Four of ours hosts went to the 2024 Game Developers Conference, and we lived to share anecdotes, interesting games we... more

We're joined by LocalThunk, solo creator of the hypnotic deckbuilder Balatro. We discuss flauting the fashion of a genre and... more

We're joined by renowned designer Eric Chahi (Another World, From Dust) to discuss his singularly surreal VR adventure Paper Beast.... more

We're joined by Jon Ingold, co-founder of Inkle Studios (80 Days, Heaven's Vault) to discuss A Highland Song - a... more

We (belatedly) celebrate the 5th anniversary of our show with a sprawling, silly, reflective episode with a full house of... more

We welcome Rob Dubbin (he/they) as a permanent member of the host pool! We discuss his journey from Late Night... more

We're joined by Kevin Poupard, co-creative director of the beautiful, meditative climbing game Jusant. We discuss the pains and gains... more

We sit down with our newest co-host, writer/developer Rob Dubbin, to each count down our Top 5 games of 2023,... more

Daria Radu, Ben Wilson, and our very own Douglas Wilson join us to discuss their trick-taking card game Spoils, featured... more

The creators of Tux and Fanny - Albery Birney and Gabriel Koenig - stop by to discuss their existential and... more

We're joined by creative director Hannah Nicklin and writer Harry Josephine Giles to discuss Die Gute Fabrik's beautiful new story-driven... more

We talk to our very own Zach Gage about his brand new games website, Puzzmo. We talk about player curiosity,... more

Ian MacLarty and Kalonica Quigley join us to discuss their open world physics simulation game, Mars First Logistics. We talk... more

We're joined by Patrick Traynor, creator of Patrick's Parabox, a mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes. We discuss... more

We're taking a small summer break, so please enjoy one of our favorite episodes from 2020 with a new introduction... more

We're honored to be joined by Gilles De Coster, host of our favorite Belgian reality TV game show - De... more

We're joined by Abhi to discuss Venba - Visai Games' short narrative cooking game about family, love, and loss. We... more

We're joined by Color Gray Games' Andrejs Kļaviņš to discuss their deeply rewarding detective game The Case of the Golden... more

We're joined by actor Ashly Burch and Guerilla Games' Ben McCaw and Jochen Willemsen to deconstruct their deeply collaborative work... more

We're joined by Rita Orlov to discuss her PostCurious catalog of captivating narrative tabletop puzzle games, including her journey from... more

Four of our hosts get a little loopy answering questions submitted by our listeners, from how we all met, to... more

We're joined by co-founders Tyler Sigman and Chris Bourassa to discuss Red Hook Studios' new roguelike road trip of the... more

We're joined by Kenny Sun (Twinfold) to chat about his slapstick, roguelite platformer Mr. Sun's Hatbox. We talk about the... more

We're joined by Greg “Cosmo D” Heffernan to discuss his IGF-winning, dice-fueled fever dream Betrayal at Club Low. We explore his... more

We're joined by Daniel Benmergui (I Wish I Were the Moon, Fidel Dungeon Rescue), creator of the narrative-weaving puzzle game... more

We're joined by Hernán Sáez of Videogamo (DOBOTONE, NAVE) to discuss his beautifully ephemeral party/arcade games, as well as Marie... more

We're joined by John Johanas, Director of Tango Gameworks' pitch-perfect rhythm action game Hi-Fi RUSH. We discuss the many challenges... more

We're joined by Madison Karrh, the solo dev behind Birth, a curious new adventure puzzle game about building a companion... more

No guest this week, so we chat about the motley selection of games we're playing, before hopping into some thoughtful... more

Patrick "Vectorpark" Smith joins us to discuss his curious and inspiring oeuvre, the lost art of Flash games and DVD... more

We welcome Laura E. Hall (they/she) as a permanent member of the cast! Fresh off a session of their online... more

Per tradition, we sit down with immersive puzzle designer Laura E. Hall - and bonus guest writer/developer Rob Dubbin -... more

Josh Sawyer (Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity) joins us to discuss Obsidian's historical, narrative-driven adventure game Pentiment. We chat about... more

Our guest couldn't make it, so we gathered some listener questions and got weird! Join us for Thanksgiving recipes, our... more

We (well, Nick) stops by the annual Day of the Devs event in San Francisco, and chats to a bunch... more

Ghost Pattern's Jason Bakker and Georgia Symons join us to discuss their heartfelt interactive story Wayward Strand. We meander through... more

Alexander Perrin and Joshua Tatangelo join us to discuss their expressive, physics-driven space puzzler Heavenly Bodies. We chat about designing a... more

We're joined by dear friends of the show Laura E. Hall, Bennett Foddy, and Doseone for a Doug-masterminded, Eggplant-themed game... more

Sarah Northway (Northway Games) joins us to discuss her sprawling new narrative RPG I Was a Teenage Exocolonist. We discuss... more

Co-founders Wyatt Bushnell and Mike Salyh - and special guest co-host Laura E. Hall - join us to discuss Coin... more

Ash Neleh, host of the ! Series of online reality games, joins Doug for a conversation about adapting reality TV competition... more

Frog Detective creator Grace Bruxner joins us to discuss the inspirations and process behind her charming detective series, including the... more

We're taking a small summer break, so please enjoy one of our favorite episodes from a few years ago. And... more

Ben Esposito (Donut County, What Remains of Edith Finch) joins us to talk about his heavenly new card-powered, speedrunning FPS... more

Card Shark creators Arnaud De Bock of Nerial (Reigns) and Nicolai Troshinsky join us to discuss their innovative new adventure... more

Knotwords creators Jack Schlesinger and our own Zach Gage chat to us about their elegant new logic puzzle word game.... more

Mahdi Bahrami joins us to discuss his beautiful, mind-bending new puzzle game Tandis. We discuss teaching complex geometry concepts without any numbers,... more

Tender Claws' Samantha Gorman and Danny Cannizzazo join us - alongside guest co-host Star St. Germain - to discuss their... more

Surprise! In the spirit of SMW's bonus worlds, we're back with a Special episode to cap off our deep-dive miniseries, as... more

In the fifth - and final! - installment of our Super Mario World deep-dive miniseries, streamer/speedrunner Grand POOBear joins us... more

In the fourth installment of our Super Mario World deep-dive miniseries, Davey Wreden (The Stanley Parable) joins us to discuss... more

In the third installment of our Super Mario World deep-dive miniseries, David Hellman (Braid) joins us to discuss the aesthetics... more

Our friend Jake Kazdal (17-Bit) joins us for a (spoiler-free!) roundtable discussion of Elden Ring, in which we compare our... more

In the second installment of our Super Mario World deep-dive miniseries, Mare Sheppard and Raigan Burns of Metanet Software (N++)... more

In the first installment of our Super Mario World deep-dive miniseries, Derek Yu (Spelunky) and Maddy Thorson (Celeste) join us... more

We celebrate Sarah Elmaleh as a permanent new member of the cast! Yay Sarah! We also announce the next Into... more

Frank and James Lantz of Everybody House Games join us to discuss their tactical word-slinging free-for-all, Babble Royale. We discuss... more

Recurring GOTY guest / immersive puzzle designer Laura E. Hall joins Sarah Elmaleh and the rest of our crew to... more

Witch Beam's Wren Brier and Tim Dawson join us to discuss their cozy zen puzzle game, Unpacking. We chat about... more

Daniel Mullins (Pony Island, The Hex) joins us to discuss his inky black card-based odyssey, Inscryption. We discuss [redacted], [redacted],... more