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A show about big games in small packages! Join AJ, Kim, and Chase every week to talk about short video games, indie tabletop games, and maybe other stuff! --- Visit us online at https://dotzip.online --- Art by Tara Crawford Music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and Edited by AJ Fillari
Remembering What's Real in Leila
Imagine if your child gave you a box that made you look back on every tough thing you've ever done. Kinda messed up tbh...
Today we're talking about Leila by Ubik Studios! A game about drifting through the shores of your life and doing little puzzles.
Get Leila on Steam, Switch, or Playstation! Check out Ubik Studios' other work on their website!
Quote from the dev about the possibly triggering imagery in one part of the game:
One chapter in the game contains self-harm gore, but the player is given the option...Catchin' Bugs in Kabuto Park with Jillian
Finally a NICE game about GOOD things!!!
Today we're talking about Kabuto Park by Doot and Zakku! A game about summer vacation and fighting children for bragging rights.
Get Kabuto Park on Steam or itch.io! Check out Doot Tiny Games' other work on their itch page!
Jill's links on Linktree - https://plottwists.carrd.co/
Listen to Paws and Clause! - https://pod.link/1685879748
Listen to In Sequence! - https://pod.link/1830499236
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Listen to AJ on the Wavelengths podcast!Insect Fighting on Wikipedia<...Decoding a Life in The Wake: Mourning Father, Mourning Mother
A sad game about generational cycles of trauma??? Not on this podcast.
Today we're talking about The Wake: Mourning Father, Mourning Mother by Somi! A game about decoding messages left by a loved one and split-flap displays.
Get The Wake: Mourning Father, Mourning Mother on Steam! Check out Somi's other work on their website and listen to our No Case Should Remain Unsolved episode with Lex!
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Achieving Qualia in qualia
Okay yes we're doing more "thinking" today sorry. Someday we'll play Solitaire or something.
Today we're talking about qualia by CMY2K! A game about deciding who is human anMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOWMEOW.
Get qualia FOR FREE on Steam or play on itch.io! Check out CMY2K's other work on their website or on Kit Corsac's film review site!
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Listen to Kim on Can't Let It Go!ChatGPT-Induced Psychosis and the Good-Enough Therapist by Lisa Marchiano LCSW for Psychology Today---
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Deciding Who Youâre Going to Be in Centum
Gang I don't even know what to say. Maybe just mark this episode as "listened" and do something else (don't do that, that's a reference to the game pls don't go we need more people to talk about this game with PLEASE)
Today we're talking about Centum by Hack the Publisher! A game about being human and seeing how it all ends.
Buy Centum on Steam, Switch, or Playstation! Check out Hack the Publisher's other work on their website!
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Gambling with Lives in of the Devil (ep. 0) with bluzo!
I had a funny joke to put here, but then Kim mentioned Marvel's Avengers(tm) and I forgot what it was.
Today we're talking about of the Devil episode 0 by Nth Circle Studios! A game about proving someone's innocence and confusing rookie detectives. This game was suggested by (co-host of today's ep) bluzo! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!
Buy of the Devil on Steam! Check out Nth Circle's other work on their Linktree!
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<...Starting a New Chapter in YOUR HOUSE
Chase is officially a dad, so Kim and AJ are trying their best to fill the void by building a bunch of secret rooms in the podcast.
Today we're talking about YOUR HOUSE by PATRONES & ESCONDITES! A game about lifting each other up and pressing a button enough times to make a door open.
Buy YOUR HOUSE on Steam, iOS or Android! Check out PATRONES & ESCONDITES' other work on their website!
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Finding Resonance in Mini Mini Golf Golf
This is Chase's final ep before he's suplexed into the future by his Strong Child.
Today we're talking about Mini Mini Golf Golf by Three More Years! A game about playing Mini Mini Golf Golf and setting the stage for infinite futures. This game was suggested by Bradlee! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!
Buy Mini Mini Golf Golf on Steam! Check out Three More Years' upcoming game on their Steam page!
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The Ethics of the 7th Inning Stretch in Butterfly Soup
Take! Me out to the baaaall gaaame. Let! Me go home after an hooooour.
Today we're talking about Butterfly Soup by Brianna Lei! A game about baseball and finding yourself. This game was suggested by HumDrum and Juno! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!
Get Butterfly Soup on itch.io, your browser, or iPhone! Check out Brianna Lei's other stuff on their itch page!
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Butterfly Soup 2 by Brianna Lei on itch.io
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Seeing Humanity in No Case Should Remain Unsolved w/ Lex!
This episode is out of order and it's up to you to deduce the correct sequence.
Today we're talking about No Case Should Remain Unsolved by Somi! A game about solving a case and [YOU DO NOT HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO UNLOCK THIS BLOCK]. This game was suggested by (co-host of today's ep) Lex! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!
Buy No Case Should Remain Unsolved on Steam or Nintendo Switch! Check out Limbo Lane's other stuff on their website!
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Using Our Words in Great God Grove
There's a lot of questions being asked about my "Don't talk to me until I've had my Gamer Cry" mug that I feel like are answered by my "Don't talk to me until I've had my Gamer Cry" mug.
Today we're talking about Great God Grove by Limbo Lane! A game about killing the dictator in your head and being nice to your friends. This game was suggested by Bee! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!
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June 2025 NextFest Extravaganza w/ NBZ (Playstack, This Nintendo Life)!
Oooooohhhhh my god there are so many video games. 45 of them are in this episode.
Today we're talking about the June 2025 Steam NextFest with special guest NBZ!
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Check the full list of games we played on our Backloggd
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ALL OF THE GAMES WE TALKED ABOUT:
Games for Dice and Card Perverts
Dice GambitMy Card Is Better Than Your CardThe Royal WritHeroes of the Seven IslandsFreak Games
House of NecrosisGun...Wait This Isn't Fun Anymore in FACEMINER
What if your job was "make the planet worse"?
Today we're talking about FACEMINER by Wristwork! A game about identifying human faces at the expense of global resources and the joys of drum & bass music.
Play FACEMINER on itch.io or Steam! Follow Wristwork on Bluesky! Buy the FACEMINER soundtrack by MADWRECK on Bandcamp!
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Turning Off Our Candle in The Children of Clay
Oh, did you expect us to stick to the nine games that we planned last month? Nah.
Today we're talking about The Children of Clay by BalĂĄzs RĂłnyai! A game about examining a little guy and NOT GOING BACK TO THE CAVE. This game was suggested (once again) by Adam aka BrittleMoon! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website!
Play The Children of Clay on Steam or the game jam version itch.io! Check out BalĂĄzs RĂłnyai's other games on their itch page!
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Kim Asks a Bad Faith Question in Phoenix Springs
Welcome to season 2!
Today we're talking about Phoenix Springs by Calligram Studio! A game about asking the right questions and following a guide.
Play Phoenix Springs on Steam! Check out the guide on Calligram Studio's website!
Discussed in the episode:
Ligne claire on WikipediaMystery and Melancholy of a Street, 1914 - Giorgio de Chirico on WikiArtPhoenix Springs has a secret to tell you by Katie and Catburger on YouTubeThis Point and Click Adventure Plays With Your Mind by Matt J. Wilson on YouTubePhoenix Springs - Walkthrough on Calligram Studio's websiteIsle of the Dead, 1883...Experiencing Life in Everything with Madison Karrh!
Today we're joined by Madison Karrh, developer of Birth, to talk about Everything by David OReilly! A game about being everything and meaning nothing.
Play Everything on Steam and Playstation! Check out David OReilly's other work on his (very good, imo) website!
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Garage: Bad Dream Adventure on SteamEverything: The Alan Watts Talks on the Alan Watts Electronic University storeDaniels Unpack the Everything Bagel of Influences Behind Everything Everywhere All at Once by Chris Lee for VultureFountain (Duchamp)Â on WikipediaAdditional links:
Journey into indie game development | Unity Tales: M...Digging Deep in ReFind Self: The Personality Test Game with Eric from Short Game Long Talk!
Today we're talking about ReFind Self: The Personality Test Gameby Lizardry! A game about making choices and smoking a cigarette to look cool for 14 seconds!
Play the game on Steam, Switch, or mobile!
Check out Ericâs linktree, and Short Game Long Talkâs linktree! And listen to AJâs guest spot about 10 Dead Doves RIGHT NOW over on their feed!
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Optimizing Ourselves Out of Our Humanity in Universal Paperclips
Today we're talking about Universal Paperclips by Frank Lantz! A game about making paperclips and making paperclips and making paperclips and making paperclips and making paperclips and making paperclips and making paperclips and making paperclips and making paperclips and making paperclips and making paperclips and making paperclips and making paperclips an
Play the game for free in your browser! Check out Frank Lantz's other work on his website!
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What happens when our computers get smarter than we are? by Nick Bostrom for TED on YouTubeAdditional links:
The...Choosing Your Ending in Bad End Theater
Today we're talking about Bad End Theater by NomnomNami! A game about making choices and accepting Tragedy!
Buy the game on itch.io or Steam! Check out NomnomNami's other work on itch.io or their website!
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<...Exploring the Galaxy in Pale Dot with Scout and Robin
Today we're talking about Pale Dot by Devin Nelson! A game about leaving the comforts of home and coming back to the comforts of home with the knowledge of parallel dimensions!
Buy the game digitally on itch.io or physically by late-pledging on Kickstarter! Check out Devin's other work on itch.io and bandcamp!
Check out Robin posting on Bluesky, writing on Inverse, and talking on Girl Mode!
Check out Scout posting on Bluesky, talking on Paws & and Clause, and flexing on her portfolio!
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Jumping in Pseudoregalia
Today we're talking about Pseudoregalia by rittz! A game about running, jumping, and pants!
This game was suggested by Autumn! Thanks Autumn! You can suggest a game on our website!
Buy the game on Steam! Check out rittz's other work on itch.io!
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Electrokinetic on SteamPseudoregalia: when dreams become never ending nightmares by Janmark118 (the video is good! nice overview of the entire game)Additional links
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Deconstructing in Interstate 35
Today we're talking about Interstate 35 by Radiant Array Games! A game about the world around you being destroyed in seconds and a nuclear post-apocalypse!
Buy the game on Steam! Check out Radiant Array's other work on their website!
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Interstate 35 (Original Game Soundtrack) | Josie Brechner on BandcampThis thread from Cara Ellison on Bluesky---
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Finding Humanity in Tacoma
Today we're talking about Tacoma by Fullbright Studios! A game about piecing together the past *in the future*.
Buy the game on Steam, Xbox, or Playstation! Check out Fullbright's other work on their website!
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Waking Up in Known Mysteries
Today we're talking about Known Mysteries by Kara Stone! A game about people helping people and surrealist art movements in the face of fascistic systems.
Play Known Mysteries for free on solarserver.games! Check out Kara Stones' other work on her website!
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Known Mysteries is a lo-fi climate fable that runs off a solar-powered server on its developer's balcony by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell for Rock Paper ShotgunAdditional links
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Having Fun in Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Today Kim and AJ (and NOT Gerald) are talking about Sheepy: A Short Adventure by MrSuicideSheep! A game about running, jumping, flying and then not doing any of that.
Get Sheepy: A Short Adventure on Steam! Check out MrSuicideSheep's Linktree
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure (Original Soundtrack) | Tal Richards, Hahlweg, Sheepy on bandcampAdditional links
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Playing So Many Video Games for Steam Next Fest
Today we're talking about February's Next Fest ! Help!!!!!
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List of games in order of appearance
SqueakrossIs This Seat Taken?The Art of ReflectionPost TraumaLabyrinth of the Demon KingThe Lightkeeper is GoneWanderstopWaxHeadsHASTE: Broken WorldsCubic OdysseyWordatroReignbreakerKabuto ParkAethermancerUnyielderHypogeaDemon TidesMonster Train 2Another RoundCentumQualiaNeongartenIslands and TrainsKoiraThe BenchPrice of FlightLast ReportNomad IdleA Pizza DeliveryMoon RiverSelf-Actualizing in Perfect Tides w/ Remy Siu
Today we're talking about Perfect Tides by Three Bees! A game about growing up in a resort town and living a life on the early internet.
Get Perfect Tides on Steam, GOG, or itch! Check out Meredith Gran's other work on her website and follow her on Bluesky! Wishlist Perfect Tides: Station to Station on Steam!!!
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Perfect Tides (Original...Deploying Hole in Donut County
Today we're talking about Donut County by Ben Esposito! A game about delivering donuts(?) and hanging out in a hole underneath your town with everyone that hates you.
Buy Donut County on Steam, Playstation, Xbox (also available with Gamepass), GoG, the App Store, or Google Play! Check out Ben Esposito's other work on his website!
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Donut County (Original Soundtrack) by Daniel Koestner on album.linkI can't stop pretending to be a sink hole by Joshua Rivera for The Week
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Emerging from the Loam in worm girlfriend dating simulator w/ Robin Bea
Today we're talking about worm girlfriend dating simulator by Christine Mi! A game about waking up as a worm and flinging yourself wildly around someone else's apartment.
Download or play worm girlfriend dating simulator on itch! Check out Christine Mi's other games on itch, and check out her other work on her website!
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Yuki's Palpitating, Passionate, Phenomenal, and quite frankly Proficient quest for a (hot) girlfriend!!! by milkky on itch.ioPixel...Broadcasting Live! in VOID 1680 AM
âYou can hear AJ's entire VOID 1680 AM playthrough/broadcast on our Kofi page for just $5!â
If you just want to listen to the playlists of music from Kim and AJ's playthroughs you can follow the links down below!
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Today we're talking about VOID 1680 AM by Bannerless Games! A game about making a playlist and deep music library introspection.
Get VOID 1680 AM digtally on itch and physically on Bannerless Games' shop! Check out Bannerless Games' other work on itch and follow Ken Lowery on Bluesky!
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Delving into the Cookieverse in Nested
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Today we're talking about Nested by Ortiel! A game about opening menus and finding God. This game was suggest be Amet! Thank you Amet!
Play Nested in your browser! Keep up with Ortiel on their website!
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Cookie Clicker'Eggman Game' Full Sketch | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson on YouTubePowers of Ten⢠(1977) by Eames Office LLC on YouTub...Sleeping to the Beat in Melatonin
Today we're talking about Melatonin by half asleep games! A game about trying to sleep and dreaming in triplet rhythms.
Get Melatonin on Steam, Switch, or PS5! Keep up with half asleep on their website! Follow them on Bluesky!
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Technology by cademakesmusic on YouTubeMelatonin 2xLP on iam8bitAdditional links
Melatonin Deluxe OST on the streaming platform of your choice
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Fishing for Forgiveness in Lake Minnewaska
Today we're talking about Lake Minnewaska by Bait Shack! A game about fishing and avoidance!
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The Worst Game Jam on the TWG Discord server!In the TWG server, navigate to the "GAMES FORUMS" category, go to the "games-events" forum, and join "The Worst Game Jam (Jan 11-19 2025)"Gamers with only little time curator list on SteamWE ARE INDIEDEV! BAIT SHACK by Heart of Neon on YouTubeUSC Games publisher list on Steam
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<...Kim of the Year 2024! | RAM #6
On this RAM, Kim ranks her top 10 Games of 2024! Bet youâll never guess what #1 isâŚ
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Building the Best Street in Minami Lane
Today we're talking about Minami Lane by Doot and Blibloop! A game about the creating utopia one boba shop at a time, and highlighting the flaws of milquetoast politics!
Get Minami Lane on Steam or Switch! Check out Doot Tiny Games' other work on their website!Â
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The Overton Window on Wikipedia
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Zip of the Year 2024!
Today we're talking about 28 video games by a bunch of different people! Join us as we arbitrarily draft all the games we've played this year! Thank you so much for listening! See you next year!!!!!
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[PUBLIC PREVIEW] Call of Doty 1 feat. Call of Duty 1, 2, and 3
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Today we're talking about Call of Duty 1, 2, and 3 by infinity ward and Treyarch! Games about the horrors of war and how cool it is to be the guy that wins the war.
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How Call of Duty turned war into a circus by Pat Gill for Polygon on YouTubeanti-war films don't exist. by It's Just Cinema on YouTubeQuote from Grant...Being Looked At in Fear the Spotlight
đ¨CONTENT WARNING FOR GROOMING AND IMPLIED ASSAULT OF MINORSđ¨
Today Kim and AJ are talking about Fear the Spotlight by Cozy Game Pals! A game about the horrors of being perceived and the joys of being perceived.
Get Fear the Spotlight on Steam, Switch, Xbox, or Playstation! Keep up with Cozy Game Pal's work on their website!Â
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Blumhouse Games websiteI couldn't find a link to the exact quote that Kim brings up, so here's the Woman of the Hour Rotten Tomatoes page. You can watch the mov..."Taking Responsibility" in Mouthwashing
đ¨CONTENT WARNINGS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT, SUICIDE, ALCOHOL ABUSE, BODY HORROR, AND HALLUCINATIONSđ¨
Today Chase and AJ are talking about Mouthwashing by Wrong Organ! A game about taking responsibility by completely ignoring the thing that you did wrong and also shipping. This game was suggested by Brady AND Hare! Thanks Brady and Hare!
Get Mouthwashing on Steam! Keep up with Wrong Organ's work on their website!Â
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Tulpar on WikipediaAdditional Links
You Are Missing the Point of Mouthwashing. by AlleyDreamer on YouTubeAnya in the Eyes of...Rebuilding in The Yawhg
Today Kim and AJ are talking about The Yawhg by Damian Sommer and Emily (E.M.) Carroll! A game about impending doom and how we can all help each other recover in the aftermath. This game was suggested by Lou! Thanks Lou!
Get The Yawhg on Steam! Check out Damian Sommers' other work on their website! Check out E.M. Carrol's other work on their website!Â
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The Yawhg EP by Ryan Roth, Halina Heron on bandcamp
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