INDIEstructable Gaming & More Podcast

Do you like Pong or Air Hockey?  Then you will like Windjammers 2.  The sequel to the original on Neo Geo in 1994.  Try to defend your goal and zip that flying disc into your opponent's goal anyway you can.  Support the show

Mobile game.  Play as Joe the janitor just minding his own business.  Meet the old timer traveler with a neat toy.  Get arrested for murder.  Now use that toy to find out what happen to that traveler and what happened in the past.  Good point & click game.Support the show

Stick it to the Man!!  In fact, Stick it to the Stickman!!  Yeah, that's it.  This Rougelite demo is a blast to play.  Climb the corporate ladder but look out for those that are trying to stop you in your path.  From big to small, everyone thinks they can belittle you, even the little stick people.  Don't let them stop you from making your dreams come true.  It also helps having kick butt moves and crazy weapons like nail guns and glue guns to keep people stuck in their position, if you know what I mean.Support the show

We sit down and discuss the games coming out that were teased during the game awards.  Support the show

Have you ever wanted to fight as a spider, well now is your chance.  You don't just get to web swing, you also get to use laser swords, guns, mines, and other randomly laid out weapons to take out your opponent.  Beware some weapons are more powerful than others and may squash you.  Get ready to crawl and fight in SpiderHeck.Support the show

Fight for your soul against the Dice Versa.  Match numbers or colors to clear rows/columns.  Make a mistake and Dice Versa will get your soul.Support the show

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Nija Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Heroes in a half-shell turtle power". Yep, that's about it.  You watched the show, read the comics, saw the movies, and bought the merch.  Now it's time to re-live that and play this new beat 'em up game by Tribute Games.  Play single player or up to 6 friends.  Play as your favorite turtle or play as Splinter or April.Get ready to kick some butt!!Support the show

In this episode we revisit Multiversus and their Beta update.  We talk about the latest updates and give our thoughts on adding 20 more characters.Support the show

Mr_K and Musketshot enter the Gladiator arena this episode.  I swear we've done this before.  Well, this time it is different, the arena is a dystopian prison.  You are a prison warden who has one year to improve his prison or be fired.  One of the ways to improve the prison is by earning money at the gladiator fights with your clones.  Your clone fighters are Joan of Arc, Caesar, Queen Victoria, and Abraham Lincoln.  What a motley bunch!!  Have them fight with fists or use weapons to get the win and earn you money and fame.Support the show

In this episode, we sit down with Johnathon Brown of Quintillion Games and discuss the Indie company's start-up, life as an Indie developer and owner, and development of their game Blood of Yamin, a Metroidvania RPG.Support the show

We get to choose from some iconic Warner Brothers characters in this brawl.  The Alpha test allowed us to play about a dozen different characters.  A fun and so far very impressive title.  Hear what we think and who we think should be added to the roster.That's All Folks!!Support the show

Slay the Spire a deck building Rougelike game and Century: Age of Ashes a dragon combat game.  These are what we are talking about this week.  Support the show

We talk about 2 games this episode.  Kyle is Famous is a text-based adventure game.  Go ahead and get Kyle into all kinds of trouble in this choose your own adventure like game.  Just remember you need to get him to the studio in time to do the interview.Dragon Saddle Melee is similar to the game Joust if you played it in the 80's.  You ride on the wings of your faithful dragon landing on others or taking them out with various weapons.  Be the last to survive and get on top of the leaderboard.  If you like retro games or the retro look, this game has that.Support the show

Well, we played as Nobody's, and we tried to save the world.  At least Mr_K did, because he completed the game, Musketshot gave it shot but did not complete it.  But we do have a review of this colorful fun game from Drinkbox Studio.  So, listen up, play the game, and become a somebody...or something like that.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

Choose your class.  Choose your weapon.  Get ready to fight.  Get ready die often.  Get ready to see people get flesh wounds.  It's Chivalry 2 time.  Lots of screaming and swinging of swords and axes and a lot of fun with friends.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

Mr_K and Musketshot become pilots of their own spaceships and take passengers on journeys from one spaceport to another.  Sometimes the flights are good sometimes not so good.  In this rouguelike game, you never know what type of passenger is going to board your ship.  Your spacelines reputation depends on it.  Also, in this episode is our interview with Co-founder of Coffeenauts and developer Fabio Rosa to talk about the game.  Special thanks to Fabio for sitting down with us to discuss the game and what it's like being a developer.Support the show

Hi everyone.  Mr_K and Musketshot had the pleasure of interviewing Fabio Rosa, one of the co-founders of Coffeenauts an indie game company based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  Coffeenauts new game is Spacelines from the Far Out.  It's a fantastic rougelike space travel game, where you are the pilot transporting alien passengers from one space terminal to another.  Along with your pilot duties, you need to tend to the passenger's needs, which mean feeding them, dancing for them, stopping at a rest area, or just getting them to the terminal on time.  Watch out for asteroids, keep an eye on the gas gauge, and keep your ship tidy, because you never know when the inspector will show up.You'll dig the 60's retro space look of the terminals.In this interview, we talk about Coffeenauts and the game.  Fabio has great insights in being a developer and excellent advice for those looking to go this route.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

Another fighting game for us to review.  A good party multi-player game that will have some screaming at the TV, not because you are furious, but because you are yelling for your character to hang on.  Throw your opponent to their doom, hang on for your life to be the last to survive, or drag others with to your death.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

HONK!  You play as Mighty Goose.  HONK!  With weapons in hand and a sidekick to assist you, Mighty Goose, HONK, takes on the baddies in this Metal Slug like game.  Get ready to blast the enemy with powerful weapons.  This goose, HONK, is not flying south anytime soon.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

Ever see the movie Groundhog Day?  If so, if you play this game you will know what you are in for.  Except, this has nothing to do with Groundhog Day.  Instead it has something to do with you and your wife being interrupted at your apartment by the police looking to arrest your wife.  Each time you have 12 minutes to advance the story line before it starts over again.  What will you do, what can you do, will you do anything?Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

No this is not about the band Men at Work, the movie Crocodile Dundee, or the continent of Australia.In this game you are the intern at a popular soft drink company, but they have a little problem.  Below the company floors lie some goblins and other bad guys.  Your job as intern is to clean it out.  Certainly not something I would do as an intern, but I guess as the main character, you are just trying to make a name for yourself and get some experience.  Hop on the slide because you are Going Under.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

Musketshot and Mr_K head to the dungeons with the help of others to battle the goblins and other nasty's.  Get ready to start swinging and hitting everything in our way.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

Yeah we know it's been a while and that E3 is old news, but stuff happens and we are just getting this out now.Anyway Enjoy!Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

HOOORAY!!!!50 Episodes.  We talk about our top 10 favorite games we have reviewed so far.Listen for the giveaway we are doing.Thanks as always for listening to our podcasts.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

Little Hope.  A quiet little town with a dark secret.  Can you get all of the characters through the story alive?  Or will you and the Curator be disappointed with the end results.  Only you can decide.  Well possibly you and up to five other friends.  Do they play nice or will they play with mischief on their mind. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

Mr_K and Musketshot smash!!  Smash planets real and imaginary in Solar Smash or Solar Smasher depending on what operating system you have on your mobile device.  Musketshot also plays Goody Gumdrops, a character that looks like it belongs in the Cuphead game.  The object, eat as many healthy items increasing your calories and avoid the bad things like rubber boots, anvils, dynamite, lightning and other objects falling from the sky.  Just like in real life...those items will make you sick if you eat them.  So eat your fruits & vegetables instead.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

Mr_K spent hours watching the Xbox Indie Showcase and gathered almost every game trailer for him and I to watch.  We narrowed the massive list down to some games that really caught our attention.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

Musketshot and Mr_K are on the lamb.  Playing as Leo and Vince in A Way Out, they need to escape prison and get revenge on the man who sent them to prison.  Obstacles and running from the law is a major part of this game.  Teamwork and trust is the other part.  Will you make out of prison?  Will you get caught while on the run?  Will you be able to get revenge and see your loved ones again?  Who knows.  I guess you'll have to find out.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

This episode we take a seat behind the wheel of one of many vehicles, throw our helmet on, strap ourselves in, and prepare for head on collisions.  We are playing Wreckfest and smashing up cars, buses, riding lawn mowers, and even riding couches.  Nothing better than hitting someone at top speed head on, at  least in a video game, not for real.  Demolition Derby and racing is what Wreckfest is all about.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

Oh Yeah!!  It's time to kick some butt or get your butt kicked.  This episode is all about six fighting games that we recently played.Power Rangers (Yep they have a fighting game)Killer Instinct: The Definitive EditionInjustice 2Marvel v Capcom InfiniteUltimate Marvel v CapcomSoul Caliber 6Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

Muhahahaha...or insert your best eeeeevil laugh.  That's what this demo is all about.  In the demo of Darkestville Castle, you play as Cid, a demon who loves terrorizing the town of Darkestville.  You play in Cid's castle.  It's a point & click game with a lot of funny lines and sarcastic humor.  This demo grabbed my attention in the plot summary alone and did not disappoint in gameplay.  Get your evil on.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

We step into the ring with this one, well not really.  This boxing Kangaroo platformer has a look of late 90's early 2000's gameplay.  You'll find yourself crossing lakes, jumping up ledges, jumping over obstacles, and battling lots of baddies in this game.  Get ready to go down under mate with KAO.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

Control.  You're in control, you're out of control.  Just like life.  This episode we discuss Control, a game that has a plot that is a bit difficult to describe.  The graphics and gameplay are very good.  You get to smash a lot of stuff.  This might be a great game to play if you have had a bad day and just want to smash up a room.  So get ready to go out of control or be controlled, whatever.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

This week get to become pinball wizards as The Who once sang about.  We try our hand at the FX3 Pinball games.  There are 2 free games when you download the FX3 package on Xbox One.  Musketshot likes pinball enough that he bought the Fox/FX package which came with 4 of the big animated adult cartoons.  Musketshot also talks about the demo of Operencia: The Stolen Sun, a first person RPG dungeon crawler.  All from Zen Studios.  Ready to Zen out and listen to the podcast?Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

Ghost Master.  I'm not afraid of no ghost.  Especially when you are their master.....hahahaha.You get to control different types of ghosts and scare the pants off the residents.  Send them fleeing from the house or make them do crazy things.   Plenty of ghosts to chose from and all with distinct spooky abilities.  Get ready to creep out the household with Ghost Master.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

In this episode we discuss Voodoo Vince Remastered.  This little Voodoo doll gets himself into all kinds of fun mischief.  The original was created back in 2003, this one is from 2017.  , Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

In part 1 of 2, we discuss the PS2 game Gauntlet: Dark Legacy.  This game is one that Musketshot loved playing when he had the Playstation 2.  This is Musketshot's game that he thinks Mr_K should try and would like from the past.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

We decided that this episode we would pick one game each that we absolutely loved playing and that the other has not had the chance to play yet.  We would each play the others game and then give our take in the game other next two episodes following this one.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

What a cute little.....two headed dog?  That stretches??  Well that's what you got in this demo game of Phogs.  Visit the 3 worlds that this game has to offer and play as Phog (Blue & Red) solving different puzzles and meeting interesting characters along the way.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

Get your hockey mask, turn down the lights, make sure you have some 80's music playing and maybe wearing some of the best 80's fashion as we look to stay alive in Friday the 13th: The Game.We've played this game a number of times as a group.  Mr_K is a master at this game.  Musketshot is a master at getting killed in gruesome fashion in this game.Get ready to get slashed as we dive into the last of our horror games for October.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

This game hits home a bit.  You play while in a quarantine due to mutations outside.  Search around for the mysterious noise you hear and follow the tunnel to whole other world.  Who knows what you will find along the way.  Don't forget your mask....yes in the game you put a mask on.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

This episode we find ourselves as a contractor called to a home with a possible large project.  Unbeknownst to our main character, there is more sinister intent afoot.  You get knocked out and have to try and make your way out of a house in only the beginning stages of remodeling inside.  Sometimes there are lights, sometimes not.  Solely developed and published by one person, this first person point & click game is challenging at times and leaves you wondering when and where you will be attacked again.  Keep looking over your shoulder.....Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

We start off our horror game month with a demo.  Loveland takes place at a trailer park in Loveland, Ohio.  It's a first person game, where you play as a detective investigating cult like activity at this trailer park.  There seems to be a strange phenomenon with frogs.  Perhaps even a siting of a very large frog, human size.  With our trusty flashlight we explore some creepy trailer homes with some weird stuff inside.  Ribbit!!Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

Mr_K and Musketshot zoom into a piece of art which is a bakery contraption.  The purpose is to get the bakery up and running and bake a loaf of bread for the orphanage.  All of the other bakers have a called out (slackers) so it is up to us.  This is a unique puzzle game.  A Rube Goldberg like drawing where you have to look and determine what a piece of equipment will do and how it will work.  The game is a challenge.  Think you are up to it?Traption Bakery will have you working hard.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

This week's game, we go on a shopping spree, in a grocery store.  Tomato Town is the store name and grabbing items off our list as fast as we can is the game.  Luckily our character has stretchy arms so they can reach from far away if needed to grab items faster.  A very colorful and fast game to play.  Some good comedy and being able to make a mess in a grocery store is so much fun.So come and join us in Tomato Town.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

The year is 1999 and the internet is growing in popularity and size.  There is a lot to see and do on the internet, but how do you take it all in?  Merchantsoft has developed a way to browse the internet while you sleep.  It's called Hypnospace.  You are a volunteer Enforcer hired by Merchantsoft and paid in Hypnocoins to enforce the law on website owners and their sites.  Get them for copyright infringement, cyber bullying, illegal content, and malicious viruses.  But just because you are an Enforcer, doesn't mean you are safe from any of these and other hazards on the sometimes light, sometimes dark web.  Grab a coffee and get ready to do some searching, but also have some fun.  Most of all, Enforce the Law!!Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

We take a leap of faith and play the mobile game app Leap Day this week.  A game where the levels change every day.  Do we have what it takes to make it to the top?  Do you?Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

This week Mr_K and Musketshot go on a boat and scuba diving excursion at a World War 2 wreckage site.  Everything is not what it seems and 5 characters lives are now in the hands of Mr_k and Musketshot.  What evil awaits.  Will Julia say yes to Alex?  Will they find the Manchurian Gold?  Is there a way out!!Man of Medan a story driven game where every decision is important.  So choose wisely.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

Episode 25!!  Woohoo!!  Wow and thank you to all our listeners, especially those of you out there that have listened to all of our episodes.This week we brawl!!  Almost a Grease 2 reference.  I wonder how many will get that.Anyway, Mr_K and Musketshot duke out against each other in all kinds of different game play modes to see who is the Brawlhalla champion.  Mr_K of course.  Plus we reminisce about the games played over the weeks and which 5 stood out.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

So we did have a game review planned, but technical difficulties with the game caused us to change our episode this week.  This week we look at some upcoming titles for this fall/winter.  Some of them you may have heard of, some maybe not.  Musketshot did have a noisy visitor outside his house, one Jiminy Cricket, who would not shut up, so apologies for that if you hear it during the podcast.  We'll get back to it next week with more gameplay and less crickets.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)

Mr_K and Musketshot play this newly released reverse horror game called Carrion.  You get to play as this mutant monster that is basically a blob with many tentacles and mouths to feed.  Your prey?  Humans!!  Any and all working in this underground facility where you as the monster were made.  Nothing more satisfying than stretching out your tentacles and grabbing someone from behind unexpectant and dragging them flailing and screaming to their doom.  After reading this, you know you want to play this.  So, what are you waiting for?  Have fun.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/INDIEstructable)