The Level

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The Level is a podcast for people who love video games. It's a weekly roundtable hosted by friends and industry outsiders Kole Ross, Ben Merkel, Dennis Furia, David Moneysmith, and Jala Prendes. Every... more

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How many episodes does The Level have?

The podcast currently has 572 episodes available.

The Level episodes:

August 02, 2025Episode 552: The Getfaster Times
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Witchfire, Date Everything, and much more!
The Grind:
Moxie: Witchfire. Warhammer 40k: Darktide.
Dennis: Warhammer 40k: Darktide. Chameleon Run. Kaizen: A Factory Story. Elden Ring.
Ben: City of Six Moons. Dune Imperium. Date Everything.
Kaye: The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy.
The Multiplayer:
Pitch some troll casting for a video game movie.
The End Boss:
Payment processors continue crackdown on NSFW and LGBTQ+ games.
Age verification schemes are super easy to get around.
We may be seeing the end of console exclusives.
CodeNames publisher faces backlash for Harry Potter version.
...more
2h 7min
July 26, 2025Episode 551: Why Did You Say That Like a Cenobite?
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Kaizen: A Factory Story, Look Outside, Descenders Next, and much more!
The Grind:
Ben: House Flipper. Skin Deep. Skald: Against the Black Priory.
Kaye: Look Outside.
Dennis: Descenders Next. Kaizen: A Factory Story.
Moxie: NOTHING.
The Multiplayer:
Assign someone a game to play as punishment.
The End Boss:
Splitgate 2 goes back to beta.
The hunting game genre was created almost entirely for one Walmart executive.
Anti-porn groups pressure Visa, Mastercard to force Steam and Itch to remove NSFW games.
...more
1h 45min
July 19, 2025Episode 550: An Unwater Game
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, Chorus of Carcosa, The Alters, and much more!
The Grind:
Moxie: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4. The Division 2. Dominion.
Kaye: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4. Chorus of Carcosa.
Dennis: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4. Trackmania. The Alters.
Ben: Twilight Imperium. City of Six Moons.
The Multiplayer:
What game sound effect or fanfare plays in your head when you accomplish something?
The End Boss:
SAG-AFTRA video game voice actors’ strike ends with good AI protections and pay increases.
Subnautica 2 development imperiled by executive bonus fuckery.
Neil Druckman won’t be part of the remaining Last of Us TV series episodes.
A song from the Minecraft movie made it into Minecraft the game.
...more
1h 49min
July 05, 2025Episode 549: Accidentally on Fire
Kaye, Dennis, Jala, and Moxie talk about the Alters, Songs of Conquest, Finity, and much more!
The Grind:
Jala: Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle Chapter IV: Sacred Feathers. Dagon. Songs of Conquest.
Dennis: The Alters. Finity.
Moxie: FBC: Firebreak. The Division 2.
Kaye: The Labyrinth of the Demon King.
The Multiplayer:
What’s your most beloved janky, broken game?
The End Boss:
11bit caught using AI in the creation of The Alters.
Game developers are being accused of using AI when they absolutely didn’t.
Relooted is a game about heisting back stolen artifacts from museums.
The Halo team is about to announce something, probably a new Halo thing.
...more
2h 4min
June 27, 2025Episode 548: Vinheim is Pronounced
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about FBC: Firebreak, SplitGate 2, Lost in Random: The Eternal Die, and much more!
The Grind:
Moxie: The Division 2. FBC: Firebreak.
Dennis: FBC: Firebreak. Control. iRacing. SplitGate 2. Lost in Random. Lost in Random: The Eternal Die.
Ben: Not Marvel Snap. Magic the Gathering. Super AutoPets
Kaye: Labyrinth of the Demon King. Rocksmith 2014.
The Multiplayer:
Details that make a game world feel more alive.
The End Boss:
Killswitch Switch 2 case fails at the one job it has.
They sold NexusMods, uh oh!
...more
1h 52min
June 20, 2025Episode 547: Looking at the Scenery, Screaming
Episode Description:
Kaye, Ben, and Jala talk about The Labyrinth of the Demon King, a shitload of Steam NextFest demos, and much more!
The Grind:
Kaye: Labyrinth of the Demon King.
Ben: Baby Steps (Demo). Frosthaven (Demo). We Harvest Shadows (Demo).
Jala: The Drifter (Demo). Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (Demo). Davy x Jones (Demo). Gecko Gods (Demo). Thief’s Shelter (Demo). Dead as Disco (Demo). One-Eyed Likho (Demo). Priest Simulator: Heavy Duty (Demo). Mina the Hollower (Demo). Absolum (Demo).
The Multiplayer:
Free Play!
The End Boss:
They put on a Castlevania musical and it looks nuts.
Kojima says more weird stuff about Death Stranding 2 development.
The original Silent Hill is getting a remake by Bloober Team.
...more
1h 33min
June 14, 2025Episode 546: Bulletro
Kaye, Ben, Jala, and Moxie talk about Mario Kart World, KARMA: The Dark World, Skald: Against the Black Priory, and much more!
The Grind:
Jala: Without a Dawn. KARMA: The Dark World. Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls. Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp.
Kaye: Mario Kart World.
Moxie: The Division 2.
Ben: Skald: Against the Black Priory.
The Multiplayer:
Best trolls
The End Boss:
Resident Evil 9: Requiem announced.
They’re making a Phasmophobia movie.
VR game seeks to reverse nearsightedness.
Big Walk is a neat looking multiplayer game that uses positional voice chat well.
...more
1h 55min
May 30, 2025Episode 545: It’s Super Satisfying to Break Things
Kaye, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Parasocial, Pacific Drive, [SUBJECT], and much more!
The Grind:
Ben: Expedition 33: Clair Obscur. Pacific Drive.
Dennis: Smash Hit. What the Car. Doom: The Dark Ages.
Moxie: Fallen London. Borderlands 3.
Kaye: [SUBJECT]. Parasocial.
The Multiplayer:
What AAA game successfully avoided pandering to you?
The End Boss:
Alex Garland to write and direct the Elden Ring movie.
Neil Druckman ruins the ending of The Last of Us.
Switch 2 might have USB mouse support?
...more
1h 30min
May 23, 2025Episode 544: Scheming Across the Map
Kaye, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Doom: The Dark Ages, Lost Records: Bloom and Rage, Void Crew, and much more!
The Grind:
Kaye: Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered. Rocksmith 2014 Remastered.
Dennis: Doom: The Dark Ages.
Moxie: Void Crew. Fallen London.
The Multiplayer:
Let’s talk about video games within video games!
The End Boss:
Epic creates Darth Vader chatbot, ethical minefield.
Sephiroth’s sword changes length, canonically.
...more
1h 40min
May 17, 2025Episode 543: A Burden Cage
Kaye, Dennis, Jala, and Moxie talk about Alterium Shift, Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders, Ace Attorney Investigations Collection, and much more!
The Grind:
Jala: Alterium Shift. Ace Attorney Investigations Collection. Venba. Of Bird and Cage.
Dennis: Hill Climb Racing. Arkanoid vs. Space Invaders.
Moxie: Void Crew. Dying Light 2. Fallen London.
Kaye: TankInfinity.
The Multiplayer:
What’s a game you can enjoy even when you’re not doing well at it?
The End Boss:
New Mafia game launching at $50, bucking trend of raising prices.
We’ve had to deal with the Leeroy Jenkins meme for 20 years.
...more
1h 57min

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