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October 27, 2025Making 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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35 min
October 20, 2025The 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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1 hr 30 min
October 13, 2025Doing 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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1 hr 10 min
October 06, 2025Finding 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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58 min
September 29, 2025Considering 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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22 min
September 22, 2025Granting 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 hr 28 min
September 15, 2025Remembering 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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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 hr 38 min
September 08, 2025Catchin' 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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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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48 min
August 25, 2025Decoding 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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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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43 min
August 18, 2025Achieving 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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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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1 hr 2 min

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