Emmi & Annie Talk Indie

Annie finally rolled credits on Hades II so we could rant about it. In better news, Emmi enjoyed Magical Delicacy. Spider-Man makes a cameo or two, courtesy of whoever holds the copyright to his podcast appearances. 

Chapters

(00:00:30) Hades II (spoilers abound!) 

(00:29:38) Hades II spoilers over; Magical Delicacy; Fangirl Down 

(00:47:00) Pokemon Fossil Museum 

Games Mentioned:

Hades II 

Magical Delicacy 

Other:

Pokemon Fossil Museum

Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey

Music:
Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

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Annie goes Blue Prince mode and breaks out the serial killer notebook. Emmi crashes out over frisbee platforming. 

*Clarification on Roblox’s news: Roblox’s shares did not decline 70% in response to their earnings announcement; rather, it declined 70% from their peak share price last year (per IGN). Shares did fall substantially following the announcement, but declined by 27% (per Eurogamer) not the 70% figure cited. 

Chapters: 

(00:00:27) News 

(00:04:51) Animal Well 

(01:06:00) Upcoming Games 

News Links:  
gamesindustry.biz on Roblox 

Eurogamer on Roblox 

IGN on Roblox 

Animal Well Links: 

WIRED Interview w/ Billy Basso (March 2025) 

Game Developer Interview w/ Billy Basso (February 2022) 

Nintendo Life Interview w/ Billy Basso (December 2024) 

Upcoming Games: 

We, Junk Artists (August 6th) 

Horse Magnifier: The Full Horse (August 10th) 

The One Fish (August 12th) 

Dreamcards (August 19th) 

Music:
Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

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Annie has fallen in love with a bat and Emmi’s jonesing for some Metaphor: ReFantazio. In other news, we belatedly discuss some Summer gaming announcements. 

Chapters: 
(00:00:56) Sol Cesto 
(00:07:07) Astrobot 
(00:09:30) Mina the Hollower  
(00:33:12) Summer gaming showcases 
(00:36:26) Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave and Orbitals 
(00:38:47) God of War: Laufey 
(00:47:21) Story-Rich Games Showcase 
(00:49:55) Wholesome Games Direct 

Links:
Some people think Geoff Keighley’s suit was good, actually
God of War: Laufey announcement
Persona 6 teaser
Fields of Mistria v1.0 releases Aug 5, 2026
The Story-Rich Games Showcase and Steam collection
Wholesome Direct 

Games we’re playing:
Sol Cesto 
Astrobot 
Mina the Hollower 
Hollow Knight: Silksong 

Games we want to play:
Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave 
Orbitals 
Discounty 
Fourleaf Fields 
Croakwood 
Froggy Brews 
Spiritstead 
Little Cheese Works   
Grave Seasons 
The Hearth and Harbour 
Desktop Explorer 

Music:
Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

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Emmi, Annie, and friend of the pod IAmTheSnuggler talk gothic literature, safe-cracking, and blackmailing for the love of the game. 

Chapters: 

(00:00:22) News 

(00:08:44) The Séance of Blake Manor 

(01:33:48) Upcoming Games  

Links: 

Check out IAmTheSnuggler on YouTube 

Sheridan Le Fanu (Wikipedia) 

Varney (not Varley!) the Vampire (Wikipedia) 

Walter Benjamin’s The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction 

Upcoming Games: 

Denshattack (July 15) 

The Mermaid Mask (July 16) 

Moss: The Forgotten Relic (July 16) 

Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division (July 17) 

Music:
Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

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Watch Annie and Robin stream games! https://www.twitch.tv/parallelplayers  

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We introduce you to friend of the pod IAmTheSnuggler, and IAmTheSnuggler introduces us to The Case of the Golden Idol. 

Chapters: 

(00:00:31) Interview with IAmTheSnuggler

(00:23:25) Nancy Drew Games in particular

(00:34:11) The Case of the Golden Idol

Links: 

Check out IAmTheSnuggler on YouTube 

A Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth (Wikipedia) 

The Snuggler Saved My Life (Tim and Eric Sketch) 

Music:
 Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

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New episode type alert! Annie and Emmi talk about a grab bag of games, shows, and books they’ve been consuming lately. Contents include Sol Cesto, Titanium Court, and Astrobot. 

Chapters: 

(00:00:31) New episode type! 

(00:02:24) Sol Cesto 

(00:10:25) Astro Bot 

(00:20:42) Titanium Court 

(00:36:11) Ribbit/Puzzmo and Pokopia

(00:40:53) Books and TV and things 

Games we’ve been playing:
Sol Cesto 
Titanium Court 
Astrobot 
Pokemon Pokopia 
Ribbit and more on puzzmo.com 

Books we’ve been reading:
Immortals After Dark by Kresley Cole 

Shows we’ve been watching: 

Big Mood (season 2) 

Article Annie hasn’t read yet: 

I Love Titanium Court, Which Is Why I Will Never Play It Again by Rebekah Valentine (Kotaku)

Music:
 Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

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Friend of the pod Robin Bea joins Emmi and Annie in a magical forest adventure where you date girls, wear cool shoes, and sell your soul to the devil. 

Timestamps: 

(00:00:29) News 

(00:11:22) Interview with Robin Bea 

(00:32:31) Little Goody Two Shoes 

(01:51:03) Upcoming Games 

News Links: 

Interview with Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two (Gamesindustry.biz, May 21, 2026) 

Strauss Zelnick’s Wikipedia page 

Bungie planning ‘significant layoffs’ (Gamesindustry.biz, May 22, 2026) 

Little Goody Two Shoes Link: 

SiliconEra Interview (October 31, 2023) 

Robin Links: 

Bluesky 

Girl Mode 

In Sequence 

dot.zip 

Upcoming Games: 

Map Map (May 28) 

Lost in Art: a Miniature Realm (June 1) 

OddFauna (June 2, early access) 

Solarpunk (June 8) 

Music:
 Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

Follow us on bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/eati.games 

Watch Annie and Robin of Girl Mode stream games!https://www.twitch.tv/parallelplayers  

Listen on our website! https://eati.games 

We’ve been hibernating for a while, but now that spring is in full swing, we’re back. And we played a mouse game called Winter Burrow we’d like to tell you about. 

Chapters: 

(00:00:19) News 

(00:03:19) State of Silksong 

(00:06:22) Winter Burrow 

(01:09:39) Upcoming Games 

News: 

Nintendo hiking Switch 2 prices (GamesIndustry.biz, May 8th, 2026) 

Winter Burrow Links: 

Interview w/ Burly Bird Media (October 21st, 2025) 

The Wind in the Willows illustrated by Robert Ingpen 

Superjump Interview (December 15th, 2025) 

Upcoming/Newly Release Games Mentioned: 

Black Jacket, May 12th 

Mina the Hollower, May 28th 

Crashout Crew, May 28th 

Scale the Depths, May 28th 

Music:
 Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

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Welcome to Emmi & Annie's year in review, including our definitive video game crush of 2025, episode stats, and a cocktail or two. Thanks for a great year of talking indie. We're really looking forward to the next one. 

Girl Mode and the episode we guested on back in May 

Emmi’s non-EATI recs 

The Apothecary Diaries

• Manga
• Light novels
• Anime

Coffee Rush board game 

Delicious in Dungeon 

Heated Rivalry 

Tinto de Verano 

Annie’s non-EATI recs

The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin 

Common Side Effects (animated series on HBO Max) 

Saturday Edition on Playdate 

Every single game we talked about in this episode: 

Aviary Attorney 

Balatro 

Blue Prince 

Carimara - Beneath the forlorn limbs 

Co-op Kaiju Horror Cooking 

The Chef’s Shift 

Dave the Diver 

Death of the Reprobate 

Dredge 

Drova - Forsaken Kin 

FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time 

FlyKnight 

Hades II 

Hollow Knight: Silksong 

Infinity Nikki 

Many Nights a Whisper 

Mouthwashing 

Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst 

Pajama Sam: No Need To Hide When It’s Dark Outside 

PEAK 

Saturday Edition 

Squirreled Away 

Tiny Garden 

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 

Music:
Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

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Emmi and Annie battle motion sickness to answer a ghost’s questions three. 

Chapters: 

(00:30) News 

(06:45) State of Silksong 

(10:32) Carimara Discussion 

(01:08:22) Upcoming Games 

News Links: 

Netflix to buy Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion (GamesIndustry.biz, Dec. 5) 

Netflix sells studio Spry Fox back to original owners (PC Gamer, Dec. 5) 

Micron announces exit from Crucial consumer business (Dec. 3) 

2025 PC Gaming Show highlights (PC Gamer, Dec. 4) 

Carimara Links: 

Interview with Carimara Dev Bastinus Rex (Six One Indie, May 22) 

TRIP demo by Bastinus Rex (Itch.io) 

Bastinus Rex talking about workflow between art and code (Reddit, August 2025) 

Blog which provided some folklore reference for Carimara (Benoit Reveur) 

Upcoming Games Mentioned: 

Rhyolite, Dec 11 

Bearly Brave, Dec 15 

Music:
Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

Follow us on bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/eati.games 

Watch Annie and Robin of Girl Mode stream games! https://www.twitch.tv/parallelplayers  

Listen on our website!https://eati.games