Gamejoy

Jamie and Jonny are back with some takes on the Steam Summer Sale, game graphics, and what it's like to vomit joy in such a bleak world. Game fill us up, and we hope they fill you up too. In this episode, we discuss Shadow of the Colossus, Final Fantasy X, Outer Wilds, Zelda: Minish Cap, Metal Garden, Diablo IV, Stig, and many more games you know and/or love! 

Jamie and Jonny talk about the following games: Burn with Me, Chesto, Wasteland 3, Demonschool, Outer Wilds, Final Fantasy X. It's fun to play them, and it's fun to talk about them. It's fun to be alive when you've got good folks in your life to hang out with, even when things feel bleak. So hang with us! 

Jamie and Jonny talk about tangibility cycles in media consumption, Jamie's interest in cultivating joyful rituals, and the wild world of personal computers. We appreciate you riding along with us. Jamie's horse is named Bob. Jonny's is Easton.

We're back after being away from the pod for over a month. This was due to some travels and an unexpected death in the family. Such times prompt reflections beyond games, but it was fascinating for Jonny and Jamie to feel how connected emotional highs and lows can be with their favorite interactive entertainment. This week, we talk about that and more.  Games discussed: Final Fantasy X, Blue Princ...

This week on the show, we talk about The Drifter, the Adventure Game genre, Haunted Lands, Slay the Spire 2, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and so many other things that bring us joy. Thank you for listening :)

We've decided to rename our show and change the format up a little bit. But we'll still be bringing you games each week, and this way we'll love doing it even more!! Welcome to Gamejoy, a show about rooting joy in games and expressing earnest thoughts. Jamie and Jonny can't wait to bring it to you. This week we talk about Esoteric Ebb, The Drifter, the immense process of trying to get a modded PS2...

OddCore is a fun new take on the first-person shooter. Its rogue-lite elements extend a hand to a whole new audience of more casual players, but in its Early Access state does the difficulty match the pitch? Jamie and Jonny talk it out this week on Bargain Bin. 

Dead Pets is a very punk game. Because feelings are punk. And Dead Pets will make you feel if you can get through it. Are there enough hooks in this narrative life sim to pull you through to the end? Listen in to find out.

Rightfully, Beary Arms has us a little sick of the Rogue-lite formula. Entering those procedurally generated dungeons time after time needs to have tangible hooks in order to work. And where do more linear, narrative-based games find their value in our current era of games? All of this and more on this week's episode. Thanks for being here.

Escape from Ever After is an absolute gem of video game writing, whimsy, and characterization. It's the definitive heir to the Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door throne. What a wonderful game! 

Hi there, folks. This week we discuss a little game that tries to do too much. It's so stylish, though. With those crunchy PSx graphics we all love. And the characters are...DOGS?! So cute. Will the detective mechanics tip the scale one way or another? Listen in to find out. As a bonus, Jamie and Jonny also discuss Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved – a good detective romp that came out at t...

MarvinWizard, the developer of this week's game, really must be a wizard. He packs nostalgic joy and pulse-pumping action into one beautiful, mechy, polygonal game. Even Dunkey streamed this shit. Where have you been? Under a rock?! Have a listen to this week's episode to hear Jamie and Jonny's thoughts. 

It's slop week!!! We played a really shitty game. Please still listen anyway...I guess.

Jamie and Jonny cover one of 2025's most wondrous indie titles. It's a dreary, sometimes spooky, always vibey and chill driving game where you make deliveries and uncover secrets. Our spoilers are demarcated with ethereal piano. Cute feline truckers beware!

Dunjungle is like Dead Cells...except the art is cuter, the beats are boppin', and you're a monkey who runs around saving littler monkeys. Other than that, though, we've got some twins on our hands. Listen in to hear Jamie dig into the value of playing multiple games that attempt to do the same thing. Can Dunjungle stand up to an all-timer? And, at $10, is it an absolute steal? (I'll just spoil th...

This week, Jamie and Jonny played Clockwork Cleanup, a 100% FREE auto-battler where you arrange pipe pieces on a tiled grid to help robot janitor MAC defend his factory from an onslaught of slimes. There's no need to keep you in the dark on this one. We adored it. It's...ludicrous that it's free. Go pick it up on Steam now to support the developer, David Stears! 

Instead of Jamie, you can call her Uni. And Jonny? Well, he goes by Duni now. This week, Uni and Duni played Uniduni together. It's a puzzle platformer inspired by the golden generation of classic platformers – with vibrant art, wonderful music, and...some very confusing developer choices. Have a listen to see if some strange boss battles and story beats marred this delightful vehicle of joy enoug...

What do you get when you smash GameBoy Advance era Pokémon games together with a fleshed-out trading card game like Magic: The Gathering? Well...you get something pretty dang close to Anode Heart: Layer Null. This one snags the double endorsement from our hosts. Jonny is particularly smitten. Listen in to find out why.

It's a daily double! Since we've been off for a couple weeks, we covered two games. Apothecary of Trubiz is a hidden language game in the vein of Chants of Sennaar where you craft potions to help cure the ailments of town residents while trying to decipher a manual in an ancient language. Meanwhile, Snowfall's Mystery is...hot garbage. It's a visual novel-type narrative experience, but ya...mostly...

Slots & Daggers is a slot machine rogue-like where players choose their slot symbols, spin the wheel, and attempt to defeat increasingly powerful enemies. It mixes some of the best elements of other slot rogue-likes like Clover Pit with the tried-and-true combat of Slay the Spire. Its first four hours is well worth playing, but what value does it provide to us beyond that? Listen in to find ou...

Jamie and Jonny discuss Orbyss, a futuristic puzzle game from Misty Whale. Could this be the show's first official double-endorsed game? Did we sift through the bargain bin to find a gem? Or is this just another rough one? Listen to find out, and hear our newest segment – "Bin-able Moments" – for some extra special goodies.

Launderley is a unique atmospheric mystery where you explore a young girl's drawings to uncover a heinous crime at a gothic mansion. Jamie and Jonny talk about its driven art style and the areas where it falls shorter. Will the game get the full endorsement on Bargain Bin's first attempt? Listen in to find out.