The Short Game
The Short Game
A podcast about video games that respect your time
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Jun 29, 2020 • 47min
233: Signs of the Sojourner
Set in a colorful post-apocalyptic wasteland, Signs of the Sojourner is a narrative deck-building game about building a character – and deck – through conversations. It has a beautifully illustrated visual-novel style presentation, and a...
Jun 22, 2020 • 1h
232: Jet Lancer
Jet Lancer is a free-flying 2D shooter that feels like a colorful, expanded version of Luftrausers. Fly a high-tech jet that can flip 360° mid flight and boost to air-brake, and take on swarms of...
Jun 15, 2020 • 1h 52min
231: Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality
This week on the show we are talking about the incredible itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality, a pay-what-you-want bundle of over 1000 games supporting the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Community...
Jun 8, 2020 • 3min
A Programming Note – #BlackLivesMatter
No episode this week, but please listen to this brief programming note. #BlackLivesMatter Our next episode will be covering highlights from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. We’d like to know what stands...
Jun 1, 2020 • 55min
230: Mini Metro and Mini Motorways
In this episode Shane and Laura talk about Mini Metro and Mini Motorways by Dinosaur Polo Club, a game and its sequel. One has had staying power and one hasn’t. When SimCity got serious: the...
May 25, 2020 • 1h 20min
229: Bird Week Forever!
It’s another almost-annual round up of bird-themed games! Mark Bramhill joins us to share some bird facts as we tap-to-flap. The Short Game is supported directly by our listeners on Patreon! Supporters at any level...
May 18, 2020 • 49min
228: Good Job!
A perfect fantasy about going to an office job, something many of us aren’t able to do right now. Good Job! is a strange comedy puzzle game for Nintendo Switch. As the CEO’s kid, you...
May 11, 2020 • 58min
227: Tangle Tower
Was Freya Fellow stabbed by a painting? Detective Grimoire and his assistant Sally Spears have come to Tangle Tower to find out. Laura and Raygan discuss this incredibly well animated and voice acted mystery game,...
May 4, 2020 • 1h 21min
226: Streets of Rage 4
More than 20 years after the last official game in the series, Streets of Rage is back thanks to a dream team of developers from Lizardcube, Guard Crush Games, and DotEmu. Raygan and Shane, both...
Apr 27, 2020 • 1h 10min
225: The Messenger
Raygan and Nate dig in to this tough as nails retro-inspired ninja platformer. This game is a little longer than our usual limit, but it hides an interesting structural twist at its midpoint that made...
