To make sure the best games don't get overlooked, every few months I'm going back through and picking out my personal favourites. Here are six of them.Games featured:Mibibli's QuestCritters for SaleSmall SagaKnuckle SandwichBackboneSupr

Rinse and Repeat

Jul 10th, 2019 21m

We end Season 1 with just another day at the office: functional programming, illogical animals, and really needing to take a nap.Games featured:Yet Another Exhausting DayOperation E.C.H.O.(Composition)Glitch PetsOrange IslandSlime Resea

This Old Space

Jul 3rd, 2019 21m 38s

This episode focuses on older games. As in "already out". Look, always talking about upcoming games messes with your sense of time.Games featured:Ascent: Crash LandingThe SubjectIn Space No-one Can Hear You JumpGorescriptLemmaWand Wars

The Bends

Jun 26th, 2019 22m

"The bends" occurs when you quickly go from extremes of elevation. And with underwater exploration and mountaintop adventure, this episode certainly qualifies.Games featured:Verlet SwingEmergenceIzel's ObservatoryRibbiting SagaSkybolt Za

Benefits of Language

Jun 20th, 2019 21m 45s

Words are good. I use them a lot. So here are some games that are about words and communication, and some games that very much aren't.Games featured:The Word is Not the ThingLab AssistantBird By ExampleSmall SagaSpiralagonJudged For Cri

The Deep Blue Sea

Jun 12th, 2019 21m 9s

Is there anything more important than water, in all its forms? Maybe air. Hard to say. Water's definitely in the top two, though.Games featured:Water's FineMibibli's QuestWaveCrash!!AdaOverflowMist Hunter

Magical Thinking

Jun 7th, 2019 21m 30s

Is magic real? That question is not addressed at all in this episode. But we do address things that are close to magic, and that's close enough.Games featured:Critters for SaleOut of the HatBrownie Cove CancelledCavern of IllusionsGray D

Dig & Build

May 30th, 2019 21m 34s

For this episode, we're going underground. And then above the ground. And then on the ground, but that ground's above other ground... it's all confusing.Games featured:MineralphDown the WellTimothy and the Tower of MuPhaeria's MineUnboun

The Narrative Episode

May 25th, 2019 21m 23s

Naturally, a good game requires good gameplay. But the best games also offer interesting and compelling narrative experiences.Games featured:How Do You Know Mr. Blue?Tennis StoryGenesis NoirFumiko!Silent NightHeaven's Vault

Ludum Dare 44 Edition

May 15th, 2019 21m 18s

Ludum Dare is one of the world's largest game jams. In this episode, we look at six games from Ludum Dare 44: Your Life is Currency.Games featured:99 HeartsHydrate and AnnihilateBatclashBloodletterDrytownEscape from Hell

Portions for Foxes

May 8th, 2019 21m 55s

Who needs human protagonists, anyway? We've got foxes and raccoons and... okay maybe one or two humans is fine too, whatever.Games featured:FoxhuntZissi's IslandBackboneSupralandMuteThe World Begins With You

Friends in High Places

May 1st, 2019 22m 20s

Look, all I'm going to say is: the session where I played through these games was on April 20th. Take that as you will.Games featured:StoneCinnamon's Cooking QuestKnuckle SandwichThe Low RoadPieces Between UsCompass Rose

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The Demo Disk Placeholder Awards: Winter 2019

Apr 24th, 2019 22m 24s

To make sure the best games don't get overlooked, every few months I'm going back through and picking out my personal favourites. Here are six of them.Games featured:Fling to the FinishDevil EngineEternal Home FloristryDusk ChildMarie's

Global Game Jam 2019 Edition

Apr 17th, 2019 22m 24s

The 2019 Global Game Jam asked teams: what does "home" mean to you? In this episode, we look at six of those answers.Games featured:Trash SplashYellow DoorCons & TructHeart of My ExplorationBilled to Order (it's a bird pun!)Werewolves

A New Life

Apr 10th, 2019 22m 10s

A new life can mean many things. Maybe a new body, maybe a new chapter in your life. Or, just good old-fashioned zombies.Games featured:InkedM.A.S.S. BuilderTiakiReincarnation 3DMaze of AdventuresMind Crosser

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PAX East Special

Apr 4th, 2019 25m

I spent four days in Boston this past weekend, checking out dozens of indie games at PAX East. This episode has my raw thoughts and recommendations.Games featured:What the Golf?Unannounced TitleFeral FrontierPacerAvariaVSSuper Crush KO

All Natural & Organic

Mar 27th, 2019 21m 59s

Sometimes it's worth taking a step back and trying to be one with nature. Though, maybe not as much as some of these games. They go a little far.Games featured:SymbiosisFoxlight JourneyPaw Paw PawYucatanProject HedraHow to Be a Tree

IGF 2019 Finalists

Mar 20th, 2019 21m 47s

The annual Independent Games Festival looks to celebrate interesting, quality independent games. For this episode, we look at six of this year's finalists.Games featured:Nth Dimensional HikingForgotton AnneBlack RoomSoleCircle0It's Pape

Super Untitled Episode

Mar 17th, 2019 22m 4s

Look, naming things is hard. Especially when you cover a whole lot of different genres in one episode.Games featured:The Maze Of MezzlarusSuper Untitled GameExorderDusk ChildSuper Animal RoyaleDungeon Drafters

Cool as Ice

Mar 13th, 2019 22m 9s

What's cooler than punks or gun-toting cats? Ice, usually. Ice is fairly cold. Especially dry ice, that stuff is dangerous.Games featured:Black IceDevil EngineCool Kid Cody's Totally Unreal Radical Quest for GodhoodChester OneBorn PunkG

Fasten Your Seatbelts

Mar 6th, 2019 21m 54s

How do we really define a vehicle, anyway? Can a swivel chair be a vehicle? Are our legs not vehicles? No. No they're not. That's silly.Games featured:Last Man KickingHovership HavocRoad to Your CityAtlas: Groundbreaking AdventuresMusica

Mar 1st, 2019 21m 42s

Games are great for friendships! So of course games about friendships can be great too. But games can also be terrible for your friendships too, if they want to be.Games featured:Arrow and ZaryGumgemEvan's RemainsFling to the FinishMarie

The Sidescroller Episode

Feb 20th, 2019 21m 14s

It's hard to overstate how important it was when video games started scrolling the screen. My, how far we've come.Games featured:DreamscapeForsaken CastleRubi: The Wayward MiraMagical Monster LandPowerglove ReloadedCharlie II

Gotta Go Fast

Feb 13th, 2019 21m 27s

An obligation, a compulsion, a competition. Sometimes you just have to be quick.Games featured:Spaceport BabelKyle & Lucy WonderworldHorizon Chase TurboPlaqueTuncheΔV: Rings of Saturn

Ludum Dare 43 Edition

Feb 5th, 2019 21m 19s

Ludum Dare is one of the world's largest game jams. In this episode, we look at six games from Ludum Dare 43: Sacrifices Must Be Made.Games featured:Super SelloutJlimOmelettesExpendibotsFixin' to DieTotal Party Kill