Episode Archive

146 episodes of Tales from the Backlog since the first episode, which aired on October 25th, 2021.

  • 52: Prey: Mooncrash (with Adam & Kiaran - The Good, the Bad & the Backlog)

    Episode  |  November 23rd, 2022  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 56 mins
    arkane studios, game review, horror games, immersive sim, prey, roguelike

    Dave is joined by Adam and Kiaran from The Good, the Bad & the Backlog to discuss Prey's roguelike expansion, Mooncrash.

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    51: Prey (2017) (with Nick & Will - Friday Night Gamecast)

    Episode  |  November 16th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  2 hrs 49 mins
    arkane studios, game review, horror games, immersive sim, prey

    Dave is joined by Nick and Will from Friday Night Gamecast to discuss Arkane Studios' 2017 sci-fi immersive sim, Prey.

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    50: Citizen Sleeper (with DeadbeatPunk - WTFDYW?!)

    Episode  |  November 9th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  2 hrs 5 mins
    citizen sleeper, game review, indie games, jump over the age, rpg

    Dave is joined by DeadbeatPunk from WTFDYW?! podcast to discuss Gareth Damian Martin's 2022 sci-fi RPG, Citizen Sleeper.

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    Happy Birthday to Tales from the Backlog! AMA + Reflections

    Episode  |  November 2nd, 2022  |  Season 1  |  36 mins 8 secs
    birthday, break from the backlog

    Dave reminisces about the first year of Tales from the Backlog and answers your questions!

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    49: The Quarry (with Liv Beyer - Between 2 Gamers)

    Episode  |  October 26th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 56 mins
    game review, horror games, supermassive games

    Dave is joined by Liv Beyer from Between 2 Gamers to discuss Supermassive Games' 2022 horror adventure, The Quarry.

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    48: The Last Door (with Adelaide Lohkamp)

    Episode  |  October 19th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 43 mins
    game review, horror games, indie games, point and click, the game kitchen

    Dave is joined by Adelaide Lohkamp to discuss The Game Kitchen's point-and-click Lovecraftian horror adventure, The Last Door.

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    47: Parasite Eve (with Michael Berger - Bits of Time)

    Episode  |  October 12th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 41 mins
    game review, horror games, jrpg

    Dave is joined by Michael Berger from the Bits of Time podcast to discuss Square's 1998 survival horror/JRPG mashup, Parasite Eve.

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    46: Resident Evil 4 (with Michael Mays)

    Episode  |  October 5th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  2 hrs 26 mins
    3rd person shooter, capcom, game review, horror games, resident evil, resident evil 4

    Dave is joined by Michael Mays to discuss Capcom's 2005 pillar of both survival horror and 3rd person shooters, Resident Evil 4.

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    45: 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (with Rick Firestone - Pixel Project Radio)

    Episode  |  September 28th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 51 mins
    atlus, game review, rts, vanillaware, visual novel

    Dave is joined by Rick Firestone from Pixel Project Radio to discuss Vanillaware's 2019 mind-bending sci-fi adventure, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

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    44: Undertale (with Eric Gess - The Unlockables)

    Episode  |  September 21st, 2022  |  Season 1  |  2 hrs 18 mins
    game review, indie games, rpg, undertale

    Dave is joined by Eric Gess from The Unlockables podcast to discuss Toby Fox's indie megahit, Undertale.

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    43: Chrono Trigger (with Josh Covel - Still Loading)

    Episode  |  September 14th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  2 hrs 33 mins
    chrono trigger, game review, jrpg, retro games, snes

    Dave is joined by Josh Covel from Still Loading podcast to discuss Chrono Trigger.

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    42: Spec Ops: The Line (with Chris Coplien - Retro Hangover)

    Episode  |  September 7th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  2 hrs 29 mins
    game review, spec ops the line, third person shooter

    Dave is joined by Chris Coplien from Retro Hangover to discuss Spec Ops: The Line.

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    41: The Last of Us (with Ben Robinson - Play Along Podcast)

    Episode  |  August 31st, 2022  |  Season 1  |  2 hrs 33 mins
    game review, horror games, naughty dog, ps3, ps4, the last of us

    Dave is joined by Ben Robinson from Play Along Podcast to discuss The Last of Us.

  • 2022 Summer Retrolympics! (Hosted by Secret Levels podcast)

    Episode  |  August 27th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  2 hrs 33 mins
    retro games

    This is the 2022 Summer Retrolympics, hosted by the Secret Levels podcast!

  • 40: Outer Wilds (with Keith Gasper - The Main Quest)

    Episode  |  August 24th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  2 hrs 30 mins
    game review, indie games, open world games

    Dave is joined once again by Keith Gasper from The Main Quest podcast to discuss Mobius Digital's 2019 open world space sim, Outer Wilds.

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    Tales from the Backlog V.I.P.- Top 25 Games (Preview)

    Episode  |  August 20th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  28 mins 4 secs
    tales from the backlog vip

    A preview of a patron-only top 25 games of all time episode.