In the latest episode of Indie Devs Play, Josh and Jonathan discuss their experience playing the roguelike deckbuilding indie game Balatro, as well as some of the video games competing with Balatro for Game of the Year in 2024.

Run of Show

00:00:00 - Start

00:00:49 - GOTY 2024 Nominees

00:08:52 - Balatro (PC/Switch)

References: The Game Awards, DICE, GDC, BAFTA Games, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Golden Joystick Awards, Astro Bot, Black Myth: Wukong, Trauma Center, Nintendo Wii, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Slay the Spire, Risk of Rain, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Stellar Blade, Helldivers 2, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, LocalThunk, Playstack, LÖVE engine, Poker, Gambit, Chess.

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In the latest episode of Indie Devs Play, Josh and Jonathan discuss their co-op playthrough of Portal 2 as well as taking a look at 2011 in gaming and designing puzzles for games that aren’t of the puzzle game genre.

Run of Show

00:00:00 - Start

00:00:57 - 2011 in Gaming

00:09:04 - Portal 2 (PC)

References: Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Danganronpa, Mass Effect 2, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Pokemon Nintendo 64, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Mega Man Legends, Dead Island, God of War, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Minecraft, Dark Souls, Dead Rising, Doom, Limbo, Bastion

For the latest episode of Indie Devs Play, would you kindly make a cup of tea and have a listen to Josh and Jonathan as they share their opinions on Bioshock after finishing the game for the first time.

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In the latest episode of Indie Devs Play, Josh and Jonathan begin their playthrough of the original Bioshock on PC whilst also taking a quick look into other popular games that were released in 2007.

Run of Show

00:00:00 - Start and 2007 in Gaming

00:08:50 - Bioshock (PC)

The inaugural Indie Devs Play episode, where Josh Watts and Jonathan Ridgway share their journeys into the games industry and how they became indie game developers, followed by the main event: a discussion about their first time playing the original The Legend of Zelda on the NES.

Run of Show

00:00:00 - Start and Introductions

00:49:53 - The Legend of Zelda (NES)