Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 62 in total of Tales from the Backlog with the tag “indie games”.
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171: El Paso, Elsewhere (with Jacob McCourt & Luke Lewis)
Episode | June 25th, 2025 | Season 1 | 1 hr 55 mins
action games, game review, indie games
Dave is joined by Jacob McCourt and Luke Lewis (Crossplay Conversations and more!) to discuss Strange Scaffold's 2023 bullet time third-person shooter, El Paso, Elsewhere.
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170: Lunacid (with Dave Cox)
Episode | June 18th, 2025 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 36 mins
game review, indie games, rpg, soulslike
Dave is joined by Dave Cox (Monster Dear Monster) to discuss Kira LLC's 2023 first-person RPG, Lunacid.
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167: Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (with Jesse Guarascia)
Episode | May 28th, 2025 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 19 mins
annapurna interactive, game review, indie games, puzzle games, simogo
Dave is joined by Jesse Guarascia (Noclip and more!) to discuss Simogo and Annapurna Interactive's 2024 puzzle box adventure game, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.
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PAX East 2025 Wrap-Up
Episode | May 19th, 2025 | Season 1 | 33 mins 44 secs
convention, indie games
Dave shares all 17 indie games that he had a chance to play on the floor at PAX East 2025.
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165: SUPERHOT (with Emily Merritt - No Small Games)
Episode | May 14th, 2025 | Season 1 | 1 hr 35 mins
fps, game review, indie games
Dave is joined by Emily Merritt (No Small Games) to discuss SUPERHOT Team's 2016 first-person shooter/puzzle game, SUPERHOT.
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161: Wanderstop (with Matt aka Stormageddon & CGDannyB)
Episode | April 16th, 2025 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 45 mins
cozy games, game review, indie games, ivy road
Dave is joined by Matt aka Stormageddon ("Fun" and Games, Reignite podcasts) and CGDannyB to discuss Ivy Road's 2025 tea-making game, Wanderstop.
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157: Unpacking (with Kate Hunter - No Small Games)
Episode | March 19th, 2025 | Season 1 | 1 hr 59 mins
game review, indie games, witch beam
Dave is joined by Kate Hunter (No Small Games podcast) to discuss Witch Beam's 2021 organization/puzzle game, Unpacking.
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156: Mouthwashing (with Ash Parrish)
Episode | March 12th, 2025 | Season 1 | 1 hr 51 mins
game review, horror games, indie games, wrong organ
Dave is joined by games reporter Ash Parrish to discuss Wrong Organ's 2024 psychological horror game, Mouthwashing.
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152: The Plucky Squire (with Roger Reichardt - The Gamerheads Podcast)
Episode | February 12th, 2025 | Season 1 | 1 hr 20 mins
all possible futures, devolver digital, game review, indie games
Dave is joined by Roger Reichardt (Gamerheads Podcast) to discuss All Possible Futures and Devolver Digital's 2024 adventure game, The Plucky Squire.
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151: Tacoma (with CtrlAltNoob)
Episode | February 5th, 2025 | Season 1 | 1 hr 58 mins
fullbright, game review, indie games, walking sim
Dave is joined by streamer, writer and YouTube creator CtrlAltNoob to discuss Fullbright's 2017 sci-fi exploration-adventure, Tacoma.