished the game in about eight weeks. The studio adopted a policy of making quick yes/no decisions: if something couldn't be figured out in 30 minutes, it was cut. 'RV There Yet?' launched on October 21 and hit 100,000 concurrent players on October 25, with 1 million sales in four days. The game holds a 'Very Positive' rating from about 68,000 user reviews. Nuggets Entertainment announced in March that a new map will be the last major update, after which the studio will move to another project. Badylak said it is not yet decided whether to return to 'Among the Wild' or create a new game, but he noted that if the team burns out again, they can make another game.
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