dotzip

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A show about big games in small packages! Join AJ, Kim, Robin, and Chase every week to talk about short video games, indie tabletop games, and maybe other stuff!

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August 17, 2026Digging for Information in Lost Wiki: Kozlovka with Rachel Watts (Indieventure, Draknek & Friends)
I found these weird looking mushrooms foraging around in the forest, wanna make dinner with them? Surely there's nothing nefarious about them.

Today we're joined by Rachel Watts from the Indieventure podcast and Draknek & Friends to talk about Lost Wiki: Kozlovka by yattytheman! A game about haunted(?) mushrooms and clunky computer sounds.
Get Lost Wiki: Kozlovka on Steam!!! Follow yattytheman's work on his website!

Discussed in the episode:
ABBA Voyage Official Website
Our episode on No Case Should Remain Unsolved with Lex!
Cocoon: Design Works written by Rachel on Lost in Cult
AJ once again brought up The Worst Puzzle of All Time by Design Delve for Second Wind on YouTube
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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) - A song that is about defining the relationship
(01:05) - VERY SPECIAL GUEST RACHEL WATTS
(02:22) - Who is Rachel Watts?
(04:10) - What is Lost Wiki: Kozlovka
(08:52) - Story setup
(14:46) - How the puzzles are presented
(20:09) - Not holding back surprises
(24:14) - Shoutout to the flow chart
(27:07) - The shifting in tense
(29:09) - Heading into spoilers
(30:12) - Symbiotic Ergot
(30:48) - Kim tries not to say the name of a TV show for 3 minutes
(33:56) - The juice
(43:36) - The ending
(48:19) - Big Takeaways
(48:29) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(50:01) - Kim's Big Takeaway
(54:53) - Chase's Big Takeaway
(01:02:08) - Robin's Big Takeaway
(01:05:14) - Rachel's Big Takeaway
(01:09:44) - Lost Wiki COLON
(01:10:15) - Check the game out!!
(01:10:34) - Find Rachel!!!!
(01:11:59) - Thanks for listening!
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1h 15min
August 10, 2026Meeting New People in Enjoy the Diner
You gooootta try the penguin soda dude.

Today we're talking about Enjoy the Diner by Monthly Wetland and Studio Dragonet! A game about the moon and drinking soda. This game was suggested by Kate of No Small Games! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!
Get Enjoy the Diner on Steam, Switch, or in Japanese on itch.io and Switch!!! Follow Monthly Wetland's work on their website and Bluesky!

Discussed in the episode:
Enjoy the Diner: Sound Track on Steam
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - cat.nip
(02:22) - Naming the duo
(03:32) - What is Enjoy the Diner
(07:52) - The conversation mechanic
(10:35) - A bit about the characters
(13:01) - Check out the game!
(13:23) - SPOILERS
(13:29) - You have an exam tomorrow!!!
(14:05) - The world is cool
(18:19) - Favorite moments?
(24:54) - The endings
(30:47) - The Box
(33:55) - Some more moments
(42:20) - Big Takeaways
(42:40) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(45:03) - Robin's Big Takeaway
(47:46) - Shoutout penguin soda
(48:38) - Thanks for listening!
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52min
August 03, 2026Experiencing Poetry in Game Poems — Issue #1: First Moves
Games can be anything, but do they really need to be anything more than Snake??

Today we're talking about Game Poems — Issue #1: First Moves by so many people!!! A game about learning what a game poem is and playing Snake.
Read/play Game Poems — Issue #1: First Moves on itch.io or the Game Poems website!!! Follow Game Poems on their website!

Discussed in the episode:
Game Poems Magazine - Resources

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Timecodes:
(00:00) - Modern Major Child
(03:23) - Game Poems Issue #1: First Moves
(05:26) - The philosophy of game poems
(15:55) - It's over when...
(18:49) - Find the game in the show notes!!
(19:57) - Stand outs
(20:12) - Like I Never Moved at All by Adam Pype and Victor Kraus
(23:33) - SNAKISMS 2: Snakes We Live By, Volume 1: A-M by Pippin Barr
(28:25) - [começar coisas terminadas] by Isaques Sanchez
(33:59) - Asunder by Ash Rezvani, Brittany Westlund, Kate Lloyd
(37:26) - Firsts by Geoffrey Mugford
(43:12) - Gambit by Caitlin DeRosa
(44:58) - On Second Thought by Tereza Kotěšovcová
(47:01) - A look of glass stops you. by Brendan Allen
(50:33) - Big Takeaways
(51:00) - Kim's Big Takeaway
(52:41) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(54:33) - Chase's Big Takeaway
(57:26) - Closing the magazine
(01:00:24) - Kim tells a story
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1h 2min
July 31, 2026Prequel by Glyphtide Games feat. Frey, Tony, Scout, Jill, and Andy!!!
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This week AJ sat down with one of their TTRPG groups to discuss the group's recent playthrough of the WONDERFUL game Prequel by Glyphtide Games! A game about overcoming the evil, and your inevitable demise!
Get Prequel digitally or physically on Glyphtide Games' website!
If you want to see how we organized our game you can explore the spreadsheet we played on!
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Follow the guests!
Listen to Jill and Scout on Paws and Clause or In Sequence
Hear AJ talk about Triangle Agency on In Sequence
Check out MCDM's game, Draw Steel!
If you're in the Detroit Metro area check out Pandemonium Games and Hobbies
Read Frey's blog On the Table
Check out Andy's art for Arkham Con
Support Scout and see her blogging occasionally on her Ko-Fi page or check out her work on her website!
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - Intro
(02:01) - We've all played Prequel!
(02:21) - What is Prequel?
(04:03) - Starting at the beginning (kind of)
(05:12) - The Evil
(06:53) - The Heroes
(27:11) - Player agency and the tactical side of the game
(36:58) - Everyone is equal and narrative transparency
(41:12) - Investment in the world and storytelling
(46:34) - The playtime
(54:02) - Good lookin' book!!!
(55:55) - This game sticks with you
(01:00:00) - Follow my wonderful friends!!!
(01:06:06) - Thank you for your support!!!!
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1h 8min
July 27, 2026Moon's Haunted in Moonrot
Captain's Log 420 (nice): Space... it's always night here... why isn't anyone talking about this?

Today we're talking about Moonrot by Bee Braun! A game about driving around the moon and soaking up the sun.
Get Moonrot on itch.io or Steam!!! Follow Bee Braun's work on their (very good) website!

Discussed in the episode:
Frogsong by Bee Braun on Steam
PROXIMATE on Steam
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - Hey Girl Mode is a good podcast
(00:47) - Podcast debuff
(01:21) - You may know this dev!!
(03:10) - What is Moonrot?
(07:25) - This IS a horror game
(12:33) - Finding the bright spots
(14:11) - A faulty rover
(16:33) - Use of sound
(18:40) - Spoilers!
(18:45) - Progression of the horror
(27:15) - Going around the lake
(28:21) - The ending
(29:11) - Big Takeaways
(29:21) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(31:26) - Robin's Big Takeaway
(34:00) - Hey read the show notes
(35:16) - Thank you for listening!
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40min
July 20, 2026Taking a Smoke Break in RUIN: Chapter 0
What was your favorite part of the original RUIN?? I personally loved thethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethe

Today we're talking about RUIN: Chapter 0 by Official Electric! A game about the 35th anniversary of the hit game RUIN and taking a smoke break.

Get RUIN: Chapter 0 on itch.io!!! Follow Official Electric's work on itch.io OR their VERY GOOD website!

Discussed in the episode:
RUIN Ch.O Suite by 8M on Bandcamp
A Year with Swollen Appendices: The Diary of Brian Eno by Brian Eno (the book that the quote Robin reads is from)
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - Lettuce is evil
(00:50) - THE GANG IS BACK TOGETHER AGAIN
(01:28) - Kim has a totally different type of freaky taste
(02:19) - What is RUIN: Chapter 0
(04:03) - The game is an art piece
(05:17) - It is so hard to talk about this game without spoilers
(06:23) - Look we tried to talk about it without spoilers
(06:43) - Spoiler time
(06:53) - I think I liked it
(08:26) - Robin says something coherent about the aesthetics of incoherence
(10:16) - Capturing childhood uncertainty and memory
(17:09) - The game might hate you?
(19:57) - The genre shifts
(24:47) - The design is just so good
(26:04) - Big Takeaways
(26:19) - Kim's Big Takeaway
(28:37) - Chase's Big Takeaway
(30:48) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(33:55) - Goblin's Big Takeaway
(34:03) - Robin's Big Takeaway
(37:06) - Hell yeah gang
(37:35) - Tell us what you think about the game!
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41min
July 13, 2026Figuring Out What They Say in Forbidden Solitaire
The fake studio is called "Heartblade" sorry we didn't figure it out in the episode.
Today we're talking about Forbidden Solitaire by Night Signal Entertainment and Grey Alien Games! A game about playing an evil CD and the horrors of working in the games industry.
Get Forbidden Solitaire on Steam!!! Follow Night Signal Entertainment's work on their website! Follow Grey Alien Games' work on their website!

Discussed in the episode:
Ep. 186: The Pacino Family Gaming Podcast (Feat. AJ and Home Safety Hotline) by Video Game Podtimism (oops Kim isn't on this one sorry sorry sorry)
Home Safety Hotline by Night Signal Entertainment on Steam
All Haul the King by Housefire on Steam
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Timecodes:
(01:09) - Nightmare Husband
(02:06) - What is Forbidden Solitaire
(05:28) - The game wants you to win
(13:24) - Narrative stuff
(16:56) - The game "Forbidden Solitaire" withing the game Forbidden Solitaire
(18:00) - Cooper has a carrot
(18:47) - The overall story
(25:07) - The metanarrative
(29:13) - Comparing to Home Safety Hotline
(36:47) - The balance
(37:46) - The end of the game
(40:01) - Big Takeaways
(40:10) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(45:12) - Chase's Big Takeaway
(50:04) - The future is bright
(50:41) - Thank you for listening!
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55min
July 06, 2026Understanding Dreams in Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams
What if games were a little weeeeeird.
Today we're talking about Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams by raptorsoft! A game about dreams (figurative) and dreams (literal).
Get Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams on Steam!!! Follow raptorsoft's work on itch.io!

Discussed in the episode:
Hypnagogia 催眠術 by raptorsoft on itch.io
Interior Worlds by raptorsoft on Steam
Late Homework | 遅れた宿題 by raptorsoft on Steam
Subsurface Circular by Bithell Games on Steam
Shelved By Genre on Ranged Touch
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - The perfect egg sambo
(00:59) - This is NOT Hypogea OR HYPERBEAT
(02:09) - What is Hypnagogia?
(03:14) - What did we think of the game?
(06:31) - The sliding scale of freakiness
(10:53) - The mechanics
(14:18) - Spoilers
(14:20) - The levels
(18:33) - Light touch pastiche
(20:33) - Spooky time
(25:56) - We are millenials
(28:58) - Bird's mean
(29:59) - The message
(31:40) - Big Takeaways
(31:54) - Chase's Big Takeaway
(37:10) - Robin's Big Takeaway
(42:27) - Thank you for listening!
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48min
July 03, 2026The TTRPG episode | RAM
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This week AJ's been playing SO MANY TTRPGs and he wants to talk about them. Also the new Carly Rae Jepsen song, of course.
Discussed in the episode
Carly Rae Jepsen - On Wires (Official Music Video) on YouTube
Critical Role: Campaign 4 on YouTube
The Legend of Vox Machina
Worlds Beyond Number
Daggerheart
Draw Steel!
Fabula Ultima
Free RPG Day
Australian Devs Have the Juice! | Summer Game Fest 2026 Highlights on YouTube
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - Intro
(01:16) - Carly Rae Jepsen's "On Wires"
(03:18) - It's the TTRPG episode
(03:31) - Critical Role campaign 4
(07:09) - The Legend of Vox Machina
(09:20) - Worlds Beyond Number: The Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One
(15:46) - PLAYING TTRPGs????
(15:51) - Daggerheart
(22:16) - Draw Steel!
(30:48) - Fabula Ultima
(34:21) - There are so many more TTRPGs I could talk about BUT I SHAN'T
(35:56) - Thanks for listening!
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39min
June 29, 2026Thinking About Home in Turn Out the Lights
We have yet another sad space game on offer today, gang.
Today we're talking about Turn Out the Lights by Bijan Stephen and Byron Hulcher! A game about being alone in space and naming your drones after the Pac-Man ghosts.
Get Turn Out the Lights on Steam or itch.io!!! Follow Bijan Stephen's work on his website!
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - Video games
(01:26) - Should you need it
(02:01) - What is Turn Out The Lights
(03:56) - We're playing moon games ;)
(04:50) - The game is interesting and sad!
(09:09) - Check your bundles, folks!
(10:33) - Spoilers!
(10:39) - Playthrough overviews
(17:18) - Red/Ruby
(27:45) - "The Good Ending"
(33:09) - Big Takeaways
(33:11) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(36:07) - NOT Robin's Big Takeaway
(36:59) - Robin's Big Takeaway
(40:03) - Kim's Big Takeaway
(43:34) - Thank you for listening!!!
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47min

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