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334: Immortality (Part 2, Spoilers & Analysis)

334: Immortality (Part 2, Spoilers & Analysis)

Episode 1 · · 01:55:51

In this special double length episode, we’re revealing all the secrets of Marissa Marcel. (Ok, most of them? Some at least, certainly!) We talk about the meta-narrative of Immortalit...

333: Immortality (Part 1, No Spoilers)

333: Immortality (Part 1, No Spoilers)

Episode 1 · · 01:01:41

“Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies was ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared.” Short Game royalty Sam Barlow (Her Story, Telling L...

332: Iron Lung

332: Iron Lung

Episode 1 · · 53:25

What better pitch than “A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon?” Iron Lung is an exercise in feeling doomed. Lost in space...

331: Haiku, The Robot

331: Haiku, The Robot

Episode 1 · · 01:00:45

Haiku the Robot is a fantastic “adventure-exploration” game (ok maybe that is better than “metroidvania”) that wears its Hollow Knight inspiration on its sleeve, but the quirky post-...

330: South of the Circle

330: South of the Circle

Episode 1 · · 01:07:31

An Apple Arcade original that is finally making its way out into gen pop, South of the Circle is a film-like narrative game set in the Cold War 60s. It alternates between a climate s...

329: Stray

329: Stray

Episode 1 · · 58:04

It’s the cat game everyone is talking about, but it still managed to surprise us. While we had some nits to pick, the charming kitty protagonist and incredible lived-in spaces kept u...

328: The Miyoo Mini, And A Retro Roundup

328: The Miyoo Mini, And A Retro Roundup

Episode 1 · · 01:05:49

Prompted by the fact that all four of our hosts recently got the Miyoo Mini emulator handheld, the hosts chat about the device itself and what retro games we’ve been playing on it. ...

327: Shotgun King

327: Shotgun King

Episode 1 · · 55:41

Ludum Dare 50 winner Shotgun King is a wild twist on chess, with dashes of roguelike deckbuilding and a scattering of buckshot. As the Black King, all your subjects have abandoned yo...

326: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

326: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

Episode 1 · · 59:58

Somehow the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles became one of the most persistent media properties of our lifetimes, yet it’s been years since a good Turtles game came along. Shredder’s Rev...

325: Citizen Sleeper

325: Citizen Sleeper

Episode 1 · · 01:02:15

This week we played Citizen Sleeper, the second game from In Other Waters developer Jump Over The Age, solo developer Gareth Damian Martin. Citizen Sleeper is a narrative game with m...

324: Deltarune Chapter 2

324: Deltarune Chapter 2

Episode 1 · · 01:09:22

Now’s your chance to be a big shot! We‘re all caught up on Deltarune, and now we have to wait forever for the next chapter just like everyone else. Torture! The Short Game is ...

323: FRANKEN

323: FRANKEN

Episode 1 · · 59:59

FRANKEN is a short, free RPG parody from solo indie developer splendidland, and at least to my taste it’s one of the funniest games I’ve ever played. You owe it to yourself to Jordan...

322: Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

322: Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

Episode 1 · · 49:34

Turnip Boy is an immediate contender for our dirtbag of the year award. This game packs a lot of jokes into its 2-ish hours, some of which are even funny! Check out the game on N...

321: Playdate

321: Playdate

Episode 1 · · 01:43:30

Since the 90s, Panic has been known as a creator of playful, functional software. Then, nearly two decades into their existence they took an unexpected swerve into video game publish...

320: Deltarune Chapter 1

320: Deltarune Chapter 1

Episode 1 · · 01:16:50

Thank you to the listeners and patrons who kindly kept asking us when we were covering Deltarune. The answer is NOW! Thank you for your patience these last… checks watch… nearly four...

319: The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

319: The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

Episode 1 · · 01:25:20

More than a re-release, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is a massive expansion of the original game, with new endings, new jokes, and a bucket. This episode features light spoilers...

318: Norco

318: Norco

Episode 1 · · 01:11:16

NORCO describes itself as a “Southern Gothic point & click narrative adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and verdant industrial swamps of a distorted South Loui...

317: Steam Deck

317: Steam Deck

Episode 1 · · 01:45:51

Raygan has had his hands on a Steam Deck for about a week, and so we decided to chat about the device and what it means for our corner of the gaming landscape. Turned out to be a lon...

316: Game Boy Homebrew & GB Studio

316: Game Boy Homebrew & GB Studio

Episode 1 · · 01:17:53

This week we played several Game Boy homebrew games, all made using the free game making tool GB Studio. All these games can be played on the web, in a Game Boy emulator, or on actua...

315: A Memoir Blue

315: A Memoir Blue

Episode 1 · · 01:09:49

A Memoir Blue is the latest release from publisher Annapurna, and first from developer Cloisters Interactive. The developer describes it as “interactive poem” in which an olympic swi...