Pixel Snobs

Do you like getting sloppy with your friends? Well so do the Pixel Snobs! Join us and our friends Taylor and Josh as we discuss a new genre of gaming called "Friendslop" that has been growing in popularity.

Hello internet sleuths! On this episode of Pixel Snobs Nigel and Eric, two guys with Criminal Justice degrees who never used them, discuss "The Roottrees Are Dead", and excellent point-and-click mystery game that fulfilled our broken dreams of becoming detectives.

As the new year comes upon us Nigel and Eric go over there most anticipated games of the year! Will they thrive? Will they flop? Will they even come out? Who knows, but we'll take a gander at it.

Year in review is back! Join us as we go through the highs and the lows of 2025 as well as how our most anticipated games of the year held up (or if they even came out).

Hello class! Today, our Gaming Garcon Eric is providing us with a lesson on the definition, history, and impact of roguelike games. So, make sure to sit up straight and take notes, as there will be an exam on this at the end of the episode.

Welcome to a SPOOOOKY episode of Pixel Snobs! In what is what we hope to be the first of many annual Halloween episodes, we discuss "Mouthwashing", an atmospheric, sci-fi, psychological horror.

Our inexplicable tradition of playing road trip-based games continues! Nigel and Eric discuss Keep Driving, one of the best indie games of 2025.

After bringing their editing computer back from the dead, Nigel and Eric are back! This time we talk about The Artful Escape, a gorgeous, psychedelic game about finding yourself... but it ends up not being as good of an acid trip as we initially thought.

Nigel and Eric wrap up this mini-series on their favorite games with their top five favorite games of all time! SPOILERS BELOW: Nigel 5. Kentucky Route Zero 4. Elden Ring 3. Doom (2016) 2. Outer Wilds 1. ??? Eric 5. Halo 3 4. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 3. Rust 2. Mass Effect 2 1. ???

After telling people we have a podcast about video games the immediate follow-up is "what are your favorite games?". Well Nigel and Eric finally put that question to rest in the first of a two-part series on our favorite games! SPOILERS BELOW: Nigel 10. Ghost of Tsushima 9. Red Dead Redemption 8. Uncharted 4 7. Fallout: New Vegas 6. Skyrim Eric 10. Baldur's Gate 3 9. Skyrim 8. Stardew Valley 7. Bo...

Somehow it took us two years to cover only our second walking simulator game, but we saved it for one of the best. Today we talk about Firewatch one of the most prolific indie games of the 2010's. Eric rides an elevator. Nigel nails the outro.

It's official: we now have an established tradition of sharing our most anticipated games of the year, and this year we're going cover the year of our Lord 2025. Nigel goes through puberty. Eric has a good idea.

As another year on Earth comes to an end, we review a year of gaming in 2024 by revisiting our most anticipated games for the year and discuss our personal highs and lows of games we played. We also do our first annual Christmas game exchange! Join the Pixel Snobs as we say goodbye to another wonderful year in the world of video games.

A long overdue episode of Pixel Snobs has finally arrived. With Eric out being a new dad (or whatever) Nigel is joined by Pixel Snobs' #1 fan: Adam Walker! We discuss one of Adam's favorite games of all time "Shadow of the Colossus" one of the staples of gaming history. Adam collects some coins. Nigel gives us the official Pixel Snobs presidential endorsement.

The long-awaited sequel to our surprise hit of an episode has finally arrived: Quick Games for Busy Adults Vol. 2! Nigel and Eric return to the front porch, crack open some cold ones (Yoo-Hoos of course), and share the games that any grown-up with a hectic life can fit into their schedule.

Grab your scuba tanks because we're finally talking about "Dave The Diver", a casual RPG about exploring the ocean, catching fish, and making sushi, beloved by both of us (but especially Eric). Nigel goes Godzilla, Eric shares his true feelings on Tunic.

After an accidental hiatus (sorry!) we have returned to wrap up our mini-series on Kentucky Route Zero! Join us as we discuss the final moments of the game that inspired the creation of Pixel Snobs. Nigel has Great Expectations. Eric introduces us to Stephen Jackson.  Huge thank you to Ben Babbitt for allowing us to use the KRZ soundtrack in our mini-series. You can follow him on Instagram at @ben...

After over a year of Pixel Snobs, we dive into the game that inspired Nigel to start the podcast: Kentucky Route Zero, the story of a truck driver named Conway and the strange people he meets as he tries to cross the mysterious Route Zero in Kentucky to make a final delivery for the antique company for which he works. A huge thank you to Ben Babbitt for letting us use pieces of the KRZ soundtrack....

How often does your man think of the Roman Empire? Well, he'll be thinking about it every minute after he plays The Forgotten City, a first-person time-looping mystery game set in a secluded Roman city. Eric gets hyped. Nigel lays under a bus. Link to the YouTube Documentary on The Forgotten City: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSqHTxgcXiI&t=2s Thanks to Arrowny Music for the use of our t...

Oh boy, what a special episode we have in store today! Nigel and Eric interview a real-life, bonafide indie developer and old friend of Nigel's: Taylor Phelps, who is making a horror game called "The City of Sid", a horror game about an isolated village lost in time and fighting back a pandemic. Eric reminisces on scary movies. Nigel invents a new disease. Taylor tells us about the r...

Nigel and Eric once again find themselves on a virtual road trip, but this time it takes an unexpected turn into the paranormal world of "Pacific Drive", a rogue-like survival game. Nigel gets bussing. Eric goes grunge. Thanks to Arrowny Music for the use of our theme song "Clair de Lune: 8-bit Remix" Follow us on Instagram @pixelsnobs

Welcome to our first "Publisher Spotlight" episode! Today we do an overview of Devolver Digital, one of our generation's most prolific indie publishers. Thanks to Arrowny music for the use of "Clair de Lune (8-bit Remix)" Follow us on Instagram at @pixelsnobs

Who knew dying could look so charming? Join us as we talk about "Spiritfarer", an indie game about taking people to the afterlife. Nigel whines about cancer. Eric falls into the Spoiler Zone. Allison is traumatized by Nancy Drew. Thanks to Arrowny Music for the use of our theme song "Claire de Lune: 8-bit Remix" Follow us on Instagram at @pixelsnobs

Grab your smithing hammers because it's time to strike "While The Iron's Hot"! We discuss a charming little blacksmith simulator that will make you want to curl up on the couch with a cup of tea. Nigel fights the flu. Eric carries the podcast. Follow us on Instagram at @pixelsnobs Thank you to Arrowny Music for the use of our theme song "Clair de Lune: 8-Bit Remix"

With a new year in gaming upon us, we share the games we are most looking forward to in 2024! Nigel enters the Twilight Zone. Eric embraces his inner Pixel Snob. Follow us on Instagram at @pixelsnobs Thanks to Arrowny Music for the use of our theme song "Clair de Lune: 8-bit Remix"