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132: Sonic Mania

132: Sonic Mania

Episode 1 · · 01:00:58

Gotta go fast! This episode we’re talking about Sonic Mania, the first Sonic the Hedgehog game in years to recapture the feeling of the original 2D Sonic games. We discuss our histor...

131: Tacoma

131: Tacoma

Episode 1 · · 56:28

Fullbright’s followup to Gone Home finally arrived last month, and we’re floating in to investigate. Tacoma is a sci-fi exploration/narrative storytelling game set aboard a moon-orbi...

130: Subsurface Circular

130: Subsurface Circular

Episode 1 · · 52:57

Bithell Beyonce-ed us! Mike Bithell, creator of Short Game favorites Thomas Was Alone and Volume, surprised us with an unexpected release, and it’s incredibly up our alley. Subsurfac...

129: Pyre

129: Pyre

Episode 1 · · 01:31:45

This episode originally went live with out-of-sync audio. If you got that version please delete and re-download. Sorry! Supergiant’s third game is finally here, and it’s… a sports ga...

128: Board Game to Video Game Ports

128: Board Game to Video Game Ports

Episode 1 · · 50:59

Laura and Nate discuss a category of games near and dear to them both, board games that have made their way to digital platforms, especially iOS. Huge link dump for this episode: Boa...

127: Card Thief & Missile Cards

127: Card Thief & Missile Cards

Episode 1 · · 01:08:34

This week we’re shuffling together two different card-based mash-up games on iOS. Card Thief is a stealthy dungeon crawl in card form, and Missile Cards takes Atari Missile Command a...

126: Little Nightmares

126: Little Nightmares

Episode 1 · · 45:16

Little Nightmares is a side scrolling puzzle-platform-horror-action game by frequent Media Molecule collaborator Tarsier Studios. It’s the first major independent work developed by t...

125: Apple Design Award Winners 2017 (with guest host Mark Bramhill)

125: Apple Design Award Winners 2017 (with guest host Mark Bramhill)

Episode 1 · · 01:08:58

Mark Bramhill of the Welcome to Macintosh podcast joins us to discuss the winners of this year’s Apple Design Awards. The ADAs are Apple’s yearly recognition of outstanding design in...

124: Ludum Dare 38

124: Ludum Dare 38

Episode 1 · · 49:49

Guest host Jupiter Hadley joins us to discuss the Ludum Dare 38. Ludum Dare is a game jam/competition where game developers attempt to create a game from scratch in 48 (or 72) hours....

123: The Sexy Brutale

123: The Sexy Brutale

Episode 1 · · 01:06:36

The Sexy Brutale is a stylish adventure puzzle game set against the background of a lavish casino mansion, trapped in a single, endlessly looping day. It’s a co-production between Sp...

122: What Remains of Edith Finch

122: What Remains of Edith Finch

Episode 1 · · 01:41:02

What Remains of Edith Finch is the second game from The Unfinished Swan developer Giant Sparrow and creative director Ian Dallas. It’s a sort of anthology game; a collection of famil...

121: Kero Blaster

121: Kero Blaster

Episode 1 · · 51:36

Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya helped define “indie” game development with his freeware masterpiece Cave Story. Several years later, his follow up was a strange and possibly under appreciated...

120: Snipperclips

120: Snipperclips

Episode 1 · · 50:07

Cut Yourself! (Editor’s Note: Please do not cut yourself.) This week we’re talking the about the sort-of-first-party Nintendo Switch exclusive puzzle game Snipperclips. Break off a t...

119: Blaster Master Zero

119: Blaster Master Zero

Episode 1 · · 43:53

We’re hopping aboard Sophia III with Jason Frudnick to help him find his pet frog Fred in this remake/sequel to the classic NES shooter/platformer hybrid. We start with a brief discu...

118: Dungeons & Dragons ⚔ Short Game Style!

118: Dungeons & Dragons ⚔ Short Game Style!

Episode 1 · · 01:26:49

The Short Game’s official Dungeon Master (that’s Shane) shares his tips on fitting Dungeons & Dragons into your life. D&D is having a bit of a moment lately, but it can still feel li...

117: Night in the Woods

117: Night in the Woods

Episode 1 · · 01:25:06

Night in the Woods is an story-focused adventure game that follows college dropout Mae Borowski as she comes home to distressed mining town Possum Springs and tries to reconnect with...

116: Linelight

116: Linelight

Episode 1 · · 38:21

Linelight is a minimalistic puzzle game from Brett Taylor and his one-man development studio My Dog Zorro. It’s an action puzzle game distilled down to an incredibly streamlined form...

115: 2064 – Read Only Memories

115: 2064 – Read Only Memories

Episode 1 · · 01:07:23

2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk visual novel adventure game from Midboss, the same diverse team behind the GaymerX convention and Gaming in Color, a documentary about LGBTQ p...

114: Puyo Puyo (Series)

114: Puyo Puyo (Series)

Episode 1 · · 48:47

With the English language release of Puyo Puyo Tetris right around the corner (alongside the Nintendo Switch) we take the opportunity to nerd out about our shared love of Puyo poppin...

113: The Room

113: The Room

Episode 1 · · 49:57

The Room series is one of the best selling short game franchises on iOS, known for its beautiful animation and tactile mechanics. Each of the three entries expands on the physical pu...