Geek to Geek Media’s Game of the Year Awards 2025 In the deluge of excellent games released in 2025, we managed to grab hold of a few real gems. However, only one can claim the title of Game of the Year!

So many thanks to @wizards_dnd and @dndbeyond.com for the review copy of Eberron: Forge of the Artificer. It's a really solid book, and it made me remember just how much I love the Eberron setting.

Lock and Key – For Love and for Murder Key Takeaways 1. Screams "millenial who watched girl-power cartoons then and reads murder mysteries now". 2. Makes for a swift read in either bite-sized chapters or as a chilling rainy-day read. 3. Come for the mystery, stay for the power couple. Or maybe…

Shockwave Triggers – Bullet Hell Shmup Review While not quite as polished as games from masters, like Cave or Touhou Project, Shockwave Triggers is still a strong entry in the bullet hell shmup subgenre.

Tormented Souls 2 is a Frighteningly Good Sequel Tormented Souls 2 maintains and expands upon the best aspects of its predecessor, with plenty of scares both visceral and psychological.

GigaSword’s Combat and Technical Issues Holds Back Its Puzzle Platforming GigaSword is a Metroidvania with great puzzle platforming and pretty rough... everything else.

Cozy and Cute Vibes at PAX West 2025! PAX West 2025 had plenty of cute and cozy games, from corgis with Super Butts to investigative squirrels!

Hands on with Weird Hardware and Accessories at PAX West 2025 Checking out arcade pads, headphones, gloves, and lightguns at PAX West 2025.

The Best Weird Roguelites at PAX West 2025! Roguelite is a genre that mixes well with everything, from first person shooters to auto-battlers to skiing with a sword.

Highlights from the Games from Poland Booth at PAX West 2025! The Games from Poland booth at PAX West brings together indie devs to travel and promote their games together.

Hands-on with Nintendo at PAX West 2025 At PAX West 2025, I got to go hands on with Pokemon Legends Z-A and Kirby Air Riders and was surprised by both, for good and bad!

Yooka-Replaylee is a Blast to Play—A Remake Done Right! Yooka-Laylee was good, but feels like a tech demo for Yooka-Replaylee which is better in almost all ways and rivals some of the best 3d platformers out there.

5 Tabletop Projects I Love (And You Should Too!) There is so much noise in the crowdfunding space. So here are some curated projects I think you will love.

Is Pathfinder Battlecry! the Ultimate War and Martial Supplement? Pathfinder: Battlecry! brings martial-focused gameplay with new tactical classes, rich tools, and skirmish rules for epic battlefield campaigns.

Win Roll20 Pro for LIFE in Roll20Con Contest Tell Roll20 about what you love about TTRPGs and win a pro subscription for life!

It was so great to have @jaasherman on the show to talk about the upcoming @squarenixbooks release: The Mark of Erdrick

Starfinder: Era of the Eclipse by Tim Pratt (Book Review) If you're a Starfinder fan, grab Era of the Eclipse and learn a little more about the Gap and a lot about the iconics, Hellknights, and the Starfinder Society.

D&D 5e Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set (Review) "Heroes of the Borderlands" starter set is probably the best introduction Wizards of the Coast has ever provided for D&D fifth edition, and that's saying a lot.

Starfinder 2e GM Core (Review) I spend over 90% of my time behind the screen, so I was waiting for the GM Core with bated breath. Was it worth the wait, even without tactical space combat?

Starfinder 2e Player Core (Review) Science-fantasy has never been better than with the Starfinder Second Edition Player Core. Even without starship combat, space has never been so cool.

Starfinder 2e Interviews (Jenny Jarzabski and Thurston Hillman) I got to interview Jenny Jarzabski and Thurston Hillman and nerd out about the Starfinder Second Edition launch and what's coming for it later this year.

At Gen Con 2025, I interviewed D&D 5e game devs, as well as got to play in an adventure DM'd by the D&D designer Makenzie de Armas.

Kaiju Big Battel: Fighto Fantasy – Love Letters within Love Letters Kaiju Big Battel: Fighto Fantasy is the Blue Mage of monster-wrestling turn-based RPGs, using the best of its inspirations to build its own rockin' identity.

[Keywords] Ryu Knight and The Cherished Middle I feel like it's a minor miracle that I recently got exposed to Ryu Knight, and that's an major shame.

What is an ARPG? (Action Role-Playing Game) If you love RPG worlds but hate waiting around for turns or timers, the ARPG genre is for you! Our guide will teach you the nuances of this popular genre.

Date Everything in ‘Date Everything,’ the Dating Game Where You Can Date Everything! Nothing says “Happy Pride” like getting talked off by a strange, submissive man in your Air Conditioning vents whose only pleasure in life is pleasuring you.

Best Places to Get Duck Miniatures for Tabletop Gaming These are the best places I've found to download or buy duck miniatures for TTRPGs like Dragonbane or RuneQuest, including custom STLs and pre-printed minis.

Well, the #Switch2 has been out for days now. What do you guys think about it so far?

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Those melatonin nightmares where your soul gets pushed out of your body ain’t kidding around.

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DnD: 5 Actual Dragons That Aren’t Chromatic or Metallic D&D has lots of dragons that aren't chromatic or metallic. Not only do I love dragons, but I love weird and outrageous dragons. Like ones that breathe spiders.

Nautical TTRPG I Actually Like: Songs of the Spellbound Sea for DnD 5e (Review) I don't generally like pirate or nautical content. Songs of the Spellbound Sea for DnD 5e has made me reconsider that statement. It has everything I could want.

Beyond D&D: Indie TTRPGs You Need to Play in 2025 D&D isn't the only RPG out there. These are some of the best indie TTRPGs that you need to play as soon as possible, from small presses to individual creators.

2 New Dragonbane Books are Coming, and I Couldn’t be More Excited With the Book of Magic and Arkand, Dragonbane RPG players will have not only a core set, adventure path, and bestiary, but also a full worldbook and magic core.

What is a D&D Battle Map? (+ Free Download) A D&D battle map is a visual tool used in TTRPGs like Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder to display different environments and encounters.

Was lucky enough to get @paizo.com to send me the NPC Core, and y'all, I've been using it non-stop. It's really good. I can't recommend it enough, and I didn't think it would be a book I'd get much use out of.

Star Overdrive is Great (When You Go Fast) Star Overdrive promises an exciting adventure on a jet-powered hoverboard. It's a simple pitch, but after playing a few hours of the game, it feels a bit rough.

What is a CRPG? (Answer + Examples) CRPGs separate themselves from other video game RPGs because of party-building mechanics, dense narratives, dungeon crawling, and a focus on character stats.

Starfinder Galaxy Guide is a Great Bridge from First to Second Edition The first Starfinder 2nd Edition release isn't a rulebook, but is filled with lore and amazing player options that complement the free playtest rules perfectly.

On this weeks episode of The Power Play-Throughs Podcast, I think I've finally arrived at the last dungeon of Oracle of Ages... unless there's a proper final dungeon in this game which means I still have so much to doooooo troytlepower.com/podcast/

Should I Give Catch-Up XP To Stragglers in TTRPGs? In my Pathfinder and Starfinder games, some characters are lower level because they missed sessions. Should I give them more XP, even though RAW says no?

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Learn the 2D20 TTRPG System with Heroes of Might & Magic Modiphius announced a Kickstarter for Heroes of Might & Magic 2D20, and launched a free quickstart you can (and should) download to learn the 2D20 TTRPG system.

I Used AI Art In My TTRPG Work, and I’m Sorry I used AI art in some TTRPG work. Not all, but some. I don't anymore, so here are some reasons why and links to resources for free human-made commercial art.

Look! Our very own @bjkgames.com has a Kickstarter launching soon for a dwarf-themed #DnD 5e dungeon!

The California Fire Relief Bundle is live!! Benefitting survivors of the SoCal wildfires through the Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE). Featuring 400+ games: Tunic! Tangle Tower! Catlateral Damage! Hidden Folks! Cook, Serve, Delicious! And more! $10 minimum!! itch.io/b/2863/calif...

Beach forecast: Calm seas with a chance of Cloud. 😎 #FinalFantasy #PCgaming #SteamDeck