Podcast Episodes

112: Pony Island

Pony Island is two-and-a-half hours of puzzles and surprises. Don’t be put off by its retro-glitch aesthetic or its apparent self-satisfied transgres…

9 years, 5 months ago

111: Overcooked

Couch co-op comes to the kitchen this week as we talk about Overcooked, a culinary party game from Ghost Town Games. Overcooked was one of the most t…

9 years, 6 months ago

110: Game of the Year 2016

Recorded and edited just before we drop the guillotine on 2016, it’s our Short Game game of the year round up! Stick around for some gaming memories …

9 years, 6 months ago

109: Virginia

Virginia is a “first person interactive drama” that tells a mysterious story of an FBI agent on her first. It’s most notable for its unusual editing …

9 years, 7 months ago

108: Severed

Severed is a dungeon crawling touch-based action RPG by Guacamelee! developer Drinkbox Studios. First released as a Playstation Vita exclusive, it ha…

9 years, 7 months ago

107: IFComp 2016 Results

IFComp, the annual interactive fiction competition, has come to a close and we’re discussing the results. How did your favorites do?

We covered many …

9 years, 7 months ago

106: Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

This week your intrepid hosts fly through the galaxy rescuing space-bunnies in Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime. Does this couch co-op set our hearts …

9 years, 8 months ago

105: PlayStation VR

Shane bought a PSVR and The Short Game leaves boring old reality behind. We give our impressions of the hardware, and discuss which of the launch gam…

9 years, 8 months ago

104: More IFComp 2016

We continue our coverage of 2016’s IFComp, the Interactive Fiction Competition. This continues on from The Short Game episode 102, so if you’re just …

9 years, 8 months ago

103: Hyper Light Drifter

Hyper Light Drifter is a tough-as-nails indie action-RPG game that came out earlier this year. After initially bouncing off the game, we gave it a se…

9 years, 8 months ago