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Games can be anything, but do they really need to be anything more than Snake??Today we're talking about Game Poems — Issue #1: First Moves by so many people!!! A game about learning what a game poem is and playing Snake.Read/play Game Poems — Issue #1: First Moves on itch.io or the Game Poems website!!! Follow Game Poems on their website!Discussed in the episode:Game Poems Magazine - ResourcesSupport us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Modern Major Child (03:23) - Game Poems Issue #1: First Moves (05:26) - The philosophy of game poems (15:55) - It's over when... (18:49) - Find the game in the show notes!! (19:57) - Stand outs (20:12) - Like I Never Moved at All by Adam Pype and Victor Kraus (23:33) - SNAKISMS 2: Snakes We Live By, Volume 1: A-M by Pippin Barr (28:25) - [começar coisas terminadas] by Isaques Sanchez (33:59) - Asunder by Ash Rezvani, Brittany Westlund, Kate Lloyd (37:26) - Firsts by Geoffrey Mugford (43:12) - Gambit by Caitlin DeRosa (44:58) - On Second Thought by Tereza Kotěšovcová (47:01) - A look of glass stops you. by Brendan Allen (50:33) - Big Takeaways (51:00) - Kim's Big Takeaway (52:41) - AJ's Big Takeaway (54:33) - Chase's Big Takeaway (57:26) - Closing the magazine (01:00:24) - Kim tells a story ★ Support this podcast ★

☕Become a member for more RAMs, special episodes, and behind-the-scenes stuff at https://ko-fi.com/dotzip!☕This week AJ sat down with one of their TTRPG groups to discuss the group's recent playthrough of the WONDERFUL game Prequel by Glyphtide Games! A game about overcoming the evil, and your inevitable demise!Get Prequel digitally or physically on Glyphtide Games' website!If you want to see how we organized our game you can explore the spreadsheet we played on!---Follow the guests!Listen to Jill and Scout on Paws and Clause or In SequenceHear AJ talk about Triangle Agency on In SequenceCheck out MCDM's game, Draw Steel!If you're in the Detroit Metro area check out Pandemonium Games and HobbiesRead Frey's blog On the TableCheck out Andy's art for Arkham ConSupport Scout and see her blogging occasionally on her Ko-Fi page or check out her work on her website!---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Intro (02:01) - We've all played Prequel! (02:21) - What is Prequel? (04:03) - Starting at the beginning (kind of) (05:12) - The Evil (06:53) - The Heroes (27:11) - Player agency and the tactical side of the game (36:58) - Everyone is equal and narrative transparency (41:12) - Investment in the world and storytelling (46:34) - The playtime (54:02) - Good lookin' book!!! (55:55) - This game sticks with you (01:00:00) - Follow my wonderful friends!!! (01:06:06) - Thank you for your support!!!! ★ Support this podcast ★

Captain's Log 420 (nice): Space... it's always night here... why isn't anyone talking about this?Today we're talking about Moonrot by Bee Braun! A game about driving around the moon and soaking up the sun.Get Moonrot on itch.io or Steam!!! Follow Bee Braun's work on their (very good) website!Discussed in the episode:Frogsong by Bee Braun on SteamPROXIMATE on Steam---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Hey Girl Mode is a good podcast (00:47) - Podcast debuff (01:21) - You may know this dev!! (03:10) - What is Moonrot? (07:25) - This IS a horror game (12:33) - Finding the bright spots (14:11) - A faulty rover (16:33) - Use of sound (18:40) - Spoilers! (18:45) - Progression of the horror (27:15) - Going around the lake (28:21) - The ending (29:11) - Big Takeaways (29:21) - AJ's Big Takeaway (31:26) - Robin's Big Takeaway (34:00) - Hey read the show notes (35:16) - Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

What was your favorite part of the original RUIN?? I personally loved thethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethetheToday we're talking about RUIN: Chapter 0 by Official Electric! A game about the 35th anniversary of the hit game RUIN and taking a smoke break.Get RUIN: Chapter 0 on itch.io!!! Follow Official Electric's work on itch.io OR their VERY GOOD website!Discussed in the episode:RUIN Ch.O Suite by 8M on BandcampA Year with Swollen Appendices: The Diary of Brian Eno by Brian Eno (the book that the quote Robin reads is from)---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Lettuce is evil (00:50) - THE GANG IS BACK TOGETHER AGAIN (01:28) - Kim has a totally different type of freaky taste (02:19) - What is RUIN: Chapter 0 (04:03) - The game is an art piece (05:17) - It is so hard to talk about this game without spoilers (06:23) - Look we tried to talk about it without spoilers (06:43) - Spoiler time (06:53) - I think I liked it (08:26) - Robin says something coherent about the aesthetics of incoherence (10:16) - Capturing childhood uncertainty and memory (17:09) - The game might hate you? (19:57) - The genre shifts (24:47) - The design is just so good (26:04) - Big Takeaways (26:19) - Kim's Big Takeaway (28:37) - Chase's Big Takeaway (30:48) - AJ's Big Takeaway (33:55) - Goblin's Big Takeaway (34:03) - Robin's Big Takeaway (37:06) - Hell yeah gang (37:35) - Tell us what you think about the game! ★ Support this podcast ★

The fake studio is called "Heartblade" sorry we didn't figure it out in the episode.Today we're talking about Forbidden Solitaire by Night Signal Entertainment and Grey Alien Games! A game about playing an evil CD and the horrors of working in the games industry. Get Forbidden Solitaire on Steam!!! Follow Night Signal Entertainment's work on their website! Follow Grey Alien Games' work on their website!Discussed in the episode:Ep. 186: The Pacino Family Gaming Podcast (Feat. AJ and Home Safety Hotline) by Video Game Podtimism (oops Kim isn't on this one sorry sorry sorry)Home Safety Hotline by Night Signal Entertainment on SteamAll Haul the King by Housefire on Steam---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(01:09) - Nightmare Husband (02:06) - What is Forbidden Solitaire (05:28) - The game wants you to win (13:24) - Narrative stuff (16:56) - The game "Forbidden Solitaire" withing the game Forbidden Solitaire (18:00) - Cooper has a carrot (18:47) - The overall story (25:07) - The metanarrative (29:13) - Comparing to Home Safety Hotline (36:47) - The balance (37:46) - The end of the game (40:01) - Big Takeaways (40:10) - AJ's Big Takeaway (45:12) - Chase's Big Takeaway (50:04) - The future is bright (50:41) - Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

What if games were a little weeeeeird.Today we're talking about Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams by raptorsoft! A game about dreams (figurative) and dreams (literal). Get Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams on Steam!!! Follow raptorsoft's work on itch.io!Discussed in the episode:Hypnagogia 催眠術 by raptorsoft on itch.ioInterior Worlds by raptorsoft on SteamLate Homework | 遅れた宿題 by raptorsoft on SteamSubsurface Circular by Bithell Games on SteamShelved By Genre on Ranged Touch---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - The perfect egg sambo (00:59) - This is NOT Hypogea OR HYPERBEAT (02:09) - What is Hypnagogia? (03:14) - What did we think of the game? (06:31) - The sliding scale of freakiness (10:53) - The mechanics (14:18) - Spoilers (14:20) - The levels (18:33) - Light touch pastiche (20:33) - Spooky time (25:56) - We are millenials (28:58) - Bird's mean (29:59) - The message (31:40) - Big Takeaways (31:54) - Chase's Big Takeaway (37:10) - Robin's Big Takeaway (42:27) - Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

☕Become a member for more RAMs and other bonus content at https://ko-fi.com/dotzip !☕This week AJ's been playing SO MANY TTRPGs and he wants to talk about them. Also the new Carly Rae Jepsen song, of course.Discussed in the episodeCarly Rae Jepsen - On Wires (Official Music Video) on YouTubeCritical Role: Campaign 4 on YouTubeThe Legend of Vox MachinaWorlds Beyond NumberDaggerheartDraw Steel!Fabula UltimaFree RPG DayAustralian Devs Have the Juice! | Summer Game Fest 2026 Highlights on YouTube---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Intro (01:16) - Carly Rae Jepsen's "On Wires" (03:18) - It's the TTRPG episode (03:31) - Critical Role campaign 4 (07:09) - The Legend of Vox Machina (09:20) - Worlds Beyond Number: The Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One (15:46) - PLAYING TTRPGs???? (15:51) - Daggerheart (22:16) - Draw Steel! (30:48) - Fabula Ultima (34:21) - There are so many more TTRPGs I could talk about BUT I SHAN'T (35:56) - Thanks for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

We have yet another sad space game on offer today, gang.Today we're talking about Turn Out the Lights by Bijan Stephen and Byron Hulcher! A game about being alone in space and naming your drones after the Pac-Man ghosts.Get Turn Out the Lights on Steam or itch.io!!! Follow Bijan Stephen's work on his website!---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Video games (01:26) - Should you need it (02:01) - What is Turn Out The Lights (03:56) - We're playing moon games ;) (04:50) - The game is interesting and sad! (09:09) - Check your bundles, folks! (10:33) - Spoilers! (10:39) - Playthrough overviews (17:18) - Red/Ruby (27:45) - "The Good Ending" (33:09) - Big Takeaways (33:11) - AJ's Big Takeaway (36:07) - NOT Robin's Big Takeaway (36:59) - Robin's Big Takeaway (40:03) - Kim's Big Takeaway (43:34) - Thank you for listening!!! ★ Support this podcast ★

It is Next Fest once again.Today we're talking about video games that we played from the June 2026 Steam Next Fest.Discussed in the episode:9 ESSENTIAL Wishlists From Steam Next Fest (June 2026) from noclip_2 on YouTubeBlood DungeonSteamDB "AI Content Disclosed" filtered out Next Fest list"Call of Dookie" post on BlueskyDad Games:Normal Golf Game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3510740/Normal_Golf_Game/ Wind Runners - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1101370/Wind_Runners/Omen - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2859970/Omen/Ascenders: Beyond the Peak - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4267860/Ascenders_Beyond_the_Peak/Dungeon Settlers - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2798330/Dungeon_Settlers/Enginefall - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2437390/Enginefall/over the hill - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2929250/over_the_hill/Mym's Sword - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4673730/Myms_Sword/Gonna go do a little work in the garage:Factomancer - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3979570/Factomancer/Slime Soup - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4655800/Slime_Soup/IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2950790/IRON_NEST_Heavy_Turret_Simulator/ Burn-9 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4377480/Burn9/ Sludgineers - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4073860/Sludgineers/Fortune Fragments - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3601160/Fortune_Fragments/The Message from Deep Space - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4080030/The_Message_from_Deep_Space/Just gotta rest my eyes for a second:Hearth and Hamlet - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4315040/Hearth_and_Hamlet/if you stay - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4437140/if_you_stay/Twinkle Seek - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4600620/Twinkle_Seek/walk - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4563880/walk/Weird aunt/uncle games:My Beautiful Faraway, Please Don't Be Cruel To Me - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4516190/My_Beautiful_Faraway_Please_Dont_Be_Cruel_To_Me/Entropy - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3940340/Entropy/Femme Fatality - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4682660/Femme_Fatality/lily's world XD - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3195580/lilys_world_XD/ Cloud Sculptor - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4101700/Cloud_Sculptor/Critter-like:WOIM - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4272020/WOIM/ The bird of the North - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4655600/The_bird_of_the_North/Haha, yeah this is it:ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3812600/ReStory_Chill_Electronics_Repairs/Pigeon: A Love Story - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3876710/Pigeon_A_Love_Story/Virtue and a Sledgehammer - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3743260/Virtue_and_a_Sledgehammer/---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - A child (01:24) - Next???? Fest!!!!!!!!! (01:41) - Talkin about this Next Fest a little bit (11:07) - Dad Games (Normal Games) (12:05) - Normal Golf Game (15:57) - Wind Runners (19:48) - Omen (23:27) - Ascenders: Beyond the Peak (28:05) - Dungeon Settlers (30:48) - Enginefall (36:09) - over the hill (41:44) - Mym's Sword (44:32) - Gonna go do a little work in the garage (44:54) - Factomancer (49:29) - Slime Soup (52:52) - IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator (01:02:36) - Burn-9 (01:04:34) - Sludgineers (01:07:18) - Fortune Fragments (01:10:13) - The Message from Deep Space (01:14:38) - Just gotta rest my eyes for a second (01:14:52) - Hearth and Hamlet (01:17:23) - if you stay (01:18:57) - Twinkle Seek (01:22:10) - walk (01:25:00) - Weird aunt/uncle games (01:25:13) - My Beautiful Faraway, Please Don't Be Cruel To Me (01:29:04) - Entropy (01:32:43) - Femme Fatality (01:36:43) - lily's world XD (01:40:30) - Cloud Sculptor (01:42:49) - Critter-likes (01:42:57) - WOIM (01:44:18) - The bird of the North (01:46:58) - Haha, yeah this is it (01:47:09) - ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs (01:51:22) - Pigeon: A Love Story (01:58:18) - Virute and a Sledgehammer (01:59:23) - That's the end of the episode!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ★ Support this podcast ★

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Thanks for bringing me the new episode of dotzip! Could you go out to my car and grab my headphones? Grab whatever else you want out of there too I don't need it. Now I'm in the pool!Today we're talking about The Norwood Suite by CosmoD! A game about going to a DJ set and helping people out.Get The Norwood Suite on itch.io or Steam!!! Follow CosmoD's work work on their website!!Discussed in the episode:Saturn V by Cosmo DCall me stupid, but what the h*ll happened at the end?  - CosmoD explains his interpretation of the ending of Norwood Suite---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - AJ is rearranging AGAIN, don't talk about it (01:13) - Foreboding vibes (01:40) - Who is CosmoD (02:06) - What is The Norwood Suite (04:14) - This is a game about feelings (06:03) - The world and the people (14:03) - The aesthetics and styling (23:57) - The space (32:00) - Spoilers????????? (32:41) - Hey what's happening (33:49) - June (44:42) - The commodification of art and creation of hierarchy (53:11) - That final shot... (56:29) - The credits (57:09) - Big Takeaways (57:16) - Kim's Big Takeaway (01:00:15) - Robin's Big Takeaway (01:04:13) - AJ's Big Takeaway (01:08:36) - Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

☕To hear previous RAMs and other bonus content you can become a member at https://ko-fi.com/dotzip for just $5 a month!☕Today AJ is joined by Will LaPorte to talk about the new film Obsession, lots of music including their Summer albums, video games, and ~aesthetics~.Follow Will online at Ghost Down and listen to their music at overheard!Discussed in the episode:Obsession (2026)Of Earth & Wires by Dua Saleh on YouTubeDetour by Kim Petras on YouTubeOMAKASE by Alvaro Diaz on YouTubeInferno by Boards of Canada on BandcampSufjan Smorgasbord playlist by Will on Apple MusicSlump by Improvement Movement on BandcampSPILLY CAVE by Spilly Cave on BandcampLane 8 Spring 2026 Mixtape (DJ Mix) playlist by Lane 8 on Apple MusicThe MIX Summer Game Showcase 2026 by Media Indie Exchange on YouTubeChivalware on SteamUN:Me on SteamDungeon Lurker on SteamBallgame on Steam Mina the Hollower on SteamMinishoot' Adventures on Steam---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Intro with Will LaPorte! (01:37) - Obsession (08:34) - Spoilers for how the movie works! (10:00) - Obsession | Bear (13:37) - Obsession | The One Wish Willow (15:28) - Obsession | The End (20:56) - Obsession | Content warnings and takeaways (22:48) - A couple of music albums (32:58) - The MIX Showcase (36:56) - Will is playing games (44:48) - Follow Will! ★ Support this podcast ★

Whooooooosh rocket ship soundssssssToday we're talking about The Moon Looks Beautiful Tonight: Definitive Edition by Cetacity! A game about the moon and being honest with your feelings.Get The Moon Looks Beautiful Tonight on Steam or the NON Definitive Edition on itch.io!!! Follow Team Cetacity's work on itch.io!---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(01:42) - It's like a normal podcast! (02:32) - What is The Moon Looks Beautiful Tonight? (04:19) - The sounds are good (04:49) - The character dynamic (07:58) - The art (10:10) - THE GAME IS FREE (11:01) - Into the spoiler chamber! (11:17) - Sci-fi, light on the sci- (12:36) - The other character (16:33) - What's going on with Rose (23:50) - The yearning! (29:14) - Taking a step back (37:07) - It's messy (39:14) - DAISY's arc (44:21) - The ending (45:07) - Big Takeaways (45:13) - Robin's Big Takeaway (48:39) - Kim's Big Takeaway (51:37) - Kim SLAYS the outro ★ Support this podcast ★

And so then I said "And my long-stick-with-a-hook-on-the-end!" and they were like "You mean a *staff*??" so I just left out of embarrassment.Today we're talking about Hypogea by Charlie Wagner! A game about climbing out of a megastructure and meeting little guys.Get Hypogea on Steam!!! Follow Charlie Wagner's work on itch.io!Discussed in the episode:Hypogea | the world's coolest automaton parkour game by nocaps on YouTubeAdditional linksrating the vibes of megastructure games by nocaps on YouTube---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - The horrors of dirty soda (00:41) - RIP Arthur Morgan (01:15) - NOT HYPERBEAT (01:37) - YES Hypogea (02:41) - What is Hypogea (05:18) - The joy of movement (08:23) - Rewarding attention (11:07) - The controls and progession (14:40) - Little guys and why they're here (17:48) - The use of body language (19:12) - Vaulting over to spoilers! (19:28) - The relationships (25:35) - The recollections and the story (31:25) - Mechanical moments (33:48) - The structure of the world (37:01) - The final moments and cosmic improbability (38:46) - Shoutout to freesound.org (42:02) - I regret saying this (42:28) - AJ's Big Takeaway (44:20) - Chase's Big Takeaway (47:35) - Robin's Big Takeaway (49:52) - The final shot of the game (51:18) - Thank you so much for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

Think about the wonders and pains of creating, and then shake some ass about it.Today we're talking about HYPERBEAT by Dreamware Media! A game about being there for your friends and playing dressup in a rhythm purgatory. Get HYPERBEAT on Steam!!! Follow Dreamware Media's work on Steam!Discussed in the episode:City of None on SteamHYPERBEAT (Original Game Soundtrack) by Chancellor John WallinSupport us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - BREAKING NEWS THAT IS NOT OUT OF DATE (02:13) - Hey hi you can support us monetarily :) (02:52) - What is HYPERBEAT (06:00) - How the game deals with its narrative (09:10) - The Wellspring and the look of the game (10:46) - The rhythm game part (15:47) - HYPERFASHION (18:36) - More about the rhythm game part (23:55) - CENTR by Chancellor John Wallin (24:30) - The music is GOOD (26:11) - Spoilers (26:15) - Motivational posters in prose (27:15) - Going to the Wellspring (28:15) - The game has one message (33:46) - Character stories that his the hardest (40:25) - Maybe you have more to give (44:41) - Big Takeaways (45:52) - AJ's Big Takeaway (49:29) - Robin's Big Takeaway (52:13) - That was a rhythm game (52:42) - Thanks for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

☕You can hear this FULL 90-minute conversation over on our Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/dotzip☕This week AJ is joined by Kate and Phil to talk about the Neverway Prologue! But before that they talk about YouTube, and art, and creating, and Blasphemous, and SO much more.Follow Kate!No Small GamesBlueskyInstagramTwitchFollow Phil!70% CompletePoint to PointThe Content MillThe Corner of the InternetDiscussed in the episode:Neverway by Coldblood Inc. on SteamAtebite and the Warring Nations by disasterpeace on bandcampIt Follows (Deluxe Reissue) by disasterpeace on bandcamp---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music is Anemone by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:46) - Neverway Prologue (30:42) - Find Phil and Kate online!!!!!!!!!!! ★ Support this podcast ★

This was recorded in the immediate aftermath of last week's episode and it is immediately apparent. Thank you for your patience.Today we're talking about Grow Light by Danielle Taphanel! A game about living on the moon and photosynthesizing.Play Grow Light on itch.io!!! Follow Danielle Taphanel's work on their website!---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(01:13) - Hey (01:50) - dot.cat (02:17) - This is the second podcast (03:06) - What is Grow Light? (04:33) - Bitsy games?! (05:17) - No spoiler break here! The game is short! (06:04) - What'd we think of the video game? (09:55) - What makes a Kim game a Kim game (11:16) - Are we ready for Big Takeaways??? (11:30) - Robin has more thoughts! (12:09) - Becoming a plant (15:14) - Kim's Quote Corner (17:31) - Run TRANSFORMATION (21:07) - Big Takeaways??????? (21:14) - Kim's Big Takeaway (26:06) - AJ attempts (and fails) a Big Takeaway (27:00) - Robin's Big Takeaway (28:58) - AJ's Big Takeaway (30:14) - Thanks for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

You can hear AJ's cat purring through the whole beginning of this lmao.We're goin WILD this week and talking about a musical, a movie, a podcast, AND video games. Also AJ talks a bit about how they're feeling in the weeks following the recording of the "she danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died" episode and how they want to get better at reading poetry.☕To get access to weekly RAMs and other bonus content you can support the show on Ko-fi!☕Discussed in the episode:The Last Five Years on WikipediaLolcows and the Internet's "Digital Freakshow" from Never PostIndependent Media Collective including Never Post, Rascal News, Aftermath, and Rogue!Godzilla: Minus One[ANALYSIS] Godzilla (1954 film) from AsynchronousThe Truly Absurd Secrets of An Incredible Americano by James HoffmannPigeon: A Love Story by Wristwork Ltd.FACEMINER by Wristwork Ltd.It's Not That Complicated from Girl ModeConstance for Nintendo Switch by Blue BackpackGrow Light by danielle taphanel---Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music: "Anemone" by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Intro (00:18) - Hear more RAMs on the member feed!! (01:22) - The Last Five Years (07:03) - Godzilla: Minus One (10:32) - The Truly Absurd Secrets of An Incredible Americano (13:40) - Pigeon: A Love Story (21:40) - Sol Cesto (22:38) - Constance on Switch (26:09) - Episode post-mortem (29:33) - That's it today! ★ Support this podcast ★

Grek.Today we're talking about HITM3 by xiri! A game about making a movie with your boyfriends and feeding the kitty.Get HITM3 on Steam and itch.io!!! Follow xiri's work on their itch page!Discussed in the episode:Mediterranea Inferno on SteamAutomatic writing on WikipediaHITM3 Soundtrack by Lia Nadja, Niñosindigo, Lavina Yelb, Vicente Palma, leorina, paltamango & mariapepinos on Bandcamp---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:30) - Something something short shorts (01:33) - How find HITM3? (02:41) - What is HITM3? (04:27) - The artistic intent (12:16) - You do make a movie (17:29) - This one is for the boys (18:55) - Kitty (20:00) - This game is Doin Stuff (25:32) - The mundanity (33:17) - The title sequence (33:59) - The way people look and the use of color (35:13) - Big Takeaways (35:21) - Chase's Big Takeaway (40:55) - Kim's Big Takeaway (46:34) - AJ's Big Takeaway (48:59) - was the Grek there? (50:26) - Grek's Big Takeaway (51:02) - Robin's Big Takeaway (55:39) - Thanks so much for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

☕If you want to hear this entire conversation you can become a member over on our Ko-fi page! - https://ko-fi.com/dotzip☕AJ, Kim, and Robin sit down with Remy Siu to talk about sunset visitor's upcoming game Prove You're Human! Wishlist it on Steam!!!Remy elsewhere talking about PYH:ARTICLES1000xResist dev says we need a universal video codec for games by Bryant Francis for Game DeveloperInterview: Prove You're Human - 1000xResist Devs by Hayes Madsen for CGMagazine1000xResist Studio Turns The Internet's Most Annoying Task Into A Game With Prove You're Human by Jessica Cogswell for Gamespot1000XResist devs talk about their next game, Prove You're Human by Elijah Gonzalez for AV ClubThe team behind 1000xResist is making a game about convincing an AI that it isn't human by Andrew Webster for The VergeProve You're Human, A New Game From The 1000xResist Team, Combines AI Anxiety, Severance, And CAPTCHA Tests by Charles Harte for Game InformerProve You're Human Announced At The 2026 Triple-I Showcase From 1000xRESIST Developers by Kate Sánchez for But Why Tho?1000xResist studio reveals next game Prove You're Human by Austin Manchester on PolygonSome of the best writers making games today decided to form a publisher "an hour" after a call: Slay the Princess and 1000xResist devs team up for new sci-fi adventure by Oscar Taylor-Kent for GamesRadar+How Two Indie Darlings Are Challenging a Collapsing Industry With Their Next Game by Isaiah Colbert for GizmodoPODCASTSRemap Interview: Prove You're Human from Remap RadioWhere Do Video Games Go from Here? from Post GamesHow Black Tabby Publishing's "Developer-First" Vision Empowers Sunset Visitor's 'Prove You're Human' [EXCLUSIVE] from But Why Tho?---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Become a member to hear the whole conversation with Remy Siu! (01:23) - AJ bungles the intro SO badly (02:25) - What is Prove Your Human? (03:08) - The press tour and "The Secret Thing" (05:44) - The team has grown (10:43) - Intentional use of video assets in PYH (15:58) - Unexpected technical limitations informing work (18:35) - Influences that are being drawn from (22:22) - Become a Ko-fi member to hear the whole convo! ★ Support this podcast ★

This is just like Click (2006).Today we're talking about Before Your Eyes by GoodbyeWorld! A game about holding onto your past and being okay at the piano.Get Before Your Eyes on Steam, the App Store, and the Play Store!!! Follow GoodbyeWorld's work on their website!Discussed in the episode:Goodnight Universe by Nice DreamGames Can Save Us from the Hell of Silicon Valley Optimization by Post Games (feat. C. Thi Nguyen)---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:48) - Robin [Last Name] (01:12) - We are here (01:45) - What is Before Your Eyes? (03:53) - How do we feel? (08:45) - VA is good! (11:10) - Seeing Benjamin's life (16:48) - What does it mean to make something great? (25:57) - The inflection point and after (29:29) - Chekov's Mom (32:25) - Being brought to tears (36:18) - The birds show up (46:08) - The Thing (55:27) - Good Night Universe (56:51) - True Art vs. Sympathetic Art (link to Post Games in the show notes) (59:30) - Robin's Big Takeaway (01:03:35) - Chase's Big Takeaway (01:07:34) - That is a podcast (01:07:56) - Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

Oh to be a little guy with a fan on your head talking to Sylvia.Today we're talking about Formless Star by splendidland! A game about meeting 61 creatures and maybe a secret 62nd.Get Formless Star on itch.io!!! Follow splendidland's work on their website!Discussed in the episode:Creativity in the Age of AI by Ariadne J. Markou for Michigan Sociological Review30 Years of Tamagotchi Jam on itch.io---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - dot.army (01:40) - Another one for the girls (02:55) - Studio pedigree (04:17) - What is Formless Star (05:35) - Finding all the little guys (06:40) - The game is cute :) (08:38) - The game is about curiosity (10:22) - Getting out of our spaceship on spoiler planet (10:40) - Sylvia's Song (13:10) - Favorite animals (20:42) - The 61st creature (28:52) - The music!!! (30:38) - Big Takeaways (30:43) - Robin's Big Takeaway (33:06) - Kim's Big Takeaway (38:31) - Creativity is magic (45:47) - Good game (46:53) - Time for bed ★ Support this podcast ★

Today AJ does ONE FINAL RECAP of their time at PAX East 2026. If you want to hear AJ's thoughts with worse audio and less forethought, you can listen to their dot.trip episodes on Kofi ~ https://ko-fi.com/dotzip ~. The rest of this month's eps will be member exclusives!Discussed in the episode:AJ on The Content Mill talking about PAXNever Post's Team Chat: We Won't Make Video and You Can't Force Us (Paywalled)Support Never Post!AJ, Brendon, Gianni, and Phil streaming the Godzilla RPG with LanFest! on YouTube (audio is iffy at times)Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game by IDW Games on Kickstarter is still taking late pledges!Indie Press Revolution's websitePlus One EXP's websiteSoothwardens by Navaar JacksonDown We Go by Plus One ExperienceThe Prince of Hounds by Jay DragonMythic Bastionland by Chris McDowallQuinns Quest Reviews: Mythic Bastionland! on YouTubeKala Mandala Playbook by Munkao and Centaur GamesNo Small GamesUnderplayedSix One IndieCrossplay Conversations and Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game PodcastGianniDicrosta on Twitch70% Complete (Phil Bothun)---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Intro (00:07) - It's another podcast (01:08) - Making stuff (04:12) - Talking about PAX (05:21) - It's TTRPG time baby (05:44) - Godzilla the TTRPG (10:33) - More TTRPGs (10:49) - Indie Press Revolution (11:16) - PlusOneEXP (11:42) - Soothwardens by Navaar Jackson (12:28) - Down We Go by Marcus Linderum and Plus One Experience (15:25) - The Prince of Hounds by Jay Dragon (16:29) - Mythic Bastionland by Chris McDowall (17:52) - Kala Mandala by Munkao and Centaur Games (19:41) - I love games! (19:59) - I met so many folks!!! (23:02) - That's the recap! ★ Support this podcast ★

When you think about it the ocean is kind of like space.Today we're talking about In Other Waters by Jump Over the Age! A game about the wonder and devastation of ecological science, and good menus.Get In Other Waters on Steam, Humble, GoG, or Nintendo Switch!!! Follow Jump Over the Age's work on their website!Discussed in the episode:Listen to Leaving the Party!!!In Other Waters is about exploring an alien ocean through an AI interface by Nicole Carpenter for PolygonIn Other Waters, ft. Gareth Damian Martin by Bad End: A Videogame Podcast'Citizen Sleeper' dev on how players' bodies shape the story by Robin

Just-- Wh-- Man....Today we're talking about Soul of Sovereignty by GGDG! A game about needing to see the good in someone else and pretty flowers. This game was suggested by Amet! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!Get Soul of Sovereignty on itch!!! Follow GGDG's work on their website!Discussed in the episode:Cucumber Quest by GGDGSoulSov Chapter 1-3 OSTs on Bandcamp---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - We are friends!!!!! (00:39) - Fri-day night (01:30) - Thank you Amet for the suggestion! (03:35) - What is Soul of Sovereignty (06:45) - SPOILERS IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT EVENTS IN THE BEGINNING (11:47) - The intro is good and so is everything!!! (14:17) - It's not done yet technically! (15:51) - FINAL SPOILER WARNING (16:12) - Welcome to spoilers (16:35) - The turn (18:52) - Selfish virtue and deadly kindness (24:04) - The story is painful (29:49) - Where does the story go from here? (31:14) - Audience surrogate (32:15) - It's time to talk about Them. (37:32) - Flashback stuff (38:56) - AJ and Kim bait (45:22) - THE STORY IS PAINFUL!!!!!!!! (47:31) - We haven't even talked about The Trials (48:42) - There is just so much we haven't touched on (53:53) - They're both hot (54:48) - Whoops it's Big Takeaways (55:09) - KAJ's Takeaway (01:00:14) - Good (01:01:01) - Thank you for listening :) ★ Support this podcast ★

We've all had unrequited feelings for one of our best friends at the hot springs, right? Right????Today we're talking about A Year of Springs by npckc! A game about the endless complexity of being a woman and sending cute lil emojis.Get A Year of Springs on Steam or itch!!! Follow npckc's work on their website!Discussed in the episode:A YEAR OF SPRINGS soundtrack on Bandcamp---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Someone make a good way to take screenshots (01:07) - Lifeguard Off-Duty (02:07) - Who is npckc? (03:16) - What is a Year of Springs (05:21) - Hard to not spoil! (08:23) - General subject matter (12:18) - Beep boop (12:25) - One Night, Hot Springs (18:07) - Endings (22:45) - The difference in perspectives (25:36) - Last Day of Spring (29:03) - Presents for transgender women (30:56) - The texting is good! (32:25) - Spring Leaves No Flower (37:40) - An unexpected shift (42:32) - Why is it so hard to be a woman!!!!!! (44:14) - I guess I gotta talk to my boyfriend... (45:22) - Endings (46:47) - This one is for the girls (51:07) - The Epilogue (52:39) - Getting a new start (55:46) - Big Takeaways (55:56) - Kim's Big Takeaway (59:26) - Robin's Big Takeaway (01:04:17) - Good game!!! (01:04:23) - Kim attempts the outro ★ Support this podcast ★

BzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzToday we're talking about Time Flies by Playables! A game about being a fly and then being another fly.Get Time Flies on Playstation, Switch, Steam, Epic, or the App Store!!! Follow Playables work on their website!Discussed in the episode:EYEZMAZERobin's piece on Time Flies for InverseAllegheny Cemetery: The story behind the Egyptian mausoleum and sphinx by Joaquin Gonzalez for 90.5 WESA---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - We needed this (01:22) - A Kim approved intro (02:18) - What is Time Flies (09:00) - The sound design (10:18) - The art (12:18) - A not spoiler spoiler (12:34) - How many secrets did we find? (13:41) - Standout stuff (23:55) - Min/Maxxing life expectancy (30:08) - How are we feeling about death? (41:14) - A quick mechanical thing (42:39) - Big Takeaways (42:45) - Kim's Big Takeaway (44:58) - AJ's Big Takeaway (47:15) - Robin's Big Takeaway (49:31) - How do I live a life like the fly? (52:35) - Check the show notes! (53:17) - Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

Send help.Today we're talking about the February 2026 Next Fest! Discussed in the episode:Games that will almost certainly be covered by dotzipUnhomely - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2941990/Unhomely/I'm Making a Monster - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4047160/Im_Making_a_Monster/Brain goes burrVHOLUME - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4131730/VHOLUME/Tileweaver - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4006200/Tileweaver/Cursed Words - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3856460/Cursed_Words/Pachincro - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4200890/Pachincro/The Loopler - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4150860/The_Loopler/The Magus Circle - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2796640/The_Magus_Circle/Runeomicon - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3160570/Runeomicon/Modulus - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2779120/Modulus/Raccoon - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3784030/RACCOIN_Coin_Pusher_Roguelike/I love whatever is wrong youRewind 99 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3977290/Rewind_99/Busbound - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2095420/Bus_Bound/Nightfall Cafe - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3816920/Nightfall_Cafe/All Will Rise - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3165340/All_Will_Rise/ (on Kickstarter: All Will Rise: a narrative courtroom deck-builder )AtmosFar - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1798230/ATMOSFAR/West - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4302000/West/Shoutout to Newgrounds.comChipmatic - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3780950/Chipmatic/Mining Merchant - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3744080/Mining_Merchant/Maybe that zoloft didn't block ALL my emotionsHozy - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3326230/Hozy/Memento - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474770/Momento/inKONBINI - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2723430/inKONBINI_One_Store_Many_Stories/A Study In Blue - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4280150/A_Study_in_Blue/Deep Snow Delivery - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3281970/Deep_Snow_Delivery/This one's on the computerLost Wiki: Kozlovka - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4018950/Lost_Wiki_Kozlovka/Human.exe - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4016270/Humanexe/MMO 98 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3907940/MMO_98/Secrets of Suburbia - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3111050/Secrets_Of_Suburbia/What the fuck (affectionate)Panthalassa - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2955720/Panthalassa/WOODROT - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3896040/WOODROT/THREE VERSES³ - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3139120/THREE_VERSES/Burden Street Station - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3126340/Burden_Street_Station/Feast for the EyesPetrichor - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4168440/Petrichor/Phonopolis - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1206070/Phonopolis/ (nocaps on YouTube: i played every game by Amanita Design)Titanium Court - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/Titanium_Court/Helix: Descent N Ascent - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2736370/Helix_Descent_N_Ascent/Pluto - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3057670/Pluto/HYPNOS - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2861210/HYPNOS/The dotzip award for the most questionable idle animationsSuper Alloy Crush -  https://store.steampowered.com/app/3092360/Super_Alloy_Crush/Hot girl walksDreamcore: Rabbit Hole - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4149700/Dreamcore_Rabbit_Hole/Plum Road Tea Dream - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3206340/Plum_Road_Tea_Dream/Walk the Frog - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3336240/Walk_The_Frog/nophenia - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3979330/nophenia/Gloomveil - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3156020/Gloomveil/Women su...

i ain't interpreting all that. i'm happy for you tho. or sorry that happenedToday we're talking about Eclipsium by Housefire! A game about walking around and unspeakable things happening to your hand.Get Eclipsium on Steam!!! Follow Housefire's work on their website!Discussed in the episode:AJ on The Worst Community ReportAJ's 2025 Game of the Year video on YouTubeEclipsium (Original Game Soundtrack) by Hudson Bikichky on BandcampAJ's playthrough of the beginning of Eclipsium on YouTubeFinding Emilie by Radiolab---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthine and check out his new project Foster Hope!Additional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Listen to AJ on The Worst Garbage Community Report :-) (01:45) - Welcome to the game (03:31) - What is Eclipsium? (04:58) - What'd we think (08:30) - Bugs? (10:00) - The music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The sound!!!!!!!!!! (13:10) - The hand and the things done to the hand (15:42) - Heading to spoilers (16:11) - Chase wants to talk about the images (20:01) - Kim wants to talk about judgment (22:48) - Robin wants to talk about it literally (25:16) - AJ wants to talk about the opting-in (27:24) - What death means and religious imagery (34:21) - Going to the panopticon (47:27) - They can't ALL be PT!!! (50:03) - An actually interesting series of hallways (56:47) - Big Takeaways (56:59) - AJ's Big Takeaway (59:42) - Chase's Big Takeaway (01:04:08) - Kim's Big Takeaway (01:06:19) - Robin's Big Takeaway (01:09:39) - The end of the game hot damn (01:09:57) - Thanks for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

Guy whose only played Sayonara Wild Hearts: "I'm getting a lot of Sayonara Wild Hearts energy in this game."Today we're talking about Toroa: Skycall by Atawhai Interactive! A game about gliding and just hangin' out.Get Toroa: Skycall on Steam!!! Follow Atawhai Interactive's work on their website!Discussed in the episode:The sourdough shaping video that AJ talked about by Matthew James Duffy on YouTube Shorts(tm)TWG Steam Curator PageMaking Kin with the Machines, Archer et al. from the Journal of Design and Science by MIT PressRoyal Albatross Centre ---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - The end of a 20 minute conversation (02:31) - We're not fighting!!! (03:43) - fort.nite ???? (05:52) - Oh right the podcast (06:12) - What is Toroa: Skycall (07:36) - This game feels AMAZING (10:21) - The MUSIC (11:38) - The game is steeped in culture (13:46) - Talking to other animals (17:02) - Songs of the sea have been dulled by the drums of progress (21:48) - The game wants you to just hang out (23:05) - Bird heaven???? (28:49) - Everything is connected (33:57) - You get where you're going (35:57) - Made with love (36:31) - Everything is connected!!! (37:15) - Big Takeaways (37:17) - Kim's Big Takeaway (42:31) - AJ's Big Takeaway (47:09) - Help the Northern Royal Albatross!!! (47:38) - Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

This is a sports game! Well it's a game that centers around a sport... Er, it's a game that has a sport as a central narrative piece... uh...Today we're talking about despelote by Julián Cordero and Sebastián Valbuena! A game about soccer and tuning out the adults in your life.Get despelote on Steam, Switch, or Playstation!!! Follow Julian's work on his website! Follow Sebastián on his website!Follow Matt on his YouTube channel, Flow State!Discussed in the episode:A Sportslike Manifesto by Grapefruit GamesDespelote review: miraculous slice-of-life soccer game pulls a hat trick by Moises Taveras for Digital TrendsAdditional links:Despelote with Moises Taveras by Tales from the Backlog on YouTube---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - The sausage gets made (00:19) - Babby's first intro (01:34) - The Sports Corner (04:20) - What is despelote? (08:13) - Sportslike (11:24) - Witholding the big stuff (13:35) - Making it back to the bench (14:36) - The first ten minutes (18:39) - Standout moments (26:07) - Being a child among adults (31:24) - What happened... (32:43) - Turn the game on! (35:06) - Crossing narrative lines (37:22) - The very end (41:11) - Big Takeaways (41:16) - Matt's Big Takeaway (44:12) - Robin's Big Takeaway (46:27) - Chase's Big Takeaway (49:43) - Thank you Matt for coming on! (49:53) - Chase attempts an outro ★ Support this podcast ★

Would you mind picking me up a mystery skull while you're out?Today we're talking about Dépanneur Nocturne by KO_OP! A game about getting little treats and going to the washroom.Get Dépanneur Nocturne on Steam!!! Follow Ko_OP's work on their website!Discussed in the episode:_amaranthine's (Jake's) new project Foster Hope on bandcamp!---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Eldot Ring (00:21) - ahem (00:34) - Snow day!!!!!! (01:38) - What is Depanneur Nocturne? (02:31) - This is a game about existing in a new place (10:11) - The backroom (11:25) - Going to the washroom (15:31) - Sharing little secrets (18:27) - The cashier (23:01) - Our big takeaways for our beautiful partner (29:40) - Big Takeaways (29:53) - AJ's Big Takeaway (31:42) - Robin's Big Takeaway (33:16) - A beautiful game about going shopping (33:52) - Thanks for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

In this one AJ and Robin experience every human emotion at once!Today we're talking about The Sea Will Claim Everything by Jonas Kyratzes! A game about a sentient house and needing to read more philosophy. This game was suggested by Alex! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!Get The Lands of Dream collection on Steam!!! Follow Jonas Kyratzes' work on their website!Discussed in the episode:The Sea Will Claim Everything walkthrough and review on jayisgames.com (for the love of god don't click anywhere else around the website lol)Emergence blog post on Jonas Kyratzes' websiteFear of Twine: Zombies and Elephants (Verena Kyratzes) on YouTubeLife Support by Veran Kyratzes---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on Twitch!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Remember that you have free will (00:52) - The podcast intro equivalent of waking up in a pitch dark hotel room (01:43) - The saga of The Lands of Dream (04:52) - What is The Sea Will Claim Everything? (08:09) - It's goofy! (14:12) - Some advice (14:59) - Some of the first text things you see (15:18) - "The Sea Will Claim Everything, part II" by Chris Christodoulou, The Sea Will Claim Everything (17:41) - Welcome to Underhome (24:43) - Out into the world (31:46) - The Isle of Stars (34:20) - The Isle of Becoming (38:58) - "Grains of Sand" by Chris Christodoulou, The Sea Will Claim Everything (40:36) - Saying "No" (40:49) - "Victory March" by Chris Christodoulou, The Sea Will Claim Everything (41:15) - Saying "No" (43:36) - The Oracle (47:41) - Goodbye (48:28) - "The Sea Will Claim Everything, part II" by Chris Christodoulou, The Sea Will Claim Everything (52:31) - The packaging (52:47) - SPOILERS FOR GREAT GOD GROVE (52:59) - The packaging (54:21) - All abooooard! (54:27) - AJ's Big Takeaways (56:59) - Robin's Big Takeaway (58:42) - Hoo baby that's a video game (59:14) - A little bit of diving (01:00:34) - Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

Sometimes every single part of the game is so good that you simply can't articulate it completely.Today we're talking about Sayonara Wild Hearts by Simogo! A game about playing a pop album and therapeutic movement!Get Sayonara Wild Hearts everywhere!!! Follow Simogo's work on their website!Discussed in the episode:Sayonara Wild Hearts Analysis – Use of Tarot in Game Design and Narrative by Angie for Backlog CrusaderAdditional links:Fading Memories (Demos and unused tracks from Sayonara Wild Hearts) on YouTubeHow Simogo built Sayonara Wild Hearts' best stage by Matt Leone for Design RoomTeddy Girls: The Style Subculture That Time Forgot by Laura Havlin for AnOther (fashion that inspired SWH's design)---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on Twitch!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Fem unc? (01:26) - Welcome to 2026! (02:05) - Welcome to 2026 (correct version)! (03:06) - What is Sayonara Wild Hearts? (04:55) - How was it? (12:56) - Spoilers (13:38) - Favorites? (18:54) - The effect of switching stuff up so much (24:04) - There are levels to this game (25:18) - The game is good and we don't know what else to say (31:08) - Big Takeaways (31:29) - Chase's Big Takeaway (34:33) - AJ's Big Takeaway (35:14) - Robin's Big Takeaway (37:17) - It's a good one! (40:00) - Think about sleeping and hire Robin ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome Robin to dotzip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!In this one we pick 11 games that we'll be playing over the next few months! Don't forget there's a NextFest in there too! Hah ha ! Hehe! Ho hoh!!!!Check out AJ's video about their top 12 games of 2025!!!Discussed in the episode:PODCAST: felvidek (2024) by Leaving the PartyEclipsium is G O O D dotzip stream archiveCucumber Quest by gigi d.g.The Slate! (check the website for the release order!):The Sea Will Claim everything - https://store.steampowered.com/app/337720/The_Lands_of_Dream/(suggested by Alex!)Sayonara Wild Hearts - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1122720/Sayonara_Wild_HeartsDespelote- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2367820/despelote/Eclipsium - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2419670/Eclipsium/A Year of Springs - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1688580/A_YEAR_OF_SPRINGS/Before your eyes - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082430/Before_Your_Eyes/Soul of Sovereignty (prelude) - https://gigidigi.itch.io/soulsov (suggested by Amet!)In Other Waters - https://store.steampowered.com/app/890720/In_Other_Waters/Cr33p - https://try-froggery.itch.io/cr33pToroa: Skycall - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2003490/Toroa_Skycall/ Depanneur Nocturne - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1285160/Depanneur_Nocturne/Hypnagogia - https://sodaraptor.itch.io/hypnagogiaHypogea - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/Hypogea/Formless Star - https://splendidland.itch.io/formless-star ---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - DS(N)i(ece) (02:16) - How do we podcast again? (02:35) - BIG EPISODE! (06:00) - Welcome to fart.piss! (06:03) - Selections begin! (06:58) - The Sea Will Claim Everything (08:39) - Sayonara Wild Hearts (12:05) - despelote (14:07) - Eclipsium (19:19) - A Year of Springs (21:21) - Before Your Eyes (24:39) - Soul of Sovereignty (prelude) (26:12) - In Other Waters (28:08) - Cr33p (29:51) - Toroa: Skycall (31:33) - Depanneur Nocturne (33:10) - hypnogogia (34:41) - Hypogea (35:53) - Formless Star (39:13) - The lineup! (40:00) - February NextFest Cometh (40:50) - Thanks for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

Surprise! Kim and AJ sat down and discussed their games of the year in the context of the themes that jumped out to them! What will be crowned Theme of the Year by the end of it?? Only one way to find out!---Discussed in the episode (

Today we're talking about 44 video games by a bunch of different people! Join us as we arbitrarily draft all the games we've played this year! Thank you so much for listening! See you next year!!!!!---Discussed in the episodevideo game.---Visit our website!Support the show on Kofi!Follow us on Twitch!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordMusic by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Picking the order (00:55) - Welcome to the Zip of the Year 2025!! (01:23) - How we do this (03:23) - AJ is nervous (04:51) - The ZOTY begins (05:38) - Game #1 (09:44) - Game #2 (12:07) - How bartering works (12:49) - Game #2 (cont.) (20:35) - Game #3 (27:21) - Game #4 (34:12) - Game #5 (38:06) - Chase gives AJ a gift (40:23) - Game #6 (46:55) - Game #7 (57:27) - Game #8 (01:01:46) - Unsettling implications of a core element of ZOTY (01:02:22) - Piss #9 (01:06:42) - Game #10 (01:11:15) - Game #11 (01:17:00) - Game #12 (01:21:43) - Game #13 (01:24:07) - Game #14 (01:27:11) - Game #15 (01:32:01) - Intermission (01:33:47) - It's been 2 weeks (01:34:15) - Game #16 (01:38:02) - Game #17 (01:40:11) - Game #18 (01:42:58) - Game #19 (01:46:13) - Game #20 (01:49:25) - Game #21 (01:50:55) - Game #22 (01:54:17) - Game #23 (01:56:44) - Game #24 (02:00:50) - Game #25 (02:02:15) - Game #26 (02:04:13) - Game #27 (02:06:13) - Game #28 (02:09:33) - Game #29 (02:11:52) - Game #30 (02:16:40) - Game #31 (02:19:03) - Game #32 (02:20:50) - Game #33 (02:22:47) - Game #34 (02:25:40) - A flag (02:26:06) - Game #35 (02:28:09) - Gmae #36 (02:30:10) - Game #37 (02:31:46) - Game #38 (02:32:52) - Game #39 (02:33:54) - A proposal (02:34:55) - Game #39 (cont.) (02:37:26) - Game #40 (02:38:32) - A false alarm (02:39:19) - Game #41 (02:40:03) - Game #42 (02:41:48) - Game #43 (02:43:50) - Game #44 (02:45:35) - Welcome to Call of Doty 1.5 (02:47:04) - A quick GOTY shoutout! (02:48:01) - Themes????? (02:53:54) - Kim reveals her final bargaining chip (02:56:06) - Thank you so much for listening!!!! ★ Support this podcast ★

Alton Brown is BACK makin' Good Eats-style videos on YouTube. I really think th-- what? Oh right this podcast is about video games sorry.Today we're talking about Bubumbu by An Otter Team! A game about solving puzzles and making a penguin happy by giving it a little bowtie.Get Bubumbu on Steam. Follow An Otter Team's work on their website!Discussed in the episode:Wikipedia page for The Missing Piece by Shel SilversteinDaniel Sloss' ‘Jigsaw' Is Causing Tons of Break Ups

What would you do if your boss was actually a giant bug? Something to think about.Today we're talking about Sub-Verge by Interactive Tragedy, Limited! A game about listening to people and trying not to drown. Get Sub-Verge on Steam or itch.io. Follow Interactive Tragedy, Limited's work on their website!Links:Subtle Mind - A Sub-Verge prequel by Zach Dodson on Steam---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on Twitch!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - drop.zip (00:30) - Interactive tragedy-likes (01:13) - What is Sub-Verge? (05:12) - There are multiple endings (05:59) - Trying to pick the right order (14:02) - The player can only decide who pulls (15:54) - What the game is "about" (17:56) - Spoilers (17:57) - The Mind (20:46) - How the story is doled out (22:27) - Krake 2025 (27:25) - Some friction (29:27) - High level story chat (34:06) - The endings (40:15) - The game is bleak! (42:29) - The game is good (44:32) - Big Takeaways (44:52) - Chase's Big Takeaway (51:46) - AJ's Big Takeaway (57:57) - A Noam Chomsky cliffhanger (58:17) - Thank you for listening

Members got a special segment about the Wikipedia page on Tier Lists this week. Like and Subscribe to our Ko-fi for exclusive content like that. (Also shoutout to our friends on Total Party Skill (a good podcast) for drawing attention to the page!!!)Today we're talking about Pine: A Story of Loss by Made Up Games! A game about learning how to let go and replacing the grass in your roof so it doesn't leak.Get Pine: A Story of Loss on Steam, Switch or iOS. Follow Made Up Games' work on their website!Links:Pine: A Story of Loss OST by Blankfo.rms on Steam---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on Twitch!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Kim is a sports muse (01:30) - Welcome to Wifeguy Fall (02:09) - What is Pine: A Story of Loss (04:28) - A whittle segment (06:35) - A word-light narrative (09:04) - How the game handles shows grief (13:15) - Very beautiful game (13:28) - Spoilers! (13:29) - They added a FIFTH season!!!!!!!!! (14:57) - The music (16:40) - Winter (18:03) - Embracing the grief (26:40) - dotzip's Greatest Hits (28:04) - Big Takeaways (28:07) - Kim's Big Takeaway (29:22) - AJ's Big Takeaway (31:09) - A story of Live Laugh Love (34:08) - ZOTY is COMIN' ★ Support this podcast ★

It's really hard to type when your entire body has been hollowed out by a video game.Today we're talking about and Roger by Tearyhand Studio! A game about waking up in a strange place and going to a bakery. Get and Roger on Steam or Switch. Follow Tearyhand Studio's work on their Steam page!Links:One of 2025's Best Games, And Roger, Is About God, Love, and Loss by Patrick Klepek for RemapAnd Roger Is A Short, Moving Game About Family by Riley Macleod for AftermathAnd Roger Review - When Actions Speak Louder by Marcus Stewart for Game Informer and Roger Is One Of 2025's Most Special Games, And It's Cheap by Kenneth Shepard for Kotaku---Support us on Kofi!Visit our website!Follow us on Twitch!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - being.real (01:14) - Surprise the episode is here! (01:48) - and Roger (02:27) - Okay this episode you do actually have to do the homework pls (05:18) - When we realized what was going on (07:12) - We have to get into spoilers sorry lmao (07:53) - SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (08:01) - The clock (10:01) - The horror (11:55) - How the core mechanic tells the story (17:29) - There is no closure (18:37) - Roger (27:07) - The religion (31:01) - The unique perspective of the game (38:09) - The name of the game (38:35) - Big Takeaways (38:38) - SPOILERS FOR WITHOUT A DAWN | Kim's Big Takeaway (41:45) - Chase's Big Takeaway (47:01) - AJ's Big Takeaway (49:14) - Hoo man.. ★ Support this podcast ★

"Git gud"? How about "git empathetic"? "Git compassionate"?Today we're talking about The Dark Queen of Mortholme by Mosu! A game about killing the hero and killing the hero and killing the hero and killing the hero and waiting for the hero and killing the hero and killing the hero and waiting for the hero and... waiting.......... for the hero.............. and......................... waiting..................................Get The Dark Queen of Mortholme on Steam or itch.io. Follow Mosu's work on their itch page!Discussed in the episode:Extinction Burst on Wikipedia---Support us on Kofi!Visit our website!Follow us on Twitch!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Pugoween (01:11) - Become a member for the jumpscare-cut (02:08) - What is The Dark Queen of Mortholme? (06:38) - Commentary on the commentary (10:44) - The mechanics (13:24) - Very minor spoiler (14:16) - Bonding with the hero (16:27) - Where do Ornstein and Smough eat lunch? (18:29) - The mentorship arc (22:17) - The personality of the Queen (25:14) - NOT Chase's Big Takeaway (27:45) - Big-Sized Takeaways (28:39) - Hello (31:50) - Kim's Big Takeaway (36:35) - Chase's Big Takeaway (41:54) - AJ's Big Takeaway (51:30) - We've perservered to the end of the episode! ★ Support this podcast ★

Sometimes the game makes you feel so bad that you can't make a joke about it.Today we're talking about Without a Dawn by Jesse Makkonen! A game about being alone and looking out the window.Get Without a Dawn on Steam.

It just dawned on me that all of the spooky games this year are about having a job.Today we're talking about The Cabin Factory by International Cat Studios! A game about walking around scary BUT NOT HAUNTED cabins and also haunted cabins.Get The Cabin Factory on Steam.CONTENT WARNING: CHILD ABUSE. Nothing is shown, but it is addressed repeatedly throughout the narrative of the game.Discussed in the episode:AJ and Tara's 'The Cabin Factory' stream on Youtube---Support us on Kofi!Visit our website!Follow us on Twitch!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Become a member for the 'SCLUZIES (01:39) - Kim has squashed the beef wellington (04:11) - dot.wine (06:16) - What is The Cabin Factory (09:07) - This is a haunted house (15:37) - There's a story! And a littel dance! (17:18) - Some of the setups (19:39) - Specific story spoilies (20:51) - The second ending (25:26) - More cabin setups (28:40) - Big Takeaways (28:50) - Kim's Big Takeaway (30:26) - AJ's Big Takeaway (31:25) - Shoutout to Octoadber ★ Support this podcast ★

Help...Today we're talking about The October 2025 Next Fest!The demos:CiniCross - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3933120/CiniCross/Bladesong - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2305640/Bladesong/Slots & Daggers - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3631290/Slots__Daggers/Relooted - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3255890/Relooted/The Cave Diver - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3004390/The_Cave_Diver/Don't Stop, Girlypop! - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2610650/Dont_Stop_Girlypop/Effulgence RPG - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3302080/Effulgence_RPG/Skate Story - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1263240/Skate_Story/Key Fairy - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2878580/Key_Fairy/The Séance of Blake Manor - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/Mosaic of the Strange - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3444650/Mosaic_of_the_Strange/No Players Online - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2701800/No_Players_Online/LOVE ETERNAL - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3010610/LOVE_ETERNAL/The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2809660/The_Remake_of_the_End_of_the_Greatest_RPG_of_All_Time/Q-Up - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/QUP/Palm Simulator 2 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3887240/Palm_Simulator_2/Truckful - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3090810/Truckful/Bus Bound - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2095420/Bus_Bound/Shroom and Gloom - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3271280/Shroom_and_Gloom/---Support us on Kofi!Visit our website!Follow us on Twitch!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - dot.bev (03:04) - Video games? (07:44) - We got demos! (08:08) - Cinicross (13:18) - Bladesong (16:45) - Slots & Daggers (21:09) - Relooted (25:33) - The Cave Diver (29:31) - Don't Stop, Girlypop! (34:15) - Effulgence RPG (38:19) - Skate Story (44:10) - Key Fairy (47:57) - The Seance of Blake Manor (53:46) - Mosaic of the Strange (56:58) - No Players Online (01:00:39) - Love Eternal (01:03:15) - The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time (01:06:37) - Q-Up (01:13:54) - Palm Simulator 2 (01:16:11) - Truckful (01:17:15) - Bus Bound (01:19:51) - Shroom and Gloom (01:22:56) - Another Next Fest down! (01:24:32) - Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

Hello, if you are reading the show notes I want you to know that I (AJ) had to rerecord my entire side of the podcast because of an audio issue. It was one of the most out-of-body experiences I've ever had and I hope you can't tell. Thank you for being here

No YOU forgot that we call it Octoadber.Today we're talking about DEAD LETTER DEPT. by Mike Monroe and Belief Engine! A game about typing and having a super normal dayjob.Get DEAD LETTER DEPT. on Steam! Check out Belief Engine's other work on their website!---Support us on Kofi!Visit our website!Follow us on Twitch!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - dot.pitch (03:37) - Send us your letters. You have to guess the address (05:05) - What is Dead Letter Department? (08:04) - Getting something out of the way (09:48) - How do you know this is Fresno? (11:00) - The mail looks SO REAL???? (13:19) - Spooky rating (14:28) - A message from later in the episode (14:34) - Possibly spoilers depending on your tolerance! (15:23) - Giving up the STATS (16:19) - Bing bong: Spoilers (18:21) - Do the metrics effect the story? (20:06) - When stuff starts getting... worse (25:51) - The Sin Eater (28:15) - Some specific moments (29:54) - The ending (34:56) - The text (44:11) - Big Takeaways (44:13) - Kim's Big Takeaway (46:08) - AJ's Big Takeaway (52:22) - Dead Letter Department! (53:14) - Happy Octoadber! ★ Support this podcast ★

This week is our first SUPER-ZIPPY. Submit super-zippies on our website below :)Today we're talking about shutdown. by kalechips! A game about making choices when you have none. This game was suggested by Bluzo! If you'd like to suggest a game you can do so on our website!Play shutdown. for FREE on itch.io! Check out kalechips' other work on their itch page!---Support us on Kofi!Visit our website!Follow us on Twitch!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Subscribe to the Kofi to hear AJ talk about public radio! (00:42) - The vibes today are W I L D (01:31) - What is shutdown.? (02:13) - Spoiler warning for the qualia episode lol (02:59) - Thank you bluzo for recommending!!!!!! (04:08) - Enter: Super Zippies (06:03) - This game is interesting! (08:38) - The endings (10:21) - BIG QUALIA SPOILER ALERT (10:54) - The game is so dark man (13:42) - SURPRISE it's AJ's Big Takeaway (15:06) - Kim's Big Takeaway (17:33) - Shutting down the episode ★ Support this podcast ★

I can't believe I wasted my one wish on THIS podcast... should've at least wished for TWO podcasts......Today we're talking about Many Nights a Whisper by Selkie Harbour and Deconstructeam! A game about practicing until you say "Fuck it. Pepperoni pizza".Get Many Nights a Whisper on Steam or itch.io! Check out Selkie Harbour's other work on their itch page! Check out Deconstructeam's other work on their itch page!Check out all of Robin's link on her website!Listen to Girl Mode Episode 126 - A Beautiful Summer on Trash Island to hear about Selkie Harbours other games!---Support us on Kofi!Visit our website!Follow us on Twitch!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - dot.Steve (01:08) - Robin is back again! (02:03) - What is Many Nights a Whisper? (03:36) - AJ didn't know what this game looked like (06:11) - The mix of time periods (10:21) - The gamefeel (tm) (21:52) - How did we feel about the ritual? (30:21) - The order of the wishes (33:53) - The power of the sillier wishes (36:33) - How to go back (38:34) - The excrutiating weight of granting wishes (41:37) - *That* wish and autonomy (51:27) - What is the sibling of death? (56:37) - The final wish (01:00:09) - The day of the ritual (01:03:44) - Now what? (01:08:35) - Big Takeaways (01:09:16) - Chase's Big Takeaway (01:14:21) - AJ's Big Takeaway (01:18:42) - Robin's Big Takeaway (01:22:55) - Check out more Selkie Harbour games! (01:23:41) - Thanks Robin!!!! (01:24:09) - Tell your friends! Join the discord! Send us some money! ★ Support this podcast ★