Geeks & Grounds

The year? 2003. Join me and Katie (of  ⁨@KatieAndCatburger⁩  ) as we prep for our November title -- Perfect Tides: Station to Station, a coming-of-age tale.

We'll also dig into some of the media we've been into lately, including some November releases (and October throwbacks) that you should absolutely keep an eye on!---------------------------------------------------------------✅ Follow Katie:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3enbzZOXE0Z8yMuQmOud5ghttps://www.instagram.com/katieandcatburger/ ✅Visit Geeks & Grounds' website for our newsletter sign-up, list of games for 2026, Bluesky link, and more: https://www.geeksandgrounds.com ✅Play Perfect Tides: Station to Station on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/Perfect_Tides_Station_to_Station/A narrative adventure about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex relationships while attempting to find your place in the world.✅ Listen to the OST: https://danielkobylarz.bandcamp.com/album/perfect-tides-station-to-station-original-game-soundtrack

We've got to survive 15 days while the world falls apart outside. How did each of our adventures pan out? Dave (Tales from the Backlog) and I chat all about what it was like to play Look Outside, and share our thoughts on the game. #lookoutside #gamediscussion #indiegame 00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds / Meet Dave!03:54 What kind of player is this game for?7:00 How did you approach tracking progress in this game?16:22 Discussing our adventures in the apartment complex.1:40:02 What will you takeaway from your time in the game?---------------------------------------------------------------✅Follow Dave and his work:https://talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/https://bsky.app/profile/realdavejackson.bsky.social✅Visit Geeks & Grounds' website for our newsletter sign-up, list of games for 2026, Bluesky link, and more: https://www.geeksandgrounds.com ✅Play Look Outside on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3373660/Look_Outside/Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.✅Listen to the Look Outside OST:https://lacedrecordsthehorrorvault.bandcamp.com/album/look-outside-original-soundtrack

Today, I'll be introducing our game of the month, Look Outside! I'll also share some Triple-I highlights, other games I think you should check out this October, and some of the spooky media I've been engaging with in addition to our game of the month. Let me know if you've been playing, and if you've got any comments or questions on your playthrough so far!00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds02:10 The Pastry Case: Resident Evil (movie), Triple-I Showcase, Carrie17:39 Indiescovery: October24:17 This Month's Brew: Look Outside41:48 See you for our deep dive on Oct 27th!#indiegames #LookOutside #gamediscussion

In addition to sharing about our time at PAX West (and highlighting some incredible games we saw while there), it's time dive back into the (dungeons) of Yakuza: Like A Dragon!#YakuzaLikeADragon #gamediscussion---------------------------------------------------------------✅ Find Matt here: https://djstormageddon.com/✅Visit Geeks & Grounds' website for our newsletter sign-up, list of games for 2026, Bluesky link, and more: https://www.geeksandgrounds.com ✅Play Yakuza Like A Dragon on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1235140/Yakuza_Like_a_Dragon/Become Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking yakuza grunt left on the brink of death by the man he trusted most. Take up your legendary bat and get ready to crack some underworld skulls in dynamic RPG combat set against the backdrop of modern-day Japan.

We're discussing the final section of the game, and it's FULL of unexpected twists and turns! Join us as we run a political campaign, run up to the top of a lot of buildings, and finally see the conclusion to this game about what it means to climb up from the bottom. #yakuzalikeadragon #gamediscussion #gamepodcast 00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds02:33 Chapter 10: Justice Tempered by Mercy23:35 Chapter 11: The Odds47:14 Chapter 12: The End of the Yakuza1:26:28 Chapter 13: Coin Locker Baby1:45:02 Chapter 14: Passing the Torch2:09:06 Chapter 15: To The Pinnacle02:49:04 Final Thoughts + Community Messages03:02:04 See you in October -- we're playing Look Outside---------------------------------------------------------------✅ Find Matt here: https://djstormageddon.com/✅Visit Geeks & Grounds' website for our newsletter sign-up, list of games for 2026, Bluesky link, and more: https://www.geeksandgrounds.com ✅Play Yakuza: Like A Dragon on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/12...

Are you ready to be the best? Time to start discussing Yakuza: Like A Dragon, and we're delving into Chapters 1-4 today (we didn't have time for chapter 5, as originally planned, but we'll add that to our next episode! 🙏 Thanks for your understanding!)

00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds

02:32 Remembering 2001

07:21 Chapter 1: Light and Shadow

53:56 Chapter 2: A Bloody Reunion

01:13:35 Chapter 3: The Town At Rock Bottom

01:49:48 Chapter 4: The Dragon of Yokohama

02:12:01 Reflection: Life is a ???

02:17:53 Brewing for next time!

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✅ Find Matt here: https://djstormageddon.com/

✅Visit Geeks & Grounds' website for our newsletter sign-up, list of games for 2026, Bluesky link, and more: https://www.geeksandgrounds.com

✅Play Yakuza: Like A Dragon on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1235140/Yakuza_Like_a_Dragon/

Become Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking yakuza grunt left on the brink of death by the man he trusted most. Take up your legendary bat and get ready to crack some underworld skulls in dynamic RPG combat set against the backdrop of modern-day Japan.

We're back after a summer break, and ready to hop into our next game, Yakuza: Like A Dragon. Since this is a heftier title, we're taking two months with it, playing it from August all the way through September. Fortunately, I've got an incredible co-host with me who is a Yakuza expert: Matt aka DJ Stormageddon of Fun 'N Games Podcast!

00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds

03:55 The Pastry Case: Meet this month's co-host, Matt.

27:02 The Pastry Case: What we're excited about!

43:51 The Pastry Case: August Indiescovery

01:04:41 This Month's Brew: Yakuza: Like A Dragon

Wild hearts never die! Today, Josh and Jenny repair a shattered heart, talking through the emotional and narrative significance of each track in Sayonara Wild Hearts, both within the game itself and on personal levels.

Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.---------------------------------------------------------------✅Find Josh's work via Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/intelligame✅Visit Geeks & Grounds' website for our newsletter sign-up, list of games for 2026, Bluesky link, and more: https://www.geeksandgrounds.com ✅Play Sayonara Wild Hearts on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1122720/Sayonara_Wild_Hearts/

We begin (again) with our dear friend Josh Boykin, back for a second round of co-hosting Geeks & Grounds! Today, we have a special focus on SGF and all the indie showcases that'll be happening -- and their industry-wide impact -- as well as introducing Sayonara Wild Hearts, the game for June!

This game isn't a love story...not like we think, anyways! Join us as we discuss UNBEATABLE, a narrative meets rhythm game where music is illegal, and we're committing crimes.#podcast #unbeatablegame #indiegame #geeksandgrounds #gamediscussion ---------------------------------------------------------------

✅See Kate and Emily at nosmallgames.com for all of their review, podcast, and streaming content!✅Visit Geeks & Grounds' website for our newsletter sign-up, list of games for 2026, Bluesky link, and more: https://www.geeksandgrounds.com ✅Play UNBEATABLE on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2240620/UNBEATABLE/UNBEATABLE is a rhythm adventure where music is illegal and you do crimes. Follow the story of Beat and her band on the run, in a narrative experience full of big emotions powered by arcade-flawless rhythm gameplay.---------------------------------------------------------------