Our two-part Game of the Year conversation is finally here! This week, we dive into Best Gameplay Loop, Most Underrated Game and our 2025 Bit of Bad Business. Part two debuts on Tuesday! Video: youtu.be/mrK0TgMtW-o Audio: plnk.to/crossplayconvos

When folks like @stevesaylor.net offer a review that includes their lived experiences and how it impacts their gameplay, we get a chance to learn. We are always eager to hear how we can make more thoughtful choices in accessibility! Thanks for playing and taking the time to review Keeper, Steve!

My first written review for Six One Indie is here! Go ahead and read about the first must play of the year in BIG HOPS!

So I'm doing a new show! It's called The Tier List: A Video Game Podcast, and I'd love if you checked it out. More info down below 👇

Incredible work here. A must listen.

From metroidvanias to cozy life sims to survival horror, 2026 is going to be a huge year for indie games of all genres! Here are 30 of our most anticipated titles coming out this year 👀 nosmallgames.com/2026/01/30-m...

I’m a man of my word! It’s time for @crossplayconvos.bsky.social Game of the Year 2025 recordings! 💜🤣

This was so fun to record! A big thanks to the @nosmallgames.bsky.social crew for having us and hosting the most wholesome holiday special. Great games and great vibes, it’s a must listen! ❤️💚🥰

❄️ Meet the lovely @crossplayconvos.bsky.social team!! @clairebearrose.bsky.social @jacob.bsky.social @th3hoopman.bsky.social @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social are icons!! ❄️ We can't wait for y'all to experience our White Elephant Steam gift exchange! Episode drops Christmas Day!! 🎄🎁

Our last episode of 2025 is out right now! We cover the winners from the Indie Game Awards! Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL0_... Listen: plnk.to/crossplaycon... Our team will be back before mid-January with our 2025 GOTY shows!

Tonight’s the night 🏆 Before the festivities kick off, dig into the official IGAs Steam event below and support some of the nominees and indies from a few of our partner showcases. Countdown: 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET Main Ceremony: 3:50 PM PT / 6:50 PM ET Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lixL...

My favorite event of the year! Let’s go!! 🎉💙🎉

🎄Buckle up, for your cups will runneth over with cheer! 💫 This holiday special featuring the entire @crossplayconvos.bsky.social team launches next week on 🎅 CHRISTMAS 🎅 FREAKING 🎅 DAY HO HO HO, GAMERS!! 🦌🦌🦌🛷

Our penultimate episode of the show is out now! @th3hoopman.bsky.social and @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social break down the TGAs - awards, announcements and more! Listen: plnk.to/crossplaycon... Watch: youtu.be/gYPURqaXEAM?...

The Indie Game Awards air on Dec. 18th, streaming on IGN, GameSpot, and Six One Indie. It’s not a night for new trailers, but a night to celebrate global devs who swung for the fences with unrestricted creative freedom. 🕐 IGAs Countdown: 6:30 PM ET 🏆 Ceremony: 6:50 PM ET 🔗 www.indiegameawards.gg

As we enter the holiday week, we want to thank everyone who helped transform the IGAs into a global celebration and means of discovery. Nominations and recipients for our global categories are solely curated by their respective organizations, offering a fresh lens on indie excellence. A thread 🧵

On today's episode, the gang is deep in GOTY prep and talks about five 2025 indie games: 🥾 Tall Trails 🛒 Discounty 👁️ The King is Watching 🛹 Megabonk ⚔️ Absolum Listen: plnk.to/crossplaycon... Watch: youtu.be/GsW5oN7Lu94

Thanks to everyone who came through to support our first-ever Extra Life stream. We cleared 350 USD between both of our streams to support Children’s Health Foundation. Now we sleep.

Three incentives were made on-stream if we made our goal: 1) I shave my beard ✅ 2) @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social temp dyes his hair purple for a Crossplay GOTY content in January 3) @katerblossom.bsky.social tries Elden Ring on stream with a bench of coaches in 2026

We are peaking! Come hang! 💜

We’re live playing some Lego Voyagers co-op and then jumping into some Peak later. Come hang while we fundraise for the kids!

I hope everyone will help me congratulate @th3hoopman.bsky.social on his debut at The Indie Informer! Read his wonderful work below:

We’re doing an @extralife4kids.bsky.social stream on Friday! Come hang out with us as we raise money for a great cause. 💙

Introducing the nominees for The Indie Game Awards 2025, airing on December 18th at 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET on @ign.com, @gamespot.com, and @sixoneindie.com's YouTube and Twitch channels. Visit indiegameawards.gg for the full list of nominees, presenters, and judges.

I’m honored and thrilled to be back as a judge for this year’s Indie Game Awards! Congrats to all of the incredible nominees and I can’t wait to watch the presentation next month! 💜🎉💜

We are ELATED and so privileged to be a judge for the 2025 @indiegameawards.gg for the second year. Congrats to all of the nominees and thank you @sixoneindie.com for all that you do.

The nominees and presenters for the 2025 Indie Game Awards will be revealed tomorrow at 10 AM ET 🏆 🔗 www.indiegameawards.gg

So many good games discussed on this week’s episode of Crossplay Conversations! Also go play Keeper from @doublefine.com if you haven’t already. It’s beautiful and easily one of my favorite games from this year! 🎉

KENTUM 🌍🤖 Stranded in the year 10,000, Kent (an average Joe turned clone) must survive, explore, and rebuild civilization with the help of a snarky AI. 🌱Grow farms 🐴Capture wild fauna ⚙️Design production pipelines for items. store.steampowered.com/app/2165140/... #PitchYaGame #IndieGame #Steam

Crossplay Conversations was nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award (@canpodawards.bsky.social) for best Foreign Series! To Canadian podcasters voting for the awards, please consider throwing your vote to Crossplay Conversations before November 22! canpodawards.ca/vote/

Blue Ridge Hunting got us SCARED! Wishlist now, it helps the devs! store.steampowered.com/app/2434930/... #ad

Have you ever seen something you couldn’t explain, like there was something lurking in the shadows? Six One Publishing presents Blue Ridge Hunting, an online co-op horror cryptid hunting adventure by Jade Meadows 🐺 Play the demo and support on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jad...

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Turns out I really love games with fall vibes! Tune into this week’s episode for our definitive list of the best games to play in October! 💙

My Dad texting me updates about his time playing @blueprincegame.bsky.social is just the absolute best! He’s enjoying the game a lot.💙

Valnet unfortunately let go of the entire TheGamer features team today alongside several other staff members. Many incredibly talented and hard working writers I've had the pleasure of working with over the past several years.

Introducing the Red & Blue Bundle. As huge fans of the Myst series and @cyan.com, this bundle means so much to us at Dogubomb. It's a real full-circle moment for us to be able to share the spotlight with the game that first illuminated our imaginations. store.steampowered.com/bundle/60625...

Currently scouting for unannounced Latin American–developed games for the next “The Game Awards Edition” of @lagshowcase.bsky.social Appreciate any help spreading the word! 🙌

Blue Prince took over my life this year! Have a listen as we unpack all of the secrets from my favorite game of the year! 💙

This week I’m going to raise money for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social to help Palestinians in need. On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh. Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!

Check out @katerblossom.bsky.social on @crossplayconvos.bsky.social reviewing some new (and short) indie games!

Had an amazing time chatting about some really great short indies games on @crossplayconvos.bsky.social this week!

Hey listen! A new episode is available. This week we invite our friend (and PAX West roommate) Jacob McCourt (@jacob.bsky.social) on the show to talk about Final Fantasty Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles! Are you playing it? Let us know your thoughts! www.gamerheadspodcast.com/post/final-f...

I’m REALLY into short indies and I’m super grateful for the opportunity to chat about these amazing games with equally amazing folks. Check it out! Thanks for having me @crossplayconvos.bsky.social 🫶🏼

New episode ft. @katerblossom.bsky.social & @traviscolenutt.bsky.social is out! We test drive a new format for 5 indie game reviews: 🥣 And Roger ⚔️ Dark Queen of Mortholme 🌞 Many Nights a Whisper 🍺 No I'm Not a Human 🤕 Henry Halfhead Listen: plnk.to/crossplaycon... Watch: youtu.be/L17Hwnj-Hw0

The Indie Informer is 3 today!!! 🎉🎉🎉 I'm so grateful to everyone who's made it possible to shine light on awesome indie games. Friends, industry peers, fellow indie lovers, I appreciate you all! 🎉🎉🎉 Consider giving The Indie Informer a birthday boost on Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheIndieInfo...

We have another bonus episode out now! @jacob.bsky.social has played 30 hours of FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles and is here with @lukewarmlewis.bsky.social to go through his full thoughts! Audio: plnk.to/crossplaycon... Video: youtu.be/q-veowU4cGk?...

Y’all please go listen to this episode!! This is one of my all time favorite moments in podcasting I’ve had so far 💜 Big big thanks to @kimchica.bsky.social for having us on 🙏