You've seen immersive sims before, but have you ever played one where you sneeze? Skin Deep is a cute, weird, immersive sim with indie sensibilities. Your character doesn't wear shoes, you carry the heads of your enemies around in your inventory, and it all takes place on a spaceship.

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To prove just how dead in the water Sega was in the mid-1990s, they bet big on Bug!, a very slow 2.5D platformer that began life as a Sonic game. The Sega Saturn was a system in search of an identity, and boy howdy, Bug! did not provide it.

Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about FBC: Firebreak, SplitGate 2, Lost in Random: The Eternal Die, and much more!

The Grind:

• Moxie: The Division 2. FBC: Firebreak.

• Dennis: FBC: Firebreak. Control. iRacing. SplitGate 2. Lost in Random. Lost in Random: The Eternal Die.

• Ben: Not Marvel Snap. Magic the Gathering. Super AutoPets

• Kaye: Labyrinth of the Demon King. Rocksmith 2014.

The Multiplayer:

• Details that make a game world feel more alive.

The End Boss:

• Killswitch Switch 2 case fails at the one job it has.

• They sold NexusMods, uh oh!

What's scarier in this world than trying to make friends as an adult? Tim Robinson teams up with director Andrew DeYoung to bring us an expanded look at the tragicomedy of an I Think You Should Leave character.

We spilled the bowl, and only questions came out.

Upcoming Games:

July:
-Skin Deep
-Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
-Cyperpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
-The Talos Principle

August:
-Metroid: Zero Mission
-Split Fiction (with Will Hughes)
-Mercenaries: World of Destruction

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Have we talked about Spider-Man more than any other superhero on this show? Maybe Batman is up there. And Gary has definitely shoehorned “Turn Off the Dark” into more episodes than is necessary. But this is the first time we’ve really camped out on the Sinister Six, one of the more incoherent supervillain groups of all time. Also, take a look at Spider-Man’s sprites for this game. He’s so schlubby!

In which all of your questions are finally answered.

We would like to thank Gwen Static for composing our theme song, and Trent Peters for creating our great podcast art.

Episode Description:

Kaye, Ben, and Jala talk about The Labyrinth of the Demon King, a shitload of Steam NextFest demos, and much more!

The Grind:

• Kaye: Labyrinth of the Demon King.

• Ben: Baby Steps (Demo). Frosthaven (Demo). We Harvest Shadows (Demo).

• Jala: The Drifter (Demo). Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (Demo). Davy x Jones (Demo). Gecko Gods (Demo). Thief’s Shelter (Demo). Dead as Disco (Demo). One-Eyed Likho (Demo). Priest Simulator: Heavy Duty (Demo). Mina the Hollower (Demo). Absolum (Demo).

The Multiplayer:

• Free Play!

The End Boss:

• They put on a Castlevania musical and it looks nuts.

• Kojima says more weird stuff about Death Stranding 2 development.

• The original Silent Hill is getting a remake by Bloober Team.