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189: Slay the Spire

189: Slay the Spire

Episode 1 · · 01:42:40

Eric Farraro, developer and designer of the mobile roguelike deck builder Meteorfall, joins us to offer some perspective on Slay the Spire, a deep roguelike deck builder that’s recen...

188: Cadence of Hyrule (with guest host Gary Butterfield)

188: Cadence of Hyrule (with guest host Gary Butterfield)

Episode 1 · · 01:32:08

We are joined by Gary Butterfield of the Duckfeed.tv network of podcasts to discuss the new collaboration between Brace Yourself Games and Nintendo, Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the N...

Short Game Classic – 21: Crypt of the Necrodancer

Short Game Classic – 21: Crypt of the Necrodancer

Episode 1 · · 01:13:21

We covered Crypt of the Necrodancer in 2014, before the game left early access. Since we will be covering it’s Zelda-infused sequel Cadence of Hyrule next week, and the original epis...

187: Board Games

187: Board Games

Episode 1 · · 54:45

In this episode of a podcast that is definitely about video games, we’re talking about our favorite board games we’ve played this year. Laura is mid-way through a cross country mo...

186: GameClub with Eli Hodapp

186: GameClub with Eli Hodapp

Episode 1 · · 01:19:36

Eli Hodapp, formerly of TouchArcade, joins us this week to talk about his new venture GameClub. We’ve long bemoaned the state of premium games on the iOS App Store, and the team at G...

185: Apple Design Awards 2019

185: Apple Design Awards 2019

Episode 1 · · 59:32

Mark Bramhill of the excellent Welcome to Macintosh podcast joins us again to talk about this year’s crop of Apple Design Award winning games. This feels like a strange transition ye...

184: Gato Roboto

184: Gato Roboto

Episode 1 · · 42:54

Gato Roboto is a retro-styled Metroid-like starring Kiki, a cute kitty in a powerful mech suit. Freshman developer Doinksoft and veteran indie publisher Devolver Digital bring us thi...

183: A Plague Tale: Innocence

183: A Plague Tale: Innocence

Episode 1 · · 51:14

A Plague Tale: Innocence is a beautiful if gruesome stealth action game from Asobo Interactive. Set in 12th century France, you’ll play as Amicia De Rune, a girl from a noble family ...

182: Micro Mages

182: Micro Mages

Episode 1 · · 01:10:13

Micro Mages is a NES homebrew with remarkably modern game design. Morphcat Games managed to fit an entire 4-player Towerfall-inspired co-op platfomer into just 40kb. It’s an incredib...

Short Game Classic – 36: 80 Days

Short Game Classic – 36: 80 Days

Episode 1 · · 01:07:51

Raygan is traveling this week, so in lieu of a full episode we are re-releasing a classic travel-themed Short Game that has just dropped off of the RSS feed. 80 Days was a break out ...

181: The Haunted Island, A Frog Detective Game

181: The Haunted Island, A Frog Detective Game

Episode 1 · · 32:07

After last week’s big episode, Laura and Raygan are taking a moment to relax into a charming little game about a frog. Developer Grace Bruxnor’s The Haunted Island, A Frog Detective ...

180: Heaven’s Vault

180: Heaven’s Vault

Episode 1 · · 01:57:27

The developer of Short Game favorite 80 Days returns with an ambitious new game, and we are joined by a new guest! Laura Garofalo is a Roman cultural historian and Latinist with expe...

179: Rolando – Royal Edition

179: Rolando – Royal Edition

Episode 1 · · 01:03:21

Do you know what they call a Rolando in Paris? That’s right, they call it a Rolando: Royal Edition. One of the earliest smash hit iOS games has just received a beautiful remaster ...

Short Game Classic – 28: A Dark Room (Now on Switch!)

Short Game Classic – 28: A Dark Room (Now on Switch!)

Episode 1 · · 01:36:16

A Dark Room is one of the most celebrated mobile games of all time, and one of the most memorable games we’ve covered on The Short Game. It’s just been ported to Nintendo Switch in a...

178: Photographs

178: Photographs

Episode 1 · · 01:10:14

This week on The Short Game we discuss Photographs, the latest game by Luca Redwood, developer of show favorite You Must Build A Boat. Photographs is a narrative puzzle game for PC, ...

177: Anodyne

177: Anodyne

Episode 1 · · 49:15

Anodyne by developers Sean Han Tani and Marina Kittaka is something we’ve been meaning to cover for a very long time. Originally released in February 2013 (early days of the indie ga...

176: Baba Is You

176: Baba Is You

Episode 1 · · 49:25

Game Is Good! This week we’re discussing the award winning puzzle game Baba Is You, from Finnish developer Hempuli Oy. In this mind- (and rule-bending) puzzle game, each Sokoban-styl...

175: Ape Out

175: Ape Out

Episode 1 · · 01:03:47

A violent instrument plays jazz of rage and sorrow on this week’s Short Game. Ape Out is an intense top-down musical beat-em-up from developer Gabe Cuzzillo. We discuss the game’s "v...

174: Arcade Games on Switch

174: Arcade Games on Switch

Episode 1 · · 01:23:02

Arcade games are the ultimate short games, and the Nintendo Switch is home to what might be the largest library of arcade game ports of any current generation console. In this specia...

173: The Gardens Between

173: The Gardens Between

Episode 1 · · 57:36

It’s good to have Frendts. This time the Short Game is playing The Gardens Between, a time-reversing adventure puzzle game from developer The Voxel Agents. Expect The Gardens Between...