Podcast Episodes

Grab Bag: Short (and Not-So-Short) Games

This week, Shane and Laura talk about some Short, and Not So Short Games.

(00:00) - Grab Bag: Short Games and Not-So-Short Games (00:06) - Intro (00:5…

6 hours ago

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King of the Bridge

Think you're good at chess? That might not be helpful in this troll bridge troll chess game made by a solo dev. Nate & Laura break down why this game…

3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Forbidden Solitaire

Turns out if someone hands us a haunted CD-ROM, we are playing it.  This week, Laura once again tricks the whole podcast into playing solitaire, only…

1 month, 1 week ago

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Titanium Court

Titanium Court. An absurd game that refuses to explain itself. Winner of the 2025 Whoever McSomeone Grand Prize.

2 months ago

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Skate Story

This week we're talking Skate Story, a skateboarding game where you're a demon made of glass and pain on a mission to eat the moon. We open with skat…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Wheel World

This week on The Short Game, we're toodling around bicycle Valhalla in Wheel World, the open-world cycling game from the developers of Nidhogg. Laura…

4 months, 1 week ago

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BALL x PIT

In this episode of The Short Game, Nate, Laura, and Shane dive into BALL x PIT, a roguelite block breaker published by Devolver Digital. Recorded a c…

5 months, 1 week ago

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TR-49

A voice is saying your name. A WWII-era machine, long hidden in a church basement, whirs to life. Through a crackling speaker, a man asks you to find…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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Absolum

This week we are talking about Absolum, a roguelike beat 'em up from Streets of Rage 4 developers Guard Crush Games and publisher Dotemu. This was on…

6 months ago

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IFComp 2025

We're continuing to shake the cobwebs out of the podcast, and this week we're bringing you our coverage of IFComp 2025. Normally we cover the whole c…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

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