Spiritfarer by Thunder Lotus Games Hello, spirit-faring friends, and welcome to this episode of the podcast. This season, we’ve played games with a death theme, and this month, we played Spiritfarer from Thunder Lotus Games. In Spiritfarer, you play as Stella, ferrymaster to the deceased, taking the recently living to their final destination. Build a boat to explore the world, then befriend and care for spirits before finally releasing them into the afterlife. This game has fishing, farming, mining, crafting, cooking along with a great story about life, friends, and what comes after. Give ..read more

Hello, Brothers and Sisters! Welcome to another episode of A Study in Games podcast. This season, we continue on our theme of games about death. And for this episode, Robbie chose Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, developed by Starbreeze Studios AB and published by 505 Games. Give us a listen as we dig into this clever story puzzler. And, as always, if you played along with us this month, chime in in the comments below or on the Little Rock Games Facebook page. You can also join us on Discord to chat about the podcast, our games, and other news for the community. Music credits: Plain Loafer, by&n ..read more

Paradise Killer by Kaizen Game Works, Fellow Traveller, & Leoful Hello podcast world, and welcome to another episode of A Study in Games! For season nine, we’re playing games about DEATH, and this month Olivia picked that fantastic, open-world, investigation game, Paradise Killer from Kaizen Game Works, Fellow Traveller, and Leoful. In addition to being the first time we’ve been back in the same studio space for this recording, we also had the wonderful fortune of being joined on this episode by our dear friend Loren. Go check out her brilliant work over at pixelloren.itch.io. We ..read more

What Comes After from Pikselnesia & Rolling Glory Jam Hello friends, and welcome to another episode of A Study in Games podcast. This season, we’re tackling the subject of DEATH in games … no, no, not the scary, sad, creepy, kill-everything-on-the-screen kind of death. More the fish scene in the Meaning of Life kind of death. Like … what’s it all about? This month, we played What Comes After from Pikselnesia & Rolling Glory Jam. It’s a neat little visual novel in a side-scrolling wrapper. You follow Vivi as she makes her way through a subway train filled with spirits on their ..read more

Death and Taxes from Placeholder Gameworks Hello grim friends, and welcome to Season NINE of our little podcast! This season, we’re talking about DEATH … or, more specifically, games about death. For this episode, we played Death and Taxes, developed and published by Placeholder Gameworks. Join us in the podcast as we talk about the “snappy hipster tone,” making dark themes fun, and how much text is too much? Give us a listen, and as always, let us know what you think of these games in the comments below or on our Facebook page! Music credits: Plain Loafer, by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.c ..read more

Outer Wilds and Subsurface Circular Happy New Year friends and welcome to another episode of A Study in Games Podcast. We wrapped up our season of “short games” this month with Outer Wilds from Anapurna Interactive and Subsurface Circular from Bithell Games. Join us as we talk about short games as a way to focus narrative, timeloops in games, the finer points of “rogue-like” VS “rogue-lite,” and lots more. Don’t let the short, casual nature of these games fool you: they both gave us a lot to talk about. Give us a listen, and as always, let us know what you think of these games in the comments ..read more

A Short Hike and The First Tree Hello friends! Welcome to Season 8, Episode 3 of A Study in Games podcast. This season, we’re playing SHORT games, and we’re playing not one but TWO games per episode to make it worth your time. We thought it would be neat to compare two games that take less than two hours to play through. In this episode, Robbie took us on journeys through the wilderness in The First Tree and A Short Hike. Don’t let the short, casual nature of these games fool you: they both gave us a lot to talk about. Give us a listen, and as always, let us know what you think of these games ..read more

Tooth and Tail and The Longest Road on Earth Hello friends! Welcome to Season 8, Episode 3 of A Study in Games podcast. This season, we’re playing SHORT games, and we’re playing not one but TWO games per episode to make it worth your time. We thought it would be neat to compare two games that take less than two hours to play through. In this episode, Olivia picked two games with gritty-cute anthropomorphic animal characters Tooth and Tail and The Longest Road on Earth. Don’t let the short, casual nature of these games fool you: they both gave us a lot to talk about. Give us a listen, and as al ..read more

Model City & Aery: Calm Mind Hello friends! Welcome to Season 8, Episode 2 of A Study in Games podcast. This season, we’re playing SHORT games, and we’re playing not one but TWO games per episode to make it worth your time. We thought it would be neat to compare two games that take less than two hours to play through. In this episode, Brad picked the light and easy city builder, Model City, and the relaxing casual flyer, Aery: Calm Mind. Don’t let the short, casual nature of these games fool you: they both gave us a lot to talk about. Give us a listen, and as always, let us know what you t ..read more

Slipways and Dorfromantik Hello SHORTIES, and welcome to this month’s episode of A Study in Games Podcast! This season, we’re playing SHORT games, and we’re playing not one but TWO games per episode to make it worth your time. We thought it would be neat to compare two games that take less than two hours to play through. For our first pair, Joe picked Dorfromantic (by Toukana Interactive) and Slipways (by Beetlewing). Don’t let the short, casual nature of these games fool you: they both gave us a lot to talk about. Give us a listen, and as always, let us know what you think of these games in t ..read more