405: INDIKA

The Steam Deck is the number one console(ish) platform for playing ILLEGAL GAMES that Nintendo doesn’t want you to play! This week we’re talking about games that STEAL intellectual property from the RICH FAT CATS... 

Toby Fox is back, and it’s TV TIME! Previously: 

From the depths of Steam and YouTube comes ENA, a strange polygonal girl in a surreal hypercapitalist dreamscape. Your hosts were left wondering what the hell this was all about, and why is it so... 

Julius and I are back with a look at Uwe Rosenberg's Field's of Arle.  It's a lovely game in which you get to relive the lives of Mr. Rosenberg's ancestors, well, more or less. It's at least a look at what life might have been like in the province of Arle, in Germany in the 18th ... Show More

This week Julius and I talk about looooong games. These are games that take 3 or more hours to play! Serioulsy, these are the kind of games I wish I could play more often but find it hard to get out on the table... <sigh> 03:44 7th Continent (BGG) 04:25 Sleeping Gods - Distant Sk ... Show More

One way to look at life and all the human experiences as a game for the soul. It is a game for the spirit traveler through time and space.  The spiritual being who has a home beyond and has come here to play.  The being who is immortal has come to play. But this is a very sophist ... Show More

This week I talk about a small solo RPG called Anamnesis.  This is a game about forgetting your past and then rediscovering who you are.  I found it hard to start because you begin with no information and you are making it all up as you go along!  That even goes for the setting!  ... Show More

n this episode of La Pause Café Croissant, Gatien talks about a cozy weekend with a friend — after a sporty Saturday, Sunday was all about staying inside and playing video games!You’ll hear slow, clear French about:Making weekend plans and talking about the weatherVideo game voca ... Show More

In the 1840s, a strange, secretive community known as the Agapemonites set up camp in Spaxton, Somerset. Presided over by a rogue Anglican priest who believed he had a hotline to god, this religious cult attracted wealthy members in search of a deeper connection to the Lord. But ... Show More

For our final podcast of the year, The GamesIndustry.biz team gathers around their mics to discuss their favourite games of the past twelve months.You may well have read our extended thoughts in our Games of the Year articles, and this conversation wraps things up, as well as giv ... Show More

Tetris is an iconic game with a fascinating history. Dive in today to learn all about this classic puzzle game.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Isaac's game idea is a roguelike where you become the enemy you kill (that's right, you usually get weaker!), and Claire does her homework and revisits her idea from last time! Then we discuss the design differences between tabletop games (mostly board games) and video games! Thi ... Show More