Scratching the Itch

Join Stephen and Jake as they take a retrospective of their past two years of podcasting and discuss their hopes for Scratching the Itch's future. See you in Episode 51! Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they dedicate an entire episode to games created by listeners! You too can become Scratching the Itch canon! Winterlore Chapter II: https://bit.ly/3kmcu5k Endless Spin of the Hunter-Gatherer: https://bit.ly/3ApJq2v Holidays: https://bit.ly/3lADlu1 Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they review some games from the indie game webzine Indiepocalypse! Issue 19: https://bit.ly/3BHntwc Issue x kus: https://bit.ly/3jNZIwu Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they try their luck with some incredibly unique dice-based games!  Dice Mice: https://bit.ly/3DiOR5j there.are.dice: https://bit.ly/2WihIWV Book of Faces: https://bit.ly/3yl9nhX Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they shoot everything from bugs to mushrooms to old men needing towels in this episode about First Person Shooters! Criminal Insects: https://bit.ly/3iDxjZs Deep Root: https://bit.ly/3CB93ii Towel Required: https://bit.ly/3sePPuk Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they interview the creator of The Mind's Eclipse, an absolutely stunning game that was covered in Episode 37! The Mind's Eclipse: https://themindseclipse.itch.io/the-minds-eclipse Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they work out their green thumb with some wonderful games inspired by plant life - it's time for some nature games! Growth TD: https://bit.ly/3AN9XHz PlantBuddy: https://bit.ly/3yJi5Y4 Awa's Journey: https://bit.ly/3APVkUb Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they explore and uncover the secrets of some wonderful games made in RPG Maker! Capacity: https://bit.ly/35VUyqc Haunted Corny Maize: https://bit.ly/3heJ72q Wild Araz: https://bit.ly/3gUrSV4 Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they take their sweet time analyzing and optimizing in some turn-based strategy games! Hero Tactics: https://bit.ly/3vkysrE Wild Heart: https://bit.ly/3iBlzqA The Forever Lands: https://sonofbadru.itch.io/foreverlands Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they look down upon various worlds and blast things - it's time for some Top Down Shooters!   Don't Wake Up: https://bit.ly/3vdEUSg GUNWYRM: https://bit.ly/3fCCoyq TURBO ISLAND PURGER: https://bit.ly/3bMVOzc   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen, Jake, and Pat as they get themselves lost in some... Adventure Games? Collectathons? 3D Exploration Games? If you can come up with a better name for the genre, let us know!   Grassdancer: https://bit.ly/3hdzXEJ Nytro: https://bit.ly/3uuqFIi Dry Path: https://bit.ly/3uAf0YC   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they contest the patriarchy with some lovely games featuring female protagonists!   Digital Soul Data: https://bit.ly/3tSggWF lilac & her light: https://npckc.itch.io/lilac-and-her-light Roguelight: https://managore.itch.io/roguelight   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they shift and shimmy objects in some wonderful games inspired by Tetris!   LootKeeper: https://outstar.itch.io/lootkeeper KARGO: https://natbriceno.itch.io/kargo Blocky Dungeon 0.75: https://squaredev.itch.io/blocky-dungeon-075   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they accidentally blur the line between point-and-clicks and visual novels... It's time for some sci-fi!   Cooking with Cthulhu: https://snozbot.itch.io/cooking-with-cthulhu Co-Pilot: https://90percentstudios.itch.io/co-pilot The Mind's Eclipse: https://themindseclipse.itch.io/the-minds-eclipse   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they talk about wandering aimlessly for hours in some Point and Click games!   Garden of Oblivion: http://bit.ly/3qyV4Cp Printed Mars: http://bit.ly/3l81vLM Intergalactic Wizard Force: http://bit.ly/3l5uhMU   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they play the games of new and old listeners (some of which have been waiting FAR too long!)   Bright Lancer: https://slo-nod.itch.io/bright-lancer?download Dasher 3D: https://iep-esy.itch.io/dasher Kungfu Cowboy: https://soy-boy-games.itch.io/kungfucowboy   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they discover and analyze games that have not yet been officially finished!   Hebi Hebi: https://taylorritenour.itch.io/hebi-hebi Pico Sonic: https://komehara.itch.io/pico-sonic Familiars.io: https://clayloam.itch.io/familiarsio   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they explore games that give you wings and help you fall with style - it's time to fly this week!   POTiON: https://eryngi.itch.io/potion Fluffy Flight: https://fripop.itch.io/fluffy-flight Flight: https://danielkimaudio.itch.io/flight   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they hop, skip, and jump around some wonderful 3D platforming games!   Scheherezade's Journey: https://jerome8911.itch.io/scheherazades-journey Neverest: https://neverest.itch.io/neverest Pyme's Genocide: https://jaimuepe.itch.io/pymes-genocide   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they play through and discuss the difference between Rogue-Likes and Rogue-Lites!   Time Raider: https://teamterrible.itch.io/time-raider RogueType: http://bit.ly/38TDfY1 The ever-changing case of the unpaid rent: http://bit.ly/3hAiGDQ   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they remember the good ol' days, give Flash the remembrance it deserves, and talk about its saving grace - Flashpoint!   Flashpoint: https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they discuss some 2-dimensional treasures made in the Love2D engine!   Venti Mesi: https://bit.ly/3o1VQHd Lost: https://bit.ly/39n4cFA Muju Juju: https://bit.ly/3fNvpCj   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they discuss amazing free games to gift! (Warning: this has the most laughter of any episode thus far)   Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead Iji Legend of Zelda Classic Mari0 N: The Way of the Ninja The Battle for Wesnoth (Sorry! Not enough characters for links!)   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they celebrate their ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY on the spookiest of holidays!   The Last Utopi: https://ghoulishkid.itch.io/the-last-utopi Black Water: https://makegamergirls.itch.io/black-water Veiled: https://grouflon.itch.io/veiled?fbclid=IwAR1-AgDdqVIroNWJ9sKglr25tFf44YRUX4xmFQv1IYX0CUh_ewH7WjCi0rA   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they build and destroy with a lovely collection of Tower Defense games!   Hexfence: https://zeradevelopment.itch.io/hexfence Netcrawler: https://impbox.itch.io/netcrawler The Shiny Ones: https://fortsicle.itch.io/the-shiny-ones   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they celebrate their 25th episode with games from the BIGGEST game jam itch.io has ever seen!   Out of Controls: https://osoka.itch.io/out-of-controls-gmtk Wired Up: rb.gy/dryyyi Three in a Rogue: https://notexplosive.itch.io/three-in-a-rogue   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they shed some light on games with the theme "One light source!"   Blackout - Dark City: https://nkx227.itch.io/blackout Solo Inferno: https://danialxd.itch.io/solo-inferno IMPRINT: https://fishy-delishy.itch.io/imprint A Spark in the Cave: https://eliathx.itch.io/a-spark-in-the-cave   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they play some games and reference a Shai LaBeouf film in this whacky episode!   The Plot Hole: https://lacrearthur.itch.io/plot-hole Enter the Diggeon: https://vikepic.itch.io/rogueminer Weasel Real Estate: https://desertbeagle.itch.io/weasel-real-estate Ridiculous Golfing: https://believing-gamedev.itch.io/ridiculous-golfing   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they mess with some lovely stories - in game format!   That's why you always lose your keys: https://ferdiu.itch.io/thats-why-you-always-lose-your-keys Light Below the Surface: https://pearacidic.itch.io/light-below-the-surface Aspirations: https://seairah.itch.io/aspirations Wilted Flowers: https://ritscuit.itch.io/wilted-flowers   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they shift some shapes with games from the 140th Weekly Game Jam!   Flee Runner: https://noeloskar.itch.io/flee-runner Abby's Adventure: https://micron-flash.itch.io/abbys-adventure Vertex Shifter: https://thoof.itch.io/vertex-shifter   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they put their friendship to the test and try to guess which Bitsy games they made!   Ouroboros: The Mother Serpent: shorturl.at/pBG78 a solitary spacecraft: shorturl.at/DEU27 The Valley of the Cursed God: shorturl.at/dkAZ0 Hours of the Day: shorturl.at/djWY0 novena: shorturl.at/fkoH3 a night train to the forest zone: shorturl.at/dqM68   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they pull a few games from the EXPANSIVE Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality!   Dimension Drive: https://2awesomestudio.itch.io/dimension-drive Moroi Springs - Winterlore: https://moroisprings.itch.io/zestre Gunhouse: https://necrosoftgames.itch.io/gunhouse Skeletris: https://ghastly.itch.io/skeletris   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Stephen and Jake travel back to 1989 for some GB Studio games!   Ciao Nonna: https://crescendo.itch.io/ciao-nonna Freaker: https://zeurom.itch.io/freaker-gbstudio Murder Mansion: https://jan-schneider.itch.io/murder-mansion Link to Jusiv's write up on FUZ:  http://www.jusiv.me/blog/fuz-reflections/   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Stephen and Jake continue their game engine series with some pixels in Pico-8!   Popel Quest: https://schete.itch.io/popel-quest Random Dungeon: https://eduszesz.itch.io/random-dungeon FUZ: https://jusiv.itch.io/fuz   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Stephen and Jake begin their new foray into game engines. This week, games made in Unity!   Concourse X-Ray: https://andyman404.itch.io/concourse-x-ray Blight: https://monoflauta.itch.io/blight Stuck!: https://chkkll.itch.io/stuck   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Instagram: scratching_the_itch_podcast Twitter: @indiescratch

Stephen and Jake has a special guest this week - Paul Webster-Pact! You can find him at @AerFixus on Twitter   The Neon Mate: https://rhomita.itch.io/the-neon-mate Computer, Open That Door!: https://plaw.itch.io/computer-open-that-door VSYNC: OFF: https://kimitama.itch.io/vsync-off   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch

Stephen and Jake review three racing games to satiate your need for speed!!   Drift Stage: https://supersystems.itch.io/driftstageexpo Pothole Runner:https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-3/rate/574142?after=20 Hyperfast: https://kreediddy.itch.io/hyperfast   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch

Stephen and Jake do SCIENCE with these amazing crowdsourcing ... games? They're still not sure.   Eyewire: https://eyewire.org/ Eterna: https://eternagame.org/web/ Foldit: https://fold.it/ Zooniverse: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch

Stephen and Jake talk powerups and obstacles as they revisit a genre of the past and present   Microidvania: https://vila6.itch.io/microidvania Underground Hangovers: https://deconstructeam.itch.io/underground-hangovers A Palace for Fools: https://jani-nykanen.itch.io/a-palace-for-fools   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch

This week, Stephen and Jake discuss walking (something we can't necessarily do in these crazy times!)   Cult Classic: https://doc-ill.itch.io/cult-classic 176˚: https://martiansparlor.itch.io/176 I Like Walking Very Much: https://camel504.itch.io/ilwvm Lucid Explorer: https://xerstudios.itch.io/lucid-explorer-community-edition   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch

Jake and Stephen refine what they attempted to do in Episode 5! It's MUCH better, they promise! Demake Jam: https://itch.io/jam/demake-jam/results (Ticaruga, Haywire!, Lessonwind) Finally Finish Something Jam: https://itch.io/jam/finally-finish-something-2018/results (Orbital Traversal, Star Juggler, Covenant)   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch

This week, Stephen and Jake tackle some games that they're, quite frankly, not awesome at!   Geopolitics: https://beardybard.itch.io/geopolitics Mr. Moneybag: https://managore.itch.io/mr-moneybag  Widelands: https://widelands.itch.io/widelands   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch

Stephen and Jake discuss adventure games in this special episode! Look out for juicy mangos, and maybe you can tell us what adventure games are??   Debugger 4406: https://nka1024.itch.io/debugger-4406 Jack of all Spades: https://reviani.itch.io/jack-of-all-spades D.R.I.E.D.: https://somefarang.itch.io/dried   Podcast referenced by InternQuest: http://www.acq-inc.com/   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch

Join your two favorite gaming goofballs as they jump into some unsettling games of the horror genre!   Aria's Story: hhttps://lyd1a.itch.io/arias-story Penitent Dead: https://lovelyhellplace.itch.io/penitent-dead Backrooms: https://iep-esy.itch.io/backrooms   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch

Stephen and Jake jump into one of their childhood staples - the absolutely wonderful genre of RPGs!   Road to Red Larch: https://internquest.itch.io/intern-quest-1-road-to-red-larch Peoplemon: https://malinhttps://linearity.itch.io/peoplemon She Dreams Elsewhere: https://lorenze.itch.io/she-dreams-elsewhere   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch

Tune in to a discussion on the Interactive Fiction Competition as well a game our hosts DEFINITELY did not think up in 30 seconds before recording! All entries for 2019 can be found here: https://ifcomp.org/comp/2019   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch

Puzzles galore in this week's episode! Join Stephen and Jake as they wrap their brains around them!   Dim: A Light in the Dark: https://lucamartinelli.itch.io/dim Summit: https://malinwong.itch.io/summit Doodle Alive: https://tadasgloom.itch.io/doodle-alive   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch  

Stephen and Jake discuss three visual novels. Don't worry dear listeners, there's more to the genre than run of the mill dating sims!   Making of Conquerors: https://mabsart.itch.io/moc One Night Hot Springs: https://npckc.itch.io/one-night-hot-springs Demon's Wages: https://bibilega.itch.io/demons-wages   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch

Join Stephen and Jake as they discuss shooting things and bullet hells in their second ever episode!   Impoverished Starfighter: https://danbo.itch.io/impoverished-starfighter I've Got A Second Chance At Life But Now I'm An Axolotl And In Massive Debt: https://remruts.itch.io/igascalbniaaaimd Panic on Layer 1: https://fleacoco.itch.io/panic-on-layer-1   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch

Our first full length episode! Stephen and Jake talk about platformers and what itch these games will scratch.   Dig It Up Land: https://gunturtle.itch.io/dig-up-land Graveyard Ghost: https://rootstudio.itch.io/graveyard-ghost Insert Coin: https://gil4.itch.io/insert-coin   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch

Our introductory episode! Listen as Stephen and Jake break down what to expect in the coming episodes.   Created by: Stephen Brikiatis and Jake Simard Theme Music: Andrew Poirier Logo: PJ Garron   Email: scratchingtheitch.io@gmail.com Facebook: facebook.com/scratchingtheitch.io Twitter: @indiescratch