Episode 1 · · 45:48
Paratopic is a cursed Playstation 1 game. Or perhaps it’s an experiment in first person storytelling. Or perhaps it’s just creepy AF. This award winning game from 2018 just came to N...
Episode 1 · · 01:00:08
In the tradition of great arcade racing games like Daytona USA and OutRun2, Hotshot Racing brings fluid 60fps to Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and Steam. 8 The Short Game is su...
Episode 1 · · 38:06
This week we’re talking about a pair of very short very wet games. Spitkiss is “a story of boundless love, told through precision platforming.” Navigate the challenges of polyamor...
Episode 1 · · 52:06
What The Golf? for Apple Arcade, Nintendo Switch, and PC, is not a golf game. It is, however, a good excuse for a Raygan Rant. The Short Game is supported directly by our listen...
Episode 1 · · 01:30:41
We are now participating in the cultural event of Blaseball. Recorded during the final game of the Season 4 Internet Series, we are joined by narrative designer, writer, and Hade...
Episode 1 · · 38:41
Killer Queen Black is a team-based arcade strategy game based on the original arcade-only Killer Queen. Two teams of four players fight for the glory of their hive, with three ways t...
Episode 1 · · 45:18
The classic edutainment title is back in 4K, and now you can pay $10 to give your frog a hat! The Short Game is supported directly by our listeners on Patreon! Supporters at any...
Episode 1 · · 54:58
It’s a short game rerun this week while Raygan takes some parental leave, but we’re bringing back a timely episode. Superhot Mind Control Delete is out this week and will be our new ...
Episode 1 · · 01:22:55
For as long as the show has been around, whenever we asked “what’s a great short retro game?” the nearly unanimous answer was always “Super Metroid!” It’s the game that launched one ...
Episode 1 · · 01:12:36
Superliminal is a first person puzzle game based on optical illusions and forced perspective. In development by a small team since 2014, this game has some incredibly polished tech a...
Episode 1 · · 57:33
Young love in the Lonely Valley. JELLY is an interactive fiction game co-written by Short Game favorite Chandler Groover and newcomer (?) Tom Lento. It was recently awarded Best i...
Episode 1 · · 01:24:04
This week guest host Anna Anthropy joins us to discuss an unexpected HD remaster of a beloved but obscure Japan-only GameCube game! The Mr. Driller series burned brightly but bri...
Episode 1 · · 47:20
Set in a colorful post-apocalyptic wasteland, Signs of the Sojourner is a narrative deck-building game about building a character – and deck – through conversations. It has a beauti...
Episode 1 · · 01:00:02
Jet Lancer is a free-flying 2D shooter that feels like a colorful, expanded version of Luftrausers. Fly a high-tech jet that can flip 360° mid flight and boost to air-brake, and take...
Episode 1 · · 01:52:14
This week on the show we are talking about the incredible itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality, a pay-what-you-want bundle of over 1000 games supporting the NAACP Legal Def...
Episode 1 · · 02:56
No episode this week, but please listen to this brief programming note. #BlackLivesMatter Our next episode will be covering highlights from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice a...
Episode 1 · · 54:40
In this episode Shane and Laura talk about Mini Metro and Mini Motorways by Dinosaur Polo Club, a game and its sequel. One has had staying power and one hasn’t. When SimCity got s...
Episode 1 · · 01:19:40
It’s another almost-annual round up of bird-themed games! Mark Bramhill joins us to share some bird facts as we tap-to-flap. 00:00:00: Intro 00:04:11: Songbird Symphony 00:10:36:...
Episode 1 · · 48:47
A perfect fantasy about going to an office job, something many of us aren’t able to do right now. Good Job! is a strange comedy puzzle game for Nintendo Switch. As the CEO’s kid, you...
Episode 1 · · 57:38
Was Freya Fellow stabbed by a painting? Detective Grimoire and his assistant Sally Spears have come to Tangle Tower to find out. Laura and Raygan discuss this incredibly well animate...