Description
Game studios kept turning Lena down. Her Fortnite games got Epic's attention.
This is the UEFN story behind the job rejections, the DM she thought was spam, and the work that came after.
I sit down with Lena Glitch, the creator behind KPOP Team Deathmatch: Demon Hunters, Galactic Domination and Gold Gondola Adventure, to talk about what it actually takes to get a game made, noticed and played.
Before Fortnite, Lena spent years making music. Game development gave her a place to bring that creative work and her software background together. Getting started still meant awkward job interviews, learning as she went, and building through a remote PC in the US because her own computer couldn't run UEFN.
Then came the moments you can't really plan for: pitching Fortnite to a tourism client, checking whether an Epic message was real, and opening the game with friends to discover her KPOP island in Netflix Picks.
We also get into the less glamorous part. Lena built Galactic Domination alongside a full-time job, working late into the night during a six-week push. She talks openly about the burnout afterward, the fixes that kept coming, and players finding ways into places they were never supposed to reach.
In this episode:
- How Lena moved from music into Fortnite game development.
- What she brought to the Gold Gondola pitch before the client said yes.
- The Epic DM, the wait, and her reaction to seeing KPOP in Netflix Picks.
- Building a Star Wars game after work and dealing with the cost of that pace.
- Why a trailer, thumbnail and social posts deserve attention alongside the game.
- Learning to delegate, asking for feedback, and publishing before everything feels perfect.
If you're building in UEFN, trying to break into game development, or figuring out how to get people to care about something you've made, there's a lot here to take into your next project.
What's harder for you right now: finishing your game or getting people to try it? Let us know in the comments.
FOLLOW LENA
X: https://x.com/lenaglitchFN
Portfolio: https://www.lenaglish.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lena-glisovic-lenaglitch-90aa4b292/
Fortnite creator page: https://www.fortnite.com/@lenaglitch?lang=en-US
PLAY LENA'S GAMES
KPOP Team Deathmatch: Demon Hunters (1841-5661-7216):
https://www.fortnite.com/@lenaglitch/1841-5661-7216
Galactic Domination (0882-8083-4847):
https://www.fortnite.com/@lenaglitch/0882-8083-4847
Gold Gondola Adventure (5184-8107-1604):
https://www.fortnite.com/@lenaglitch/5184-8107-1604
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