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August 04, 2025Deciding 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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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) - 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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1 hr 15 min
July 28, 2025Gambling 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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1 hr 14 min
July 21, 2025Starting 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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1 hr 5 min
July 14, 2025Finding 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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1 hr 10 min
July 07, 2025The 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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1 hr 21 min
June 30, 2025Seeing Humanity in No Case Should Remain Unsolved w/ Lex (The Legend of Podcast: Trails Through Trails, Flow State)!
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 [YOU DO NOT HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO UNLOCK THIS BLOCK]. 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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1 hr 11 min
June 23, 2025Using 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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Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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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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1 hr 35 min
June 16, 2025June 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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Art by Tara Crawford
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Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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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...
2 hr 44 min
June 09, 2025Wait This Isn't Fun Anymore in FACEMINER
What if your job was "make the planet worse"?
Today we're talking about FACEMINER by Wristwork! A game about identifying human faces at the expense of global resources and the joys of drum & bass music.
Play FACEMINER on itch.io or Steam! Follow Wristwork on Bluesky! Buy the FACEMINER soundtrack by MADWRECK on Bandcamp!

Discussed in the episode:
Donate to Climate Action Now!

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Timecodes:
(00:00) - It's time to mix it up
(00:29) - A little woopsie
(01:17) - What is FACEMINER
(03:32) - AJ has watched all of Severance | MINOR SPOILERS FOR SEASON 1 OF SEVERANCE!
(05:40) - The work is mysterious and important
(08:34) - The game is fun and that feels bad
(12:40) - Dark Matter by MADWRECK
(13:15) - Creating Flow
(18:24) - #821H talks spoilers | Spoilers
(19:14) - Jumping to the end | Spoilers
(20:14) - Let's mine some faces | Spoilers
(29:55) - The reveal | Spoilers
(33:02) - Big Takeaways
(34:12) - AJ's Big Takeaway
(36:18) - Kim's Big Takeaway
(38:30) - Chase's Big Takeaway
(49:49) - Shoutout to trains
(50:31) - Let us know your thoughts!!! Thank you for listening!!!
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53 min
June 02, 2025Turning Off Our Candle in The Children of Clay
Oh, did you expect us to stick to the nine games that we planned last month? Nah.
Today we're talking about The Children of Clay by Balázs Rónyai! A game about examining a little guy and NOT GOING BACK TO THE CAVE. This game was suggested (once again) by Adam aka BrittleMoon! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!
Play The Children of Clay on Steam or the game jam version itch.io! Check out Balázs Rónyai's other games on their itch page!
Discussed in the episode:
The Children of Clay - The Making Of on Steam
Cthulhu's Mom, Yog-Sothoth - on Wikipedia
Remina by Junji Ito on The Storygraph
Typhonian Order on Wikipedia

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Timecodes:
(00:00) - dotMom
(02:21) - A game for children!
(03:27) - What is The Chimdren of Chim?
(06:19) - Game is spooky!
(11:06) - It's haunted | Spoilers
(22:21) - It's cthulian | Spoilers
(27:14) - Actually it's folklore | Spoilers
(31:48) - The Bogeyman | Spoilers
(36:19) - Apocalypse fiction | Spoilers
(49:58) - Big Takeaways
(50:11) - Kim's Big Takeaway
(53:26) - Chase's Big Takeaway
(57:34) - Are you charmed? Sound off in the Discord
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1 hr 2 min

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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!