Episode 1 · · 01:17:22
The Short Game attempts to discuss an entire genre-defying medium of game design: text-based interactive fiction. That’s right, we’re talking about old-school text adventures, but al...
Episode 1 · · 01:01:25
The fourth game in the Call of Juarez series is its first download-only title. Gunslinger follows Silas Greaves, an over-the-top bounty hunter, whose narration carries the show and w...
Episode 1 · · 47:22
In the final show for 2014, we are counting down our picks for The Short Game game of the year: 3 – Shovel Knight Shovel Knight is an incredible throwback to the NES, but with a mod...
Episode 1 · · 01:31:02
A Dark Room is an incredibly simple and yet incredibly deep and even moving game, unexpected qualities in the “idle games” genre. From the App Store page, you begin with this simple ...
Episode 1 · · 39:27
In this special Thanksgiving holiday edition of The Short Game, we talk bout some of our favorite long games. We named this show the wrong thing! Shortisodes are a break from our reg...
Episode 1 · · 01:04:33
Update: It took some time after playing this game to get to know the developer, Adrian Chmielarz, on Twitter and through his other writing. While we feel this game is an interesting ...
Episode 1 · · 37:06
The shocking conclusion to last week’s episode! Gary Butterfield of Watch Out For Fireballs joins us for an extra-long episode on the groundbreaking adventure game The Walking Dea...
Episode 1 · · 01:29:36
This week, we talk about zombies. Gary Butterfield of Watch Out For Fireballs joins us for an extra-long episode on the groundbreaking adventure game The Walking Dead by Telltale ...
Episode 1 · · 26:17
The Short Game is experimenting with our format this week, and you’re the guinea pig! We’re calling these shortisodes; half-length (or less) episodes in which we break from our regul...
Episode 1 · · 01:36:02
This week, Laura joins us again to discuss Little Inferno, a game so unique that it defies description. Here, we’ll give it a go: Little Inferno is a game in which you order items f...
Episode 1 · · 55:16
This week, we talk to the hosts of the incredible retro gaming and game design analysis podcast, Watch Out For Fireballs! Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross chat with us about how they r...
Episode 1 · · 01:31:53
This week on The Short Game, real life twin brothers Raygan and Shane (plus this other guy) talk about the totally digital brotherhood simulator Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, by Sta...
Episode 1 · · 01:18:06
Year Walk, by Swedish indie developer Simogo, is a haunting combination of adventure, puzzle and horror game mechanics, and explores the dark and fascinating territory of Swedish fo...
Episode 1 · · 01:14:39
This week, we cover Early Access game Crypt of the NecroDancer. This bizarre (yet incredibly smooth) blend of the Rogue-like genre with the the rhythm game genre had us swinging our ...
Episode 1 · · 01:04:16
Welcome to Aristotska. Cause no trouble. This week on The Short Game, we discuss the weird and thought provoking indie point-and-click “document thriller” Papers, Please. It’s possi...
Episode 1 · · 01:05:48
A note to our listeners: This episode will be followed by a one week break as we catch up and prepare for “season two” of The Short Game! We have a lot of great games to discuss in ...
Episode 1 · · 40:28
This week on The Short Game, we discuss our first fighting game! Or is this a fighting game? Wait, what is this exactly? It’s Nidhogg, a game in which two sabre-wielding duelists wi...
Episode 1 · · 01:21:13
This week we delve into our shared Sega heritage with fast paced action platformer Freedom Planet. Launched from a Kickstarter budget of just $25,472, Freedom Planet from GalaxyTrai...
Episode 1 · · 01:11:51
This week on The Short Game, we discuss Yacht Club Games incredible debut and love-letter to the NES, Shovel Knight. This is a game we’ve been dying to discuss on the show and it ...
Episode 1 · · 58:31
Edit: We fixed a small editing error at around the 2:00 mark. This week on The Short Game, we bring you an awesome interview with Dr. David Heineman, author of the recent Kotaku arti...