The Short Game

The Short Game


Latest Episodes

384: Cocoon
November 14, 2023

Orb! Orb orb orb orb orb. Orb Orb? Orb Orb Orb!

383: IFComp 2023 Part 2
November 06, 2023

We continue our coverage of IFComp 2023 with a few more games AND THEN WE GET KICKED IN THE NUTS!!!!

382: Gordy and the Monster Moon (and a Spooky IFComp Double Feature!)
October 31, 2023

Gordy and the Monster Moon is a bite-sized exploration-driven game about a pumpkin astronaut going on spooky adventures. Its also a tiny part of the Frog Fractions extended universe, brought to us by

381: Gunbrella
October 23, 2023

This week were talking about Gunbrella, a game that gets in its own way more than anything weve played in a while.

380: IFComp 2023 Part 1
October 09, 2023

This week we are kicking off our coverage of IFComp with coverage of a handful of games, including some new names and returning Short Game favorites. Looking forward to playing more over the coming mo

379: Baldur’s Gate 3
October 02, 2023

This week Shane and Raygan betray the premise of the podcast and have a nice long chat about Baldurs Gate 3, an immense game were both enjoying immensely, with some digressions into D&D and (ding)..

378: Mechanics We Hate
September 25, 2023

As a follow up to our episode on our favorite mechanics, a listener suggested we talk about which ones we hate! So we did!

377: PICO-8
September 18, 2023

This week were celebrating PICO-8 games! PICO-8 is a fantasy console for making, sharing and playing tiny games that runs on PC/Mac/Linux. Raygan, Nate, and Shane talk a little about the console it

376: Dredge
September 11, 2023

Set sail with your Short Game hosts on a spooky adventure about fishing? This week were covering Dredge by Black Salt games, who describes it as a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister un

375: Our Favorite Mechanics
August 28, 2023

From Flying to Fleas, this week were just about some of our favorite mechanics from the many games weve covered over the years.