The Short Game
The Short Game
A podcast about video games that respect your time
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Apr 25, 2022 • 1h 46min
317: Steam Deck
Raygan has had his hands on a Steam Deck for about a week, and so we decided to chat about the device and what it means for our corner of the gaming landscape. Turned out...
Apr 18, 2022 • 1h 18min
316: Game Boy Homebrew & GB Studio
This week we played several Game Boy homebrew games, all made using the free game making tool GB Studio. All these games can be played on the web, in a Game Boy emulator, or on...
Apr 11, 2022 • 1h 10min
315: A Memoir Blue
A Memoir Blue is the latest release from publisher Annapurna, and first from developer Cloisters Interactive. The developer describes it as “interactive poem” in which an olympic swimmer reflects on her childhood and her relationship...
Apr 4, 2022 • 53min
314: Vampire Survivors
Raygan and Nate are a little late to the party with this chat about the virally popular casual bullet hell Vampire Survivors. Plus a lengthy digression about popcorn! The Short Game is supported directly by...
Mar 28, 2022 • 1h 8min
313: Beast Breaker
Nate, Shane, and Laura discuss the mouse-bouncing tactical pachinko RPG Beast Breaker, from Asher Volmer’s studio Vodeo Games. Beast Breaker is available on Nintendo Switch and on PC via the Epic Games Store. Expect it...
Mar 21, 2022 • 1h 11min
312: Itch.io Bundle for Ukraine
The Itch.io bundle for Ukraine (organized by Necrosoft Games) included a ton of great stuff. We spent some time this week combing through the nearly 1000 games and other works in the bundle, and have...
Mar 14, 2022 • 1h 33min
311: Far: Changing Tides
The sequel (or “sister game”) to 2018’s Far: Lone Sails returns us to a world in which driving a train/boat requires an awful lot of running around. The Short Game is supported directly by our...
Mar 7, 2022 • 1h 10min
310: Dodgeball Academia
A world in which dodgeball is the solution (and cause) of every problem! Dodgeball Academia is a somewhat overlooked sports RPG released in 2021 for PC and consoles (and included in Game Pass), and we...
Feb 28, 2022 • 1h 24min
309: Oops, All ‘What’s Making Us Happy’, Hardware Edition
We’re taking a break from our regular format this week and doing an all What’s Making Us Happy This Week episode. First, Shane talks about the out-of-the-box experience of his new Quest 2 VR headset,...
Feb 21, 2022 • 1h 16min
308: Webbed
Webbed from Sbug Games is a puzzle platformer starring a charming little spider on a quest to save her boyfriend. It has incredible movement and webbing mechanics, and fantastic animation (all those legs!) but suffers...
