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  1. Episode 99 - NO CRIME NOVEMBER - Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel

    4 november 2026 · 1 uur 52 min

    Afspelen
    CRIMES? In my video games? No way. Roses and Matt are proponents of NO CRIME NOVEMBER. But we’re not talking about GTA, we’re going way back in time to Police Quest. Lees meer

    Roses talks in length about Squirtle Squad, much to Matt’s bafflement.

    Games Discussed:

    Grand Theft Auto (YUCK!)

    Tenebris Somnia

    Final Fantasy

    Kingdom Hearts

    Gecko Gods

    A Short Hike

    Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel

    Police Quest (1-4 and S.W.A.T)

    Codename: Iceman

    Blade Runner

    Pirates: The Legend of Black Cat

    Earth and Beyond

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  2. Episode 98 - The Doll Shop and Tenebris Somnia

    28 oktober 2026 · 2 uur 22 min

    Afspelen
    Another spooky month comes to a close, but we're not letting you go without talking about two of the most unique, interesting games of the damn year! First, a somber, disturbing small-town short story about a man who runs a doll shop. Second, a genre-bending otherworldly survival horror adventure that's a mix of pixel art and FMV cutscenes, full of suspense, horror, symbolism, personal drama, and lots of magic. Lees meer

    Also, an AI rant, because it's us. Happy Halloween, everyone.

    GAMES MENTIONED:

    Fields of Mistria

    Welcome to Elderfield

    Echo Weaver

    Big Walk

    The Doll Shop

    Tenebris Somnia

    Florence

    Clock Tower

    TIMESTAMPS

    04:45 - What Have We Been Enjoying

    07:00 - Roses: Fields of Mistria

    20:30 - Matt: Echo Weaver

    24:44 - Matt: Big Walk

    32:15 - The Doll Shop (Spoiler Free)

    39:30 - The Doll Shop (Spoilers)

    1:06:00 - Tenebris Somnia (Spoiler Free)

    1:40:55 - Tenebris Somnia (Spoilers)

    2:18:40 - Goodbye!

    AI Warning Steam Script: https://github.com/seeeeew/aiwarningforsteam

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  3. Episode 97 - Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place & Among Graves

    21 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 41 min

    Afspelen
    Are Matt and Roses here to talk about what a dork Shane Gillis is? Are they here to talk about how dumb the Tesla "Flying" Car is? Are they here to talk about the Play Date? Or The Shadows That Could Hear? Or a Zombified Angela Lansbury? NO! They're here to talk about Midnight Scenes. And they will. And it'll spook the pants off of you. Lees meer

    Put your pants back on, please!

    GAMES MENTIONED:

    Root Bear

    The Whiteout

    Dig! Dig! Dino!

    Chance's Lucky Escape

    Gloom Gate

    HOUM

    Sound Mind

    Dimhaven - The Lost Source

    Myst

    Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place

    Midnight Scenes: Among Graves

    Rosewater

    Perfect Tides: Station to Station

    The Supper: New Blood

    Unwelcome

    The Librarian

    The Supper

    Tetris

    TIMESTAMPS

    09:39 - Play Date with Matt

    13:11 - Gloom Gate

    15:45 - HOUM

    19:38 - Roses: Fields of Mistria

    36:49 - Matt: Dimhaven - The Lost Source

    43:55 - A Really Really Old Song

    44:30 - Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place

    1:03:00 - A Safe Space - SPOILERS

    1:10:20 - Midnight Scenes: Among Graves

    1:35:26 - Goodbye

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  4. Episode 96 - Midnight Scenes: The Nanny and Among the Woods

    14 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 59 min

    Afspelen
    Roses and Matt attempt to scare each other by turning mundane stories into SpooOOOooOOooky stories. Lees meer

    After briefly discussing a few games they’ve been enjoying, Matt and Roses then deep dive into the next two installments of the Midnight Scenes, short episode games inspired by The Twilight Zone.

    Games Mentioned:

    Graveyard Keeper 2

    Servant of the Lake

    Final Fantasy: Resonance

    The Dark Dome Studios Games

    Cube Escape

    Midnight Scenes: The Highway

    Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note

    Midnight Scenes: The Nanny

    Midnight: Among the Woods

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  5. Episode 95 - The End of The Ultimate Recommendations Eleganza Extravaganza and the Beginning of Spooky Month

    7 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 53 min

    Afspelen
    After what could be the most alluring intro ever recorded, Matt and Roses discuss what they’ve been enjoying, promptly followed by finishing up the ULTIMATE RECOMMENDATION ELEGANZA EXTRAVAGANZA list. Roses gets too heated about Gone Home. Lees meer

    They then segue right in to spooky month with two lovely games from the Midnight Scenes series, horror games inspired by The Twilight Zone.

    Fields of Mistria

    Pilot Wings 64

    Desktop Explorer

    Librarian: Tidy Up The Arcane Library

    Mouthwashing

    Firewatch

    Gone Home

    What Remains of Edith Finch

    Night in the Woods

    Still Wakes the Deep

    Midnight Scenes: The Highway

    Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note

  6. Episode 94 - The Ultimate Recommendations Eleganza Extravaganza 3

    1 oktober 2026 · 2 uur 48 min

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    Roses got a Switch 2! So she can play Banjo-Kazooie again! Matt played an adorable, wholesome Metroidvania called The Merlies! Lees meer

    Then, we recommend a ton more games in a few more Adventure Game categories, and we WAYYYYYY overshoot for times and SPOILER: WE DON'T EVEN FINISH. But it's a hell of a fun time.

    Games Mentioned:

    Banjo-Kazooie

    The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

    Donkey Kong Bananza

    The Merlies

    Nighthawks

    Clock Tower

    Scratches

    Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

    Slender: The Last 8 Pages

    At Dead of Night

    Nightmare Frames

    Burnhouse Lane

    Phantasmagoria

    The Last Door

    The Quarry

    Death of the Reprobate

    The Procession to Calvary

    Thank Goodness, You're Here

    Untitled Goose Game

    The Stanley Parable

    There is No Game

    Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo

    Danganronpa

    Doki Doki Literature Club

    The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy

    The Wolf Among Us

    Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

    Overboard!

    Murder She Wrote

    My Brother Rabbit

    Family Mysteries

    Enigmatis

    Haunted Hotel

    Tower Full Of Cats

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  7. Episode 93 - The Ultimate Recommendations Eleganza Extravaganza 2

    23 september 2026 · 2 uur 30 min

    Afspelen
    Roses informs Matt about the strangest Mascot of all time before they both get into the next set of recommendations. Roses is confused about Banjo Kazooie and Matt isn't quite sure what a puzzle adventure game is. Lees meer

    Games Mentioned:

    Fields of Mistria

    Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

    Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

    Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

    Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask

    Banjo Kazooie

    Psychonauts

    Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

    Lair of the Clockwork God

    Final Fantasy VII

    Tunic

    Disco Elysium

    Esoteric Ebb

    The Quest for Glory Games

    Pokemon

    Citizen Sleeper 1 & 2

    Myst

    Blue Prince

    Outer Wilds

    Call of the Sea

    The Room

    Little Nightmares

    Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

    The Witness

    Creaks

    Strange Jigsaws

    Limbo

    The Room VR

    I Expect you to Die

    Cube Escape Collection

    Is This Game Trying to Kill Me?

    Rusty Lake: Roots

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  8. Episode 92 - Ultimate Recommendations Eleganza Extravaganza 1

    16 september 2026 · 2 uur 37 min

    Afspelen
    Not only are there so many adventure games out there, there are so many TYPES of adventure games out there! How do you know whether you're looking at a Deduction Game vs a Horror Game? A Puzzle Adventure Game vs an Escape Room Game? A Point and Click Game vs a Text Parser Game? Well, okay, you should probably be able to figure that last one out for yourself... but for everything ELSE, your old pals Matt Aukamp and PushingUpRoses are here! Lees meer

    In the first of a 3-part series, we not only set straight the different subgenres of "Adventure Game," we also reccomend our favorites of each.

    And Matt played Wavetale finally.

    Games Mentioned:

    WaveTale

    Curse of Monkey Island

    Nightmare Frames

    King's Quest (2015)

    Perfect Tides: Station to Station

    Dropsy

    Unavowed

    Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars

    The Crimson Diamond

    Colonel's Bequest

    Trilby's Notes

    The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker

    Enclosure

    The Seance of Blake Manor

    L.A. Noire

    Tangle Tower

    Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

    The Forgotten City

    Chicken Police

    Paradise Killer

    Case of the Golden Idol

    The Return of the Obra Dinn

    Contradiction

    The Incident at Galley House

    Duck Detective: The Salami Boiz

    Chants of Senaarr

    Strange Horticulture

    Strange Antiquities

    Hatoful Boyfriend

    No I'm Not A Human

    Papers Please

    NUTS

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  9. Episode 91 - Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

    9 september 2026 · 2 uur 5 min

    Afspelen
    Roses is obsessed with Master Chef and Matt can't decide on whether he likes a new indie game or not. Lees meer

    After some failed attempts at negging, Roses and Matt discuss Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father in honor of the beloved Tim Curry, who played the titular character. Rest in Power, Legend.

    Games Mentioned:

    Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster

    Toonstruck

    Duckman: The Graphic Adventures of a Private Dick

    Beavis and Butthead in Virtual Stupidity

    Celestial Return

    Aerial Knight's McFreezy

    Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

    Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within

    Gabriel Knight: The Vampire One

  10. Episode 90 - The Mermaid Mask

    26 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 53 min

    Afspelen
    Anything can happen, you guys. Even a new episode of Save Your Game! Matt and Roses go back into their detective kits, grab their sidekicks with the cool hair, and dive into an incredible mystery in the new Detective Grimoire game, The Mermaid Mask! Our SECOND amazing game with "mermaid" in the title this year! So we sit in our 2,000-mile-long room and record this incredible episode. Enjoy! Lees meer

    Games Mentioned:

    Fields of Mistria

    Stardew Valley

    Pokopia

    Animal Crossing

    The Mermaid Mask

    Tangle Tower

    Detective Grimoire

    Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

    Duck Detective

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  11. Episode 89.mp3

    12 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 51 min

    Afspelen
    PushingUpRoses and Special Boy Matt Aukamp overcome clicking bugs and sadness to bring you this absolute grab-bag of an episode! We talk about games! We talk about movies! We talk about palette knives! We answer emails! We rank games! Lees meer

    Come have fun with us in this mp3 file.

    Games Mentioned:

    The Mermaid Mask

    Pokémon Scarlet

    Fields of Mistria

    Rainbow Billy and the Curse of the Leviathan

    The Life and Suffering of Sir Bronte

    King's Quest/Space Quest

    Jazz & Faust

    Dark Coolman

    Dark Earth

    The Chzos Mythos; Siberia; Grey Matter; Samarost; The Longest Journey; Enclosure; Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator; Apprentice; Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney; Danganronpa; The Walking Dead; Firewatch; Broken Age; The Cave; Life is Strange; Braid; World of Goo; Hollow Knight; Shovel Knight

    Loom

    Crushed in Time

    Citizen Sleeper

    Gilbert Goodmate and the something of Phungoria

    David Slade Mysteries: Case Files

    Krystopia: A Puzzle Journey

    Spy Fox 2: Some Assembly Required

    The Shattering

    Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place

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  12. Episode 88 - The Incident at Galley House and Letter Lost

    29 juli 2026 · 2 uur 16 min

    Afspelen
    Roses has the vapors over a man who left her life after being yelled at in a pottery studio. After she mourns this loss, she and Matt discuss the fun (but flawed) Letter Lost and the innovative mechanics of The Incident at Galley House Lees meer

    Games Mentioned:

    Pokemon Scarlet/Violet

    Pokopia

    Pokemon Sun/Moon

    Buncha Other Pokemon Games

    Super Mario Odyssey

    Banjo Kazooie

    Letter Lost

    Forbidden Solitaire

    The Roottrees are Dead

    Type Help

    The Incident at Galley House

    The Colonel’s Bequest

    Life is Short

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  13. Episode 87 - Letter Lost and Crushed in Time

    1 juli 2026 · 1 uur 46 min

    Afspelen
    We've got for you, dear listeners, a DOUBLE FEATURE! Matt and Roses played a bizarre game about being trapped in a spooky, mysterious post office. AND THEN they played a point and click (and stretch) game about a Sherlock Holmes and Watson actively destroying the game they're starring in. Lees meer

    Also, the malls are closing :(

    Games Mentioned:

    Gilbert Goodmate

    Krabat and the Secret of the Sorbian King

    Mina the Hollower

    Shovel Knight

    Letter Lost

    Strange Horticulture/Antiquities

    Papers Please

    Scratches

    Blue Prince

    There Is No Game

    Crushed in Time

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  14. Episode 86 - Perfect Tides: Station to Station

    24 juni 2026 · 2 uur 14 min

    Afspelen
    Matt and Roses BOTH play games from their ranking list that they both dislike, though one is grumpier about it than the other. See if you can tell which one. Lees meer

    After much rambling about classic point n clicks, Matt and Roses finally discuss (and gush over) the wonderfully written Perfect Tides: Station to Station.

    Games Mentioned:

    Order of the Sinking Star

    The Witness

    Braid

    Boxl

    Sokoban

    Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Phungoria

    Jazz and Faust

    Dark Earth

    The Tragedy at Deer Creek

    Perfect Tides: Station to Station

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  15. Episode 85 - Ranking Every Adventure Game Ever Yet Again Even More

    17 juni 2026 · 1 uur 50 min

    Afspelen
    Roses and Matt reflect on things they may or may not be experts on, then chit chat about a game and a new show they've been enjoying. Lees meer

    While ranking every adventure game ever, Roses witnesses Matt, in real time, fall in love with two horrendous looking games.

    Games Mentioned:

    If On A Winters Night, Four Travelers

    Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Fungoria

    My Brother Rabbit

    Portrait of a Torn

    Victor: A Steampunk Adventure

    Samudra

    Greyhat: A Digital Detective Adventure

    Dark Earth

    Dark Fall: Ghost Vigil

    Transylvania

    Jazz and Faust

    The Uncertainty: Last Quiet Day

    The Lure of the Temptress

    Last Half of Darkness: Tomb of Zojir

    Born Punk

    Muscarine AKA Erica's Trip

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  16. Episode 84 - The Dark Rites of Arkham

    10 juni 2026 · 1 uur 43 min

    Afspelen
    There are two Matts on this show! But only for a second, then one Matt turns back into PushingUpRoses. We talk about a ridiculous YouTuber-inspired creationist movie, Improvised Shakespeare, and trying to manifest a meet-cute. Lees meer

    But, settle in folks, because the bulk of this episode is a break-down and basically gush-fest about the new(ish) adventure from Postmodern Games, The Dark Rites of Arkham. And now, we're both huge HP Lovecraft fans. Sorry...

    Games Discussed:

    Mina the Hollower

    Shovel Knight

    Banjo Kazooey

    Hollow Knight: Silksong

    Nightmare Frames

    An English Haunting

    The Dark Rites of Arkham

    Dreams in the Witch House

    Darkside Detective

    Call of the Sea

    Call of the Elder Gods

    Shadow of the Comet

    Chronicle of Innsmouth

    The Terrible Old Man

    Dredge

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  17. Episode 83 - Cult Vacui

    3 juni 2026 · 1 uur 26 min

    Afspelen
    Lots of talk about drinks and convenience stores up top but I promise we talk about video games eventually! But if you're not here for talk about coffee, Wawa, and Food Truck driving/cooking game pitches, then why are you here at all?? Lees meer

    Games Mentioned:

    Mina the Hollower

    The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time

    Tunic

    Hypnospace Outlaw

    Subversive Memories

    Cult Vacui

    Dreams in the Witch

    The Last Door

    Excavation of Hob's Barrow

    SPOILER SECTION: 1:14:30 - 1:21:24

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  18. Episode 82 - Esoteric Ebb

    15 april 2026 · 1 uur 46 min

    Afspelen
    What part of your psyche makes you listen to podcasts? The Charisma of the hosts? Your unwavering Constitution to stand all the "ums" and corny jokes? The Intelligence that allows you to write corrective emails after evert episode? Whatever the case, we have a great podcast for you and it's all about a D&D/Disco Elysium-like called ESOTERIC EBB. Lees meer

    Matt and Roses gush over this incredibly special game. We also talk about about a chunk pixel-graphic horror game and a musical RPG??

    Games Mentioned:

    Paradise Falls

    People of Note

    Esoteric Ebb

    Disco Elysium

    Baldur's Gate

    Knights of the Old Republic

    Quest for Glory V: Dragonfire

    Planescape: Torment

    Wildermyth

    Cult Vacui

    Myst

    SPOILER SECTION: 1:33:00 - 1:40:00

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  19. Episode 81 - King's Quest VII

    8 april 2026 · 2 uur 22 min

    Afspelen
    Roses is baffled as to how a weird demo got into her Steam library. Matt discusses a couple Play Date games and Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, followed by absolute gushing (on Roses’s part) about King’s Quest VII. Lees meer

    Games mentioned:

    Sinner’s Landing

    Chance’s Lucky Escape

    Long Puppy

    Grim Fandango

    Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon

    The 100 Line: Last Defense Academy

    King’s Quest VII

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  20. Episode 80 - Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse

    4 maart 2026 · 2 uur 8 min

    Afspelen
    Roses is BACK with a new favorite thing and its cuteness is highly debatable. A lost segment TRIUMPHANTLY RETURNS. And Matt catches us up on some games he's been playing since the last episode. Lees meer

    Then, we grab our curse stones, throw on our diving shirts with our Seiman and Douman symbols, and leap into the water to face our Tomokazuki. It's time for another PARANORMASIGHT game, this one all about mermaids! And we fall in absolute love with it.

    Games Discussed:

    Dig! Dig! Dino!

    The Whiteout

    Enclosure

    MIO: Memories in Orbit

    Hollow Knight: Silksong

    Lone Fungus

    The Hundred-Line Defense Academy

    Steins:Gate

    PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo

    PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse

    Esoteric Ebb

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  21. Episode 79 - Astrologaster

    11 februari 2026 · 1 uur 25 min

    Afspelen
    After Matt and Roses dive into the lore of “Bawitiba”, they come in hot with some exciting gaming news, then have a charming little conversation about a game on their ranking list! Lees meer

    Games Mentioned:

    Paranomasight: The Mermaid's Curse

    Perfect Tides: Station to Station

    Mio: Memories in Orbit

    TR-49

    Danganronpa

    Strange Horticulture/Antiquities

    Astrologaster

    Orion Burger

    Pine Hearts

    Wavetale

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  22. Episode 78: King's Quest Trivia and Ranking Every Adventure Game Ever

    28 januari 2026 · 1 uur 51 min

    Afspelen
    Matt gets revenge on Roses for grilling him on Monkey Island by giving her a hard-AF King’s Quest Quiz! After she does mildly okay, they get back to ranking every adventure game ever. Lees meer

    Games Mentioned:

    Hollow Knight: Silksong

    Kingdoms of the Dump

    Foolish Mortals

    Coven of the Chicken Foot

    Twenty Small Mazes

    Constance

    King’s Quest 1-7

    Ranked:

    Ben Jordan Paranormal Investigator Case 6

    Am I?

    Whateverland

    Cosmology of Kyoto

    Nauticrawl

    Delores: A Thumbleweed Park mini adventure

    The Black Cauldron

    Room 208

    Solaria Moon

    As Dusk Falls

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  23. Episode 77 - 2025 Games of the Year with Casey Explosion!

    14 januari 2026 · 2 uur 30 min

    Afspelen
    WOW! Can you believe it, folks? 2025 is over, and we’re on to a new year. But wait! We have some unfinished business! We can’t move on to 2026 until we RANK THE BEST GAMES OF 2025! Lees meer

    To help us in this endeavor, we bring along content creator and game curator CASEY EXPLOSION! Casey brings all their expertise and charm along to help us figure out our TOP TENs (or TOP SIXes, for some of us).

    Come learn about all the best games of 2025 with your pals Matt, PushingUpRoses, and Casey Explosion!

    2025 Games Mentioned:

    Asylum

    Bye Sweet Carole

    Easy Delivery Company

    Duskpunk

    CARIMARA: Between the forlorn pines

    Demon School

    The Séance of Blake Manor

    Guns of Fury

    Cabernet

    Promise Mascot Agency

    Dark Queen of Mortholme

    Dispatch

    Power Wash Simulator 2

    Silent Hill F

    KINGDOMS OF THE DUMP

    STRANGE JIGSAWS

    PIPISTRELLO AND THE CURSED YOYO

    ROSEWATER

    BLUE PRINCE

    STRANGE ANTIQUITIES

    THE DRIFTER

    CITIZEN SLEEPER II: STARWARD VECTOR

    DUCK DETECTIVE 2: THE GHOST OF GLAMPING

    ABSOLUM

    HOLLOW KNIGHT: SILKSONG

    ÖOO

    NO, I’M NOT A HUMAN

    OLD SKIES

    CLAIR OBSCUR: EXPEDITION 33

    LOOK OUTSIDE

    Other Games Mentioned:

    Scratches

    Snowrunner

    Citizen Sleeper

    Frog Detective

    Small Saga

    Paradise Killer

    Styx: Blades of Greed

    The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon

    Perfect Tides: Station to Station

    Esoteric Ebb

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  24. Episode 76 - The Seance of Blake Manor

    24 december 2025 · 1 uur 40 min

    Afspelen
    Merry Christmas everyone! And, as it's Christmas, we're here giving you the traditional holiday experience of a ghost-related detective mystery in a haunted mansion on Samhain! Ok... So... maybe we're a little late with this. BUT, as Roses and Matt are catching up on 2025 games, we both played the EXCELLENT Seance of Blake Manor and we want to talk to you about it! Lees meer

    Plus, a lil' bit of Christmas, too!

    Games Mentioned:

    Strange Jigsaws

    Bye, Sweet Carole

    Foolish Mortals

    Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?

    Seance of Blake Manor

    The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

    The Colonel's Bequest

    The Dagger of Amon Ra

    The Roottrees Are Dead

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  25. Episode 75 - DuskPunk and Adventure Game Trivia

    17 december 2025 · 1 uur 22 min

    Afspelen
    Roses has been busy watching Amish Holiday Films, but Matt is able to tell us about a new game called DuskPunk (not to be confused with DustPunk). Then Roses "surprises" Matt with an array of adventure game trivia games, including our famed segment "How Much Do My Pants Weigh?" Lees meer

    Games Mentioned:

    DuskPunk

    Pokemon

    Disco Elysium

    King's Quest 5 and 6

    The Monkey Island Games

    Zak McKracken

    Myst

    Gabriel Knight

    Sam and Max Hit the Road

    Dagger of Amon Ra

    Animal Well

    Firewatch

    Police Quest 3

    Grim Fandango

    Sanitarium

    Trivia Game Screen Caps:

    https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTs0YCo7JlhFCNHwiAv71wmBzXPLmyMNZ4Cgw&s

    https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSVlfOJ7i6SZUaC6tsoI6rjBtDs_fKYPdyHvA&s

  26. Episode 74 - We're Back from Adventure X!

    12 december 2025 · 1 uur 39 min

    Afspelen
    We're back from London! And we haven't changed a bit. Nope, not us. We sound and act exactly the same as before we spent some time on the British Isles. So come join us for a spot of tea as we talk about ADVENTURE X, THE GREATEST GAMING CONVENTION ON EARTH. Lees meer

    Matt and Roses discuss their trip, the con, the demos they played, and then take YOUR LISTENER QUESTIONS until they're sick to their frickin' stomachs!

    Games Mentioned:

    Winter Burrow

    Strange Jigsaws

    Baba is You

    There Is No Game

    Foolish Mortals

    Pippistrello and the Cursed Yo-Yo

    Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores

    The Dark Room with John Robertson

    Blue Prince

    Contradiction

    The Roottrees are Dead

    Her Story

    Immortality

    Mouthwashing

    Sanitorium

    The Chzos Mythos (Trilby Games)

    7 Days a Flumpy

    Broken Age

    Adventure X Demos:

    Asocial Giraffe*

    Ashwood Conspiracy

    Behind the Hydra's Eyes

    Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror REFORGED

    Chance's Lucky Escape*

    City of Voices*

    Contact Protocol

    DEAD HAND: RED STAR

    Dark Tides

    Dolos: Your Best Future

    Duskpunk*

    Esoteric Ebb*

    Expelled

    Freida is Changing*

    Ghost Haunting

    In Their Shoes*

    Legends of Castille *

    MAW

    Minddiver

    Mithra

    Mops & Mobs

    Panthalassa*

    Spirits of the Afterland

    Sleepytime Village

    The Beekeeper's Picnic*

    The Dark Queen of Mortholme*

    The Midnight Barber

    The RATLINE

    The Seance of Blake Manor*

    The Tragedy at Deer Creek*

    Trance Theft Horso

    Truer Than You

    Vice Undercover*

    We Stay Behind

    Your Crown is Mine

    * - games we highlight in the episode

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    Show less

  27. Episode 73 - Another Ranking Even More Every Adventure Game Ever Again

    12 november 2025 · 1 uur 35 min

    Afspelen
    It's early in the morning and PushingUpRoses and Matt Aukamp have woken up specifically to do the duty that no one else is brave enough to do -- They rank every adventure game ever. BUT FIRST, believe it or not, they've BOTH played a ton of games! Matt's got some spooky new mystery games to tell you about and Roses has plunged face first into some cozy sims!! Lees meer

    Then, of course, we do what we must.

    Games Mentioned:

    Winter Burrow

    The Séance of Blake Manor

    Fields of Mistria

    My Time at Portia

    Foolish Mortals

    War of the Western Deep

    Strange Jigsaws

    Baba is You

    Astrologaster

    Fatty Bear’s Birthday Surprise

    Sender Unknown: The Woods

    SIMULACRUM

    Emily is Away

    The Preposterous Awesomeness of Everything

    Biohazard: Escape Room

    Machinika: Museum

    Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence.

    Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com

    OFFICIAL RANKING SPREADSHEET: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11bDfPsY0tpw6m3b3EZZiY3xWuCYz4CMlMaOHST44yTA/edit?usp=sharing

    Roses' video on Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence with YakWaxLips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK3zV8RY9NI

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  28. Episode 72 - No I'm Not A Human & Clock Tower

    29 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 42 min

    Afspelen
    Velcome everyone. Earth is Purgatory! Lees meer

    For our FINAL EPISODE OF SPOOKY MONTH, we start off with a spooky folk story, and then a TON of Next Fest demos! Then we talk about a disturbing horror game about answering your door in the apocalypse, and a game about a naughty boy who runs with scissors.

    Games Mentioned:

    No I’m Not a Human

    The Berlin Apartment

    Nighthawks

    Servant of the Lake

    Earth Must Die!

    Séance of Blake Manor

    Perfect Tides: Station to Station

    Snoopy & The Great Mystery Club

    Cult Vacui

    The Dark Rites of Arkham

    The Last Case of John Morley

    Father

    Winter Burrow

    Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence

    The Tragedy at Deer Creek

    Papers Please

    Myst

    Clock Tower

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  29. Episode 71 - CARIMARA & Mouthwashing

    22 oktober 2025 · 2 uur 2 min

    Afspelen
    SPOOKY MONTH CONTINUES! With Roses really wanting a coffee and Matt wanting to figure out how to make baths less hot. After a quick discussion about spookycute game CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs, they dive headfirst into the horrifying waters of Mouthwashing! Lees meer

    Games Mentioned:

    Carimara: Beneath the forlorn limbs

    Inscryption

    No, I'm Not Human

    Mouthwashing

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  30. Episode 70 - Bye Sweet Carole & Nine Witches: Family Disruption

    15 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 48 min

    Afspelen
    We journey deeper into SPOOKY MONTH, past the thorny brambles, through the crumbling graveyard, over the alien’s house, into the haunted church where we find our two heroes, Matt Aukamp and PushingUpRoses, cowering in the corner, hiding from the goblins and playing video games. Lees meer

    This week, Roses played a harrowing psychological horror game (MORE ON THIS NEXT WEEK), Matt played a cute retro platformer, and then we dive into two spooky games!

    First, NINE WITCHES: FAMILY DISRUPTION, a spooky/wacky point-and-click about witches and aliens and curses and Nazis.

    Then, BYE SWEET CAROLE, a masterfully animated mesh of adventure genres, that’s like a playable dark fantasy Disney movie.

    Games Mentioned:

    Mouthwashing

    Crow Country

    Lust from Beyond

    Pippistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

    Nine Witches: Family Disruption

    Bye Sweet Carole

    Clock Tower

    Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com

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  31. Episode 69 - Lust from Beyond

    8 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 45 min

    Afspelen
    Take your pants off and run and hide, folks, because EPISODE SIXTY-NINE IS FALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF SPOOKY MONTH! It’s time to hump a dracula, french a skelerton, jack off with a swamp creature, and yell BOO at your partner when you climax. Lees meer

    In this episode, we’re going to get really fucking gross because we’re talking about the erotic horror adventure game Lust From Beyond. And, spoilers folks: We’re not fans!

    So go grab your condom that you drew little ghost eyes on and lean back and enjoy Matt and Roses console themselves from playing this goddamn game.

    Games Mentioned:

    Quest for Glory

    Pippistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

    Centum

    Hollow Knight: Silksong

    Lust from Beyond

    Silent Hill

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  32. Episode 68 - Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness

    1 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 50 min

    Afspelen
    It's time for SPOOKY MONTH once again! Mwahahaha!! Matt has been raptured but don't worry, he still has access to the internet and can play games when he's not being harassed by St. Peter. Lees meer

    Matt and Roses then discuss the spooky nature of Quest for Glory 4, an adventure RPG hybrid with questionable choices, but amazing world building.

    Games mentioned:

    Eulogy for Nonno

    Dad’s Monster House 2

    Hollow Night: Silksong

    Quest for Glory 1-3

    Quest for Glory 4: Shadows of Darkness

    Quest for Glory 5

    King’s Quest

    Dagger of Amon Ra

    Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father

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    Email us at MattandRoses@gmail.com

  33. Episode 67 - Strange Antiquities

    24 september 2025 · 1 uur 45 min

    Afspelen
    Very weird cold open this week (aren't they all?), and then Roses and Matt get some gripes about GAMING CULTURE™ off of their chests before talking about some really amazing games! Lees meer

    Matt played a promising demo for War of the Western Deep and an amazing short indie game called The Dark Queen of Mortholme. Roses and Matt both get excited about games that are either discovered or released during the recording of the show.

    And then, after a brief recollection of Strange Horticulture, we go in deep to talk about all the things we loved (and it’s pretty much all the things) about Strange Antiquities!

    Games Mentioned:

    Leisure Suit Larry

    Hollow Knight: Silksong

    Plumbers Don't Wear Ties

    Cabernet

    War of the Western Deep

    Brok the InvestiGator

    Date Everything

    The Dark Queen of Mortholme

    Dad's Monster House 2: Medal

    Strange Horticulture

    Strange Antiquities

    Stardew Valley

    Papers Please

    Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com

    AND join our brand new DISCORD SERVER https://discord.gg/fPv7hRgTeV

  34. Episode 66 - Rosewater

    17 september 2025 · 1 uur 53 min

    Afspelen
    This week, Roses's Google Home becomes possessed and Matt cannot stop talking about Little Problems. The game, not his PERSONAL little problems. Lees meer

    Then, Matt and Roses discuss a much-anticipated title from Grundislav Games - Rosewater! And well I'll be, it sure was a fun romp in the American Frontier.

    Games mentioned:

    Hollow Knight: Silksong

    Little Problems

    The Golden Idol games

    Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon

    Rosewater

    Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com

  35. Episode 65 - Callahan's Crosstime Saloon

    10 september 2025 · 1 uur 20 min

    Afspelen
    Ok, let's address the spider in the room: We could not find a way to play the Naked Gun game BUT we do come to you this week with stories of black jelly beans aand Roses dumping a scooter. Also, Matt is playing Hollow Knight: Silksong and has a lot to say about it. Lees meer

    Then, Matt recently got to play a PushingUpRoses favorite, Callahan's Crosstime Saloon! Some come on a journey with us and Jake Stonebender through time and space and a cozy little bar while we SAVE THE UNIVERSE!

    Games Mentioned:

    Hollow Knight: Silksong

    Blasphemous

    Unbound: Worlds Apart

    Lone Fungus

    Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus

    Nine Sols

    Rosewater

    Callahan's Crosstime Saloon

    Jezzball

    The Journeyman Project

    The Naked Gun: I.C.U.P.

    Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com

  36. Episode 64 - Toonstruck

    3 september 2025 · 1 uur 33 min

    Afspelen
    WHY DON’T THEY HAVE WRESTLING MATCHES IN PUMPKIN PATCHES!? This isn’t the set-up to a street joke, this is a genuine question that Matt has. Roses watched a fake movie starring Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson. Matt played a “stealth team tactics game” with ghost pirates. Lees meer

    BUT the real story here is that PushingUpRoses and Matt replayed a classic game from their youths that features a live-acted Christopher Lloyd in a fully cartoon world. It’s called Toonstruck and it rules and the only bad thing about it is that they never released a sequel.

    Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com

    GAMES MENTIONED:

    The Naked Gun: I.C.U.P.

    Rusty Lake Series

    Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

    Sword Game

    Toonstruck

    Grim Fandango

    Torin’s Passage

  37. Episode 63 - Ranking Even More Every Adventure Game Ever Again!

    27 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 28 min

    Afspelen
    We begin by answering the BIG question: What happened to Sobe? Lees meer

    And then we talk about video games, I guess. Because that’s what you demand of us.

    THIS WEEK we rank a bunch more adventure games – WHETHER WE’VE PLAYED THEM OR NOT. After Matt tells everyone about a free Rusty Lake game, we dive into the List ™ and throw 10 new games on our DEFINITIVE list!

    Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com

    Games Mentioned:

    The Beekeeper’s Picnic

    The Drifter

    The Dagger of Amon Ra

    The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show

    Rusty Lake Series

    Turlock Holmes

    Toska

    Rosewater

    Reviver

    Quantum Witch

    Session

    Neon Hearts City

    Expelled

    Canteloupe Chronicles

    New Mage

    Urban Myth Resolution Center

    Slender Threads

    Time Paradox

    Helheim Hassle

    Forgotten Hill Tales

    Softporn Adventure

    Saint Kotar

    The Shine of a Star

    Love: A Puzzle Box Filled With Stories

    American Arcadia

    Cleopatra: Riddle of the Tomb

    The Labyrinth of Time

  38. Episode 62 - The Drifter

    20 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 29 min

    Afspelen
    Deep down under, Roses and Matt cast off their possessions and hop a freight train car into a world of HIGH OCTANE EXCITEMENT and POINT AND CLICK PUZZLES. We're talking about the Drifter. And we played a couple of other very good games. Lot of hyped-up energy this episode! Lees meer

    Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com

    Games Mentioned:

    The Beekeeper's Picnic: A Sherlockian Adventure

    Öoo

    Bomberman

    The Drifter

    Sanitarium

    Return of the Obra Dinn

    Myst

  39. Episode 61 - Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer

    13 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 56 min

    Afspelen
    GOOD ARTIST. Lees meer

    We're back again to give you a dive so deep on Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer that MAYBE one of us cries! Who's to tell? Matt played a straight-up action/arcade game and a weird little puzzle game. Roses went to the circus! And what's that? We get to move one of our rankings??

    Email us!

    mattandroses@gmail.com

    Games Mentioned:

    Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

    Isoland Pumpkin Town

    Sunset Hills

    Checkers

    Space Quest IV

    Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer

    Pine Hearts

  40. Episode 60 - R.I.P. AdventureGamers

    11 juli 2025 · 2 uur 33 min

    Afspelen
    We have a bit of a different episode for you today. This is the story of Adventure Gamers: A decades-old website dedicated to Adventure Games and their fans that was recently bought out by a mysterious compaany and hollowed out for the promotion of online gambling and cryptocurrency. Lees meer

    Matt and Roses chat with John Walker, Timothy Malmros, Jack Allin, and Emily Morganti to help to provide insights into what Adventure Gamers meant to them, what the hell happened to it, why it happened, and what the future is for Adventure Game fans looking for a home.

    Email us: mattandroses@gmail.com

    You can read John Walker’s article here: https://kotaku.com/adventure-gamers-forums-gambling-ads-jack-allin-1851784764

    You can read Timothy Malmros’s coverage of Click Out Media here: https://recleudo.com/under-googles-blind-eye-a-growing-parasite-ecosystem-is-flourishing/

    In case you haven’t heard of it, Jack Allin’s new website: https://adventuregamehotspot.com/

    Game Boomers: https://www.gameboomers.com/

    The infamous Old Man Murray article: https://www.oldmanmurray.com/features/77.html

    Emily Morganti’s website: http://emilymorganti.com/

    And here is some other coverage we used to prepare for this episode:

    https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/developers-saddened-by-beloved-adventure-game-sites-pivot-into-world-of-online-gambling

    https://aftermath.site/adventure-gamers-online-casino-gambling-website-sale-parasite-seo

    Games Mentioned:

    Beekeeper’s Picnic

    Baldur’s Gate II

    Dune Awakening

    Sins of a Solar Empire II

    Frostpunk

    Ixion

    Keeper

    Shadow of Destiny

    Peasants Quest

    Universal Paperclips

  41. Episode 59 - Ranking Every Adventure Game Ever Again

    25 juni 2025 · 1 uur 21 min

    Afspelen
    Uh oh, everyone. We’re BACK! And we have a pretty strange episode for you all. You’ll just have to hear what happened for yourself. Matt also finished Clair Obscur, and Roses finished her move and little clay worm, so… We talk about that. Lees meer

    Regardless, wish Matt luck on his last week of college and wish Roses luck on her vacating the black mold from her lungs.

    Email Us! mattandroses@gmail.com

    Instagram: @saveyourgamepodcast

    Games Mentioned:

    Fall Guys

    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

    The Abyssal Zone

    The Abyssal Zone

    Chop Suey

    Magnus Imago

    The Suicide of Rachel Foster

    Corpse Party: Book of Shadows

    Lunar Axe

    Sleuthhounds: The Halloween Deception

    Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower

    Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy

    The Room VR: A Dark Matter

  42. Episode 58 - Clair Obscur and Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

    21 mei 2025 · 1 uur 33 min

    Afspelen
    There’s an important moment in every podcast’s life where they finally have to broach that inevitable conversation… The chomping/champing at the bit conversation. And Matt and Roses finally get there as Matt discusses his favorite new French RPG, CLAIR OBSCUR. Lees meer

    Then the gang discuss a hilarious, cozy new detective game DUCK DETECTIVE: THE GHOST OF GLAMPING.

    Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com

    Games Mentioned:

    Blue Prince

    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

    Chrono Trigger

    Thank Goodness You’re Here

    Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

    Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

    Rosewater

    Expelled!

    Neon Hearts City

    Near-Mage

    Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer

    Rue Valley

    Strange Antiquities

    The Mermaid Mask

    Foolish Mortals

    Perfect Tides: Station to Station

    Greenhearth Necromancer

  43. Episode 57 - Old Skies

    14 mei 2025 · 1 uur 48 min

    Afspelen
    Matt’s been digging into some old RPGs on his Retroid Pocket, but this pales in comparison to PushingUpRoses’ excitement for a CHICAGO POPE! Lees meer

    Also, we do a deep dive into Wadjet Eye’s new epic point-and-click adventure OLD SKIES, which somehow devolves into a long discussion of cake.

    Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com

    Games Mentioned:

    Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

    Chrono Trigger

    X-Men: Legends

    Old Skies

    Wanderstop

  44. Episode 56 - Zelda Pt. 2

    7 mei 2025 · 1 uur 44 min

    Afspelen
    Oh, what? They're talking about Zelda AGAIN!? Yes. And if you listened to the last episode, you'd know that. Stop playing dumb. We left you with half of the Zelda's to go and in this ep, we finish 'em off. Lees meer

    Plus, Roses and Matt both played games by former guests of the show. Matt played some of the new* Indiana Jones. And a game that falls short of its demo?

    Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com

    Games Mentioned

    Old Skies

    Rosewater

    Blue Prince

    Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

    Deck of Haunts

    Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

    Final Fantasy VIII

    Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

    Zelda: The Minish Cap

    Zelda: Twilight Princess

    Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

    Zelda: Spirit Tracks

    Zelda: Skyward Sword

    Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

    Zelda: Breath of the Wilds

    Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

  45. Episode 55 - Zelda

    30 april 2025 · 1 uur 33 min

    Afspelen
    Zelda is the story of a little blonde elf boy named Zelda who go on adventure and kill a big green pig man to save the princess who is named Princess. Join us as we, Zeldo expert, talk about the boy Zeldo and his big mighty sword and all the Princess he save with him boom-o-rang. Join us as we seek the Triforce and scour some dungeons with our main man Tingle I mean Zelbo I mean Zelda. Lees meer

    PLUS: Roses is back from Mexico! Matt, your next Pope(??), played a weird game about pimping out mascots.

    Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com

    Games Mentioned:

    “Christ Fighter”

    Bibleman

    Promise Mascot Agency

    Blue Prince

    The Legend of Zelda

    Zelda II: The Adventures of Link

    A Link to the Past

    Link’s Awakening

    Ocarina of Time

    Majora’s Mask

    Oracle of Seasons*

    Oracle of Ages*

    Four Swords*

    Wind Waker

  46. Episode 54 - Ranking More Every Adventure Game Ever

    16 april 2025 · 1 uur 41 min

    Afspelen
    On this podcast, we're not afraid to venture the bravest, boldest opinions. The opinions THEY don't want you to hear. Opinions like: Myst should have a jump button. Lees meer

    A LOT of Chicago talk in this one, because Roses had a birthday and Matt went out to celebrate. We talk about pizza, Malort, a weird collectibles store... you know, Chicago stuff!

    But the TRUE STAR of this episode is our now-infamous list of EVERY ADVENTURE GAME EVER where we pull games up at random and rank them whether we've played them or not! In this episode, we reach 100 games! Enjoy and feel free to email us to argue if we get something wrong!

    Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com

    Games Mentioned - Look, it's way too many to list, so this time? I'm just gonna list the three we talk about that don't have to do with our ranking list:

    Myst

    Blue Prince

    Rosewater

  47. Episode 53 - Wanderstop

    9 april 2025 · 1 uur 36 min

    Afspelen
    Listen, the first 15 minutes of this podcast are about hair. We understand the inconvenience this may cause you. You expect a certain level of non-hair content from us, and we have failed to fulfill this responsibility. We will take accountability and reflect on our actions (and our hair) and, while we cannot promise that we won't do it again, we can promise that we had fun when we did it. Lees meer

    In addition to this, Matt has more to say about Blue Prince, and both hosts have more to say about Wanderstop.

    Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com

    Games Mentioned:

    Myst

    Blue Prince

    Animal Well

    Wanderstop

    Stardew Valley

  48. Episode 52 - Dare to Dream and Neil Cicierega

    2 april 2025 · 1 uur 47 min

    Afspelen
    A very sleepy Matt and a very inspired PushingUpRoses welcome an incredible guest onto the show to talk about one of the weirder games we've ever played. Musician, video producer and hella talented dude Neil Cicierega is on the show to talk about playing adventure games as 90's kid -- your dad bringing home shareware adventure games to install on your Windows 3.1 PC and the entire family puzzling over it over weeks, months, and years -- and how to pass that experience on to your kids. Lees meer

    We also do a surprisingly DEEP dive into a bizarre 1993 game Cliff Bleszinski designed in Visual Basic when he was 17, called Dare to Dream. It goes... places. Like literal Hell.

    Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com

    Games Mentioned:

    King Quest VI

    Icon Architect 1.0

    Dare to Dream

    Hugo’s House of Horrors

    Freddy Pharkas Frontier Pharmacist

    There Is No Game

    Unforeseen Incidents

    Day of the Tentacle

    The Dig

    Wanderstop

    Blue Prince

    Palace of Deceit

    Jazz Jackrabbit

    Curse of Monkey Island

    Monster Breeder

  49. Episode 51 - Freddy Pharkas and Meredith Gran

    26 maart 2025 · 1 uur 23 min

    Afspelen
    This week, Matt and Roses are joined by the first developer we ever talked about on this show, MEREDITH GRAN, the creative force behind Perfect Tides and the upcoming Perfect Tides: Station to Station. We take some time to discuss our feet before discussing art, nostalgia, and the creative decisions by – let’s face it – one of our favorite frickin’ games. Lees meer

    Then, we spend a LOT of time talking about a game that is FAR from our favorite: Freddy Pharkas, Frontier Pharmacist. And we’re sorry*.

    *we aren't

    Email Us! mattandroses@gmail.com

    Games Mentioned:

    Perfect Tides

    Perfect Tides: Station to Station

    The Dig

    Freddy Pharkas Frontier Pharmacist

  50. Episode 50 - Q & A: Tea Edition

    19 maart 2025 · 1 uur 20 min

    Afspelen
    It’s been a wild (sic) since we’ve done a Q & A, so we address topics like our favorite references in games, games that we liked as kids but disliked as adults, Roses’ favorite Carmen Sandiego, and what franchises we’d like to see as adventure games! Lees meer

    But first, we talk about our thoughts on Wanderstop, which is an incredibly unique and interesting game.

    And Matt drinks a lot of tea.

    Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com

    Games Mentioned:

    Fields of Mistria

    Wanderstop

    Hugo’s House of Horrors

    Conker’s Bad Fur Day

    Spyro the Dragon

    Sonic the Hedgehog

    Grim Fandango

    Curse of Monkey Island

    Dreams in the Witch House

    Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon

    Discworld

    Batman: Arkham Asylum

    Spider-Man

    Marvel Midnight Suns

    The Abbey of Crime

    The Abbey

    Daria’s Inferno

    An English Haunting

    Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

    Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?

    Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?

    Excavation of Hob’s Barrow

    Scarlet Hollow

    Backfirewall

    Smile for Me

    Roadwarden

    Legend of Kyrandia II: Hand of Fate

    UFO 50

    Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

    Atomfall

    Avowed

    Wayward Strand

    Torin’s Passage

    Star Trek adventure games

    Heaven’s Vault

    Blazing Dragons

    Pentiment

    Hypnospace Outlaw

    Kentucky Route Zero

    Silent Hill 2

    Cat Café Manager