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What if games were a little weeeeeird. Today we're talking about Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams by raptorsoft! A game about dreams (figurative) and dreams (literal).  Get Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams on Steam!!! Follow raptorsoft's work on itch.io ! Discussed in the episode: Hypnagogia 催眠術 b y raptorsoft on itch.io Interior Worlds by raptorsoft on Steam Late Homework | 遅れた宿題...

☕Become a member for more RAMs and other bonus content at https://ko-fi.com/dotzip !☕ This week AJ's been playing SO MANY TTRPGs and he wants to talk about them. Also the new Carly Rae Jepsen song, of course. Discussed in the episode Carly Rae Jepsen - On Wires (Official Music Video) on YouTube Critical Role: Campaign 4 on YouTube The Legend of Vox Machina Worlds Beyond Number Daggerheart Draw S...

We have yet another sad space game on offer today, gang. Today we're talking about Turn Out the Lights by Bijan Stephen and Byron Hulcher! A game about being alone in space and naming your drones after the Pac-Man ghosts. Get Turn Out the Lights on Steam or itch.io !!! Follow Bijan Stephen's work on his website ! --- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on...

It is Next Fest once again. Today we're talking about video games that we played from the June 2026 Steam Next Fest. Discussed in the episode: 9 ESSENTIAL Wishlists From Steam Next Fest (June 2026) from noclip_2 on YouTube Blood Dungeon SteamDB "AI Content Disclosed" filtered out Next Fest list "Call of Dookie" post on Bluesky Dad Games: Normal Golf Game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/351074...

It's our Birthiverssary! We will accept gifts in the form of check or money orders (or Ko-fi subscriptions<3) Today we're talking about Book of Travels by Might and Delight! A game about walking and getting in fights with dudes in rolling fields. Get Book of Travels on Steam !!! Multiplayer servers will be open until July 31st, 2026!!!! Follow Might and Delight's work on their website ! Discuss...

Thanks for bringing me the new episode of dotzip! Could you go out to my car and grab my headphones? Grab whatever else you want out of there too I don't need it. Now I'm in the pool! Today we're talking about The Norwood Suite by CosmoD! A game about going to a DJ set and helping people out. Get The Norwood Suite on itch.io or Steam !!! Follow CosmoD's work work on their website !! Discussed in t...

☕To hear previous RAMs and other bonus content you can become a member at https://ko-fi.com/dotzip for just $5 a month!☕ Today AJ is joined by Will LaPorte to talk about the new film Obsession, lots of music including their Summer albums, video games, and ~aesthetics~. Follow Will online at Ghost Down and listen to their music at overheard ! Discussed in the episode: Obsession (2026) Of Earth &a...

Whooooooosh rocket ship soundssssss Today we're talking about The Moon Looks Beautiful Tonight: Definitive Edition by Cetacity! A game about the moon and being honest with your feelings. Get The Moon Looks Beautiful Tonight on Steam or the NON Definitive Edition on itch.io !!! Follow Team Cetacity's work on itch.io ! --- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show...

And so then I said "And my long-stick-with-a-hook-on-the-end!" and they were like "You mean a *staff*??" so I just left out of embarrassment. Today we're talking about Hypogea by Charlie Wagner! A game about climbing out of a megastructure and meeting little guys. Get Hypogea on Steam !!! Follow Charlie Wagner's work on itch.io ! Discussed in the episode: Hypogea | the world’s coolest automaton pa...

🚨 CONTENT WARNINGS FROM THE ITCH PAGE: Stalking (Shown; C's route), Manipulation/Guilt-tripping/Gaslighting (Shown; R's route), Kidnapping (Shown; P's route), Unhealthy relationships (Friendships and romantic relationships; Shown), Trespassing (Shown; C's route), Car Accidents (Mentioned), Excessive Clinginess 🚨 The Freaky Boys are BACK with another Freaky Pick(tm). Lady Gaga comes up at some po...

Think about the wonders and pains of creating, and then shake some ass about it. Today we're talking about HYPERBEAT by Dreamware Media! A game about being there for your friends and playing dressup in a rhythm purgatory.  Get HYPERBEAT on Steam !!! Follow Dreamware Media's work on Steam ! Discussed in the episode: City of None on Steam HYPERBEAT (Original Game Soundtrack) by Chancellor John Walli...

☕You can hear this FULL 90-minute conversation over on our Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/dotzip ☕ This week AJ is joined by Kate and Phil to talk about the Neverway Prologue! But before that they talk about YouTube, and art, and creating, and Blasphemous, and SO much more. Follow Kate! No Small Games Bluesky Instagram Twitch Follow Phil! 70% Complete Point to Point The Content Mill The Corner of the...

This was recorded in the immediate aftermath of last week's episode and it is immediately apparent. Thank you for your patience. Today we're talking about Grow Light by Danielle Taphanel! A game about living on the moon and photosynthesizing. Play Grow Light on itch.io !!! Follow Danielle Taphanel's work on their website ! --- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow th...

You can hear AJ's cat purring through the whole beginning of this lmao. We're goin WILD this week and talking about a musical, a movie, a podcast, AND video games. Also AJ talks a bit about how they're feeling in the weeks following the recording of the "she danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died" episode and how they want to get better at reading poetry. ☕ To get acces...

🚨 THIS EPISODE CONTAINS DISCUSSIONS OF RAPE, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND GENERAL ABUSES OF POWER 🚨 Today we're talking about she danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died by alienmelon! A game poem about living after the end of the world and not forgetting the past. Get she danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died on Steam and itch.io !...

Grek. Today we're talking about HITM3 by xiri! A game about making a movie with your boyfriends and feeding the kitty. Get HITM3 on Steam and itch.io !!! Follow xiri's work on their itch page ! Discussed in the episode: Mediterranea Inferno on Steam Automatic writing on Wikipedia HITM3 Soundtrack by Lia Nadja, Niñosindigo, Lavina Yelb, Vicente Palma, leorina, paltamango & mariapepinos on Bandc...

☕If you want to hear this entire conversation you can become a member over on our Ko-fi page! - https://ko-fi.com/dotzip☕ AJ, Kim, and Robin sit down with Remy Siu to talk about sunset visitor's upcoming game Prove You're Human ! Wishlist it on Steam!!! Remy elsewhere talking about PYH: ARTICLES 1000xResist dev says we need a universal video codec for games by Bryant Francis for Game Developer I...

This is just like Click (2006). Today we're talking about Before Your Eyes by GoodbyeWorld! A game about holding onto your past and being okay at the piano. Get Before Your Eyes on Steam , the App Store , and the Play Store !!! Follow GoodbyeWorld’s work on their website ! Discussed in the episode: Goodnight Universe by Nice Dream Games Can Save Us from the Hell of Silicon Valley Optimization by P...

Oh to be a little guy with a fan on your head talking to Sylvia. Today we're talking about Formless Star by splendidland! A game about meeting 61 creatures and maybe a secret 62nd. Get Formless Star on itch.io !!! Follow splendidland's work on their website ! Discussed in the episode: Creativity in the Age of AI by Ariadne J. Markou for Michigan Sociological Review 30 Years of Tamagotchi Jam on it...

Today AJ does ONE FINAL RECAP of their time at PAX East 2026. If you want to hear AJ's thoughts with worse audio and less forethought, you can listen to their dot.trip episodes on Kofi ~ https://ko-fi.com/dotzip ~. The rest of this month's eps will be member exclusives! Discussed in the episode: AJ on The Content Mill talking about PAX Never Post's Team Chat: We Won't Make Video and You Can't Forc...

When you think about it the ocean is kind of like space. Today we're talking about In Other Waters by Jump Over the Age! A game about the wonder and devastation of ecological science, and good menus. Get In Other Waters on Steam , Humble , GoG , or Nintendo Switch !!! Follow Jump Over the Age's work on their website ! Discussed in the episode: Listen to Leaving the Party !!! In Other Waters is abo...

Just-- Wh-- Man.... Today we're talking about Soul of Sovereignty by GGDG! A game about needing to see the good in someone else and pretty flowers. This game was suggested by Amet ! If you'd like to suggest a game head over to our website ! Get Soul of Sovereignty on itch !!! Follow GGDG's work on their website ! Discussed in the episode: Cucumber Quest by GGDG SoulSov Chapter 1-3 OSTs on Bandcamp...

We’ve all had unrequited feelings for one of our best friends at the hot springs, right? Right???? Today we're talking about A Year of Springs by npckc! A game about the endless complexity of being a woman and sending cute lil emojis. Get A Year of Springs on Steam or itch !!! Follow npckc’s work on their website ! Discussed in the episode: A YEAR OF SPRINGS soundtrack on Bandcamp --- Support us o...

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Today we're talking about Time Flies by Playables! A game about being a fly and then being another fly. Get Time Flies on Playstation, Switch, Steam, Epic, or the App Store !!! Follow Playables work on their website ! Discussed in the episode: EYEZMAZE Robin's piece on Time Flies for Inverse Allegheny Cemetery: The story behind the Egyptian mausoleum and s...

Send help. Today we're talking about the February 2026 Next Fest!   Discussed in the episode: Games that will almost certainly be covered by dotzip Unhomely - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2941990/Unhomely/ I’m Making a Monster - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4047160/Im_Making_a_Monster/ Brain goes burr VHOLUME - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4131730/VHOLUME/ Tileweaver - https://st...