A review of “Oxenfree,” a dialogue-driven adventure game about high school students in the Pacific Northwest grappling with a mysterious, supernatural force. Then (at 10:58), a spoiler-y discussion of the second episode of “Life Is Strange,” a dialogue-driven adventure game about high school students in the Pacific Northwest grappling with a mysterious, supernatural force.

NEXT WEEK, WE HOPE:

VR mania at the Game Developers Conference

SHOW NOTES:

The “Shall We Play a Game?” Steam community

The “Shall We Play a Game?” Steam Curators page