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A video games required reading list, and a podcast for the way you play. Join three friends in their indie adventures and talks on what makes this community great. Hate-free and full of degeneracy.

Dakota, Kait, and Jenna


    • May 13, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 2m AVG DURATION
    • 61 EPISODES


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    Oblivion Remaster and Why Games Journalism Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 60:56


    The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion has finally received its rumored Remaster! PLUS: Polygon has been sold, and much of its staff laid off, so we do a crash-course in why games journalism matters.

    Blue Prince and Canadian Tax Credits

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 67:09


    Blue Prince is our first must-play game of the year! PLUS: Tax credit changes in Québec threaten the dev scene in one of Canada's most populous provinces. 

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    Assassin's Creed Shadows and Nintendo's Switch 2 Business Case (It's Zelda and Pokémon)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 65:50


    Assassin's Creed Shadows is a nerd game for history nerds, and we liked it! PLUS: the business case for the Nintendo Switch 2. 

    Split Fiction & R.E.P.O.: A Co-op Double Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 51:15


    Split Fiction reaches for new heights after the success of It Takes Two! Plus: R.E.P.O. joins the likes of Lethal Company, Among Us, and Phasmophobia as high-quality content bait.  Honourable Mentions: The Pit, Triangle Strategy, and how to plan a wedding.

    We Threw a Grenade Into the World of Warcraft Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 52:58


    We finally play the final game in SuperGiant Games catalogue: Pyre! Plus, Trevor drops a bit of a bomb into the World of Warcraft competitive scene. Trevor's Video Essay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUwGkC88sO8&ab_channel=Aqual Reddit Thread + Spreadsheet:  https://www.reddit.com/r/CompetitiveWoW/comments/1j20qjp/an_analysis_and_comparison_of_cutting_edge_guilds/ 

    Avowed and Starfield: A Tale of Two Studios

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 63:29


    Avowed is the awesome new RPG from Fallout: New Vegas and Pillars of Eternity devs, and it's so good it has us asking: What's the deal with Bethesda Game Studios? 

    Ender Magnolia and a Game About Digging a Hole

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 51:33


    A rare double feature! The hit new metroidvania, ENDER MAGNOLIA, and a Game About Diggign A Hole, which is exactly what it sounds like. 

    Hyper Light Breaker Broke Some Rules

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 53:52


    Hyper Light Breaker is a rough start to what we trust will become a fantastic roguelite. PLUS: how video games teach us how to play them.

    How ASKA Ruined Our Lives and Balatro Stole Our Husbands

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 66:04


    Hyperfixations episode! Diaper up for a great big ASKA playthrough, and find out how Balatro is stealing husbands from coast to coast.  Media discussed: ASKA, Valheim, Enshrouded, Balatro, Sengoku Dynasty, Tick Tick Boom, and Tunic.

    2024 Round-Up: Animal Well, Dave the Diver, and ASKA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 70:12


    Our favourites from 2024, revisited! Animal Well, Dave the Diver's new updates, and ASKA's Early Access. PLUS: Our most anticipated titles for 2025. Happy New Year!

    Neva is Cozy Hollow Knight, and Arcane Breaks our hearts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 80:43


    The beauty of Neva pairs exceptionally well with the gut-punch of Arcane Season Two; guest-starring Friend of the Pod and Arcane Superfan, Trevor. 

    Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a Crowd-Pleaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 59:03


    We take a look at how Dragon Age came to be, and chat about why The Veilguard is great for most folks; just not us! 

    Windblown is Motion Twin's Take on Hades

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 67:25


    Hot off Steam Next Fest, Windblown is like if Motion Twin made Hades! PLUS: All our questions about the upcoming Game Awards, including Game of the Year. 

    Next Fest Femboys and Hades 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 66:40


    Next Fest's Got Femboys! Plus, the first major update for Hades 2.  Stuff Discussed: Scarlet Deer Inn, Skogdal, Rise of the Golden Idol, Windblow, Is This Game Trying to Kill Me?, The House of Tesla, Vending Machine Business Simulator, Luma Island, Voidtrain, Fast Food Simulator, Any Austin and Rotten Mango, and the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. 

    Ale & Tale Tavern, Star Trucker, and Farming Simulator eSports

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 59:33


    Taking a look at the co-op fantasy tavern sim, Ale & Tale, PLUS: Competitive Farming Simulator!  Titles discussed: Ale & Tale Tavern, Star Trucker, PowerWash Simulator, Farming Simulator, Arcane Season 2, Cabin in the Woods, and World of Warcraft: The War Within.

    The Plucky Squire is Next-Gen Zelda

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 57:48


    An Okay Star Wars Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 70:34


    The return of Jenna, a close up of Star Wars Outlaws, and Dakota gets into World of Warcraft again. Warning: this episode contains Void Elf Foot Pics.

    Lambcraft, Warcraft, and The War Within

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 81:34


    Slay the Spire

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 65:56


    The crew finally takes a look at Slay the Spire and the admittedly short history of deckbuilder games.    Editorial note: this episode was late because Dakota was camping. Sorry!

    I Was A Teenage Exocolonist

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 69:19


    Remembering our youth in humanity's first Exoplanet Colony! PLUS: Our ever-growing backlogs. 

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    Laura Bailey is a Stray God

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 69:18


    Broadway made a visual novel! PLUS: We get a new co-host, and then we play a table-top RPG. 

    Dead Cells & the Elden Ring DLC Difficulty Drama

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 54:27


    One of the roguelike genre's greatest hits, PLUS: What's up with the Elden Ring DLC?

    The Best Thing Since Hollow Knight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 65:15


    Another metroidvania! Kait & Dakota talk the best thing since Hollow Knight: Nine Sols. PLUS: Ubisoft's new showcase of Star Wars Outlaws gameplay.

    BioGun's a Moist Metroidvania

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 58:52


    BioGun injects you into the body of an adorable puppy to fight a virus and save man's bestfriend! It's the perfect game for our healthcare hosts. PLUS: the History of Metroidvanias! Discussed: BioGun, Nine Sols, Super Metroid, Castlevania Symphony of the Night, Brain Breaker, Inscryption, The Acolyte, and Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.    

    Another Crab's Treasure: No Shuckin' Way

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 60:39


    It's a Seafood Souls-like! Another Crab's Treasure shucks its way into our hearts. Plus: a Hades 2 Update. 

    Hades 2, Oh My Gods

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 72:24


    OH MY GODS THEY SURPRISE LAUNCHED HADES 2! We're obsessed, obviously.

    Fallout 3: Wasteland, Baby!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 85:09


    The Great Big Fallout episode! We cover all the major entries in the Fallout franchise, plus the brand-new Amazon Prime show. 

    Replay Randomizer: Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 57:26


    The first installment of Replay Randomizer... but we chose this one ourselves: the third Ratchet & Clank game! PLUS: Kait tells us all about how video game movies are made.  Sources: "The History of Video Games Movies" by Eddache (YouTube) "Why do (Most) Video Game Movies Suck" by Ted Nivison (YouTube)

    Stardew Valley 1.6

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 60:19


    The Stardew Valley episode! Plus, Islands of Insight, and we intro an all-new segment: Replay Randomizer! 

    Odin Sphere: Remake, Rebirth, Remaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 56:40


    The Remake episode! We take a look at Odin Sphere on the PlayStation 2, its 2016 remake, and ask: What makes a good remake? 

    Pacific Drive

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 59:19


    The brand new indie hit Pacific Drive! Is it a survival-horror? Is it a driving sim? Did Kait just throw up in her mouth? Listen and find out! 

    Steam Next Fest: Feb 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 57:19


    Day of the Demo's! Here're all our favourites from February's Steam Next Fest. Media Discussed: NeverGrave: The Witch and The Curse, Crypt Custodian, Backpack Battles, Minami Lane, Coffee Caravan, Pacific Drive, Helldivers 2, The Silt Verses Podcast, and the Haunting of Hill House.

    Prince of Persia & the State of the Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 67:38


    The first Prince of Persia game in 14 years! And what's up with all these layoffs? 

    Hi-Fi Rush & The Tetris Kid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 65:14


    Sea of Stars and 2024 Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 69:53


    We LOVED Sea of Stars, and boy there sure are some hot toddies coming in 2024! 

    2023 Game of the Year - Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 52:37


    Came to Play GOTY Part Two! The final two rounds, narrowing down our five favourite games of 2023 into THE GAME THAT CAME THE HARDEST!

    2023 Game of the Year - Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 46:13


    Came to Play GOTY Part One! Who will take the title? We go through the match-ups of the first round of our bracket, and send five games to the semi-finals! 

    Arise, Ye GOTY

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 70:58


    Arise, ye GOTY! Today we chat about a 2020 indie platformer, Arise: A Simple Story, and do our prep work for our 2023 Game of the Year conversation! 

    YES, CHEF! Overcooked + PlateUp!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 50:40


    BEHIND! We've got hot pots full of EXCELLENT restaurant management co-op games. YES, CHEF! 

    Alan Wake (Me Up Before You Go-Go)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 61:02


    Alan knew the podcast was talking about him, and he knew he needed to listen. But the Dark Place wouldn't let him find his headphones. He was trapped. The Alan Wake double-feature! The game that brought us together, plus its daring 2023 sequel. 

    Indie Game Break w/ Celeste!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 59:27


    A break from the triple-A avalanche with Celeste, the 2018 instant classic platformer! PLUS: Accessibility in Gaming!

    Lies of P (Our Pants)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 62:56


    Pinocchio is back, and this time: He's Hot. Came to Play Crew looks at Lies of P, PLUS: our spooky season mainstays! Discussed: Lies of P, Dark Souls, Twilight, The Witch, Inside, Little Nightmares, The Haunting of Hill House, the Magnus Archives, Supernatural, the Ring, Hollow Knight, Dredge and the Pale Reach DLC, and Assassin's Creed Mirage.

    Starfield & 2011's Bastion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 59:53


    A quick break from all these triple-A releases with Bastion from SuperGiant Games! Plus, Jenna's Starfield segment, a new theme song, and they made Pinocchio HOT!

    Baldur's Gate 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 70:24


    Unpacking Our Feelings

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 76:57


    Grab a box and get to work, today we're talking about Unpacking and every other video game house we could think of -- plus, Kait brings a bit of cursed internet mythology to our attention about the Doom mod that took on a creepy little mind of its own. 

    Subnautica & Baldur's Gate 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 52:10


    Subnautica and Baldur's Gate 3! Why these two at the same time? Because scheduling is HARD! LEAVE ME ALONE!!!

    The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 60:22


    The Walking Dead Saints & Sinners takes the stage, plus a high-level look at preserving video game history! 

    Hollow Knight

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 61:39


    A desperate dive into Dirtmouth! After our Metroid episode, we talk about the sprawling 2D action of Hollow Knight. Plus: the games you'll never play again!  Find us on Twitter @CameToPlayPod

    Super Metroid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 65:26


    Dakota's personal all-time fave, Super Metroid (1994) takes the stage in this episode. PLUS: Metroidvanias, the subgenre it created. 

    Five Stages of Gris

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 67:55


    Gris is gorgeous, heart-wrenching, and empowering--plus, how video games are used in mental health treatment, and what they mean to us. We're so glad you came to play

    A Brief Human Break

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 0:35


    See you next week! Just taking a couple days off as the whole Came to Play family has some stuff going on

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