How This Indie Developer Transformed Internet Constraints Into Viral Games
February 14th, 2025
Website
Founded By
Starting Costs
$800
Days To Build
2
Founders
1
Monthly Traffic
142K
Profitable
Yes
Days To Build
2
Year Started
2023
Customer
B2B & B2C
Who is Nolen Royalty?
Nolen Royalty, who often goes by "eieio" online, is a New York-based game creator with a background in tech, having previously worked at Jane Street Capital and Amazon Web Services. A self-taught programmer, Nolen honed his skills at the Recurse Center, leading him to develop unique internet games.
Sources (4)
2 articles · 2 podcasts
eieio.games
Article
What's My Deal
Hi. I’m Nolen Royalty. On the internet I often go by “eieio” 1. I like putting games in surprising places and helping strangers interact ...
eieio.substack.com
Article
eieio games • by nolen royalty
I’m nolen. On the internet I go by eieio. I make and write about games. Games I’ve made include stranger video (a silent staring contest)...
listennotes.com
Podcast
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2024
Creating Games to Make the Web Fun Again - Nolen Royalty founder of eieio.games
Nolan Royalty discusses his journey in game development, reflecting on the nostalgia of early internet games and the communities they fos...
listennotes.com
Podcast
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2025
Story: One Million Checkboxes - The Viral Game That Defied Convention
What if internet trolls could become your greatest collaborators? Nolen Royalty discovered this unexpected truth when his simple checkbox...
