Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 66 in total of Tales from the Backlog with the tag “indie games”.
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184: Ultros (with John Rogers - Gaming in the Wild)
Episode | September 24th, 2025 | 2 hrs 15 mins
game review, hadoque, indie games, kepler interactive, metroidvania
Dave is joined by John Rogers (Gaming in the Wild) to discuss Hadoque and Kepler Interactive's 2024 metroidvania, Ultros.
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183: Despelote (with Moises Taveras)
Episode | September 17th, 2025 | 1 hr 59 mins
adventure games, game review, indie games
Dave is joined by critic and games writer Moises Taveras to discuss Julián Cordero and Sebastián Valbuena's 2025 slice-of-life adventure game, Despelote.
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182: Bionic Bay (with Harry Loizides - Six One Indie)
Episode | September 10th, 2025 | 1 hr 28 mins
game review, indie games, kepler interactive, platformer, puzzle games
Dave is joined by Harry Loizides (Six One Indie) to discuss Bionic Bay, a puzzle-platformer developed by Mureena Oy and Psychoflow Studio and published by Kepler Interactive in 2025.
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179: Blue Prince (with Jenny Windom)
Episode | August 20th, 2025 | Season 1 | 2 hrs 41 mins
dogubomb, game review, indie games, puzzle games
Dave is joined by Jenny Windom (Geeks & Grounds) to discuss Dogubomb's 2025 puzzlebox roguelike, Blue Prince.
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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.