The Indie Game Culture Podcast

Expanding on the worlds of 30 Rock's Liz Lemon, our topic this week sees us look at a variety of amazing indie game worlds and utter the words 'I want to go to there.'

In this episode, Melika, JT, and Cal sit down to discuss the various in-game worlds that they would love to take an extended vacation to, or perhaps relocate to permanently if the option arose.

Plus, as is custom, the trio will talk about the games they've been playing recently and will also have a discussion about the games on their radar!

Games We Been Playin'

• Cuisineer
• The Frog Detective Trilogy
• Jusant
• Thirsty Suitors
• A Tiny Sticker Tale
• Sea of Stars
• Among Us
• Lords of the Fallen
• Headbangers: Rythym Royale
• Jackbox Party Pack 10

Games On The Radar

• Coral Island
• Roots of Pacha
• Calico
• Spirittea
• House Flipper 2
• Doomsday Paradise
• Risk of Rain Returns
• Dungeons 4

It's that time of year when we all wrap ourselves in blankets, chug cups of hot chocolate and stick on Spooky films. Or, if you're a gamer, you'll be playing Halloween games that fit the mood just right.

The only problem is that you might not know what indie games offer the best spooky experiences. So we aim to help you! In this episode, JT, Cal, and Super-sub Monica sit down to discuss the best spooky games to make you feel like a spooky scary skeleton.

Plus, as always, the trio talk games on the radar, and games they have been playing.

Games We're Been Playing:

• Laika: Aged Beyond Blood
• Risk of Rain 2
• Superhot
• Mail Time
• The Forgotten City
• Saltsea Chronicles
• Lords of the Fallen

Games On The Radar:

• Cuisineer
• Little Goody Two Shoes
• Coral Island
• The Talos Principle 2
• Mika and the Witches Mountain
• Penny's Big Breakaway

Ever get annoyed that you can't have indie game news pumped right into your eardrums on a fortnightly basis? Well, IGC is about to remedy that with our new quickfire segment, the IGC news blast.

In this bite-sized pod, Cal goes through some of the biggest stories within the world of indie gaming over the last few weeks, giving you the lay of the land on all things indie.

It's a nice way to engage with IGC's indie news content on the go, because who has the time to read all those words on a screen, right?

News this week includes:

• My Five Must-Plays @ Steam Next Fest
• Industry Layoffs Update
• Stardew's New Orchestral Concert Tour
• Dave The Diver Update
• Unity CEO Resigns
• Games to play right now

If you want to find more indie content from Cal, JT, and Melika, you can head over to www.indiegameculture.com, where you can find lots of exciting indie game news, reviews, and guides!

Ever get annoyed that you can't have indie game news pumped right into your eardrums on a fortnightly basis? Well, IGC is about to remedy that with our new quickfire segment, the IGC news blast.

In this bite-sized pod, Cal goes through some of the biggest stories within the world of indie gaming over the last few weeks, giving you the lay of the land on all things indie.

It's a nice way to engage with IGC's indie news content on the go, because who has the time to read all those words on a screen, right?

News this week includes:

• Mediatonic hit hard by recent Epic Games Layoffs
• Stardew Valley - A Sneak Peak at 1.6
• Unity Backtrack on recent policy update
• Lies of P Patch makes game much easier
• New announcements and delays
• Devolver Digital plans to avoid Xbox Game Pass

If you want to find more indie content from Cal, JT, and Melika, you can head over to www.indiegameculture.com, where you can find lots of exciting indie game news, reviews, and guides!

Ever get annoyed that you can't have indie game news pumped right into your eardrums on a fortnightly basis? Well, IGC is about to remedy that with our new quickfire segment, the IGC news blast.

In this bite-sized pod, Cal goes through some of the biggest stories within the world of indie gaming over the last few weeks, giving you the lay of the land on all things indie.

It's a nice way to engage with IGC's indie news content on the go, because who has the time to read all those words on a screen, right?

News this week includes:

• The Xbox Leaks and this effects indie gaming
• A Unity Policy Update (Sort of)
• Tokyo Game Show
• Dredge and Core Keeper New Updates
• Lies of P is Bloodborne 2.0
• Hades 2 Surpasses Hollow Knight Silksong on Steam Wishlist's

If you want to find more indie content from Cal, JT, and Melika, you can head over to www.indiegameculture.com, where you can find lots of exciting indie game news, reviews, and guides!

Ever get annoyed that you can't have indie game news pumped right into your eardrums on a fortnightly basis? Well, IGC is about to remedy that with our new quickfire segment, the IGC news blast.

In this bite-sized pod, Cal goes through some of the biggest stories within the world of indie gaming over the last few weeks, giving you the lay of the land on all things indie.

It's a nice way to engage with IGC's indie news content on the go, because who has the time to read all those words on a screen, right?

News this week includes:

• The Unity Policy Change Scandal
• State of Play Indie Announcements
• Nintendo Direct Indie Announcements
• OnlyUp Removed From Steam
• A Disco Elysium LARP in 2024
• Haunted Chocolatier Rumors
• Stray Movie Rights Sold

If you want to find more indie content from Cal, JT, and Melika, you can head over to www.indiegameculture.com, where you can find lots of exciting indie game news, reviews, and guides!

Kratos, Nathan Drake, Lara Croft... these are just a handful of the long list of instantly recognizable characters within the AAA gaming scene.

They represent the most prominent household names in gaming, but our question is, are there indie game characters with that same level of AAA appeal, and if so, who?

In this podcast, Cal, JT, and Melika discuss the indie characters that they believe have the same level of depth and star power of AAA characters.

Plus, as usual, they tell you about the games they have been playing, and the games on their radar. Happy listening, folks!

Games We Been Playin'

• Sea of Stars
• Holocure
• Let's Build a Zoo
• Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
• Skatebird
• Cat Quest 2
• Stardew Valley
• One Armed Cook

Games on Our Radar

• Eternights
• AK Xolotl
• Nour: Play With Your Food
• Chants of Senaarr
• Behind The Frame VR
• Cocoon
• Mineko's Night Market

If you want to find more indie content from Cal, JT, and Melika, you can head over to www.indiegameculture.com, where you can find lots of exciting indie game news, reviews, and guides!

Ever get annoyed that you can't have indie game news pumped right into your eardrums on a fortnightly basis? Well, IGC is about to remedy that with our new quickfire segment, the IGC news blast.

In this bite-sized pod, Cal goes through some of the biggest stories within the world of indie gaming over the last few weeks, giving you the lay of the land on all things indie.

It's a nice way to engage with IGC's indie news content on the go, because who has the time to read all those words on a screen, right?

News this week includes:

• Sea of Stars is a critical smash hit!
• Little Nightmares III is on the way
• Introducing the Absurdist comedy game, Thank Goodness You're Here
• Tormented Souls 2 announced

If you want to find more indie content from Cal, JT, and Melika, you can head over to www.indiegameculture.com, where you can find lots of exciting indie game news, reviews, and guides!

Ever wondered which genre of indie game is best? Well, Melika, JT, and Cal have sat down to debate just which one of these Indie Sub Genres will reign supreme. Is there a way to split them? Is there a way to truly crown a worthy winner? Is it just an excuse for Melika and Cal to shout at each other? All questions will be answered!

Also, as is custom, the trio will be looking into the near future to reveal the most exciting indies on the radar, and of course, the gang will be going through the games they've been playing.

Games We Been Playin'

• Blasphemous 2
• Sephonie
• GRIS
• A Short Hike (Again)
• Holocure
• Storm Boy
• Videoverse
• Stray
• Slay The Spire

Games on the Radar

• Lies of P
• Paleo Pines
• Wrestlequest
• Tenebris Pictura
• Somerville
• Land Above Sea
• Fae farm
• Sea of Stars
• Sunkenland

If you want to find more indie content from Cal, JT, and Melika, you can head over to www.indiegameculture.com, where you can find lots of exciting indie game news, reviews, and guides!

We all have little pet peeves that get under our skin. They might be teeny-tiny little issues, but for some reason, they drive us insane. Well, here on the Indie Game Culture Podcast, we feel your pain, as we have quite a few hangups about tropes and traits of indie games.

That's why Cal, Melika, and JT are dedicating this episode to an old British comedy show format, Room 101.

In this episode, the trio will share some little details about indie games that drive them crazy, and then the gang will vote for which of these deserve to be cast into oblivion forever.

Then aside from that, the gang will be talking about the games they have been playing recently, and will also be looking forward to some games on the radar.

Games We've Been Playing:

• Venba
• Adore
• Maneater
• Twisted Metal
• Storm Boy
• A Short Hike
• Viewfinder
• GRIS
• Blasphemous 2
• Lakeburg Legacies
• Friday The 13th
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Toem
• Flutter Away

Games On The Radar

• Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
• Sea of Stars
• The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
• Goodbye Volcano High
• Videoverse
• Daymare 1994: Sandcastle
• Trine 5
• Chants of Senaar
• Pilfer: Story of Light
• City of Murals
• Moving Out 2

If you want to find more indie content from Cal, JT, and Melika, you can head over to www.indiegameculture.com, where you can find lots of exciting indie game news, reviews, and guides!

Also, be sure to follow us on Tiktok, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, all under @indiegameculture

Indie games may not have publishers with deep pockets, or the ability to pay millions to produce video game narratives in line with Hollywood blockbusters.

Yet despite this, thanks to the absence of corporate drones peering over the shoulder of indie devs, they have the freedom to create touching, thought-provoking stories that cover important topics that the big guys dare not touch.

With that in mind, Melika, JT, and Cal spend this episode talking about the indie games that manage to cover those 'less marketable' topics and do so with aplomb.

Also, the trio do their usual run through of the games on their radar, and the games they have 'done been playin'. Here's the games featured this time around:

We been Playin':

• Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals
• Sable
• Disco Elysium (Again)
• Synapse
• Viewfinder
• Gylt
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Sticky Business
• Friday The 13th: The Game
• Dave The Diver
• I Divine Cybermancy
• Lisa The Painful: Definitive Edition

On The Radar:

• Repair House
• The Banished Vault
• Whispers of the West
• Sephonie (PS5)
• Mr Run and Jump
• Flutter Away
• VR Skater
• Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
• Moving Out 2
• Venba

If you want to find more indie content from Cal, JT, and Melika, you can head over to www.indiegameculture.com, where you can find lots of exciting indie game news, reviews, and guides!

Also, be sure to follow us on Tiktok, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, all under @indiegameculture

Games are amazing at offering engaging narratives, producing artistic and jaw-dropping visuals, and keeping you on the hook with addictive gameplay. However, we want to ask a question a little out of left field. Are games any good at being funny?

In this episode, Melika, JT, and Cal discuss how indie games handle humor, whether indie games offer a range of comedic approaches, and whether the industry as a whole has the ability to deliver the same laugh-a-minute standards as TV, Film, and stand-up.

Also, they trio do their usual runthrough of the games on their radar, and the games they have 'done been playin'.

Here's a quick list of the games featured on this podcast:

• - The Bookwalker
• - Supraland: 6-inches Under
• - Gylt
• - Amnesia: The Bunker
• - Rakuen
• - Dave The Diver
• - Norco (again)
• - Clive N Wrench
• - Behind The Frame
• - My Friend Peppa Pig (Not even sorry)
• - Sifu
• - Citizen Sleeper
• - A Hat In Time
• Pokemon Wally Quest ROM Hack

On The Radar -

• Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals
• Viewfinder
• Stray (Xbox Release)
• Lakeburg Legacies
• Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara
• Scarf
• Lisa The Painful: The Definitive Edition

If you want to find more indie content from Cal, JT, and Melika, you can head over to www.indiegameculture.com, where you can find lots of exciting indie game news, reviews, and guides!

Also, be sure to follow us on Tiktok, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, all under @indiegameculture

It's been a busy fortnight in the world of gaming. We had Summer Games Fest, Day of the Devs, Wholesome Games Direct, and so much more to contend with. It would be very easy to lose track of what indies are coming and going.

Well, not on our watch!

Cal, JT and Melika are back once again to fill you in on their latest indie interests, the games on their radar, and the gang is also joined by special guest Monica Phillips as everyone discusses whether indie gaming is truly the last bastion of platforming games.

If you want to find more indie content from Cal, JT, and Melika, you can head over to www.indiegameculture.com, where you can find lots of exciting indie game news, reviews, and guides!

Also, be sure to follow us on Tiktok, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, all under @indiegameculture

Who doesn't love a casual stroll in video game form? Walking sims are great, but are they dead and gone, or just evolving? The gang discusses this, as well as some games on the horizon and the usual spew of indies they have been playing since the last episode.

In this one, we learn that JT has never played a Pokemon game in their life. (What!) Plus, we also battle against some technical issues. Big thanks to our editor!

If you want to find more indie content from Cal, JT, and Melika, you can head over to www.indiegameculture.com, where you can find lots of exciting indie game news, reviews, and guides!

Also, be sure to follow us on Tiktok, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, all under @indiegameculture

That is the question. In this episode, the gang returns after a little hiatus to discuss the mountain of indies that they have been playing; look ahead to the games on their radar in the month of May. Plus, the trio discusses whether it's a good idea to go back and replay your favorite indies, or whether it's better to keep those rose-tinted glasses on forever.

If you want more Indie game content, you need to head over to www.indiegameculture.com, where you can read reviews, guides and interviews from Melika, JT, Cal and many more dedicated indie lovers!

In this episode, we join Cal, JT, and Melika as they discuss all the indies on the horizon for the month of April; the gang talks about their recent indie adventures, including Cal's recent 100% completion streak and Melika's latest Game Pass finds, and the trio also try to definitively answer this episode's hot topic - Do Indie Games Need to be Fun? You would think that would be a categorical 'Yes' but you might think twice after listening!

If you can't get enough of Melika, JT, and Cal, then head over to Indiegameculture.com. This is where you'll find a bucket load of articles from the podcast trio, as well as a wealth of other enthusiastic indie lovers!

In the IGC podcast's pilot episode, Cal, Melika and JT sit down to chat about their recent indie squeezes, and look forward to new releases such as Tchia, Dredge, Storyteller, and more. Plus, the trio tackles the hot topic, 'are there too many farming sims right now?'

If you want to see more from Cal, Melika, JT, and many other indie enthusiasts, then head over to www.indiegamecuture.com right now!