Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:11:46 - Cool things we like

0:21:06 - Ads are the devil

0:26:39 - Amy ranks video game companions

1:16:20 - Indie Game of the Week - Entropy

1:21:11 - How to fix Final Fantasy

1:49:52 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate

Support the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:11:26 - Cool things we like

0:25:55 - When Did 7 Out Of 10 Games Become Seen As Bad?

1:04:26 - Indie Game of the Week - The Killing Stone (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/The_Killing_Stone)

1:10:10 - How much should a remaster change from the original?

1:38:29 - Why don't we enjoy game showcases anymore?

1:56:37 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate

Support the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:08:19 - Cool things we like

0:29:57 - How to get someone new to games into the hobby

1:09:52 - Moody is shadow boxing

1:10:48 - Is how long it takes to make a video game destroying the industry

1:40:30 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate

Support the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Intro:0:00:00 - Intro0:11:40 - Cool things we like0:28:33 - What's going on with Steam and itch.io's crackdown on adult content?0:58:33 - Indie Game of the Week - No, I’m Not Human (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180070/No_Im_not_a_Human)1:07:00 - You can only play five games for the rest of your life. What are they?1:35:38 - OpenCritic Head-To-HeadCheck out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykateSupport the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgamesFollow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:11:39 - Cool things we like

0:21:45 - Xbox have dropped the price of Outer Worlds 2 from $80

0:59:27 - Indie Game of the Week - Felt That: Boxing (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3763840/Felt_That_Boxing)

1:04:46 - Fable is rumoured to be delayed to 2027

1:24:39 - Moody's thoughts on the Pokemon Presents

1:44:14 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

1:52:09 - Fantasy Critic check-in

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate

Support the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Everything is burning down and falling apart around us, so Vitz and Amy teamed up to present a series of prompts that made us think about the games we love.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:07:18 - Cool things we like

0:14:38 - Summer Games Done Quick raised $2.4m for Doctors Without Borders

0:24:49 - Introducing the concept of us naming us games

0:26:21 - Name a game that you love

0:33:18 - Name a game that you want to play

0:40:07 - Name a game that you "hate"

0:47:05 - Name a game that you own physically

0:52:21 - Name a game that you own digitally

0:54:55 - Name a game that you love the style of

1:01:00 - Name a game that you've played more than once

1:06:19 - Name a game that you never finished

1:13:17 - Pixel Pop Stars season 2 post-mortem

1:19:33 - Indie Game of the Week - There Are No Ghosts at the Grand (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3725190/There_Are_No_Ghosts_at_the_Grand/)

1:25:21 - What game ignited your passion for games?

1:32:48 - What game are you surprised that you love?

1:39:14 - What is your ultimate comfort game?

1:44:01 - If you were going to speedrun a game, what game would you choose?

1:48:04 - What game made you ugly cry?

1:55:38 - What game made you cry laughing?

2:02:28 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate

Support the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

We talk about Xbox slowly destroying itself to throw endless money into the AI void, and Amy & Moody talk about a couple of games they played recently (and the massive retro game shop they visited).

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:09:47 - Amy & Moody visited Forgotten Worlds

0:22:28 - Cool things we like

0:31:13 - Microsoft is making Xbox look bad - but they are doing a bang up job of that themselves

1:13:04 - Pixel Pop Stars

1:15:24 - Indie Game of the Week - Dice Gambit (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1812860/Dice_Gambit/)

1:18:26 - Amy's Citizen Sleeper 2 thoughts

1:29:44 - Moody and Amy's Neva thoughts

1:45:18 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate

Support the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Time Stamps:

0:23:44 - Underappreciated Games of the 21st Century (Part 1)

1:06:55 - Indie Game of the Week - Dead Take (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/Dead_Take/)

1:13:19 - Underappreciated Games of the 21st Century (Part 2)

2:05:06 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate

Support the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Moody has some things to get off his chest about Xbox, Amy dares the games industry to make their games $100 and Vitz talks about mental health.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:11:16 - Cool things we like

0:27:25 - Xbox Is About To Lay Off A Bunch More People

1:13:06 - Indie Game of the Week - Relooted (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3255890/Relooted/)

1:21:10 - Ashly Burch launches a cool new YouTube series

1:38:36 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate

Follow along with Amy's backlog progress (including her raw thoughts on the game's she plays) throughout 2025 here: https://tinyurl.com/amysbacklog

Support the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel

Amy enlists Moody's help to build a list of 2025 games to play throughout the second half of the year, and Moody wants to chat about the upcoming Xbox handheld.

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:14:07 - Cool things we like

0:21:22 - What if D&D?

0:26:18 - Building Amy A 2025 Backlog

1:15:00 - Indie Game of the Week - Dreams of Another (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3561230/Dreams_of_Another/)

1:19:30 - Are we interested in the Xbox handheld?

1:51:55 - OpenCritic Head-To-Head

Check out our Indie Game of the Week Steam curator page to see all of our previous selections: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/7857031-Words-About-Games/

We're raising money for Safe In Our World: https://www.justgiving.com/page/wag2025

Want to hang out with us while we play games? Head over to twitch.tv/wordsaboutgames and drop us a follow!

Subscribe to Amy's video essay channel: youtube.com/@itsmeamykate

Support the show - ko-fi.com/wordsaboutgames

Follow Amy Kate on Bluesky @itsmeamykate

Follow Moody on Bluesky @dafyddmoody

Follow Vitz Bluesky @VitzPatel