Joining Gareth & Luke this week is the truly wonderful Jessica Thomas (@gothycrip) to talk about Marathon and The Tearoom by Robert Yang, but how long can they keep it up?*We talk about sex in video games, Far Cry 5, The Legend of Zelda: Brea

10 - TRANSIT 26.04.2018

Apr 26th, 2018 43m 7s

For a special tenth episode treat, Luke & Gareth are joined by a creator. That's right, a productive person. Someone who makes the things we play! Natalie Clayton (@ScarletCatalie)joins us to talk about her game Transit.We also talk about s

Scratching the Itch 9 - All Our Asias by Sean Han Tani

Mar 4th, 2018 1h 1m

After a long break, we're back! Luke & Gareth are joined by the still delightful and now super-GamesMaster-professional Sam Greer (@SamMGreer).This episode, we play around with polygons in All Our Asias, a game with a striking aesthetic remin

8 - Dead Horizon by PixelWestern

Dec 3rd, 2017 30m 54s

Luke & Gareth are joined by Lydia White, also known as @tonejiggy. And yes, the tones are jiggy. We talk about Dead Horizon by PixelWestern, a short but super sweet sci-fi western about murder and more. We also talk a little about Battlefr

7 - Derelict by Andy Kelly

Nov 17th, 2017 40m 58s

Life got in the way but we're back with episode 7. Luke & Gareth are joined by the (hopefully) soon to be Metal Gear Solid aficionado Anna Turner (@OwlsEatMice).We talk about Derelict by Andy Kelly (@ultrabrilliant), a lovely Twine game in wh

6 - Reap by Daniel Linssen

Oct 13th, 2017 35m 20s

It's just Luke & Gareth this week. We take on Reap by Daniel Linssen (who was the inspiration to start the entire Scratching the Itch endeavour), a game about the futility of treasure hunting. We also chat about Tooth and Tail, Star Dew Vall

5 - DMCA's Sky (No Mario's Sky)

Sep 28th, 2017 35m 40s

It's episode 5! And Luke & Gareth are joined by the delightful (and professional) Sam Greer (@SamMGreer)We talk about DMCA's Sky (previously No Mario's Sky) by ASMB, a fan game that combines the mechanics of Super Mario Bros. and No Man's Sky

4 - Where the Goats Are

Sep 14th, 2017 34m 26s

In episode 4, Luke & Gareth are joined by the best voice in the business, Lauren Aitken (@L_Aitken)We talk about Where the Goats Are by Memory of God, a meditative farming game about milking goats in the face of the apocalypse.

3 - Fractured Minds

Aug 31st, 2017 32m 30s

In episode 3, Luke & Gareth are joined by the ever affable Callum Agnew (@AlwaysAgnew).We talk about Emily Mitchell's Fractured Minds, story/puzzle game about living with anxiety and other mental health issues.Fractured Minds won a 2017 BAF