Geeks & Grounds

Fight facism in Extreme Meatpunks Forever! Today we discuss our third one-shot for the month (Extreme Meatpunks Forever) and discuss demos from Steam NextFest.---------------------------------------------------------------✅Visit Geeks & Grounds' website for our newsletter sign-up, list of games for 2025, Bluesky link, and more: https://www.geeksandgrounds.com ✅Play Extreme Meatpunks Fore...

Our second week of June one-shots for Pride, and we are in total rom-com mode! Butterfly Soup 2 does NOT disappoint, and we can't wait to share why ~ 00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds! 03:46 The Pastry Case: SGF standouts, Xbox handheld thoughts, and Switch 2 FOMO? 39:31 This Week's Brew: Butterfly Soup 2 (Non-Spoiler) 46:00 This Week's Brew: Butterfly Soup 2 (Deep Dive) 01:22:13 Se...

If you want to be a butterfly, you need to be butterfly soup first! We're kicking off our June of one-shots with Butterfly Soup, and what a DELIGHT this game is to talk about! 00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds 3:55 The Pastry Case: Reiterating the Summer Showcases, Consume Me, Dropout Live Show, and more! 32:36 This Week's Brew: Butterfly Soup (Non-Spoiler Overview) 41:40 Diya 01:27:42...

Our final foray around the Obra Dinn reveals the answers to MANY questions we have about what really happened all those years ago. Time to discuss the finale of this mystery, and figure out just what's behind that locked lazarette door...00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds 04:00 The Pastry Case: SGF showcase news, Steam Next Fest approaches, Expedition 33 (we're still obsessed), and more!...

The work of an insurance collector is never done! Today's episode covers Chapters IX (Escape), III (Murder), and VI (Soldiers of the Sea), three of the most intense scenes I think we'll be encountering in this game! You also get a listen at my attempt at pirate accents...I apologize in advance 😆 00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds 03:38 The Pastry Case: Expedition 33 (more! more!), Lazarus, The...

The good ship Obra Dinn has returned...with no surviving passengers. This May, we'll be discussing what happened on this fateful journey in Return of the Obra Dinn! Today's podcast delves into the initial impressions of the game: the first two chapters we got to experience (Chapters 10 and 7), the mechanics, the visuals...and the ways this inspired us to don pirate accents and sing sea sha...

Are you ready to open the mysterious package? The fateful moment has arrived, and Joel and I have FEELINGS. We deep dive the final part of Lost Records: Bloom & Rage as well as discuss the Polygon layoffs, Clair Obscur, and 1000xRESIST Peabody hype!#geeksandgrounds #gamediscussion #lostrecordsbloomandrage #indiegame #gamepodcast ---------------------------------------------------------------✅...

We're back after a BIG reveal and discussing where the girls go from here, as well as our own feelings about the pacing of the game. 00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds 03:17 The Pastry Case: Expedition 33, Sinners, and more! 27:26 Tape 01 Recap 31:03 Rage (Part 01): Discussing Tape 2 (until sneaking through the ranch) 01:35:38 Our question to you + see you next week! ----------------------------...

Things get a little paranormal and a LOT more emotional in the second part of Bloom (Tape 01) in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. We get to know the girls and their friendship even more, as some heavy news makes things a bit more clear by the end of this section. #lostrecordsbloomandrage #indiegame #gamediscussion #geeksandgrounds 00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds 01:39 The Pastry Case: Nintendo...

We savor some sweet sweet 90s nostalgia and the power of awkward teenage moments in our initial discussion of Lost Records: Bloom & Rage! ===================== Today's discussion covers from the start of the game until we discover the cabin in the woods. 00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds 02:50 The Pastry Case: The White Lotus S3 Finale, Blue Prince, and more! 31:47 This Month's Brew...

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Jenny and Joel discuss the final act of Arco and what they think of the conclusion to the epic tale drawing four characters together. In addition to that, The Pastry Case discussion includes GOOD news about the game industry as well as lots of book and show recs! 00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds 02:40 The Pastry Case: Consume Me sweeps the IGF Awards and a new video game union is announced! 30...

Our discussion changes BOTH of our minds about Act 4 of Arco! We dive into the final perspectives added to the game, a brother and sister duo, making their way across the desert in hopes of finding the bandits who stole their gold dust. #arco #indiegame #gamediscussion --------------------------------------------------------------- ✅Visit Geeks & Grounds' website for our newsletter sign-u...

We switch to a new perspective in Arco, steal a cursed medallion, and find our purpose! This game continues to challenge us in the best ways: mechanically and narratively, and Act III truly kept us on our toes.

A visit to the Sacred Tree ends in disaster, and a vigilante seeks justice for his people. Arco begins with some heavy hitting moments coupled with unique turn-based AND real-time tactical combat. We discuss Acts I and II of our March game, Arco, as well as tie in our Bonus Brew, The Dark Queen Mortholme and the Steam Next Fest for an episode chock full of games!#arco #indiegame #gamediscussion #g...

The incredible C.B. and Tom, the folks behind Sorry We're Closed, join us this week! We answer questions from the community (thanks everyone!) and embrace the power of suggestion as a key strategy for telling stories. We ALSO share our love of Severance and some Steam NextFest demos! 00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds 01:28 The Pastry Case 05:30 Skipping Severance Spoilers 15:10 A Conversati...

What. A. Ride. Relationships are tough, and Joel and I got VASTLY difference results in our finale with the Duchess. We also hype up next week's Steam Next Fest (yay demo bonanza!)

We make some big decisions -- not all of them the most healthy -- and go explore an abandoned aquarium. All in a (cursed) day's work in Sorry We're Closed!

Life isn't really looking so good for Michelle, and it's definitely gotten worse now that a demon has their sights set on her. Let's talk relationships, "love", and if you'd ever romance a demon as we start our February brew, Sorry We're Closed! ✅Visit Geeks & Grounds' website for our newsletter sign-up, list of games for 2025, Bluesky link, and more: https:/...

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes! In Blue Prince, the house changes each day, pushing us to plan, adapt, and shift our goals to try and make it to the fabled Room 46. This demo was incredibly fun, and I'm proud to have it be our first "Bonus Brew" -- a one-shot feature of a short game - or demo - that we think is worth paying attention to! Bonus Brews are also a chance to invite folks on and hear...

Who knew that the REAL nightmare was the recursive loop of mundane office tasks? We finish up our discussion of Control (the mainline story) and continue to have questions! In The Pastry Case, we highlight a bevvy of news like IGF and DICE award finalists, the Switch 2 reveal, and our thoughts on the Severance season premiere.#geeksandgrounds #gamediscussion #controlgame #takecontrol -------------...

Deeper into the bowels of the Oldest House we go...right into the Panopticon where a bit of a family reunion awaits! We talk our joys (and frustrations) with this middle section of Control along with a recent article on graphics and fidelity in games! 00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds 04:44 The Pastry Case: "Video Games Can't Afford to Look This Good" article, Severance S1, and more. 32:13 This...

We’ll start the year with a new job title: Director of the Federal Bureau of Control. Time to figure out what exactly that means! In this episode, we also share some of our most anticipated games of 2025, as well as what we got up to over the break. 00:00 Welcome to Geeks & Grounds 03:36 The Pastry Case: Most Anticipated Games of 2025 30:02 This Month's Brew: Control (Welcome to the Oldest Hou...

Time to reflect on a very FULL year of gaming. 2024 is Geeks & Grounds 2nd year, and we played a lot of games. Which ones made it to the top of our personal lists? Cozy up, make a list of your own, and enjoy our final podcast episode of the year. Want to know more? Visit geeksandgrounds.com ! *Apologies for the occasional banging you'll hear in the background -- I've got construction at my pla...