Join us for our games of the year episode, in which we discuss the games that helped us get through the pandemic, explored new possibilities for what a game can do, and, more generally, excelled at creating opportunities for play! We’re joined by special guest Anastasia Salter (professor at UCF, author of a number of books on adventure games and fan culture), along with the usual crew: Roger Whitson, Nate Schmidt, and Christian Haines. Some of the games discussed include: Kentucky Route Zero, Spiritfarer, Last of Us Part 2, Wasteland 3, Animal Crossing, Welcome to Elk, Disco Elysium, No Man’s Sky multiplayer, and Jackbox Games. We cap off the show with our hopes for the next year in games, from unionization in game development to news about FromSoftware’s Elden Ring . We look forward to bringing you more great episodes next year, beginning in January!