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280: Boomerang X

280: Boomerang X

Episode 1 · · 01:06:50

This week we played Boomerang X, a new first person shooter boomeranger from developer DANG! published by Devolver Digital. Fling your boomerang (and yourself) through the air in a s...

279: Ynglet

279: Ynglet

Episode 1 · · 43:25

This week we are covering Ynglet, a weird little anti-platformer for PC/Mac. Enjoy us trying mightily to describe the abstract main character creature (betasseled space squid?), and ...

278: Chicory: A Colorful Tale

278: Chicory: A Colorful Tale

Episode 1 · · 01:07:12

Chicory is a game about a black and white world, and an unlikely artist-dog given a magic paintbrush and tasked with coloring it in. Like developer Greg Lobanov’s previous game Wande...

277: The Magnificent Trufflepigs

277: The Magnificent Trufflepigs

Episode 1 · · 01:06:52

When one of the creators of Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture makes a Firewatch-inspired game about running a metal detector over the British countryside, we pay attention. Unfortunate...

276: Overboard!

276: Overboard!

Episode 1 · · 01:21:01

Overboard! is the latest game from Inkle, creators of Short Game favorites 80 Days and Heaven’s Vault. Developed in just over three months during the Covid-19 pandemic, Overboard is ...

275: Mundaun

275: Mundaun

Episode 1 · · 52:10

Mundaun is a pleasant mountain hike gone dreadfully, dreadfully wrong. First person protagonist Curdin returns to his grandfather’s home in Mundaun, a secluded village in the Swiss A...

274: Peggle!

274: Peggle!

Episode 1 · · 01:06:14

Who would have thought we could talk for nearly an hour about Peggle, a game that according to Nate doesn’t even exist in his home timeline. The Short Game is supported direct...

273: Sneaky Sasquatch

273: Sneaky Sasquatch

Episode 1 · · 01:06:31

This overlooked open-world kitchen sink game might be Apple Arcade’s best exclusive. Sneaky Sasquatch looks on its surface like a light stealth game aimed at children, but get past i...

272: Knights of San Francisco

272: Knights of San Francisco

Episode 1 · · 01:13:53

In IFComp 2017, we were excited by the possibilities Filip Hráček showed in his comp game Insignificant Little Vermin, built with his bespoke choice-based system Egamebook. Now Hráče...

Short Game Classic – 108: Severed

Short Game Classic – 108: Severed

Episode 1 · · 54:11

This week we are re-releasing our episode on Severed, a game from Guacamelee developer Drinkbox Studios that originally released on Vita and has since been ported to just about every...

271: Apple Arcade, Revisited

271: Apple Arcade, Revisited

Episode 1 · · 01:05:05

This week we are renewing our Apple Arcade subscriptions and talking about some of the games we’ve checked out since the debut of the service. 00:01:57: Wonderbox 00:07:42: Hitch...

270: Before Your Eyes

270: Before Your Eyes

Episode 1 · · 52:09

Before Your Eyes is a short narrative game that uses your real life blinks (monitored via your PC’s webcam) as your primary interaction. It’s also an extremely moving story, well wri...

269: IFComp 2020 Wrap-Up

269: IFComp 2020 Wrap-Up

Episode 1 · · 01:30:21

Better late than never! This week we are looping back to our promised IFComp 2020 wrap-up, and discussing the four games in the top 10 that we didn’t cover during our colossal four-p...

268: Nintendo Game Boy™

268: Nintendo Game Boy™

Episode 1 · · 01:16:16

This week we’re reminiscing about the ultimate short game machine, the Game Boy, with special guest Jordan Starkweather. Jordan is a host of the Pocketoid podcast, the internet’s lon...

267: Yes, Your Grace

267: Yes, Your Grace

Episode 1 · · 01:13:51

Laura and Raygan dive into this character focused kingdom management simulator about a royal family having a really, really bad year. Yes, Your Grace is available on PC/Xbox (and ...

266: Hardspace: Shipbreaker

266: Hardspace: Shipbreaker

Episode 1 · · 54:44

This week Raygan and Shane have been spending time with Hardspace: Shipbreaker, an early access spaceship salvage simulator that is just on the verge of releasing its first real stor...

265: Cheat Week

265: Cheat Week

Episode 1 · · 56:47

This week we are talking abut some of the long game experiences we’ve had going in between short games lately. Nate talks about deck-building RPG SteamWorld Quest, Raygan has been pl...

264: Loop Hero

264: Loop Hero

Episode 1 · · 01:23:32

A nameless hero trudges endlessly through a world of darkness, walking an endless path and fighting the confused and desperate monsters of his forgotten homeland. Is the lost world e...

263: Ghostrunner

263: Ghostrunner

Episode 1 · · 53:40

This week we are talking about Ghostrunner, a first person platforming cyberpunk action slice-em-up tough-as-nails wallrunning robot ninja game from Polish developer One More Level. ...

262: A Hand With Many Fingers

262: A Hand With Many Fingers

Episode 1 · · 01:01:36

A Hand With Many Fingers by Colestia is a first person conspiracy research game. Using advanced tools such as a card catalog and a cork board, uncover the real life spy thriller myst...