Open Betas

We've got RPGs, bullet hells and puzzle games galore! Today we review tons of big games from the beginning of 2025 including Expedition 33, Avowed, the Blue Prince, Monsters Hunter Wilds, Marvel Rivals, and more! Join the discussion on Discord Check out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Season 4 of HDHS! We're taking a look back at the games that defined 2024 and handing out awards to both our favorite games and the ones that really biffed it.Join the discussion on Discord Check out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hold on to your bones! This episode we delve into a few of our favorite spooky games that we played this season, like Inscryption and Still Wakes the Deep. Plus we dive into a lot of Game of the Year contenders like Black Myth: Wukong, The Plucky Squire, Star Wars Outlaws, Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Mario Party Jamboree, and Balatro. Plus some of our more niche favorites like Age of Mythology Retold and Neon White. It's jam-packed with games this week, find something to play during your holiday season! Join us next time for the 2024 year in review awards show!Join the discussion on Discord Check out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on and Happy Holidays! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Buckle up for a wild ride through the cosmos this month as we explore three spacefaring video games: the chaotic co-op of This Means Warp, the spellbinding strategy of Tactical Space Wizards, and the adrenaline-fueled action of Deadlock: Space Marines 2. Join us as we navigate the stars and determine which game deserves a spot in your gaming library!We lied last time but see you next time for Black Myth: Wukong, Star Wars Outlaws, and more! Join the discussion on Discord Check out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back and reviewing Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erd Tree, plus Arranger: A Role Puzzling Adventure, an update on Diablo 4, Kunitsu Gami: Path of the Goddess, and a preview of Marvel Rivals!See you very soon for Black Myth: Wukong, Tactical Breach Wizards, Star Wars Outlaws, and more!Join the discussion on Discord Check out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back and jamming with a ton of new games that we've been playing! Join us as we see the good side of Hades, the dark side of Hell...blade, and much more!See you very soon for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree!Join the discussion on Discord Check out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Season 3 of HDHS...again! We're doing something different this year, reviewing the games we played month-by-month, so here's January and February! It's gonna be a jam-packed game-fest! Join the discussion on Discord Check out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Season 3 of HDHS! We're taking a look back at the games that defined 2023! Join the discussion on Discord Check out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on HDHS we're doing a side-by-side comparison of Armored Core 6, a game by From Software that isn't exactly a soulslike, and Lies of P, a soulslike game that isn't exactly by From Software. Either way you slice it, you're in for a robot-smashing good time! Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettChrisWatch our Youtube videosJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on! #IamRaven

In a first for Hidden Doors and High Scores we are doing a developer interview! That's right, this week we are interviewing Molter about his new puzzle game Polimines 2, which released on November 1st! It's a brilliant combination of minesweeper and nonograms that presents you with a series of challenging puzzles that can be solved by pure logical deduction and require absolutely no guessing.  Check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2328730/Polimines_2/ Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettChrisWatch our Youtube videosJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on! #noguessing

Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starfield nameless guy.  Build bases, build spaceships, piece together magnetic lego alien artifacts, talk to NPCs with patented Bethesda face!  The big barren universe is yours to explore in Starfield! Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettChrisWatch our Youtube videosJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on! #MostlyEmptySpace

Welcome ashen one, or soulless, or wolf, or whatever your name is. It's time to play another soulslike with an inscrutable plot, but this time it's in the 3 Kindoms era! Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettChrisWatch our Youtube videosJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on! #KrushingonKarlach

Welcome tadpoled adventurers!  Get out your fancy dice, romance your favorite tiefling, and test the limits of your imagination in this incredible adventure in the Forgotten Realms.  It's time to play Baldur's Gate 3!  Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettChrisWatch our Youtube videosJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on! #KrushingonKarlach

Welcome astro-explorers! Pick your best colors, pet your good boy Oatchi, and practice the art of dandori! It's time to play Pikmin 4!  Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettChrisWatch our Youtube videosJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on! #Stengthof100Pikmin

Welcome to hell!  Find your favorite aspects, grab some friends, and get ready to "save" Sanctuary from a whole new world of hellspawn.  It's time to play Diablo 4!  Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettChrisWatch our Youtube videosJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on! #LilithDidNothingWrong 

Hello Gamers! We're back to our regularly scheduled podcasting! and it's time to save Hyrule! Link is back with an amazing new set of tools to explore the continent, the sky and the depths. Plus,  somehow we have crafting now?  Grab your master swords, it's time to review Tears of the Kingdom.  Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettChrisWatch our Youtube videosJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on!

Hello Gamers! We're trying something new this week. We recorded this episode with the help of our discord community. We invited everyone to come on the podcast and talk with us about horror games. Join us for a discussion of what makes them great, what makes them suck, and what makes them too scary to keep playing. Just me? Ok. Happy jumpscares! Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettChrisWatch our Youtube videosJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on!

Sorry we've been gone so long, but we're back baby!  Pack you kyber crystals, charge your blasters, and push a stormtrooper off a ledge! May the force be with all of you as you listen to us talk about Jedi Survivor! Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettChrisWatch our Youtube videosJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on!

Grab your wand, pack your potions, and ride your broom to the magical world of Hogwarts Legacy! Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettChrisWatch our Youtube videosJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on!

Crank up the volume, nod your head to the beat, and take down an evil megacorp in Hi-Fi Rush!  Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettChrisWatch our Youtube videosJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on!

Welcome to Season 2 of HDHS.  We're taking a look back at the games that defined 2022!  Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettChrisWatch our Youtube videosJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingGame on!

SPANG! THWICK! BAMF! It's time to battle Hydra with all your favorite Marvel heroes! Also you can date them, but no kissing allowed. Welcome to Marvel's Midnight Suns. Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisWatch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

The thrilling conclusion of Kratos and Atreus Destroy Norse Mythology is here! Join us for severed-head storytelling, epic boss fights, and more armor upgrades than you can shake a Mjolnir at! Merry Fimbulwinter!  Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisWatch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

The harrowing rodent filled tale of Amicia and Hugo comes to it's thrilling conclusion.  Medieval France has never been so offputting! Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisWatch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

It's knockoff Overwatch with giant robots!  Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisWatch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

It's that time of year again, when the boys from HDHS catch up on all the games they've waited too long to play. Ready yourself for rapid fire reviews! Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisWatch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

You lip-synch, we drip ink. It's time to review the teenage cephalopod first person shooter Splatoon 3! Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisWatch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

It Takes Two ... wait, no, that's another game.  Put on the Mission Impossible soundtrack because it's time to sneak into the well-guarded halls of Operation Tango, an asymmetric two-player co-op where one of you is a secret Agent and the other is a high-tech Hacker, helping the Agent by disabling security systems and pulling up schematics. Watch out for the laser grid, it's time to dance! Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisWatch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on DiscordCheck out our Steam Curator page for more reviews!Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

Grab your leather armor and your Boots of Striding. It's time to adventure into the darkest dungeons of Gloomhaven! Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisWatch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on Discord Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

Swish your tail, retract your claws, and yowl at the nearest human. It's time to review the cyberpunk-cat-spectacular, Stray. Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisWatch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on Discord Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

A fighting game with an all star cast of characters, special moves, great voice lines, and a vibrant competitive scene. No it's not Super Smash Brothers, it's Multiversus!  Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisWatch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on Discord Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

Hello pals! Grab a glass of giggle juice and pull up a seat, it's time for four chums to have a real swell  chat about Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course!  Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisWatch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on Discord Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

Grab your hiking boots and torch and prepare for adventure. This week we step past the traps, sneak past wolves, and wield the magic staff of Yendor in Unexplored 2! Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisWatch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on Discord Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

Amphibious Amigos!  We've got an episode filled with pizza, skateboards, and SHELL POWER!  It's the 80s flavor of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge.  Grab a slice and join us for some radical gaming! Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisWatch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on Discord Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

Please don't leave. We're just reviewing the suspenseful, creepy, and occasionally action-packed horror shooter GTFO this week.  It's like if Amnesia and Left 4 Dead had a monstrous child that punished you and 3 of your friends for everything you've ever done wrong. Come join us for this one, we're gonna need your help. Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisWatch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on Discord Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

This week we're opening our umbrellas to Risk of Rain 2 and its new DLC: Survivors of the Void. Join us for a downpour of opinions on this chaotic co-op roguelite.  Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisWatch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on Discord Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

This week we're doing something different on HDHS, clearing out some older games that've been collecting dust in our hard drives. We talk Red Dead Redemption 2, Slay the Spire, A Plague Tale: Innocence, The Last Cube, Among the Sleep, and Paradise Killer Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisWatch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on Discord Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

In this special episode we get deep into the technical changes in the Overwatch 2 closed beta. Sojourn with us as we analyze how the new format and passive abilities will change the game.  Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisCheck out our YoutubeJoin the discussion on Discord Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

Inhale...Exhale...Inhale...Become a walking vending machine...exhale. Don your most adorable hats and hang on to your warp stars, this week on HDHS we get a mouthful of Kirby and the Forgotten Land! Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisWatch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on Discord Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

Try to keep your jelly bean alive, but more importantly, earn those kudos to stay fashionable. Don your finest pineapple top and dinosaur pants, it's time to race into Fall Guys.  Watch us game on Twitch:AustinGarrettJohnChrisWatch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on Discord Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

Keep your eyes peeled for some saving grace and try not to cry any crimson tears. It's time to die again, and again, and again, and again in Elden Ring.   Watch us game on Twitch: Austin Garrett John Chris Watch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on Discord Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

Boy, this week we heft our leviathan axes and take a swing at God of War (2018). An epic, cinematic adventure into Norse mythology with everyone's favorite godslayer Kratos and his boy, Atreus.  Watch us game on Twitch: Austin Garrett John Chris Watch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on Discord Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

This week we take a look back at the games that defined 2021! Come with us as we review and analyze the best, worst, and most forgettable games of last year. Watch us game on Twitch: Austin Garrett John Chris Watch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on Discord Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

This week we review It Takes Two, a 2-player co-op puzzle platformer. This game has everything! Amazing puzzles, a stereotypically-Hispanic talking book, kung-fu squirrels, magnets, stuffed animal murder, space baboons, spiders and of course, love!  Watch us game on Twitch: Austin Garrett John Chris Watch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on Discord Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

It's the first episode! We review Deep Rock Galactic, a 4-player co-op about dwarves, drinking, digging, dancing and destroying bugs! Rock and Stone! Watch us game on Twitch: Austin Garrett John Chris Watch our YoutubeJoin the discussion on Discord Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

Hi everyone! We've got a new podcast and we wanted to tell you a little bit about the gamers bringing it to you!  Watch us game on Twitch: Austin Garrett John Chris Watch our Youtube Join the discussion on Discord Email us - hdhspodcast@gmail.comWe're also on Twitter, Facebook, & TikTok @HDHSGamingSee you soon!

Hi friends. We have a very sad announcement to make: Open Betas is going on indefinite hiatus. We appreciate all of your love and attention so much, we can't put it into words. You can still come game and chat with us at https://discord.gg/N4Sh23P. Or email us at OpenBetasPodcast@gmail.com.

This week we review Buddy Simulator 1984, a meta-adventure obsessed with friendship and riddled with (intentional) "glitches." It's a strange game full of strange choices. Grab your best friend and have the most fun ever :) Watch us game at twitch.tv/Open_Betas. Join the discussion on Discord https://discord.gg/N4Sh23P. Email us at OpenBetasPodcast@gmail.com. Until next time, probably just play Doki Doki Literature Club.

Well, we were going for a mini-sode, but this ended up being way too long to call it that. We talk about the new Super Smash character Mythra/Pyra, the boring-job-made-interesting master Lucas Pope, the unique systems of Star Ocean 3, the strange brick walls of Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale, the body-swapping creativity of Driver: San Francisco, and the newish updates to Overwatch. Watch us game at twitch.tv/Open_Betas. Join the discussion on Discord https://discord.gg/N4Sh23P. Email us at OpenBetasPodcast@gmail.com. Until next time, happy gaming!.

Heil og sæl! This week we review two viking-themed games, the real-time 4X Northgard and the survival-crafting co-op Valheim. Don your historically inaccurate horned helmets, grab a flagon of mead, and join us in Valhalla! Watch us game at twitch.tv/Open_Betas. Join the discussion on Discord https://discord.gg/N4Sh23P. Email us at OpenBetasPodcast@gmail.com. Until next time, build torches around your base.

So...this was supposed to be the next minisode with everything we've been playing recently, but it turned out all we've been playing was Nioh 2. So join us on a souls-like journey into 17th century Japan with historical facts, terrifying demons, and more upgrade systems than you can shake a kusarigama at. Watch us game at twitch.tv/Open_Betas. Join the discussion on Discord https://discord.gg/N4Sh23P. Email us at OpenBetasPodcast@gmail.com. Until next time, may you always find a Kodama in that corner.