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dotzip
dotzip
79 episodes
11 hours ago
A show about big games in small packages! Join AJ, Kim, and Chase every week to talk about short video games, indie tabletop games, and maybe other stuff! --- Visit us online at https://dotzip.online --- Art by Tara Crawford Music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and Edited by AJ Fillari
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A show about big games in small packages! Join AJ, Kim, and Chase every week to talk about short video games, indie tabletop games, and maybe other stuff! --- Visit us online at https://dotzip.online --- Art by Tara Crawford Music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and Edited by AJ Fillari
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Fighting Persistence in The Dark Queen of Mortholme

"Git gud"? How about "git empathetic"? "Git compassionate"?

Today we're talking about The Dark Queen of Mortholme by Mosu! A game about killing the hero and killing the hero and killing the hero and killing the hero and waiting for the hero and killing the hero and killing the hero and waiting for the hero and... waiting.......... for the hero.............. and......................... waiting..................................

Get The Dark Queen of Mortholme on Steam or itch.io. Follow Mosu's work on their itch page!


Discussed in the episode:

  • Extinction Burst on Wikipedia

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Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - Pugoween
  • (01:11) - Become a member for the jumpscare-cut
  • (02:08) - What is The Dark Queen of Mortholme?
  • (06:38) - Commentary on the commentary
  • (10:44) - The mechanics
  • (13:24) - Very minor spoiler
  • (14:16) - Bonding with the hero
  • (16:27) - Where do Ornstein and Smough eat lunch?
  • (18:29) - The mentorship arc
  • (22:17) - The personality of the Queen
  • (25:14) - NOT Chase's Big Takeaway
  • (27:45) - Big-Sized Takeaways
  • (28:39) - Hello
  • (31:50) - Kim's Big Takeaway
  • (36:35) - Chase's Big Takeaway
  • (41:54) - AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (51:30) - We've perservered to the end of the episode!
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11 hours ago
57 minutes

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Being Alone in Without a Dawn

Sometimes the game makes you feel so bad that you can't make a joke about it.

Today we're talking about Without a Dawn by Jesse Makkonen! A game about being alone and looking out the window.

Get Without a Dawn on Steam.

🚨CONTENT WARNING: HALLUCINATIONS, PARANOID DELUSIONS, OBSESSIVE THINKING, SELF-HARM, DISTURBING IMAGERY🚨


Discussed in the episode:

  • Interview with Jesse Makkonen by Wayne Goodchild for Eneba

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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - dot.hang out
  • (00:39) - Chase is BACK
  • (03:36) - You don't have to play all the games we do!!!!
  • (05:41) - It's still Octoadber, baby
  • (06:12) - What is Without a Dawn
  • (07:03) - BIG CONTENT WARNINGS!!!! CHECK THE SHOW NOTES!!!!!
  • (08:22) - ASCII art!!
  • (10:56) - How this game handles delusions
  • (16:22) - Ringo is in this game
  • (16:37) - What's the PJ situation
  • (17:19) - The blinds
  • (18:22) - What is happening and is it important?
  • (21:22) - The ending
  • (30:07) - Why not a vampire?
  • (33:11) - Big Takeaways
  • (33:13) - AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (35:37) - Kim's Big Takeaway
  • (37:02) - Chase's Big Takeaway
  • (45:03) - Wa-hoo!


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1 week ago
49 minutes

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Making Sure Nothing is Moving in The Cabin Factory

It just dawned on me that all of the spooky games this year are about having a job.

Today we're talking about The Cabin Factory by International Cat Studios! A game about walking around scary BUT NOT HAUNTED cabins and also haunted cabins.

Get The Cabin Factory on Steam.

CONTENT WARNING: CHILD ABUSE.
Nothing is shown, but it is addressed repeatedly throughout the narrative of the game.


Discussed in the episode:

  • AJ and Tara's 'The Cabin Factory' stream on Youtube

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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - Become a member for the 'SCLUZIES
  • (01:39) - Kim has squashed the beef wellington
  • (04:11) - dot.wine
  • (06:16) - What is The Cabin Factory
  • (09:07) - This is a haunted house
  • (15:37) - There's a story! And a littel dance!
  • (17:18) - Some of the setups
  • (19:39) - Specific story spoilies
  • (20:51) - The second ending
  • (25:26) - More cabin setups
  • (28:40) - Big Takeaways
  • (28:50) - Kim's Big Takeaway
  • (30:26) - AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (31:25) - Shoutout to Octoadber
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2 weeks ago
34 minutes

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The October 2025 Next Fest Episode

Help...

Today we're talking about The October 2025 Next Fest!

The demos:

  • CiniCross - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3933120/CiniCross/
  • Bladesong - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2305640/Bladesong/
  • Slots & Daggers - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3631290/Slots__Daggers/
  • Relooted - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3255890/Relooted/
  • The Cave Diver - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3004390/The_Cave_Diver/
  • Don't Stop, Girlypop! - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2610650/Dont_Stop_Girlypop/
  • Effulgence RPG - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3302080/Effulgence_RPG/
  • Skate Story - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1263240/Skate_Story/
  • Key Fairy - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2878580/Key_Fairy/
  • The Séance of Blake Manor - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/The_Sance_of_Blake_Manor/
  • Mosaic of the Strange - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3444650/Mosaic_of_the_Strange/
  • No Players Online - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2701800/No_Players_Online/
  • LOVE ETERNAL - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3010610/LOVE_ETERNAL/
  • The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2809660/The_Remake_of_the_End_of_the_Greatest_RPG_of_All_Time/
  • Q-Up - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/QUP/
  • Palm Simulator 2 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3887240/Palm_Simulator_2/
  • Truckful - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3090810/Truckful/
  • Bus Bound - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2095420/Bus_Bound/
  • Shroom and Gloom - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3271280/Shroom_and_Gloom/

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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - dot.bev
  • (03:04) - Video games?
  • (07:44) - We got demos!
  • (08:08) - Cinicross
  • (13:18) - Bladesong
  • (16:45) - Slots & Daggers
  • (21:09) - Relooted
  • (25:33) - The Cave Diver
  • (29:31) - Don't Stop, Girlypop!
  • (34:15) - Effulgence RPG
  • (38:19) - Skate Story
  • (44:10) - Key Fairy
  • (47:57) - The Seance of Blake Manor
  • (53:46) - Mosaic of the Strange
  • (56:58) - No Players Online
  • (01:00:39) - Love Eternal
  • (01:03:15) - The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time
  • (01:06:37) - Q-Up
  • (01:13:54) - Palm Simulator 2
  • (01:16:11) - Truckful
  • (01:17:15) - Bus Bound
  • (01:19:51) - Shroom and Gloom
  • (01:22:56) - Another Next Fest down!
  • (01:24:32) - Thank you for listening!
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3 weeks ago
1 hour 29 minutes

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Doing Your Job in Last Report

Hello, if you are reading the show notes I want you to know that I (AJ) had to rerecord my entire side of the podcast because of an audio issue. It was one of the most out-of-body experiences I've ever had and I hope you can't tell. Thank you for being here<3

Today we're talking about Last Report by Monopixel Games! A game about working at a national park and drinking from your big coffee mug.

Get Last Report on Steam. Keep up with Monopixel Games on their Steam page!

Content warning at the top of the game:

This game features scenes with flashing lights and intense violence, including blood, murder, and hanging, strong language, and occasional references to alcohol.


Discussed in the episode:

  • Do not click this before AJ's burden is revealed. Actually, if you do I am certain it will not make any sense.

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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - dot.Asynchronous??
  • (05:07) - THE ENERGY!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • (06:05) - What is Last Report
  • (08:24) - Deak-Job-likes
  • (12:21) - This genre of horror
  • (18:42) - Happy OcTOADber!
  • (18:58) - Playing a game about being a nice dude
  • (20:49) - So much work went into this game!!!
  • (24:59) - Douglas isn't back yet...
  • (27:01) - Your computer changes
  • (31:58) - Seeeeecrets
  • (33:17) - Why you have to keep doing the reports
  • (33:56) - The Last Report
  • (37:38) - The Void
  • (41:48) - Kim's epiphany
  • (42:57) - AJ's great burden, lifted
  • (50:20) - AJ's Big Takeaway jumpscare
  • (56:34) - Kim's Big Takeaway
  • (01:04:11) - The Last Chapter Marker
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4 weeks ago
1 hour 9 minutes

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Finding Work-Life Balance in DEAD LETTER DEPT.

No YOU forgot that we call it Octoadber.

Today we're talking about DEAD LETTER DEPT. by Mike Monroe and Belief Engine! A game about typing and having a super normal dayjob.

Get DEAD LETTER DEPT. on Steam! Check out Belief Engine's other work on their website!


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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - dot.pitch
  • (03:37) - Send us your letters. You have to guess the address
  • (05:05) - What is Dead Letter Department?
  • (08:04) - Getting something out of the way
  • (09:48) - How do you know this is Fresno?
  • (11:00) - The mail looks SO REAL????
  • (13:19) - Spooky rating
  • (14:28) - A message from later in the episode
  • (14:34) - Possibly spoilers depending on your tolerance!
  • (15:23) - Giving up the STATS
  • (16:19) - Bing bong: Spoilers
  • (18:21) - Do the metrics effect the story?
  • (20:06) - When stuff starts getting... worse
  • (25:51) - The Sin Eater
  • (28:15) - Some specific moments
  • (29:54) - The ending
  • (34:56) - The text
  • (44:11) - Big Takeaways
  • (44:13) - Kim's Big Takeaway
  • (46:08) - AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (52:22) - Dead Letter Department!
  • (53:14) - Happy Octoadber!
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1 month ago
57 minutes

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Considering Kindness in shutdown.

This week is our first SUPER-ZIPPY. Submit super-zippies on our website below :)

Today we're talking about shutdown. by kalechips! A game about making choices when you have none. This game was suggested by Bluzo! If you'd like to suggest a game you can do so on our website!

Play shutdown. for FREE on itch.io! Check out kalechips' other work on their itch page!


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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - Subscribe to the Kofi to hear AJ talk about public radio!
  • (00:42) - The vibes today are W I L D
  • (01:31) - What is shutdown.?
  • (02:13) - Spoiler warning for the qualia episode lol
  • (02:59) - Thank you bluzo for recommending!!!!!!
  • (04:08) - Enter: Super Zippies
  • (06:03) - This game is interesting!
  • (08:38) - The endings
  • (10:21) - BIG QUALIA SPOILER ALERT
  • (10:54) - The game is so dark man
  • (13:42) - SURPRISE it's AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (15:06) - Kim's Big Takeaway
  • (17:33) - Shutting down the episode
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1 month ago
21 minutes

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Granting Wishes (or Not) in Many Nights a Whisper w/ Robin

I can't believe I wasted my one wish on THIS podcast... should've at least wished for TWO podcasts......

Today we're talking about Many Nights a Whisper by Selkie Harbour and Deconstructeam! A game about practicing until you say "Fuck it. Pepperoni pizza".

Get Many Nights a Whisper on Steam or itch.io! Check out Selkie Harbour's other work on their itch page! Check out Deconstructeam's other work on their itch page!

Check out all of Robin's link on her website!

Listen to Girl Mode Episode 126 - A Beautiful Summer on Trash Island to hear about Selkie Harbours other games!


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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - dot.Steve
  • (01:08) - Robin is back again!
  • (02:03) - What is Many Nights a Whisper?
  • (03:36) - AJ didn't know what this game looked like
  • (06:11) - The mix of time periods
  • (10:21) - The gamefeel (tm)
  • (21:52) - How did we feel about the ritual?
  • (30:21) - The order of the wishes
  • (33:53) - The power of the sillier wishes
  • (36:33) - How to go back
  • (38:34) - The excrutiating weight of granting wishes
  • (41:37) - *That* wish and autonomy
  • (51:27) - What is the sibling of death?
  • (56:37) - The final wish
  • (01:00:09) - The day of the ritual
  • (01:03:44) - Now what?
  • (01:08:35) - Big Takeaways
  • (01:09:16) - Chase's Big Takeaway
  • (01:14:21) - AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (01:18:42) - Robin's Big Takeaway
  • (01:22:55) - Check out more Selkie Harbour games!
  • (01:23:41) - Thanks Robin!!!!
  • (01:24:09) - Tell your friends! Join the discord! Send us some money!
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1 month ago
1 hour 27 minutes

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Remembering What's Real in Leila

Imagine if your child gave you a box that made you look back on every tough thing you've ever done. Kinda messed up tbh...

Today we're talking about Leila by Ubik Studios! A game about drifting through the shores of your life and doing little puzzles.

Get Leila on Steam, Switch, or Playstation! Check out Ubik Studios' other work on their website!

Quote from the dev about the possibly triggering imagery in one part of the game:

One chapter in the game contains self-harm gore, but the player is given the option to skip the chapter with a trigger warning before entering the chapter. Don't worry, we will give you a non-violent summary of the chapter you skipped, so you won't miss the story.


Discussed in the episode:

  • Ophelia (painting) by John Everett Millais on Wikipedia

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Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - Hear the full convo on our Kofi ;)
  • (00:36) - Our first not funny intro
  • (01:26) - What is Leila
  • (05:32) - The art and visual presentation
  • (07:39) - Real person voice acting
  • (08:47) - Being vague about the mechanics and puzzles
  • (11:12) - How we feel about the puzzles (GOOD they are good puzzles)
  • (13:56) - How this game handles its trigger warning
  • (21:16) - Looking into the spoiler box
  • (21:59) - The Coffee Shop
  • (24:10) - Going on the computer
  • (32:01) - The difference in the flow of the story
  • (32:57) - Child and Teen stories
  • (42:24) - TW: General discussion of self-harm and body/identity dysmorphia
  • (45:59) - TW: Descriptions of gore
  • (56:36) - Life sprouts again
  • (58:01) - Shouting out the writing
  • (59:09) - The Dollhouse
  • (01:01:16) - Leyla and Majnun
  • (01:05:30) - The Brain
  • (01:13:10) - Coming back to yourself
  • (01:16:35) - Do something for tomorrow
  • (01:18:20) - Connect with the world
  • (01:20:18) - Dancing in the woods
  • (01:27:24) - Big Takeaways
  • (01:27:31) - AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (01:29:18) - Kim's Big Takeaway
  • (01:32:50) - Thank you for dancing in the woods with us!
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1 month ago
1 hour 37 minutes

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Catchin' Bugs in Kabuto Park with Jillian

Finally a NICE game about GOOD things!!!

Today we're talking about Kabuto Park by Doot and Zakku! A game about summer vacation and fighting children for bragging rights.

Get Kabuto Park on Steam or itch.io! Check out Doot Tiny Games' other work on their itch page!

Jill's links on Linktree - https://plottwists.carrd.co/
Listen to Paws and Clause! - https://pod.link/1685879748
Listen to In Sequence! - https://pod.link/1830499236

Discussed in the episode:

  • Listen to AJ on the Wavelengths podcast!
  • Insect Fighting on Wikipedia

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Art by Tara Crawford

Theme music by _amaranthine

Additional sounds by Boqeh

Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - Listen to AJ on Wavelengths :)
  • (02:15) - JumpsCARE intro with Jillian!!!!
  • (03:31) - Another Doot Tiny Games game!!!
  • (05:35) - What is Kabuto Park?
  • (08:05) - Insect fighting is real!
  • (09:54) - The video game is good
  • (13:05) - How the game works
  • (24:03) - Favorite bug/child??
  • (29:53) - Becoming the bug champion
  • (31:40) - The art!!!!
  • (34:13) - Big Takeaways
  • (34:18) - AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (35:34) - Jill's Big Takeaway
  • (36:50) - Kim's Big Takeaway
  • (41:25) - That's the game!!
  • (41:42) - Find Jill!!!
  • (44:55) - Thank you for listening!
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2 months ago
47 minutes

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Decoding a Life in The Wake: Mourning Father, Mourning Mother

A sad game about generational cycles of trauma??? Not on this podcast.

Today we're talking about The Wake: Mourning Father, Mourning Mother by Somi! A game about decoding messages left by a loved one and split-flap displays.

Get The Wake: Mourning Father, Mourning Mother on Steam! Check out Somi's other work on their website and listen to our No Case Should Remain Unsolved episode with Lex!

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Art by Tara Crawford

Theme music by _amaranthine

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Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - Maybe this will be a chill one
  • (00:51) - dirt.zip
  • (01:48) - What is The Wake: Mourning Father, Mourning Mother
  • (06:52) - Continued appreciation of puzzle games that want to be solved
  • (08:32) - What about the journal?
  • (12:05) - Game is sad! Have fun!
  • (12:40) - S P O I L E R T I M E
  • (12:54) - Broad story strokes
  • (19:05) - How could a child know this? How could a parent?
  • (22:58) - The epilogue
  • (23:50) - Puzzle/story highlights
  • (26:31) - *Get*ting it
  • (31:17) - The title of the video game
  • (32:53) - Big Takeaways
  • (32:58) - Kim's Big Takeaway
  • (34:33) - AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (38:14) - You don't have to DIE to stop a cycle
  • (39:02) - Thank you for listening<3
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2 months ago
42 minutes

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Achieving Qualia in qualia

Okay yes we're doing more "thinking" today sorry. Someday we'll play Solitaire or something.

Today we're talking about qualia by CMY2K! A game about deciding who is human anMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOW.

Get qualia FOR FREE on Steam or play on itch.io! Check out CMY2K's other work on their website or on Kit Corsac's film review site!

Discussed:

  • Listen to Kim on Can't Let It Go!
  • ChatGPT-Induced Psychosis and the Good-Enough Therapist by Lisa Marchiano LCSW for Psychology Today

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Art by Tara Crawford

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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - Listen to Kim on Can't Let It Go!!!
  • (00:25) - dot.mp3
  • (03:28) - Kim went first this time
  • (04:12) - What is qualia?
  • (08:58) - The questions that are asked
  • (12:56) - This game has an intranet
  • (13:56) - A message from intellica
  • (15:29) - Kim's take on the game | Spoilers
  • (19:47) - Looking at the lunch menu
  • (24:37) - The endings
  • (25:30) - FUCK
  • (26:36) - The endings
  • (36:01) - Can you choose to change it?
  • (39:45) - A message from CMY2K
  • (41:06) - At the end of the universe...
  • (46:43) - Kim reads about the AMT study
  • (48:23) - SURPRISE it's Big Takeaways
  • (50:13) - What the dev thinks of robots
  • (55:56) - AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (58:46) - Let us know if you've experienced qualia
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2 months ago
1 hour 1 minute

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Deciding Who You’re Going to Be in Centum

Gang I don't even know what to say. Maybe just mark this episode as "listened" and do something else (don't do that, that's a reference to the game pls don't go we need more people to talk about this game with PLEASE)

Today we're talking about Centum by Hack the Publisher! A game about being human and seeing how it all ends.

Buy Centum on Steam, Switch, or Playstation! Check out Hack the Publisher's other work on their website!


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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - Read the Starving Saints dude PLEASE
  • (02:15) - A game with a powerful energy
  • (03:46) - What is Centum???????????
  • (15:40) - How to tell if you'll like this game
  • (20:22) - So uh... Centum the video game?
  • (20:44) - What do we think happened?
  • (21:50) - What was your profile?
  • (25:48) - A game *about* games??? No way
  • (28:04) - BeMK
  • (29:02) - Trying to get back to what we think happened
  • (51:46) - This was kind of a waste of time wasn't it?
  • (54:44) - Kim's Big Takeaway
  • (01:01:06) - AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (01:06:42) - Are we living in a cultural moment?
  • (01:10:43) - Please talk to us about this game thank you!!!!!!!!!
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3 months ago
1 hour 14 minutes

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Gambling with Lives in of the Devil (ep. 0) with bluzo!

I had a funny joke to put here, but then Kim mentioned Marvel's Avengers(tm) and I forgot what it was.

Today we're talking about of the Devil episode 0 by Nth Circle Studios! A game about proving someone's innocence and confusing rookie detectives. This game was suggested by (co-host of today's ep) bluzo! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!

Buy of the Devil on Steam! Check out Nth Circle's other work on their Linktree!

Follow bluzo on Bluesky!

Listen to The Worst Community Report!

Discussed in the episode:

  • The TWG Game Jam entries on itch.io
  • along an extremity by Emily and Amet for the game jam
  • Nth Circle's Tumblr ARG


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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - Goldfish memory for spoilers
  • (00:28) - Welcome bluzo!
  • (01:20) - What is of the Devil?
  • (03:20) - How this game does cyberpunk and worldbuilding
  • (11:33) - The legal stuff is GOOD
  • (13:33) - Morgan and the world
  • (22:23) - The game has bars
  • (25:04) - If you're interested HOP OFF NOW
  • (26:34) - And spoilers shall appear | Spoilers
  • (29:17) - Light spoilers for episode 1
  • (29:47) - The plot
  • (35:31) - The reveals and the stakes
  • (41:34) - Is there discourse
  • (44:57) - Telling bluzo she can talk about The Hundred Line
  • (48:32) - Check out the TWG Game Jam!
  • (51:46) - Big Takeaways
  • (51:57) - AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (57:01) - bluzo's Big Takeaway
  • (01:00:08) - Kim's Big Takeaway
  • (01:03:46) - More people should play this game!!!!
  • (01:05:31) - Talking about how much we like the game again
  • (01:08:07) - Thank you bluzo!!!
  • (01:10:52) - Thanks for listening<3
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3 months ago
1 hour 13 minutes

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Starting a New Chapter in YOUR HOUSE

Chase is officially a dad, so Kim and AJ are trying their best to fill the void by building a bunch of secret rooms in the podcast.

Today we're talking about YOUR HOUSE by PATRONES & ESCONDITES! A game about lifting each other up and pressing a button enough times to make a door open.

Buy YOUR HOUSE on Steam, iOS or Android! Check out PATRONES & ESCONDITES' other work on their website!


Discussed in the episode:

  • ATEEZ(에이티즈) - ‘Guerrilla’ Official MV on YouTube
  • Unmemory by PATRONES & ESCONDITES on iOS, Android, and Steam
  • The trailer for Catch That Kid on YouTube
  • YOUR HOUSE Trivia - Part 1 and Part 2 on Steam


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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - Talking about Guerilla by ATEEZ
  • (01:05) - Congratulations to the Allharts!!!
  • (01:33) - Hey welcome to the show
  • (03:38) - Anyway this episode of the podcast
  • (05:09) - What is YOUR HOUSE
  • (08:33) - AJ could've been better at this game
  • (10:28) - The narrative of Debbie
  • (17:12) - The way the writing is used
  • (21:29) - You've found all the secret keys to open the spoilers portion of the episode | Spoilers
  • (21:59) - Puzzles we liked | Spoilers
  • (27:35) - HOT TAKES
  • (31:40) - Speaking of my house | Spoilers
  • (32:28) - More puzzles | Spoilers
  • (35:21) - AJ has beef with the piano | Spoilers
  • (37:23) - Even more puzzles | Spoilers
  • (38:47) - The narrative | Spoilers
  • (43:20) - The thematic elements of the game | Spoilers
  • (48:12) - Big Takeaways
  • (48:41) - AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (55:35) - Kim's Big Takeaway
  • (01:00:31) - Please intereact with us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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3 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes

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Finding Resonance in Mini Mini Golf Golf

This is Chase's final ep before he's suplexed into the future by his Strong Child.

Today we're talking about Mini Mini Golf Golf by Three More Years! A game about playing Mini Mini Golf Golf and setting the stage for infinite futures. This game was suggested by Bradlee! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!

Buy Mini Mini Golf Golf on Steam! Check out Three More Years' upcoming game on their Steam page!


Discussed in the episode:

  • The banana ripeness scale
  • Mini Mini Talk Talk playlist on YouTube
  • Past, present and future coexist. 'Now time' explained easy. on YouTube (Explanation of The Spacetime Loaf)
  • Donate to Climate Action Now!
  • Mini Mini Golf on Steam (THIS IS NOT THE GAME WE PLAYED TODAY. DO NOT BE CONFUSED.)


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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - Jpeg of a banana
  • (01:36) - The setup to this game is a spoiler!!!
  • (02:21) - What is Mini Mini Golf Golf?
  • (09:54) - This game is wild
  • (18:37) - Hey, how's the golf??
  • (23:06) - Hole-in-one! It's spoilers!
  • (23:28) - The puzzles | Spoilers
  • (24:39) - The story | Spoilers
  • (33:06) - The Mini Mini Talk Talks | Spoilers
  • (36:24) - It's a cool game | Spoilers
  • (39:52) - Oops! We did it again | Spoilers
  • (44:59) - The Dad Corner | Spoilers
  • (49:04) - Big Takeaways
  • (49:18) - Kim's Big Takeaway
  • (52:42) - AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (01:00:05) - Chase's Bouche of Takeaways
  • (01:06:37) - Resonance
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3 months ago
1 hour 9 minutes

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The Ethics of the 7th Inning Stretch in Butterfly Soup

Take! Me out to the baaaall gaaame. Let! Me go home after an hooooour.

Today we're talking about Butterfly Soup by Brianna Lei! A game about baseball and finding yourself. This game was suggested by HumDrum and Juno! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!

Get Butterfly Soup on itch.io, your browser, or iPhone! Check out Brianna Lei's other stuff on their itch page!

Links:

  • Butterfly Soup 2 by Brianna Lei on itch.io


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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - The mystery of life
  • (00:42) - Thanks HumDrum and Juno for the suggestion!
  • (01:58) - What is Butterfly Soup?
  • (04:10) - Cosplaying our high school selves
  • (13:48) - One mechanical thing
  • (18:30) - The twist! | Spoilers
  • (34:20) - Interstitial scenes | Spoilers
  • (40:09) - CW: Child abuse | Spoilers
  • (43:17) - Character dynamics | Spoilers
  • (49:28) - Butterfly Soup | Spoilers
  • (57:50) - Chimming out
  • (01:07:55) - The Big Takeaway
  • (01:13:03) - dotChim
  • (01:17:51) - Thanks for listening<3
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4 months ago
1 hour 20 minutes

dotzip
Seeing Humanity in No Case Should Remain Unsolved w/ Lex!

This episode is out of order and it's up to you to deduce the correct sequence.

Today we're talking about No Case Should Remain Unsolved by Somi! A game about solving a case and . This game was suggested by (co-host of today's ep) Lex! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!

Buy No Case Should Remain Unsolved on Steam or Nintendo Switch! Check out Limbo Lane's other stuff on their website!

Follow Lex on Bluesky!

Listen to The Legend of Podcast: Trails Through Trails

Expedition 33 isn't unique (and that's GOOD) for Flow State

Discussed in the episode:

  • Ace Attorney Gamifies Narrative by Memory Card Manuscript on YouTube
  • No Case Should Remain Unsolved Soundtrack on Steam
  • Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs on Steam
  • The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes on Wikipedia
  • Kim Yeonsu on Wikipedia


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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - We don't have politics
  • (01:20) - Welcome Lex!!!
  • (03:57) - What is No Case Should Remain Unsolved?
  • (06:00) - The game is the narrative
  • (20:17) - The game is sad!!
  • (21:24) - i think i hauve Covid
  • (21:51) - Intro is kinda fucked up tbh
  • (23:02) - I'm like a jellyfish...
  • (25:36) - Last chance to hop off!
  • (25:49) - The twists and turns
  • (28:31) - When did you have the realization?
  • (32:24) - The finale
  • (39:18) - Depersonalization
  • (46:11) - Big Takeaways
  • (46:21) - Chase's Big Takeaway
  • (51:36) - Lex's Big Takeaway
  • (54:55) - Kim's GOOD AND COHERENT Big Takeaway
  • (59:48) - AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (01:05:29) - That is the video game
  • (01:05:44) - Check out Lex's links in the show notes!
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4 months ago
1 hour 10 minutes

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Using Our Words in Great God Grove

There's a lot of questions being asked about my "Don't talk to me until I've had my Gamer Cry" mug that I feel like are answered by my "Don't talk to me until I've had my Gamer Cry" mug.

Today we're talking about Great God Grove by Limbo Lane! A game about killing the dictator in your head and being nice to your friends. This game was suggested by Bee! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!

Buy Great God Grove on Steam or Nintendo Switch! Check out Limbo Lane's other stuff on their website!


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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - Do you want a sourdough episode?
  • (00:51) - Shoutout to Bee for the suggestion!
  • (02:05) - What is Great God Grove?
  • (06:59) - The characters have accents
  • (10:26) - The use of language
  • (14:19) - MINOR BEGINNING SPOILERS
  • (15:08) - The game wants you to rethink language
  • (19:39) - A broad thesis before spoilers
  • (21:04) - Who cried at the end?
  • (21:45) - We find a new bell to ring
  • (23:36) - Going through the story
  • (34:49) - The first time AJ cried
  • (37:12) - The power of craft
  • (47:21) - Hey this was heavy
  • (52:41) - The final act
  • (01:05:46) - This video game is a good one
  • (01:06:52) - Big Takeaways
  • (01:06:58) - Kim's Big Takeaways
  • (01:16:02) - AJ's Big Takeaway
  • (01:19:41) - Chase's Big Spider
  • (01:20:34) - Chase's Big Takeaway
  • (01:30:55) - That IS the video game
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4 months ago
1 hour 34 minutes

dotzip
June 2025 Next Fest Extravaganza w/ NBZ (Playstack, This Nintendo Life)!

Oooooohhhhh my god there are so many video games. 45 of them are in this episode.

Today we're talking about the June 2025 Steam NextFest with special guest NBZ!

Follow NBZ on Bluesky!

Listen to This Nintendo Life!

Check the full list of games we played on our Backloggd

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ALL OF THE GAMES WE TALKED ABOUT:

Games for Dice and Card Perverts

  • Dice Gambit
  • My Card Is Better Than Your Card
  • The Royal Writ
  • Heroes of the Seven Islands

Freak Games

  • House of Necrosis
  • Gun in a Well
  • One-Eyed Likho
  • Kulo Niku Bowl Up!
  • Am I Nima
  • Moonlighter 2
  • Anura
  • Inkshade
  • The Wide Open Sky is Running Out of Catfish
  • Discounty
  • Easy Delivery Co.
  • Your Holy & Virtuous Heretic
  • Holstin

Games About the Future (Good)

  • All Will Fall 
  • Generation Exile 
  • Jump Ship 
  • MotionRec 
  • Star Birds 
  • Crescent County 
  • Gecko Gods 

Games About the Future (Bad)

  • Morsels 
  • Ambrosia Sky
  • Aeromachina 
  • OVIS LOOP (STAND-ALONE: Ep 0) 
  • Goodbye Seoul 
  • Possessor(s) 

Games About the Past (Bad)

  • Compensation Not Guaranteed 
  • MORSE 

Girl Mode Will Not Like These Games

  • Dispatch

Games to Make Me Cry

  • Consume Me
    • The award that changes the lives of its winners from Post Games
  • Fishbowl 
  • Away From Home 
  • Ninja Gaiden Ragebound 
  • Pipistrello and the Cursed YoYo 
  • Undusted: Letters from the Past 
  • Cast & Chill 

Games About Being a Florist

  • Flowers and Favours 
  • Puni the Florist 

Games That Are Toys

  • Rollick N’ Roll 
  • Outside the Blocks 

This is The One

  • Absolum 
  • Danchi Days 
  • VOID/BREAKER 
  • Occlude 

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Timecodes:

  • (00:00) - WE GOTTA GO
  • (00:29) - No time for shenanigans
  • (01:32) - We're doin categories today
  • (02:44) - Games for Dice and Card Perverts
  • (02:53) - Dice Gambit
  • (06:13) - My Card is Better Than Your Card
  • (08:59) - The Royal Writ
  • (12:48) - Heroes of the Seven Islands
  • (14:53) - Freak Games
  • (15:44) - House of Necrosis
  • (19:01) - Gun in a Well
  • (22:36) - One-Eyed Likho
  • (26:43) - Kulo Niku Bowl Up!
  • (29:16) - Am I Nima
  • (32:28) - Moonlighter 2
  • (36:58) - Anura
  • (38:20) - Inkshade
  • (41:59) - The Wide Open Sky is Running Out of Catfish
  • (44:24) - Discounty
  • (46:20) - Easy Delivery Co.
  • (49:2...
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4 months ago
2 hours 43 minutes

dotzip
A show about big games in small packages! Join AJ, Kim, and Chase every week to talk about short video games, indie tabletop games, and maybe other stuff! --- Visit us online at https://dotzip.online --- Art by Tara Crawford Music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and Edited by AJ Fillari