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This week on JK! Games! Jerica is joined by guest host Josh aka HighScoreWeekly for a deep dive into Whisper of the House — a cozy-but-creepy pixel art game that raised questions about where the line is drawn in the cozy genre.
We review the game’s atmosphere, story, and standout mechanics, then dive into a bigger conversation about "dark cozy" games: Can a game be cozy if it explores heavy topics like grief or death? Should content warnings be required? And does the genre need its own category like “cozy horror”?
Timecodes:
00:00:00 – Start
00:12:22 – Listener Question of the Week
00:18:46 – Easy Mode: Jerica & Silksong
00:30:50 – A Chao Garden Inspired Game?
00:34:00 – Normal Mode: Whisper of the House Review
00:57:20 – Expert Mode: Can Cozy Be Dark?
JK! Games! is a gaming podcast where we bring you the news and reviews we care about — and with our Video Game Book Club (VGBC), we dive deep into one game at a time. Whether you’re chasing every side quest or just here for the vibes, you belong in the conversation.
Join the Club:
Discord → https://discord.gg/sNEXGr3H
Watch live Mondays at 9PM EST → https://twitch.tv/jkgamespodcast
Follow us everywhere → @JKGamesPodcast
Support the show
JK! Games! is the gaming podcast where we bring you the news and reviews we care about.
VGBC (Video Game Book Club) is our rotating deep-dive series focused on one game at a time—played together, discussed together, broken down one level at a time. Want to show us some love? Click Me!
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This week on JK! Games! Jerica is joined by guest host Josh aka HighScoreWeekly for a deep dive into Whisper of the House — a cozy-but-creepy pixel art game that raised questions about where the line is drawn in the cozy genre.
We review the game’s atmosphere, story, and standout mechanics, then dive into a bigger conversation about "dark cozy" games: Can a game be cozy if it explores heavy topics like grief or death? Should content warnings be required? And does the genre need its own category like “cozy horror”?
Timecodes:
00:00:00 – Start
00:12:22 – Listener Question of the Week
00:18:46 – Easy Mode: Jerica & Silksong
00:30:50 – A Chao Garden Inspired Game?
00:34:00 – Normal Mode: Whisper of the House Review
00:57:20 – Expert Mode: Can Cozy Be Dark?
JK! Games! is a gaming podcast where we bring you the news and reviews we care about — and with our Video Game Book Club (VGBC), we dive deep into one game at a time. Whether you’re chasing every side quest or just here for the vibes, you belong in the conversation.
Join the Club:
Discord → https://discord.gg/sNEXGr3H
Watch live Mondays at 9PM EST → https://twitch.tv/jkgamespodcast
Follow us everywhere → @JKGamesPodcast
Support the show
JK! Games! is the gaming podcast where we bring you the news and reviews we care about.
VGBC (Video Game Book Club) is our rotating deep-dive series focused on one game at a time—played together, discussed together, broken down one level at a time. Want to show us some love? Click Me!
Discord
Twitch
Youtube
Insta
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