Displaying items 1-10 of 216 in total of Tales from the Backlog with the tag "game review".
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214: Cairn (with Rachel Watts)
Episode | May 13th, 2026 | 2 hrs 41 mins
adventure, climbing, game review, the game bakers
Dave is joined by Rachel Watts (Thinky Games, Indieventure) to discuss The Game Bakers' 2026 mountain climbing game, Cairn.
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213: Hitman 3 & Freelancer Mode (with Scott Danielson)
Episode | May 6th, 2026 | 3 hrs 10 mins
action, game review, hitman, io interactive, stealth
Dave is joined by Scott Danielson to discuss 2021's Hitman 3, IO Interactive's final piece of the Hitman: World of Assassination Trilogy and the added Freelancer mode.
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212: The Séance of Blake Manor (with Brian Edwards - Cane and Rinse, Character Issues)
Episode | April 29th, 2026 | 2 hrs 13 mins
detective, game review, indie games, mystery, puzzle games, raw fury, spooky doorway
Dave is joined by Brian Edwards (Cane & Rinse, Character Issues) to discuss Spooky Doorway and Raw Fury's 2025 detective mystery adventure, The Séance of Blake Manor.
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211: Baby Steps (with Josh Galecki - Pixelated Playgrounds)
Episode | April 22nd, 2026 | 2 hrs 20 mins
adventure, bennett foddy, devolver digital, gabe cuzillo, game review, indie games, maxi boch, walking sim
Dave is joined by Josh Galecki (Pixelated Playgrounds, Moonroof Studios) to discuss Bennett Foddy, Gabe Cuzillo and Maxi Boch's 2025 walking adventure game, Baby Steps.
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210: Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines (with TroytlePower)
Episode | April 8th, 2026 | 3 hrs 7 mins
action, crpg, game review, rpg, troika games
Dave is joined by TroytlePower to discuss Troika Games' 2004 action role-playing game, Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines.
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209: Chants of Sennaar (with Travis Colenutt - Left Behind Game Club)
Episode | April 1st, 2026 | 2 hrs 24 mins
adventure, focus entertainment, game review, indie, puzzle, rundisc
Dave is joined by Travis Colenutt (Left Behind Game Club) to discuss Rundisc and Focus Entertainment's 2023 language puzzle game, Chants of Sennaar.
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208: Death Howl (with Bryan Skursha - Pixelated Playgrounds)
Episode | March 25th, 2026 | 2 hrs 24 mins
11 bit studios, death howl, deckbuilder, game review, soulslike, the outer zone, turn-based combat
Dave is joined by Bryan Skursha (Pixelated Playgrounds) to discuss The Outer Zone and 11 Bit Studios' 2025 Soulslike deckbuilder, Death Howl.
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207: Skate Story (with Josh Leslie - IndieQuest)
Episode | March 18th, 2026 | 2 hrs 7 mins
adventure, devolver digital, game review, sam eng, skate story, skateboarding
Dave is joined by Josh Leslie (IndieQuest) to discuss Sam Eng and Devolver Digital's 2025 skateboarding game, Skate Story.
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206: Bioshock (with Joseph Hooper - Crossplay Conversations)
Episode | March 11th, 2026 | 2 hrs 31 mins
2k games, bioshock, fps, game review, horror, immersive sim, irrational games
Dave is joined by Joseph Hooper (Crossplay Conversations, Player Player, Can't Pause) to discuss 2K Boston and 2K Australia's seminal 2007 horror FPS, Bioshock.
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205: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (with Steve aka Blinkoom)
Episode | March 4th, 2026 | 2 hrs 2 mins
adventure, capcom, game review, nintendo ds, puzzle
Dave is joined by Steve (IndieQuest, Polykill Podcast) to discuss Capcom's 2010 puzzle adventure game for the Nintendo DS, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.