21 - Blade Runner: Replicant War, Language of Legend, Remembrance

An investigative game set in the Blade Runner universe, a simulation of the development of language and culture, and the story of an older woman losing her memory.

PodcastRyan QuintalNovember 7, 2017Blade Runner, Sci Fi, Simulator, Investigation, Cops, Memory, Mental Illness, Real World, Language, CultureComment

20 - Overhear, SpellCheck, Splatoon: Paint by Numbers

A tactics game about eavesdropping, an action-packed game about spelling, and an artistic spin on the Splatoon formula.

PodcastRyan QuintalOctober 31, 2017Tactics, Strategy, Spelling, Puzzles, Fighting, Combat, Splatoon, NintendoComment

19 - KILLSCREEN, Voice of Champion, Picross the Universe

Solve puzzles alone on an Island, be misunderstood by a computer, and kill every monster left on the screen.

PodcastRyan QuintalOctober 24, 2017Voice Control, Picross, Puzzles, Shooter, Multiplayer, Competitive, Culture, The Witness, NintendoComment

18 - War of the Worlds, Bear and Afraid, Emotus

A planet-battling simulator, bear survival, and an emotional action game.

PodcastRyan QuintalOctober 17, 2017Survival, action, planet battle, universe, sandbox, culture, Emotions, PsycologicalComment

17 - Outer, The Legend of Zelda: Souls of Hyrule, Afterlives

A body-hopping adventure game, a Zelda / Dark Souls mashup, and a journey across multiple afterlives.

PodcastRyan QuintalOctober 10, 2017Dark Souls, Zelda, Adventure Game, out of body, soul, reincarnation, religion, Nintendo Comment

16 - Datæbase, At Night Alone, We Are Not Alone

A community-sourced dating game, the terrors of the city streets at night, and a battle royale alien survival game.

PodcastRyan QuintalOctober 3, 2017Dating, At Night, Social Issues, Fear, Horror, battle royale, aliens, survival Comment

15 - Kingdom County, Stars of the Runway, Lens Flare

A non-violent village MMO, a VR fashion designing challenge, and a photo-safari through the busy city.

PodcastRyan QuintalSeptember 26, 2017MMO, Crafting, City, Photography, Videography, Camera Mode, Open World, Citya, Fashion, VR, Cosmetology Comment

14 - reFRESH, Dr. Paradox's Miraculous Multiplier Machine, Rainbow Gear

A new mode for Splatoon, a puzzle platformer about cloning and recording, and a color-changing heist game.

Podcast, Year 1 FavoritesRyan QuintalSeptember 20, 2017Puzzles, Splatoon, Heist, Color, Recording, NintendoComment

13 - Mise en Place, The Great Poutini, Wing Core

A workplace organization sim, a radical new perspective for point-and-click adventure games, and going to pilot school with a transforming mech.

PodcastRyan QuintalSeptember 12, 2017Adventure Game, Monkey Island, Piloting, Mech, Workplace, Organization Comment

12 - Coptions, Kevinly Sword, Mischief Managed

A reality-breaking adventure held in the options menu, a home-invasion foiled by a child, and a detective story set in the Harry Potter universe.

PodcastRyan QuintalSeptember 5, 2017Home Alone, Crime, Cops, Harry Potter, Open World, GTA, asymmetrical, interfaceComment

11 - Barriers Be Damned!, Night Mayor, Brain Wars

A mixed-reality platformer, a mayoral simulator plagued by an infamous anti-mayor, and a hive-mind first-person shooter. With special guest Nate Crowley, author of The 100 Best Video Games (That Never Existed)!

PodcastRyan QuintalAugust 29, 2017Nate Crowley, 100 Best Video Games (That Never Existed), Books, Guest, City Sim, AI, RobotsComment

10 - Off the Wall, Viewfinder, Fit Quest

A puzzling weapon heist, an action-packed war photography game, and an app that integrates fitness goals into your favorite games.

PodcastRyan QuintalAugust 22, 2017bouncing off the wall, exercise, photography, heist, warComment

9 - Harmonia Legend, Cambridge Hall, and Radio Now

A musical sequel to Brütal Legend, the experience of being a headmaster at a private school, and radio-guided exploration of an abandoned city

PodcastRyan QuintalAugust 15, 2017Open World, podcast, radio show, Simulator, Walking Simulator, Brutal Legend, MMO, RPG, Rim World, MassachusettsComment

8 - Max Throttle, KRDO FM, War of Tiers

An action-packed shmup on land and in the air, the mysterious broadcasts of a creepy radio station, and a multi-tiered war strategy game.

7 - The Princess and the Prince, Rhythm Action Rally, Remaker

A synchronous medieval adventure, a rhythmic racing game, and an adventure of repairing colossal machines.

6 - The Haunting of Withering Manor, Two Point-0, DIVIDe

A haunted house RPG, a cooperative mech adventure, and an action game split between two interlocking worlds.

PodcastRyan QuintalJuly 25, 2017Haunting, Walking Simulator, Coop, Robots, Mech, Shifting, Platformer, Physics, CaptureComment

5 - Not Another Hero, Across State Lines, Dine or Die!

A team of super heroes in a rapidly-expanding canon, a racing game the size of a country, and a post-apocalyptic diner.

PodcastRyan QuintalJuly 18, 2017Not Another Hero, Across State Lines, Dine or Die!, Open World, Super Heroes, Food, Survival, SimulatorComment

4 - Beat Farm, Colorless the Chameleon, Fantasy Football

A farmer who grows music, a channel-surfing adventure through the world of television, and a football game with warring nations hanging in the balance.