Hear me out... Univerally praised games are neat enough, but nothing hits quite like something unpopular that speaks to *you*. So show-and-tell: Link and Explain a game that's UNDERRATED (sub-500 user reviews), UNDERRATED (sub 80% score) or BOTH (ideally!) that is near and dear to your heart.

....word?

don’t forget to destroy your clocks tonight, walk away from your mortgage, just start driving, you’re free

⚾️ REAL! ⚾️ DYNAMIC! Our first episode is here! Andre and Aaron talk about one of the four Neo Geo launch games in Baseball Stars Professional. Enjoy!

All moved in, who wants to come hang

All moved in, who wants to come hang

INTRODUCING COMPUTER WORLDS A showcase of strange & distinctive games created by independent developers - premiering next week on noclip_2 SAVE THE DATE MARCH 12th - 1PM ET / 10AM PT WATCH & PLEASE SHARE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYRp...

HEY 👇 so secretly we've been working with a cabal of indie devs making the type of strange & distinctive games that we love to play on noclip_2. tomorrow we're announcing a SHOWCASE on noclip_2 as part of an upcoming Steam Festival about these games. it's gonna be fun. we hope you tune in.

We present to you No Small Games cohort of 2025-2026, looking cute as ever! Thank you to all our amazing guests who did us the honor of coming on to share their love of indie games! You can hear all our highlights from Year 3 of NSG in our Yearbook Episode Vol. 3, coming TOMORROW!

Really fun episode about a massively underappreciated game. Check it out, Dave's the best (and I am there also!)

That's not a ghost possessing your earbuds, it's the new episode of Tales from the Backlog! @blinkoom.bsky.social joined me to deep dive Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective! As always, no spoilers for a while- enjoy! LISTEN: talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/205 WATCH: youtu.be/A4R4kMUtX0o

I love doing my podcast the way that I do it, but sometimes I look at the new releases and want to dive in headfirst...and then I make the responsible choice to log in to Steam and hang out with Donald Duck until I need to go to bed.

I love doing my podcast the way that I do it, but sometimes I look at the new releases and want to dive in headfirst...and then I make the responsible choice to log in to Steam and hang out with Donald Duck until I need to go to bed.

just got to the part in the game where he says this

Dragon Quest 11 is a perfect game for when I'm feeling sick, tired or otherwise down, which is to say I've been playing a lot of Dragon Quest 11 lately. Great game.

hey hey it's my 2025 GOTY list if you wanna get to know the skybox crew better i think reading these is a good and fun way to do that

Next Fest is finally over and we can now look over the horizon into a new year full of two more Next Fests. The whole gang is back talking about *63* of the demos that they played over the last week! Help!!! Listen here! - share.transistor.fm/s/f8219142

Here's what coming to Chillscape after this week's episode! Shout-out future guests: @barsilencevgm.bsky.social @tftblpod.bsky.social More info ⤵️ chillscape.xyz

Here's what's coming to Tales from the Backlog in March! @indiequestpod.com takes over the guest chair for a few episodes, @th3hoopman.bsky.social makes his debut, and @bsushi.bsky.social is back for another great indie. Hope you're excited for these!

Here's what's coming to Tales from the Backlog in March! @indiequestpod.com takes over the guest chair for a few episodes, @th3hoopman.bsky.social makes his debut, and @bsushi.bsky.social is back for another great indie. Hope you're excited for these!

We are joined by @jacob.bsky.social for a retrospective on the Wii U. The Gamepad provided unique & fun experiences. Many series got their start here, or have a unique entry that lives exclusively on it. Lowest selling console, perhaps, but not least loved. funandgames.libsyn.com/episode-207-...

Alright, reports of Drakengard being unplayable were greatly exaggerated. I like this so far. Yes it is repetitive but I'm on board.

hey this is fucking terrifying. forcing people to out themselves and put their lives in (more!) danger is actual evil. trans continental pipeline helps trans folks in that area relocate. donating is all i can think to do rn to keep me from losing my mind. i suggest you do the same tcpipeline.org

With news of more games media layoffs, this seems like a good time to share my Indie Games Media starter kit — it’s more important than ever that readers directly support their favourite publications and writers.

New on the podcast today, @chipdip.bsky.social joined me to talk about Ghost of Yotei, which absolutely delivers what you expect but is at odds with itself in a frustrating way. As always, no spoilers for a while- enjoy! LISTEN: talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/204 WATCH: youtu.be/Ad49l3pOH7g

I recently read Frankenstein and my secondhand book was obviously used in a high school English class in a past life. Shoutout to this student for their annotations, it added a lot to my experience for real.

New on the podcast today, @chipdip.bsky.social joined me to talk about Ghost of Yotei, which absolutely delivers what you expect but is at odds with itself in a frustrating way. As always, no spoilers for a while- enjoy! LISTEN: talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/204 WATCH: youtu.be/Ad49l3pOH7g

Quest 64 and Pathologic are thematic cousins though the former takes an aspirational lens over the brutality of the latter. In this essay I will

No exaggeration, my story could not be told without mentioning Pokémon, so big thank you to Ken for including a very formative memory of mine in here along with so many wonderful stories from others. Big happy feelings reading through these.

No exaggeration, my story could not be told without mentioning Pokémon, so big thank you to Ken for including a very formative memory of mine in here along with so many wonderful stories from others. Big happy feelings reading through these.

Hughes got his front teeth destroyed and ended up scoring the golden goal, hockey players are different

Tonight I started my next backlog game- Drakengard! It's ok so far! A bit worrying that the game has already suggested a way to grind EXP, but it's ok so far.

its been asked before, and now I have one; I have opened a Patreon! It was never really something in my plans, nor do I really want to do it, but there's been some life changes that necessitate making sure the channel breaks even. Learn more below and support if you wish! youtu.be/-OVOksFEmuQ?...

Starting a game tonight that many have said is very bad

Dug into this absolutely wild thing happening to Finji. The deeper I read into their increasingly baffling conversations with TikTok "support" the more I felt like I was on something. www.ign.com/articles/tun...

Sony and Microsoft leadership after acquiring some of the most talented teams in the business

Of course, I forgot the studio was working on the GoW live service game. So the real answer here is Sony ran the studio into the ground. Bought the studio, stuck it on a project counter to the studio's expertise, and then made the devs pay the price bsky.app/profile/jaso...

BREAKING: PlayStation is shutting down Bluepoint Games, the studio responsible for modern remakes of classic games such as Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus, Bloomberg News has learned. A shocking end for a well-respected studio.

Say hi to our guest @tftblpod.bsky.social, an avid gamer and the host of Tales from the Backlog! In our latest episode, we discuss Dave’s podcast and gaming tastes. Then, we review the indie game he chose for us to play: Hollow Knight: Silksong! Hear it now on all the podcast apps!

Did you miss the launch of Pixel Spectrum? I was joined by @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social to talk about the eroding boundaries between journalists and influencers, and the struggle to make it as a professional critic or journalist. Follow the show on your platform of choice! linktr.ee/derbycityderek

I finished Cairn tonight, and no amount of minor criticisms can take the shine off of the experience of summiting Mt. Kami and experiencing that arc. What an ending!

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Try to ignore the dragon Pokémon outside of your window and enjoy this week's new Tales from the Backlog about Pokémon Legends Z-A! @shepardcdr.bsky.social joined me to discuss, and as always, no spoilers for a while- enjoy! LISTEN: talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/203 WATCH: youtu.be/yx35LPK7h5E

doing research

I had a great time joining Underplayed to talk about Silksong! And as an added bonus, some Dave Lore!

Video Game Trivia returns to PAX East for JUDGEMENT HOUR. @platanoranger.bsky.social & @nolanerdcast.bsky.social vs. @aspecificegg.bsky.social & @katerblossom.bsky.social vs. @mrbadbit.bsky.social & @adamgumby.bsky.social vs. the PAX audience! Bobcat Theatre Saturday, March 28 7:30pm VOD later!

Look out for stunning indie releases this week: Feb 17 - DropShot (@aerialknight.com) Feb 17 - Under The Island (@slimekinggames.bsky.social) Feb 19 - Death Howl (@theouterzone.bsky.social) Feb 19 - Love Eternal (@brlka.com) And more: theindieinformer.com/2026/01/05/2...

Singing Party Hard by Andrew WK at karaoke would fix me

NEW EPISODE! The finale of Road to First Light is here! I'm joined by Seth from @cgbrotherspod.bsky.social to talk about Hitman (2016)! Listen here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ stillloading.libsyn.com/still-loadin...